2018 Amputee Football World Cup

2018 Amputee Football World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
CitySan Juan de los Lagos
Dates27 October – 4 November
Teams22
Venue1
Final positions
Champions Angola (1st title)
Runners-up Turkey
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played68
Goals scored209 (3.07 per match)
Top scorer Ronaldo Richards
Best player Celestino Elias Antonio
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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.[1] Brazil became a bronze medalist before Mexico.[2] Haitian striker Ronaldo Richard was awarded the Golden Foot Award for the most goals scored during the 2018 World Cup.[3]

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.[4]

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
England 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9
Mexico 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
Ireland 3 1 0 2 5 7 -2 3
Uruguay 3 0 0 3 1 11 -10 0
27 October 2018
Mexico 3 - 1 Ireland
28 October 2018
England 5 - 0 Uruguay
29 October 2018
Mexico 2 - 0 Uruguay
England 3 - 0 Ireland
30 October 2018
Mexico 0 - 3 England
Ireland 4 - 1 Uruguay

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
Italy 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
France 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1
Argentina 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
28 October 2018
Argentina 1 - 1 France
29 October 2018
Italy 2 - 1 France
30 October 2018
Argentina 0 - 1 Italy

Group C

Team Pld W Don't L GF GA GD P
Colombia 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
Japan 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
Poland 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6
Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 1 4 -3 0
28 October 2018
Poland 1 - 0 Colombia
Japan 1 - 0 Costa Rica
29 October 2018
Poland 1 - 0 Costa Rica
Japan 0 - 3 Colombia
30 October 2018
Poland 0 - 2 Japan
Colombia 2 - 1 Costa Rica

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
Haiti 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9
Angola 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
Spain 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2 3
Ukraine 3 0 0 3 1 11 -10 0
28 October 2018
Angola 4 - 0 Ukraine
Haiti 2 - 0 Spain
29 October 2018
Angola 1 - 0 Spain
Haiti 2 - 1 Ukraine
30 October 2018
Angola 1 - 2 Haiti
Ukraine 0 - 5 Spain

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
Brazil 3 1 1 0 7 0 +7 7
Russia 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
Nigeria 3 1 0 2 1 9 -8 3
El Salvador 3 0 0 3 0 4 -4 0
28 October 2018
Russia 2 - 0 El Salvador
29 October 2018
Brazil 6 - 0 Nigeria
Brazil 1 - 0 El Salvador
30 October 2018
Russia 3 - 0 Nigeria
Russia 0 - 0 Brazil
El Salvador 0 - 1 Nigeria

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
Turkey 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 6
Kenya 2 1 0 1 3 5 -2 3
United States 2 0 0 2 2 7 -5 0
28 October 2018
Turkey 4 - 1 Kenya
29 October 2018
Kenya 2 - 1 United States
30 October 2018
Turkey 5 - 1 United States

Ranking of third-placed teams

Team Gr Pld W D L GF GA GD P
Poland C 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 3
Argentina B 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 1
Spain D 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 0
Ireland A 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 0
United States F 2 0 0 2 2 7 -5 0
Nigeria E 2 0 0 2 0 9 -9 0

Consolation round

Positions 20-22

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
El Salvador 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6 6
Uruguay 2 1 0 1 5 8 -3 3
Ukraine 2 0 0 2 3 6 -3 0
31 October 2018
El Salvador 3 - 1 Ukraine
1 November 2018
Uruguay 3 - 2 Ukraine
2 November 2018
El Salvador 6 - 2 Uruguay

Positions 17-19

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
United States 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6
Costa Rica 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1
Nigeria 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1
31 October 2018
United States 2 - 1 Costa Rica
1 November 2018
Nigeria 1 - 1 Costa Rica
2 November 2018
United States 2 - 1 Nigeria

Knockout stage

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
            
A1 England 1
B3 Argentina 0
A1 England 1
E1 Brazil 5
E1 Brazil 1(pen.)
B2 France 1(pen.)
E1 Brazil 1
D2 Angola 2
D1 Haiti 1
C3 Poland 2
C3 Poland 3(2)
D2 Angola 3(3)
B1 Italy 0
D2 Angola 2
D2 Angola 0(5)
F1 Turkey 0(4)
A2 Mexico 2
C2 Japan 0
A2 Mexico 2
D3 Spain 0
C1 Colombia 2
D3 Spain 3
A2 Mexico 0
F1 Turkey 4
F1 Turkey 4 3rd place
A3 Ireland 0
F1 Turkey 5 E1 Brazil 0(5)
E2 Russia 1 A2 Mexico 0(4)
E2 Russia 4
F2 Kenya 1

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
Positions 9-16 Positions 9-12 9th place
         
B3 Argentina 2
B2 France 1
B3 Argentina 2
D1 Haiti 3
D1 Haiti 3
B1 Italy 1
D1 Haiti 2
C2 Japan 1
C2 Japan 1
C1 Colombia 0
C2 Japan 2 11th place
F2 Kenya 1
A3 Ireland 1(3) B3 Argentina 6
F2 Kenya 1(5) F2 Kenya 0
Positions 13-16 13th place
      
B2 France 0
B1 Italy 1
B1 Italy 1
A3 Ireland 4
C1 Colombia 0
A3 Ireland 2 15th place
B2 France 1(pen.)
C1 Colombia 1(pen.)
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
Positions 5-8 5th place
      
A1 England 2
C3 Poland 0
A1 England 1
E2 Russia 3
D3 Spain 0
E2 Russia 5 7th place
C3 Poland 1
D3 Spain 0
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

Rank Team
1  Angola
2  Turkey
3  Brazil
4  Mexico
5  Russia
6  England
7  Poland
8  Spain
9  Haiti
10  Japan
11  Argentina
12  Kenya
13  Ireland
14  Italy
15  Colombia
16  France
17  United States
18  Costa Rica
18  Nigeria
20  El Salvador
21  Uruguay
22  Ukraine
 2018 Amputee Football World Cup 

Angola
1st title

References

  1. ^ "Angola Wins 2018 World Cup - Turkey Silver, Brazil Bronze". Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  2. ^ "World Amputee Football Federation". amputeefootball.org. Online. Retrieved October 23, 2025. World Cup 2018
  3. ^ "The Journey of Amputee Soccer in Haiti". fetterman-crutches.com. Online. Retrieved October 23, 2025. The national selection participated in the 2018 San Juan de Los Lago, Mexico World Cup of Amputee Soccer
  4. ^ "Amputee Football World Cup: Angola beat Turkey 5-4 on penalties to lift trophy". bbc.com. Online. Retrieved 27 September 2025. Angola have won the 2018 Amputee Football World Cup in Mexico
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