2018 Homeless World Cup

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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]

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]

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.

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]

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

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

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

	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

2018 Homeless World Cup Winners
Mexico

• website
• The Rules for the annual football tournament