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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][2]

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

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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

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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 tothe losing team. Games were 14 minutes long, in two seven-minute halves. The field was 22m long and 16m wide.

Participating nations

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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. [3]

List of Participating Nations

Group stage

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

Group A

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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

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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

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Team Pld Won Penalty Win Penalty Loss Lost Goals Pts

Group D

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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

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Team Pld Won Penalty Win Penalty Loss Lost Goals Pts

Group F

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Team Pld Won Penalty Win Penalty Loss Lost Goals Pts

Group G

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Team Pld Won Penalty Win Penalty Loss Lost Goals Pts

Group H

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Team Pld Won Penalty Win Penalty Loss Lost Goals Pts

The Homeless World Cup Finals

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Winner

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2018 Homeless World Cup Winners
Mexico Mexico

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "2018 Homeless World Cup". homelessworldcup.org. Homeless Worldcup Foundation. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Homeless World Cup". Homeless World Cup. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  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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