2018 Homeless World Cup

The 2018 Homeless World Cup was the 16th edition of the Homeless World Cup which took place in Zocalo, Mexico city from November 13–18.[1]

2018 Homeless World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates13 November – 18 November
Teams47 Men & 16 Women
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

More than 500 players representing 47 countries traveled to Mexico City to attend the week-long festival of football.[1] This was the second time Mexico hosted the tournament after the 2012 edition.[1]

Official mascots

The Mexico 2018 Homeless World Cup introduced 6 mascots, each representing a different continent, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mexico 1968 Summer Olympic Games.

YAGU – A JAGUAR

LUGA – A LIZARD

SASÍ – A BIRD

BON LI – A RABBIT

LUPO – A WOLF

JANS – A SHARK

Tournament rules
  • The winning team gets 3 points. The losing team gets zero points. If a match ends in a draw, it is decided by a penalty shootout and the winning team gets 2 points and the losing team gets 1 point.
  • Games are 14 minutes long, in two seven-minute halves.
  • The field is 22m (long) x 16m (wide).

Participating nations

The Homeless World Cup organization operates through a network of more than 70 national partners around the world, supporting football programs and social enterprise development.[2] A total of 47 men's teams and 16 women's teams participated in the 2018 Homeless World Cup. Mexico ended up winners in both the men's and women's tournaments. [3]

List of Participating Nations

Group stage
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Secondary stage

Group A
Team Pld Won Penalty Win Penalty Loss Lost Goals Pts
Mexico Mexico550004115
Hungary Hungary540013012
Costa Rica Costa Rica53002279
Peru Peru52003236
India India51004103
Denmark Denmark50005130

Group B
Team Pld Won Penalty Win Penalty Loss Lost Goals Pts
Brazil Brazil541002714
South Africa South Africa540102213
Indonesia Indonesia52012197
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe52003226
Norway Norway51004153
Scotland Scotland50104182

Group C
Team Pld Won Penalty Win Penalty Loss Lost Goals Pts

Group D
Team Pld Won Penalty Win Penalty Loss Lost Goals Pts
Portugal Portugal5410 02714
Chile Chile5401 03213
Russia Russia 5 1 2 0 0 26 7
Austria Austria 5 2 0 1 2 20 7
Republic of Ireland Ireland 5 1 0 1 3 19 4
Finland Finland 5 0 0 0 5 15 0

Group E
Team Pld Won Penalty Win Penalty Loss Lost Goals Pts

Group F
Team Pld Won Penalty Win Penalty Loss Lost Goals Pts

Group G
Team Pld Won Penalty Win Penalty Loss Lost Goals Pts

Group H
Team Pld Won Penalty Win Penalty Loss Lost Goals Pts

The Homeless World Cup Finals

Winner
2018 Homeless World Cup Winners
Mexico Mexico

References
  1. "2018 Homeless World Cup". homelessworldcup.org. Homeless Worldcup Foundation. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. "All nations - Homeless World Cup". Archived from the original on 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  3. "Mexico wins the men's and women's 2018 Homeless World Cup". Carlos Slim Foundation. 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
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