With the upcoming international break halting the vast majority of domestic football in the United Kingdom, the 2024 Paralympics blind football, which starts on Sunday, September 1, provides the perfect alternative to the Nations League matches which many of us find a chore to watch.
Here is everything you need to know about the event, including how to get tickets and the fixture schedule.
2024 Paralympics blind football fixtures
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With no women's blind football at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, there are just 18 matches scheduled, taking us from the initial preliminary rounds to the men's Gold Medal Match.
In chronological order, the 2024 Paralympics blind football full fixture list is as follows:
Preliminary round
- Japan vs Colombia – Group B – 11:30 – September 1
- Morocco vs Argentina – Group B – 13:30 – September 1
- Brazil vs Turkey – Group A – 18:30 – September 1
- France vs China – Group A – 20:30 – September 1
- Argentina vs Colombia – Group B – 11:30 – September 2
- Japan vs Morocco – Group B – 13:30 – September 2
- Turkey vs China – Group A – 18:30 – September 2
- France vs Brazil – Group A – 20:30 – September 2
- Colombia vs Morocco – Group B – 11:30 – September 3
- Argentina vs Japan -Group B – 13:30 – September 3
- China vs Brazil – Group A – 18:30 – September 3
- Turkey vs France – Group A – 20:30 – September 3
Playoffs and Semi-finals
- Playoff for 7th and 8th – 10:30 – September 5
- Playoff for 5th and 6th – 13:00 – September 5
- Semi-final 1 – 17:30 – September 5
- Semi-final 2 – 20:00 – September 5
Medal matches
- Bronze Medal Match – 17:30 – September 7
- Gold Medal Match – 20:00 – September 7
How to get 2024 Paralympics blind football tickets
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Given just how close we are to the opening match of the 2024 Paralympics blind football event, you will not be surprised to learn that general admission tickets are sold out. With the growing popularity of the sport, as well as relatively cheap prices – tickets ranged from €15 to €40, this was always likely to be the case.
However, that doesn't mean that all hope is lost if you still wish to attend but are yet to get your hands on a ticket.
Hospitality tickets
In that case, your best option would be to purchase hospitality tickets for the event, of which there is currently just one package from an initial selection of three, still available to buy.
Doing so will grant you access to both semi-final matches, but it is worth noting that this luxury will set you back a whopping €375.
Paris fan zone for 2024 Paralympics blind football
Thankfully, even if you are unable to get your hands on a ticket to attend blind football at the Eiffel Tower Stadium, there are a whole host of official fan zones dotted around Paris to ensure spectators can still watch along and soak up the atmosphere of the event.
The list is almost endless, however, our number one suggestion would be the Parc de la Villette fan zone, which is widely considered to be the best of the many options available to you.
Described by the event officials as an “open-air sports facility”, it is likely to be the closest experience to the stadium itself in the whole of Paris.
How to watch the 2024 Paralympics blind football in the UK
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If instead, you intend on watching the 2024 Paralympics blind football with a cup of tea in front of the telly, then there will be two main ways in which you can do so – the first of which is via the official Paralympics YouTube channel.
But, if you'd prefer a more traditional experience, then the vast majority of fixtures will be also broadcast live on Channel 4.