2018 Homeless World Cup

{{primary sources|date=December 2018}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Homeless World Cup

| year = 2018

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| country = Mexico

| dates = {{Nowrap|13 November – 18 November}}

| num_teams = 47 Men & 16 Women

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| venues = 1

| cities = 1

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| prevseason = 2017

| nextseason = 2019

| website = [https://homelessworldcup.org/]

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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.{{cite web |title=2018 Homeless World Cup |url=https://homelessworldcup.org/ |website=homelessworldcup.org |publisher=Homeless Worldcup Foundation |accessdate=26 October 2018}}{{Cite web |title=Homeless World Cup |url=https://www.homelessworldcup.org/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Homeless World Cup |language=en-GB}}

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

Tournament rules

The winning team received 3 points. The losing team received zero points. If a match ended in a draw, it would be decided by a penalty shootout, and the winning team earned 2 points with 1 point going to the losing team. Games were 14 minutes long, in two seven-minute halves. The field was 22m long and 16m wide.

Participating nations

The Homeless World Cup organization runs through 70 national partners from around the world, and supports football programs and social 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. {{Cite web |date=2018-11-28 |title=Mexico wins the men’s and women’s 2018 Homeless World Cup |url=https://fundacioncarlosslim.org/english/mexico-wins-mens-womens-2018-homeless-world-cup/ |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=Carlos Slim Foundation |language=en-US}}

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! List of Participating Nations

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

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Group stage

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|align=left|Teams that advanced to the Secondary stage

= Group A =

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width=165|Team

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Won|Won}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Penalty Win|Penalty Win}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Penalty Loss|Penalty Loss}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Lost|Lost}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Goals|Goals}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

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| {{Flagicon|MEX}} Mexico

550004115
style="background:#cfc

|{{Flagicon|HUN}} Hungary

540013012
{{Flagicon|CRI}} Costa Rica53002279
{{Flagicon|PER}} Peru52003236
{{Flagicon|IND}} India51004103
{{Flagicon|DEN}} Denmark50005130

= Group B =

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width=165|Team

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Won|Won}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Penalty Win|Penalty Win}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Penalty Loss|Penalty Loss}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Lost|Lost}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Goals|Goals}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

style="background:#cfc

| {{Flagicon|BRA}} Brazil

541002714
style="background:#cfc

| {{Flagicon|ZAF}} South Africa

540102213
{{Flagicon|INA}} Indonesia52012197
{{Flagicon|ZIM}} Zimbabwe52003226
{{Flagicon|NOR}} Norway51004153
{{Flagicon|SCO}} Scotland50104182

= Group C =

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width=165|Team

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Won|Won}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Penalty Win|Penalty Win}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Penalty Loss|Penalty Loss}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Lost|Lost}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Goals|Goals}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

= Group D =

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width=165|Team

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Won|Won}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Penalty Win|Penalty Win}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Penalty Loss|Penalty Loss}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Lost|Lost}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Goals|Goals}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

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|{{Flagicon|POR}} Portugal

5410

| 0

2714
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|{{Flagicon|CHI}} Chile

5401

| 0

3213
{{Flagicon|RUS}} Russia

|5

|1

|2

|0

|0

|26

|7

{{Flagicon|AUT}} Austria

|5

|2

|0

|1

|2

|20

|7

{{Flagicon|IRE}} Ireland

|5

|1

|0

|1

|3

|19

|4

{{Flagicon|FIN}} Finland

|5

|0

|0

|0

|5

|15

|0

= Group E =

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width=165|Team

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Won|Won}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Penalty Win|Penalty Win}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Penalty Loss|Penalty Loss}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Lost|Lost}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Goals|Goals}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

= Group F =

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width=165|Team

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!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Won|Won}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Penalty Win|Penalty Win}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Penalty Loss|Penalty Loss}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Lost|Lost}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Goals|Goals}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

= Group G =

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width=165|Team

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!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Won|Won}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Penalty Win|Penalty Win}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Penalty Loss|Penalty Loss}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Lost|Lost}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Goals|Goals}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

= Group H =

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!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Won|Won}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Penalty Win|Penalty Win}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Penalty Loss|Penalty Loss}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Lost|Lost}}

!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|Goals|Goals}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

= The Homeless World Cup Finals =

{{8TeamBracket-Consols|seeds=n

| team-width=220

| score-width=20

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico

| RD3-score1=6

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|ZAF}} South Africa

| RD3-score2=5

| RD3-team3={{flagicon|POR}} Portugal

| RD3-score3=5

| RD3-team4= {{flagicon|LIT}} Lithuania

| RD3-score4=3

| RD3-team5={{flagicon|BIH}} Bosnia & Herzegovina

| RD3-score5=31

| RD3-team6={{flagicon|CHI}} Chile

| RD3-score6=32

| RD3-team7={{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil

| RD3-score7=4

| RD3-team8={{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary

| RD3-score8=6

| RD4-team1={{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico

| RD4-score1=5

| RD4-team2={{flagicon|POR}} Portugal

| RD4-score2=4

| RD4-team3={{flagicon|CHI}} Chile

| RD4-score3=7

| RD4-team4={{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary

| RD4-score4=2

| RD5-team1={{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico

| RD5-score1=6

| RD5-team2={{flagicon|CHI}} Chile

| RD5-score2=3

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|ZAF}} South Africa

| RD2-score1=51

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|LIT}} Lithuania

| RD2-score2=50

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil

| RD2-score3=6

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|BIH}} Bosnia & Herzegovina

| RD2-score4=5

| RD5b-team1={{flagicon|POR}} Portugal

| RD5b-score1=5

| RD5b-team2={{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary

| RD5b-score2=6

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|ZAF}} South Africa

| RD1-score1=0

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil

| RD1-score2=3

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|LIT}} Lithuania

| RD1-score3=1

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|BIH}} Bosnia & Herzegovina

| RD1-score4=7

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= Winner =

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2018 Homeless World Cup Winners
{{Flagicon|MEX}} Mexico

References

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