2012 Homeless World Cup
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
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Mexico |
City | Mexico City |
Dates | 6–14 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 | |
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Teams that advanced to the Secondary stage |
Group A
Team | Pld | Wins | Penalty Win | Penalty Loss | Cards | Goals | Pts |
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Mexico | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 15 |
South Africa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 10 |
Haiti | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 10 |
Wales | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 |
Denmark | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 6 |
Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group B
Team | Pld | Wins | Penalty Win | Penalty Loss | Cards | Goals | Pts |
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Costa Rica | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 16 |
Ireland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 13 |
Norway | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
Argentina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 |
Cambodia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
Guatemala | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Group C
Team | Pld | Wins | Penalty Win | Penalty Loss | Cards | Goals | Pts |
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Bosnia & Herzegovina | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 11 |
Poland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
Ukraine | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 |
Finland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Group D
Team | Pld | Wins | Penalty Win | Penalty Loss | Cards | Goals | Pts |
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Indonesia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 |
Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 |
Lithuania | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
Peru | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
Greece | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Group E
Team | Pld | Wins | Penalty Win | Penalty Loss | Cards | Goals | Pts |
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Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 15 |
Bulgaria | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 13 |
England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 10 |
Hong Kong | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 |
France | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
Group F
Team | Pld | Wins | Penalty Win | Penalty Loss | Cards | Goals | Pts |
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Chile | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 |
Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 |
Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 |
Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group G
Team | Pld | Wins | Penalty Win | Penalty Loss | Cards | Goals | Pts |
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Portugal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 12 |
Austria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 10 |
Romania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 |
Philippines | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
Sweden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group H
Team | Pld | Wins | Penalty Win | Penalty Loss | Cards | Goals | Pts |
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Brazil | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 12 |
Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 9 |
Namibia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 7 |
United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
South Korea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Secondary Stage
Key to colours in group tables | |
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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 |
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Mexico | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 15 |
Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 12 |
Costa Rica | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 |
Poland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 5 |
England | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
Hungary | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
Group B
Team | Pld | Wins | Penalty Win | Penalty Loss | Cards | Goals | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indonesia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 13 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 11 |
Namibia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 9 |
Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 7 |
Romania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
Czech Republic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Group C
Team | Pld | Wins | Penalty Win | Penalty Loss | Cards | Goals | Pts |
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Chile | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 14 |
Austria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 |
Haiti | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 |
Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 6 |
Norway | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Group D
Team | Pld | Wins | Penalty Win | Penalty Loss | Cards | Goals | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 15 |
Portugal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11 |
South Africa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 |
Ireland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
Scotland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 4 |
Group E
Team | Pld | Wins | Penalty Win | Penalty Loss | Cards | Goals | Pts |
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Argentina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 15 |
Wales | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 |
Italy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 9 |
Hong Kong | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 |
France | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
Sweden | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Group F
Team | Pld | Wins | Penalty Win | Penalty Loss | Cards | Goals | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 15 |
Peru | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 12 |
Philippines | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
Cambodia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
United States | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
Finland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Group G
Team | Pld | Wins | Penalty Win | Penalty Loss | Cards | Goals | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guatemala | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 16 |
Greece | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 |
Canada | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 12 |
Germany | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 11 |
Morocco | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 |
Switzerland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
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 |
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Austria |
Costa Rica |
Czech Republic |
Argentina |
Canada |
Finland |
The Homeless World Cup
The Homeless World Cup Finals
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||
Mexico | 6 | ||||||||
Bosnia & Herzegovina | 4 | ||||||||
Mexico | 9 | ||||||||
Indonesia | 6 | ||||||||
Indonesia | 8 | ||||||||
Lithuania | 5 | ||||||||
Mexico | 5 | ||||||||
Chile [7] | 8 | ||||||||
Chile' | 6 | ||||||||
Portugal | 4 | ||||||||
Chile | 3 | ||||||||
Brazil | 3 | 3rd/4th Place | |||||||
Brazil | 9 | Brazil | 6 | ||||||
Austria | 0 | Indonesia | 2 | ||||||
Position 5–8 | |||||||||
Bosnia & Herzegovina | 3 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 4 | ||||||
Lithuania | 1 | Portugal | 7 | ||||||
Portugal | 6 | Lithuania | 4 | ||||||
Austria | 3 | Austria | 7 |
Winner
2012 Homeless World Cup Winners |
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Chile 1st Title [8] |
Classification Positions
The Fundación Telmex Cup
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||
Costa Rica | 6 | ||||||||
Bulgaria | 1 | ||||||||
Costa Rica | 4 | ||||||||
Namibia | 7 | ||||||||
Poland | 2 | ||||||||
Namibia | 9 | ||||||||
Namibia | 7 | ||||||||
Haiti | 4 | ||||||||
Haiti | 5 | ||||||||
Republic of Ireland | 3 | ||||||||
Haiti | 5 | ||||||||
Russia | 3 | 3rd/4th Place | |||||||
Russia | 6 | Costa Rica | 3 | ||||||
South Africa | 5 | Russia | 4 | ||||||
Position 5–8 | |||||||||
Republic of Ireland | 3 | South Africa | 7 | ||||||
South Africa | 7 | Bulgaria | 3 | ||||||
Bulgaria | 6 | Poland | 9 | ||||||
Poland | 5 | Republic of Ireland | 5 |
Winner
2012 The Fundación Telmex Cup Winners |
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Namibia 1st Title |
Final ranking
Rank | Team | Record |
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Chile | 10–2–0 | |
Mexico | 12–0–1 | |
Brazil | 11–0–1 | |
4 | Indonesia | 7–2–2 |
5 | Portugal | 10–1–1 |
6 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 9–1–2 |
7 | Austria | 7–0–5 |
8 | Lithuania | 7–1–4 |
9 | Namibia | 0–0–0 |
10 | Haiti | 0–0–0 |
11 | Russia | 0–0–0 |
12 | Costa Rica | 0–0–0 |
13 | South Africa | 0–0–0 |
14 | Bulgaria | 0–0–0 |
15 | Poland | 0–0–0 |
16 | Ireland | 0–0–0 |
Record: Wins - Penalty Wins - Losses [10]
References
- ↑ uefa.com (29 November 2011). "Homeless World Cup expands to record numbers". uefa.com. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ fifa.com (26 October 2012). "Homeless event makes strides in Mexico". fifa.com. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ↑ uefa.com (19 October 2012). "Homeless World Cup ends". uefa.com. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ skynews.com.au (17 October 2012). "Homeless World Cup in Mexico". skynews.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ IPS news. "More than 100 million homeless worldwide".
- ↑ scsport.ba (13 October 2012). "Beskućnici BiH nastavili "teror" po Meksiku" (in Bosnian). scsport.ba. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ youtube.com (14 October 2012). "Final MEXICO - CHILE men". youtube.com. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ cbsnews.com (15 October 2012). "Chile and Mexico win Homeless World Cup". cbsnews.com. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ homelessworldcup.org (15 October 2012). "Final Rankings 2012". homelessworldcup.org. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ vijesti.ba (14 October 2012). "Beskućnici BiH ispali u četvrtfinalu" (in Bosnian). scsport.ba. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- http://www.homelessworldcup.org
- http://www.facebook.com/homelessworldcup
- http://www.homelessworldcup.org/mexico-2012/fixtures-and-results
- https://www.youtube.com/user/HomelessWorldCup/videos?view=0