Every World Cup. Ever.
The most comprehensive database on the World Cup — Men's and Women's. Matches, goals, players, squads, bookings, substitutions, managers, referees, stadiums, awards, and more. Free to explore and download for non-commercial use with a free account. By Josh Fjelstul, Ph.D.
Every tournament. Every detail.
27 datasets spanning every men's and women's FIFA World Cup ever played — from the 1930 inaugural tournament to the 2023 Women's World Cup.
Matches & results
1,248 matches across every men's and women's tournament. 38 variables per match — stage, score, extra time, penalty shootouts, and result.
- Score and margin
- Extra time and shootouts
- Stage and round
Players & squads
10,401 individual players with birth dates and Wikipedia links. Squad records from 1954 onward with shirt numbers and positions.
- 13,843 squad records
- Shirt numbers from 1954
- Position and appearance data
Goals, cards & subs
Every in-match event individually recorded — 3,637 goals, 3,178 bookings from 1970, and 10,222 substitutions with minute-level precision.
- Own goals and penalties flagged
- Yellow, red, and second yellows
- Players on/off with minute
Managers & referees
475 managers and 493 referees with home country, confederation, and appointment history across all tournaments.
- Co-manager support
- Confederation breakdown
- Per-match appearance records
Stadiums & host nations
240 stadiums with capacity, city, and Wikipedia links. Host country performance tracked separately per tournament.
- 240 stadiums worldwide
- Host country performance
- City and stadium Wikipedia links
Awards & standings
All individual player awards since 1930 — Golden Boot, Golden Ball, Golden Glove — plus group standings and final tournament rankings.
- Award sharing recorded
- Group standings per stage
- Top-4 final rankings
Tournament structure
Every stage of every tournament modelled precisely — group stages, knockout rounds, third-place playoffs, replays, and walkovers — with dates and match counts.
- 155 stage records
- Group and knockout stages
- Replays and walkovers tracked
Penalty shootouts
396 individual penalty kicks from shootouts logged separately — with the player, the minute, and whether the kick was converted. Does not conflate with in-play penalties.
- Every kick individually recorded
- Converted vs. missed flagged
- Linked to match and player
Qualified teams
625 team-tournament records showing which teams qualified and the furthest stage they reached — across all men's and women's editions.
- 625 qualification records
- Furthest stage reached
- All men's and women's editions
Narratives, visualizations, and predictions.
Explore data-supported AI-generated narratives for every tournament, country, and match, interactive data visualizations, and pre-match predictions from WorldCups.ai's Elo model.
Tournament narratives
Every World Cup gets a data-driven narrative covering the full arc of the tournament — group stage, knockout rounds, top scorers, final standings, and individual awards. Every claim cites facts from the database.
- Group-by-group breakdown of the group stage
- Round-by-round coverage of the knockout phase
- Top scorers, final standings, and awards
Country narratives
Every national team gets a complete World Cup history — overall record, tournament-by-tournament performance, top scorers, most capped players, and records and milestones.
- Overall record and tournament appearances
- Top scorers and most capped players
- Biggest wins, biggest losses, and milestones
Match narratives
Every match gets a long-form report covering the context going in, a half-by-half account of key events, standout performances, and historical context.
- Pre-match context and head-to-head history
- Half-by-half account of goals, cards, and substitutions
- Key performances and historical context
Elo ratings for every team at every tournament
WorldCups.ai's Elo model estimates team strength using every international match played since 1930. Each match page shows a radial ratings plot placing both teams in the context of every other team in the tournament.
- Elo model fine-tuned to maximize predictive power
- Ratings updated after every international match since 1930
- Interactive radial plot showing all teams in the tournament at a glance
Predicted scoreline probabilities for every match
For every match, WorldCup.ai's bivariate Poisson model uses pre-match Elo ratings to estimate the probability of each possible scoreline. See the win probability for each team and a full heatmap of scoreline probabilities.
- Win, draw, and loss probabilities for every match
- Full scoreline probability heatmap showing every outome from 0–0 ot 6–6
- Marginal goal distributions for each team
Free for non-commerical use.
The data is published under CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 and always will be. For commercial use, get in touch.
Free to download. Always.
Open sourceEvery dataset available for free under CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0. Download CSVs, build personal projects, use it for research or teaching — just provide attribution. A free account is all you need.
- 27 datasets as CSV
- CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 — free for non-commercial use
- Free account required to download
Commercial use? Get in touch.
CommercialIf you want to use the data in a commercial product, contact us to discuss a license. We're open to it.
- Custom licensing available
- Covers all 27 datasets
- Contact us to discuss terms
The biggest tournament ever.
The database will be updated to include data on the 2026 tournament.
48 teams. 104 matches. 3 nations.
The 2026 World Cup is the largest in history — co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Data on the 2026 tournament will be added to the database, free like the rest.
- 48 teams — up from 32 in the previous edition
- All 104 matches across USA, Canada, and Mexico
- Explore interactive visualizations for each match