It is the fourth time the Brazilians have secured the World Championship crown, and reasserts their position as the world's most dominant blind football team.

Brazil are also the only team to have ever won the football-five-a-side Paralympic title, winning on all three occasions since the sport was introduced at Athens 2004.

In a repeat of the 2006 final and a meeting of the only sides who have previously won the world title, a tense final ensued, and despite Argentina hitting the post late on, neither side could find a way to break the deadlock during normal time.

Extra-time followed, and it was an effort from Jefinho, his third goal of the competition, which settled the tie and handed Brazil their record fourth title.

"By the time I kicked the ball, I did not expect it was in," Jefinho told the Brazilian Paralympic Committee website.

"I think that luck also did its part.

"The important thing is that I can celebrate this title and the thrill of a goal in a final."

Brazil's win was a fourth at the World Championship as they cement their position as the world's best blind football side ©Twitter



With six goals, Brazil's Ricardindo was the competition's top scorer and awarded player of the tournament.

"There was a lot of tension from both teams, on both sides," he said.

"There were times when fatigue was very large and also the pressure of having to score a goal.

"When I realised that Jefinho had made the goal, it was a relief that is hard to explain."

In the battle for the bronze medal, Spain beat China 2-0 on penalties after neither side failed to make a breakthrough in normal time.

It was the third time that the European champions had won a game on penalties in the competition, as they first progressed from the group stage in a playoff shoot-out against South Korea and again in the quarter-finals against Paraguay, before their semi-final shoot-out defeat to Argentina.

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