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.
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 x 16m.
There are 100 million homeless people in our world today. This is a global issue that affects every nation.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | ||
 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 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | ||
 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 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | ||
 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 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | ||
 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 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | ||
 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 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | ||
 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 |
Morocco withdrew.
Group G
| Team | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | ||
 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 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | ||
 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
Group A
| Team | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | ||
| 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 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | ||
| 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 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | ||
| 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 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | ||
| 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 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | ||
| 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 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | ||
| 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 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | ||
| 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:| 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 Brazil Chile Lithuania Mexico Portugal Indonesia Bosnia & Herzegovina | Costa Rica Ireland Namibia Poland Russia South Africa Haiti Bulgaria | Czech Republic England Hungary Netherlands Norway Romania Scotland Ukraine | Argentina Cambodia Denmark Hong Kong Italy Philippines Wales Peru | Canada France Germany Greece Switzerland United States Guatemala Morocco | Finland South Korea Sweden |
The Homeless World Cup
The Homeless World Cup Finals
Winner
| 2012 Homeless World Cup Winners |
Chile 1st Title |
Classification Positions
The Fundación Telmex Cup
Winner
| 2012 The Fundación Telmex Cup Winners |
Namibia 1st Title |
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Record |
| 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