The 2018 IBSA Goalball European Championships B are due to begin in Poland tomorrow

The 2018 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball European Championships B is due to begin tomorrow in Chorzow, in Poland.

Teams will begin arriving for the Opening Ceremony which will be held on Monday (September 24), followed by the opening men's and women's matches.

Group stage games will be held on September 25-26 before the quarter-final on September 27, the semi final on September 28 and the final on September 29. 

The games will be played in two venues, the Stadion Ślaski and MORiS.

The IBSA Goalball European Championships are due to begin in Poland, a sport played by blind and visually impaired players ©Getty Images
The IBSA Goalball European Championships are due to begin in Poland, a sport played by blind and visually impaired players ©Getty Images

A total of 19 teams will be competing, with nine in the women's event and 10 in the men's. 

Sweden, Spain, Ukraine, Belgium, France, Finland, Hungary, the Netherlands and Poland make up the women's event. 

Ukraine, Spain, Israel, Hungary, Greece, Slovenia, Montenegro, Portugal, Great Britain and Poland will participate in the men's event. 

Goalball is played by blind and visually impaired players and there must be absolute silence during a match.

The sport has been played at every Paralympics since 1976.