2018 Homeless World Cup

2018 Homeless World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
Dates	13 November – 18 November
Teams	47 Men & 16 Women
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)

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.

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

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 winning both the men's and women's tournaments.

List of Participating Nations

Austria M Bosnia and Herzegovina M Brazil M&W Bulgaria M Burundi Chile M&W Colombia M&W Costa Rica M&W Croatia M Denmark M Egypt M&W England M&W Finland M France M Germany M Greece M&W Guatemala M Hong Kong M Hungary M India M&W Indonesia M Ireland M Italy M Kenya M Kyrgyzstan M Lithuania M Mexico M&W Namibia M Northern Ireland M&W Norway M&W Pakistan M Paraguay M&W Peru M&W Poland M Portugal M Russia M Scotland M&W Slovenia M South Africa M South Korea M Sweden M Switzerland M Ukraine M United States M&W Venezuela M Wales M&W Zimbabwe M

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	5	5	0	0	0	41	15
Hungary	5	4	0	0	1	30	12
Costa Rica	5	3	0	0	2	27	9
Peru	5	2	0	0	3	23	6
India	5	1	0	0	4	10	3
Denmark	5	0	0	0	5	13	0

Group B

Team	Pld	Won	Penalty Win	Penalty Loss	Lost	Goals	Pts
Brazil	5	4	1	0	0	27	14
South Africa	5	4	0	1	0	22	13
Indonesia	5	2	0	1	2	19	7
Zimbabwe	5	2	0	0	3	22	6
Norway	5	1	0	0	4	15	3
Scotland	5	0	1	0	4	18	2

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	5	4	1	0	0	27	14
Chile	5	4	0	1	0	32	13
Russia	5	1	2	0	0	26	7
Austria	5	2	0	1	2	20	7
Ireland	5	1	0	1	3	19	4
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

	Fifth place				Consolation semifinals				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
									Mexico	6
									South Africa	5
					South Africa	51							Mexico	5
					Lithuania	50							Portugal	4
									Portugal	5
									Lithuania	3
	South Africa	0															Mexico	6
	Brazil	3															Chile	3
									Bosnia & Herzegovina	31
									Chile	32
	Seventh place				Brazil	6							Chile	7			Third place
					Bosnia & Herzegovina	5							Hungary	2
	Lithuania	1							Brazil	4							Portugal	5
	Bosnia & Herzegovina	7							Hungary	6							Hungary	6

Winner

2018 Homeless World Cup Winners
Mexico

External links

• website
• The Rules for the annual football tournament