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

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 winning both the men's and women's tournaments. [2]

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

Group B

Team Pld Won Penalty Win Penalty Loss Lost Goals Pts
Brazil Brazil 5 4 1 0 0 27 14
South Africa South Africa 5 4 0 1 0 22 13
Indonesia Indonesia 5 2 0 1 2 19 7
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 5 2 0 0 3 22 6
Norway Norway 5 1 0 0 4 15 3
Scotland 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 Portugal 5 4 1 0 0 27 14
Chile Chile 5 4 0 1 0 32 13
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. ^ a b c "2018 Homeless World Cup". homelessworldcup.org. Homeless Worldcup Foundation. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. ^ "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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