The is a comprehensive, open-source dataset of every FIFA World Cup match (men's and women's) from 1930 to 2023. It is maintained by Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D., and is widely used for sports analytics, data journalism, and academic research.
: You can find individual datasets in the data-csv/ directory. fjelstul worldcup data-csv download
worldcup/DESCRIPTION at master · jfjelstul/worldcup - GitHub The is a comprehensive, open-source dataset of every
The most user-friendly way to download the data is via Kaggle, a community of data scientists. : You can find individual datasets in the
| File | Description | |------|-------------| | matches.csv | Main match-level data (score, venue, attendance, etc.) | | goals.csv | Every goal (scorer, minute, own goal, penalty, etc.) | | cards.csv | Yellow and red cards (player, minute, type) | | substitutions.csv | Substitutions (player in/out, minute) | | penalty_shootouts.csv | Penalty shootout details | | tournaments.csv | Tournament metadata | | teams.csv | Team names and codes | | players.csv | Player biographical data | | referees.csv | Referee assignments | | managers.csv | Team managers per tournament |