2017 FIPFA World Cup Blog #4: Poweroos Shock Japan in Quarters

Every classification, every practice, and every match played this week (and for the last six years!) has been leading up to these two days! The group stages on Thursday and Friday determined the eight teams moving on to the playoff rounds on Saturday and Sunday. Quarterfinals: USA 7 – 0 Ireland – On one side of […]

FIPFA World Cup Blog #2: The Groups Take Shape

The Athletes Roll team took an early flight down to Orlando on Thursday and arrived at the 2017 FIPFA World Cup full of excitement! After an opening game between USA and Denmark last night, all of the teams were ready to get started and contend for the Cup!  It has been an awesome event so […]

FIPFA World Cup Blog #1: USA vs. Denmark

The 2017 FIPFA World Cup is finally here!! Ten countries put together their best powerchair football teams to compete for the world championship at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida! There have been two previous power soccer (as it is known in the U.S) world cups, held in Japan in 2007 and France in 2011. […]