The 2018 Amputee Football World Cup was the 18th edition of the international competition of amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF), and was held in San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico between October 27 – November 4.
Angola won the title for the first time, defeating Turkey in the final. Brazil became a bronze medalist before Mexico. Haitian striker Ronaldo Richard was awarded the Golden Foot Award for the most goals scored during the 2018 World Cup.
Participating nations Following 22 nations, competed in six groups while two nations Liberia and Ghana, who also qualified to play in Mexico, withdrew before the start of the tournament after Liberia reportedly failed to secure their visas on time, and Ghana faced financial difficulties.
Preliminary round
Group A TeamPldWDLGFGAGDP 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 3 1 0 2 5 7 -2 3 3 0 0 3 1 11 -10 0
27 October 2018Mexico 3 - 1 Ireland28 October 2018England 5 - 0 Uruguay29 October 2018 Mexico 2 - 0 Uruguay England 3 - 0 Ireland30 October 2018 Mexico 0 - 3 England Ireland 4 - 1 Uruguay
Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDP 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
28 October 2018Argentina 1 - 1 France29 October 2018 Italy 2 - 1 France30 October 2018 Argentina 0 - 1 Italy
Group C TeamPldWDon't LGFGAGDP 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6 3 0 0 3 1 4 -3 0
28 October 2018Poland 1 - 0 ColombiaJapan 1 - 0 Costa Rica29 October 2018 Poland 1 - 0 Costa Rica Japan 0 - 3 Colombia30 October 2018 Poland 0 - 2 Japan Colombia 2 - 1 Costa Rica
Group D TeamPldWDLGFGAGDP 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2 3 3 0 0 3 1 11 -10 0
28 October 2018Angola 4 - 0 UkraineHaiti 2 - 0 Spain29 October 2018 Angola 1 - 0 Spain Haiti 2 - 1 Ukraine30 October 2018 Angola 1 - 2 Haiti Ukraine 0 - 5 Spain
Group E TeamPldWDLGFGAGDP 3 1 1 0 7 0 +7 7 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 3 1 0 2 1 9 -8 3 3 0 0 3 0 4 -4 0
28 October 2018Russia 2 - 0 El Salvador29 October 2018Brazil 6 - 0 Nigeria Brazil 1 - 0 El Salvador30 October 2018 Russia 3 - 0 Nigeria Russia 0 - 0 Brazil El Salvador 0 - 1 Nigeria
Group F TeamPldWDLGFGAGDP 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 6 2 1 0 1 3 5 -2 3 2 0 0 2 2 7 -5 0
28 October 2018 Turkey 4 - 1 Kenya29 October 2018 Kenya 2 - 1 United States30 October 2018 Turkey 5 - 1 United States
Ranking of third-placed teams TeamGrPldWDLGFGAGDP C 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 3 B 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 1 D 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 0 A 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 0 F 2 0 0 2 2 7 -5 0 E 2 0 0 2 0 9 -9 0
Consolation round Positions 20-22 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDP 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6 6 2 1 0 1 5 8 -3 3 2 0 0 2 3 6 -3 0
31 October 2018 El Salvador 3 - 1 Ukraine1 November 2018 Uruguay 3 - 2 Ukraine2 November 2018 El Salvador 6 - 2 Uruguay
Positions 17-19 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDP 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1
31 October 2018 United States 2 - 1 Costa Rica1 November 2018 Nigeria 1 - 1 Costa Rica2 November 2018 United States 2 - 1 Nigeria
Knockout stage
Round of 16 31 October 2018 Russia 4 - 1 Kenya England 1 - 0 Argentina Turkey 4 - 0 Ireland Mexico 2 - 0 Japan Haiti 1 - 2 Poland Brazil 1 - 1(pen.) France Italy 0 - 2 Angola Colombia 2 - 3 Spain
Positions 9-16
1 November 2018 Argentina 2 - 1 France Haiti 3 - 1 Italy Japan 1 - 0 Colombia Ireland 1 - 1(pen. 3 - 5) Kenya
Positions 13–16
2 November 2018 France 0 - 1 Italy Colombia 0 - 2 Ireland
15th place
3 November 2018 France 1 - 1(pen.) Colombia
13th place
3 November 2018 Italy 1 - 4 Ireland
Positions 9–12
2 November 2018 Argentina 2 - 3 Haiti Japan 2 - 1 Kenya
11th place
3 November 2018 Argentina 6 - 0 Kenya
9th place
3 November 2018 Haiti 2 - 1 Japan
Quarterfinals 1 November 2018 England 1 - 5 Brazil Poland 3 - 3(pen. 2 - 3) Angola Mexico 2 - 0 Spain Turkey 5 - 1 Russia
Positions 5–8
2 November 2018 England 2 - 0 Poland Spain 0 - 5 Russia
7th place
3 November 2018 Poland 1 - 0 Spain
5th place
3 November 2018 England 1 - 3 Russia
Semifinals 2 November 2018 Brazil 1 - 2 Angola Mexico 0 - 4 Turkey
Bronze medal match 4 November 2014 Brazil 0 - 0(pen. 5 - 4) Mexico
Gold medal match 4 November 2014 Angola 0 - 0(pen. 5 - 4) Turkey
Rankings RankTeam1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 20 21 22
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