Editorial standards
An independent archive of the men's World Cup, built so that every result, scorer and record on the site can be traced back to the source it came from.
Results, goals and lineups come from ESPN completed match reports and FIFA tournament records. Squad and profile details combine published tournament information with clearly labelled editorial estimates.
Team and player totals are recalculated from the match archive at build time and must reconcile with the edition totals before a release ships.
Where sources disagree, official tournament records take priority. Changes are recorded against a dated release rather than edited silently.
WorldCupStats is independent and not affiliated with FIFA. Every derived figure is traceable to a listed source.
Not affiliated with FIFA. Visit the official FIFA World Cup website for governing-body announcements.