How a match works, in a minute
How a CP football match works
- CP football is seven-a-side football for players with cerebral palsy or a related neurological impairment, played under football's laws with some changes.
- The pitch is smaller than in football (70 m by 50 m), and there is no offside. A throw-in may be rolled.
- Players are in three sport classes, FT1 (most affected) to FT3 (least). A team must keep at least one FT1 on the field and may have only one FT3.
- The team with more goals wins. A level knockout match goes to extra time, then kicks from the penalty mark.
How long
Two halves of 30 minutes; women play 25-minute halves on a smaller pitch.