European champions Russia, African champions Morocco, European runners-up Spain, Italy and hosts Turkey will meet in the 1st Blind Football Istanbul Cup at the beginning of March.

Hosted by GESFED, the Turkish Blind Sports Federation, the round-robin tournament is the first ranking event of the year in blind football. The Istanbul Cup will take place at the at Hasan Doğan National Teams Training and Education Center.

Thursday 1st March – arrival, training and technical meeting
 
Friday 2nd March
 
2:00 pm TURKEY vs MOROCCO 
4:30 pm RUSSIA vs SPAIN
 
Saturday 3rd March
 
10:30 am SPAIN vs MOROCCO
2:30 pm ITALY vs TURKEY
 
Sunday 4th March
 
10:30 am TURKEY vs RUSSIA
2:30 pm MOROCCO vs ITALY
 
Monday 5th March
 
10:30 am ITALY vs SPAIN
2:30 pm MOROCCO vs RUSSIA
 
Tuesday 6th March
 
10:30 am RUSSIA vs ITALY
2:00 pm SPAIN vs TURKEY

Wednesday 7th March – departures

For more information on the 1st Blind Football Istanbul Cup contact [email protected] or visit https://blindfootballturkey.wordpress.com/.