Every fact, verified
This portal is built on a strict principle: no invented data. Every score, standing, profile and historical fact is sourced from authoritative references and stamped with the date it was verified.
Where the data comes from
Cross-referenced for fixture lists and knockout results during verification.
Fully verified
- • All 12 group standings (played, goals, points, qualifiers).
- • Every Round of 32 result (16 matches, with scores).
- • Round of 16 advancing teams and the confirmed QF / SF / Final schedule.
- • 16 venues with capacities and match counts.
- • Past World Cup champions 1930–2022 (winner, host, runner-up).
- • Tournament format, mascots, match ball and official song.
Known limits
- • Individual group-stage match scores are not itemised; group outcomes are presented via the authoritative standings tables.
- • One Round-of-16 tie (Mexico v England) is reflected as England advancing; its exact score was outside the snapshot.
- • Player clubs reflect the 2025–26 season and may change with transfers.
- • Statistics (goals, attendance) are as of 2026-07-05 and advance as the tournament continues.
Image sourcing & licensing
Album photos are drawn from Wikimedia Commons under free licences (CC BY, CC BY-SA) or the public domain — national flags, the 16 stadiums, the tournament emblem / trophy / match ball / mascots / poster, and player portraits. Each photo is shown with its author and licence plus a link to the source file, satisfying the Creative Commons attribution requirement.
Copyrighted press photography (FIFA, Getty, AP, etc.) is intentionally not used. To add your own properly-licensed photos, drop files into public/albums/<teams|stars|venues|tournament>/<id>/ and they appear automatically.
How the data refreshes
Datasets live as typed JSON in the data/ folder, each stamped with an asOf date and source list. Updating a snapshot means editing the JSON, bumping the date, and redeploying — fully auditable.