16 National Associations are participating in the tournament, split into four groups.
Ross, who has had a long association with Cerebral Palsy football, has received his first two appointments at the finals. The first of which having already been played as he took charge of group D match Russia v Thailand on Sunday, 7 July. His next appointment will be as fourth official of the Group B match Ireland v Finland which takes place on Monday, 8 July.
You can keep updated on the tournament by checking out the IFCPF official Twitter account: @ifcpf.

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