The championships, which took place at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford, was the first to have been held in the United Kingdom.

[3] It was the third occasion on which Brazil have won the competition, and their team's striker, Jefferson Goncalves, was named Player of the tournament for what was described by the Hereford Times as an outstanding performance.

[4] Host nation England achieved their best result to date, coming fourth overall,[4] but missing out on a medal after losing 5–1 to Brazil in the semi-final,[5] then to China in the third place play off.

[6] Feng Ya Wang of China was named Young player of the tournament, while Antonio Martin of Spain won the Golden Boot.

Japan was presented with the Fair Play trophy by Mayor of Hereford, Councillor Anna Toon.