2012 Homeless World Cup

The Homeless World Cup logo

The Homeless World Cup is a social organization with the goal of ending homelessness through the sport of football. The organization hopes that engaging homeless people in football will encourage them to change their own lives and develop solutions to worldwide homelessness. The organization puts together an annual football tournament where teams of homeless people from each country compete.

The tenth edition of the Homeless World Cup annual football tournament was hosted by Mexico City in October 2012. The winner of men's Homeless World Cup was Chile.[1][2][3][4]

Tournament details

  • The winning team gets 3 points. The losing team gets zero points. If a match ends in a draw, it is decided by sudden-death penalty shootout and the winning team gets three points and the losing team gets one point.
  • Games are 14 minutes long, in two seven-minute halves.
  • The field is 22m (long) x 16m (wide).

2012 Homeless World Cup, Mexico City

2012 Homeless World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
CityMexico City
Dates6–14 October
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)

There are 100 million[5] homeless people in our world today. This is a global issue that affects every nation.

Group stage

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

Group A

Team Pld Wins Penalty Win Penalty Loss Cards Goals Pts
Mexico Mexico 5 5 0 0 0 54 15
South Africa South Africa 5 3 0 1 0 38 10
Haiti Haiti 5 3 0 1 0 30 10
Wales Wales 5 2 0 1 0 26 7
Denmark Denmark 5 2 0 0 1 35 6
Canada Canada 5 0 0 0 0 7 0

Group B

Team Pld Wins Penalty Win Penalty Loss Cards Goals Pts
Costa Rica Costa Rica 5 5 0 1 0 38 16
Republic of Ireland Ireland 5 4 0 1 1 33 13
Norway Norway 5 3 0 0 0 30 9
Argentina Argentina 5 2 0 0 1 22 6
Cambodia Cambodia 5 1 0 0 0 15 3
Guatemala Guatemala 5 0 0 0 0 17 0

Group C

Team Pld Wins Penalty Win Penalty Loss Cards Goals Pts
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina 4 4 1 0 1 27 11
Poland Poland 4 3 0 0 0 30 9
Ukraine Ukraine 4 2 0 2 1 28 8
Finland Finland 4 1 0 0 0 10 3
Switzerland Switzerland 4 0 0 0 0 10 0

Group D

Team Pld Wins Penalty Win Penalty Loss Cards Goals Pts
Indonesia Indonesia 4 3 0 0 0 23 9
Scotland Scotland 4 2 0 3 1 20 9
Lithuania Lithuania 4 3 1 0 0 20 8
Peru Peru 4 2 0 0 0 19 6
Greece Greece 4 0 0 1 0 9 1

Group E

Team Pld Wins Penalty Win Penalty Loss Cards Goals Pts
Russia Russia 5 5 0 0 0 32 15
Bulgaria Bulgaria 5 4 0 1 0 38 13
England England 5 3 0 1 0 27 10
Hong Kong Hong Kong 5 2 0 0 0 24 6
France France 5 1 0 0 1 16 3
Germany Germany 5 0 0 2 0 19 2

Group F

Team Pld Wins Penalty Win Penalty Loss Cards Goals Pts
Chile Chile 3 3 0 0 0 35 9
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5 3 0 0 0 25 9
Hungary Hungary 5 2 0 0 0 20 6
Italy Italy 5 1 0 1 0 28 4
Morocco Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Morocco withdrew.

Group G

Team Pld Wins Penalty Win Penalty Loss Cards Goals Pts
Portugal Portugal 4 4 0 0 0 34 12
Austria Austria 4 3 0 1 0 34 10
Romania Romania 4 2 0 2 0 22 8
Philippines Philippines 4 1 0 0 0 19 3
Sweden Sweden 4 0 0 0 0 7 0

Group H

Team Pld Wins Penalty Win Penalty Loss Cards Goals Pts
Brazil Brazil 4 4 0 0 1 49 12
Netherlands Netherlands 4 3 0 0 0 37 9
Namibia Namibia 4 2 0 1 0 35 7
United States United States 4 1 0 0 0 13 3
South Korea South Korea 4 0 0 0 0 4 0

Secondary Stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to The Homeless World Cup
Teams that advanced to The INSP Trophy
Teams that advanced to The de la Calle a la Cancha Cup
Teams that advanced to The Fundación Telmex Cup
Teams that advanced to The Community Cup
Teams that advanced to The Mexico City Cup

Group A

Team Pld Wins Penalty Win Penalty Loss Cards Goals Pts
Mexico Mexico 5 5 0 0 0 49 15
Lithuania Lithuania 5 4 0 0 1 31 12
Costa Rica Costa Rica 5 2 0 1 2 18 7
Poland Poland 5 2 1 0 2 27 5
England England 5 1 0 1 0 11 4
Hungary Hungary 5 1 1 0 0 16 2

Group B

Team Pld Wins Penalty Win Penalty Loss Cards Goals Pts
Indonesia Indonesia 5 5 2 0 0 35 13
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina 5 4 1 0 0 33 11
Namibia Namibia 5 3 1 1 0 34 9
Bulgaria Bulgaria 5 2 0 1 1 32 7
Romania Romania 5 1 0 2 0 15 5
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5 0 0 0 0 22 0

Group C

Team Pld Wins Penalty Win Penalty Loss Cards Goals Pts
Chile Chile 5 5 1 0 0 39 14
Austria Austria 5 3 0 1 1 28 10
Haiti Haiti 5 3 1 1 1 33 9
Russia Russia 5 2 0 0 0 14 6
Netherlands Netherlands 5 2 0 0 4 23 6
Norway Norway 5 0 0 0 1 11 0

Group D

Team Pld Wins Penalty Win Penalty Loss Cards Goals Pts
Brazil Brazil 5 5 0 0 0 37 15
Portugal Portugal 5 4 1 0 0 34 11
South Africa South Africa 5 2 1 1 1 24 6
Republic of Ireland Ireland 5 2 2 1 0 20 5
Scotland Scotland 5 1 1 2 0 15 4
Ukraine Ukraine 5 1 0 1 1 30 4

Group E

Team Pld Wins Penalty Win Penalty Loss Cards Goals Pts
Argentina Argentina 5 5 0 0 0 45 15
Wales Wales 5 3 0 1 0 36 10
Italy Italy 5 3 1 1 0 32 9
Hong Kong Hong Kong 5 3 1 0 0 31 8
France France 5 1 0 0 0 27 3
Sweden Sweden 5 0 0 0 0 11 0

Group F

Team Pld Wins Penalty Win Penalty Loss Cards Goals Pts
Denmark Denmark 5 5 0 0 0 45 15
Peru Peru 5 4 0 0 1 38 12
Philippines Philippines 5 3 0 0 0 26 9
Cambodia Cambodia 5 2 0 0 0 28 6
United States United States 5 1 0 0 0 19 3
Finland Finland 5 0 0 0 0 13 0

Group G

Team Pld Wins Penalty Win Penalty Loss Cards Goals Pts
Guatemala Guatemala 6 6 2 0 0 43 16
Greece Greece 6 4 1 1 0 23 12
Canada Canada 6 4 0 0 1 28 12
Germany Germany 6 3 0 2 1 42 11
Morocco Morocco 6 2 0 0 0 24 6
Switzerland Switzerland 6 2 0 0 0 27 6
South Korea South Korea 6 0 0 0 1 9 0

Trophy Stage

Qualified teams to play for different trophies:[6]

The Homeless World Cup The Fundación Telmex Cup The Mexico City Cup The de la Calle a la Cancha Cup The Community Cup The INSP Trophy

Austria Austria
Brazil Brazil
Chile Chile
Lithuania Lithuania
Mexico Mexico
Portugal Portugal
Indonesia Indonesia
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina

Costa Rica Costa Rica
Republic of Ireland Ireland
Namibia Namibia
Poland Poland
Russia Russia
South Africa South Africa
Haiti Haiti
Bulgaria Bulgaria

Czech Republic Czech Republic
England England
Hungary Hungary
Netherlands Netherlands
Norway Norway
Romania Romania
Scotland Scotland
Ukraine Ukraine

Argentina Argentina
Cambodia Cambodia
Denmark Denmark
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Italy Italy
Philippines Philippines
Wales Wales
Peru Peru

Canada Canada
France France
Germany Germany
Greece Greece
Switzerland Switzerland
United States United States
Guatemala Guatemala
Morocco Morocco

Finland Finland
South Korea South Korea
Sweden Sweden

The Homeless World Cup

The Homeless World Cup Finals

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Mexico Mexico6
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina4
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina3Mexico Mexico9
Lithuania Lithuania1Indonesia Indonesia6
Indonesia Indonesia8
Lithuania Lithuania5
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina4Mexico Mexico5
Portugal Portugal7Chile Chile [7]8
Chile Chile6
Portugal Portugal4
Seventh placePortugal Portugal6Chile Chile3Third place
Austria Austria3Brazil Brazil3
Lithuania Lithuania4Brazil Brazil9Brazil Brazil6
Austria Austria7Austria Austria0Indonesia Indonesia2

Winner

2012 Homeless World Cup Winners

Chile
1st Title [8]

Classification Positions

The Fundación Telmex Cup

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Costa Rica Costa Rica6
Bulgaria Bulgaria1
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland3Costa Rica Costa Rica4
South Africa South Africa7Namibia Namibia7
Poland Poland2
Namibia Namibia9
South Africa South Africa7Namibia Namibia7
Bulgaria Bulgaria3Haiti Haiti4
Haiti Haiti5
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland3
Seventh placeBulgaria Bulgaria6Haiti Haiti5Third place
Poland Poland5Russia Russia3
Poland Poland9Russia Russia6Costa Rica Costa Rica3
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland5South Africa South Africa5Russia Russia4

Winner

2012 The Fundación Telmex Cup Winners

Namibia
1st Title

Final ranking

[9]

Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chile Chile 10–2–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mexico Mexico 12–0–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brazil Brazil 11–0–1
4 Indonesia Indonesia 7–2–2
5 Portugal Portugal 10–1–1
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina 9–1–2
7 Austria Austria 7–0–5
8 Lithuania Lithuania 7–1–4
9 Namibia Namibia 0–0–0
10 Haiti Haiti 0–0–0
11 Russia Russia 0–0–0
12 Costa Rica Costa Rica 0–0–0
13 South Africa South Africa 0–0–0
14 Bulgaria Bulgaria 0–0–0
15 Poland Poland 0–0–0
16 Republic of Ireland Ireland 0–0–0

Record: Wins - Penalty Wins - Losses [10]

References

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  2. ^ fifa.com (26 October 2012). "Homeless event makes strides in Mexico". fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  3. ^ uefa.com (19 October 2012). "Homeless World Cup ends". uefa.com. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  4. ^ skynews.com.au (17 October 2012). "Homeless World Cup in Mexico". skynews.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  5. ^ IPS news. "More than 100 million homeless worldwide". Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  6. ^ scsport.ba (13 October 2012). "Beskućnici BiH nastavili "teror" po Meksiku" (in Bosnian). scsport.ba. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  7. ^ youtube.com (14 October 2012). "Final MEXICO - CHILE men". youtube.com. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  8. ^ cbsnews.com (15 October 2012). "Chile and Mexico win Homeless World Cup". cbsnews.com. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  9. ^ homelessworldcup.org (15 October 2012). "Final Rankings 2012". homelessworldcup.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  10. ^ vijesti.ba (14 October 2012). "Beskućnici BiH ispali u četvrtfinalu" (in Bosnian). scsport.ba. Retrieved 29 October 2012.