Para Lions named for 2025 IBSA Partially Sighted Futsal World Championship

Duncan Gilchrist has named his England squad for next month’s 2025 IBSA Partially Sighted Futsal World Championship.

The Para Lions will compete in the tournament which is being staged in Antalya, Türkiye from 5 to 15 November.

Gilchrist’s team will kick off their campaign against Ukraine on Sunday 9 November (9am GMT kick-off).

They will then take on Japan on Tuesday 11 November (12pm GMT kick-off).

And England will face hosts Türkiye on Thursday 13 November (9am GMT kick-off) before the third and fourth-placed play-off games and the final take place on Saturday 15 November.

“The squad is in a great place following the last four preparation camps and we have been fortunate to have experienced players returning from injury which will strengthen us going into the tournament,” said Gilchrist.

“We have a very experienced squad who are looking forward to the challenge ahead in Türkiye and have shown a real sense of togetherness over the past two months and this will be key in what will be a tough set of fixtures.”

The Squad

Myles Chadwick, Jack Walsh, Ben Taylor, John McDougall, Adam Lione, Douglas Pratt, Liam Spinks, Jacob Heasman, Andy Cahill, Harry Gibbons, Paul McHugh, Lucas McClay, Bailey Pack, Neil Atkinson