⚡ worldcup-live.json

June 12, 2026 · View on GitHub

This is a fork of openfootball/worldcup.json that updates 2026 tournament results within hours of full-time (upstream updates roughly once a day, by hand — see the FAQ below).

Same data, same structure, same file paths. The JSON schema is unchanged, so if your app already consumes the upstream files it works as a drop-in replacement — just swap the repo in the raw URL:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/upbound-web/worldcup-live.json/master/2026/worldcup.json

All credit for the dataset, format, and the entire historical archive (1930–2025) goes to Gerald Bauer and the openfootball project. Like the original, everything here is public domain (CC0) — see LICENSE.md. Score corrections welcome via PR; results are also submitted back upstream.

World Cup 2026 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Answers

Q: Will it update live match data? How live is the (worldcup.json) data?

A: Sorry, no. worldcup.json works like a wiki. everytime the upstream (source) text, that is, worldcup/2026--usa/cup.txt gets updated (by hand), the 2026/worldcup.json datatset here gets automatically generated & updated (via github action).

Again note the upstream (source) text updates are not live or automated. I (Gerald Bauer) try to update once a day and note - I am in Austria, that is, Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Anyways, to guarantee updates the best way is for you to contribute and update the score yourself. yes, you can. Send a pull request and I will merge and happy to send you an invite to join the github org (if you agree and opt-in by saying yes) so you can edit "in place" from than on.

PS: For full match details incl. line-ups, (yellow/red card) bookings, player substitutions, penalty shootouts, and more I will put together an (alternate) upstream (source) text - see worldcup/more for the history from 1930 to 2022 - but again sorry, that, page will NOT be live updated.

Tip

You can use the fbtxt2json command-line tool to convert any file in the Football.TXT format to JSON (or use fbtxt2csv to convert to CSV).

worldcup.json

Free open public domain football data for the world cups (national teams and clubs) in the JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) data interchange format incl. Canada/USA/Mexico 2026, USA 2025, Qatar 2022, Russia 2018 and more - No API key required ;-).

National Teams

Example - World Cup in Canada/USA/Mexico 2026 Match Schedule (Fixtures and Results) - 2026/worldcup.json:

{
 "name": "World Cup 2026",
 "matches": [
   {"round": "Matchday 1",
    "date": "2026-06-11",
    "time": "13:00 UTC-6",
    "team1": "Mexico",
    "team2": "South Africa",
    "group": "Group A",
    "ground": "Mexico City"
   },
   {"round": "Matchday 1",
    "date": "2026-06-11",
    "time": "20:00 UTC-6",
    "team1": "South Korea",
    "team2": "Czech Republic",
    "group": "Group A",
    "ground": "Guadalajara (Zapopan)"
   },
   {"round": "Matchday 8",
    "date": "2026-06-18",
    "time": "12:00 UTC-4",
    "team1": "Czech Republic",
    "team2": "South Africa",
    "group": "Group A",
    "ground": "Atlanta"
   },
   {"round": "Matchday 8",
    "date": "2026-06-18",
    "time": "19:00 UTC-6",
    "team1": "Mexico",
    "team2": "South Korea",
    "group": "Group A",
    "ground": "Guadalajara (Zapopan)"
   },
   ...
   {"round": "Final",
    "date": "2026-07-19",
    "time": "15:00 UTC-4",
    "team1": "W101",
    "team2": "W102",
    "ground": "New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford)"
   }
]}

Example - World Cup in Qatar 2022 Match Schedule (Fixtures and Results) - 2022/worldcup.json:

{
 "name": "World Cup 2022",
 "matches":
  [{"round": "Matchday 1",
    "date": "2022-11-20",
    "time": "19:00",
    "team1": "Qatar",
    "team2": "Ecuador",
    "score": {"ft": [0, 2], "ht": [0, 2]},
    "goals1": [],
    "goals2":
     [{"name": "Enner Valencia", "minute": 16, "penalty": true},
      {"name": "Enner Valencia", "minute": 31}],
    "group": "Group A",
    "ground": "Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor"
   },
   {"round": "Matchday 2",
    "date": "2022-11-21",
    "time": "19:00",
    "team1": "Senegal",
    "team2": "Netherlands",
    "score": {"ft": [0, 2], "ht": [0, 0]},
    "goals1": [],
    "goals2":
     [{"name": "Cody Gakpo", "minute": 84},
      {"name": "Davy Klaassen", "minute": 90, "offset": 9}],
    "group": "Group A",
    "ground": "Al Thumama Stadium, Doha"
  },
  ...
  {"round": "Final",
    "date": "2022-12-18",
    "time": "18:00",
    "team1": "Argentina",
    "team2": "France",
    "score": {"p": [4, 2], "et": [3, 3], "ft": [2, 2], "ht": [2, 0]},
    "goals1":
     [{"name": "Lionel Messi", "minute": 23, "penalty": true},
      {"name": "Lionel Messi", "minute": 108},
      {"name": "Ángel Di María", "minute": 36}],
    "goals2":
     [{"name": "Kylian Mbappé", "minute": 80, "penalty": true},
      {"name": "Kylian Mbappé", "minute": 81},
      {"name": "Kylian Mbappé", "minute": 118, "penalty": true}],
    "ground": "Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail"
  }
]}

Clubs

Example - Club World Cup in USA 2025 Match Schedule (Fixtures and Results) - 2025/clubworldcup.json:

{
 "name": "Club World Cup 2025",
 "matches":
  [{"round": "Group A",
    "date": "2025-06-14",
    "time": "20:00",
    "team1": "Al Ahly SC (EGY)",
    "team2": "Inter Miami CF (USA)",
    "score": {"ft": [0, 0]}
   },
   {"round": "Group A",
    "date": "2025-06-15",
    "time": "18:00",
    "team1": "Palmeiras (BRA)",
    "team2": "FC Porto (POR)",
    "score": {"ft": [0, 0]}
  },
  ...
  {"round": "Final",
   "date": "2025-07-13",
   "time": "15:00",
   "team1": "Chelsea FC (ENG)",
   "team2": "Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)",
   "score": {"ft": [3, 0], "ht": [3, 0]}
  }
]}

How to Use the Public JSON HTTP API (Micro) Web Service - No API Key Required ;-)

Use the "raw" links served by GitHub (otherwise you get the complete "formatted" GitHub web page). Example:

$ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openfootball/worldcup.json/master/2026/worldcup.json

Updates / Contributions Welcome - Please Update the Upstream (Source) Text Files

Note: The JSON files get (auto-)generated using the football.db datasets, thus, please do NOT edit the JSON files here but the upstream (source) text files in the /worldcup (and friends) repos e.g.:

National Teams:

Note: For the World Cup 2026 please update the source text file /worldcup/2026--usa/cup.txt for the group stage and /worldcup/2026--usa/cup_finals.txt for the knockout (quarter-finals, semi-finals, etc.) stage.

Clubs:

Note: For the Club World Cup 2025 please update the source text file /club-worldcup/2025/clubworldcup.txt

Contributions Welcome - Add Your Leagues and Tournaments!

Any leagues or tournaments missing? Contributions welcome! For starting your own repo from scratch see the League Quick Starter Kit.

License

The worldcup.json schema, data and scripts are dedicated to the public domain. Use as you please with no restrictions whatsoever.

Projects in the Real-World Using worldcup.json

Yes, you're more than welcome to send a pull request (PR) with your project!

World Cup 2026

Feel free to add your project here!

Questions? Comments?

Yes, you can. More than welcome. See Help & Support »