2018 Homeless World Cup

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The 2018 Homeless World Cup was the 16th edition of the

More than 500 players representing 47 countries participated at the event.[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 the jaguar, Luga the lizard, Sasi the bird, Bon Li the rabbit, Lupo the wolf, and Jans the shark.^[1]

Tournament rules

The winning team received 3 points. The losing team received zero points. If a match ends in a draw, it was decided by a penalty shootout and the winning team earned 2 points and the losing team earned 1 point. Games were 14 minutes long, in two seven-minute halves. The field was 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. 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]

Group 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

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

Group F

Group G

Group H

The Homeless World Cup Finals

Fifth place

Consolation semifinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Bosnia & Herzegovina

7

Hungary

6

Hungary

6

Winner

2018 Homeless World Cup Winners
Mexico

References

External links

• website
• The Rules for the annual football tournament