⚽ World Cup 2026 — Real-Time Events Notifications

Hook up your app, bot, or automation to live match pings for World Cup 2026. This setup actor is the one-time “where should we send stuff?” step.

What you get 🔔

Once you’re in, your webhook gets instant POST notifications when the action hits the pitch:

• ⚽ Goals (scorer + assist when available)
• 🟨🟥 Cards (Red/Yellow)
• 🔄 Substitutions
• ⏱️ Match phases — kickoff, HT, 2nd half, FT, stoppage time

No polling. No F5 spam. Events land on your URL as they happen.

Discord? Paste a channel webhook URL — the stream actor formats each update as a ready-to-post content message (goals, cards, subs, HT/FT).

Live examples on Webhook.site

Real POSTs from the delivery service during live WC26 — open the inbox to inspect full JSONs: https://webhook.site/#!/view/01b18b65-2625-4129-88f1-3ca2cdfe0615

Each notification is a separate POST.

How it works (5 seconds setup)

1. Create a free Apify account
2. Run this actor with your webhook URL
3. Optional: check Send test payload — dummy goal POST to confirm delivery
4. We save it next to your Apify account
5. Our delivery service fires live JSON during live matches

One setup run → notifications in the background all tournament long. Free. Easy.

Input

The Apify form has two sections: Webhook delivery (URL + test ping) and Notification events (what to send).

Field	Default	Description
webhookUrl	—	HTTPS endpoint — Discord, Webhook.site, or your API (required)
testWebhook	true	Send a dummy goal POST now to verify whether your endpoint is reachable
subscribeGoals	true	Goals (scorer + assist when available)
subscribeYellowCards	false	Yellow cards
subscribeRedCards	false	Red cards
subscribePeriods	false	Match phases — kickoff, HT, 2nd half, FT, stoppage time
subscribeSubstitutions	false	Substitutions

{
  "webhookUrl": "https://your-server.com/notifications/wc26",
  "testWebhook": true,
  "subscribeGoals": true,
  "subscribeYellowCards": false,
  "subscribeRedCards": true,
  "subscribePeriods": false,
  "subscribeSubstitutions": true
}

Node, Python, Zapier, Make, n8n — if it accepts POST, you’re good. Discord works too — paste a channel webhook URL and the stream actor formats messages for you.

Setup test ping

When testWebhook is checked (default on), the setup actor POSTs one dummy notification — A similar shape to a real goal, marked test: true:

{
  "test": true,
  "message": "Ready to receive World Cup chaos!",
  "channel": "test",
  "match": "Test Home FC vs Test Away FC",
  "summary": {
    "kind": "test",
    "type": "goal",
    "text": "Ready to receive World Cup chaos! — Test Player 0' (assist Test Assist) (1-0)",
    "score": { "home": 1, "away": 0 }
  }
}

Discord receives { "content": "⚽ Ready to receive World Cup chaos! — …" }. Setup still succeeds if the ping fails — check run output testWebhook.ok.

Output (dataset)

Successful run = one confirmation row:

{
  "subscriptionId": "uuid",
  "apifyUserId": "your-apify-user-id",
  "webhookUrl": "https://your-server.com/notifications/wc26",
  "eventTypes": {
    "goals": true,
    "yellowCards": false,
    "redCards": true,
    "periods": false,
    "substitutions": true
  },
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-11T12:00:00.000Z",
  "testWebhook": {
    "sent": true,
    "ok": true,
    "status": 200
  }
}

Changing your URL

• One slot per Apify user
• Run again with a new URL → we swap it in
• No duplicate subscriptions cluttering things

What a notification looks like 📬

During live World Cup matches, the delivery service POSTs to your webhookUrl.

• Discord (discord.com/api/webhooks/...) → { "content": "..." } — formatted.
• Everything else → full JSON payload below

HTTP request

POST /notifications/wc26 HTTP/1.1
Host: your-server.com
Content-Type: application/json
{ ... body below ... }

You only receive event types you enabled at setup (subscribeGoals, subscribeYellowCards, etc.). If you left only Goals checked, you will not get cards or subs.

Below: JSON shapes from live delivery. For raw POSTs with timestamps, see the Webhook.site inbox.

Goal (with scorer + assist)

Live delivery — Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina (event 15186836):

{
  "ts": "2026-06-12T20:59:02.379Z",
  "eventId": 15186836,
  "subject": "event.15186836",
  "channel": "incidents",
  "incidentId": 351558696,
  "homeTeam": "Canada",
  "awayTeam": "Bosnia & Herzegovina",
  "match": "Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina",
  "summary": {
    "kind": "goal",
    "type": "goal",
    "class": "regular",
    "side": "away",
    "team": "Bosnia & Herzegovina",
    "minute": 21,
    "player": "J. Lukić",
    "assist": "S. Kolašinac",
    "text": "Goal — J. Lukić 21' (assist S. Kolašinac) (0-1)",
    "score": { "home": 0, "away": 1 }
  },
  "team": "Bosnia & Herzegovina",
  "player": "J. Lukić",
  "assist": "S. Kolašinac"
}

Earlier WC26 example — Mexico vs South Africa (event 15186710):

{
  "ts": "2026-06-11T19:14:50.813Z",
  "eventId": 15186710,
  "subject": "event.15186710",
  "channel": "score",
  "homeTeam": "Mexico",
  "awayTeam": "South Africa",
  "match": "Mexico vs South Africa",
  "summary": {
    "kind": "goal",
    "side": "home",
    "team": "Mexico",
    "score": "1-0",
    "player": "J. Quiñones",
    "assist": "E. Lira",
    "minute": 9,
    "text": "Goal — J. Quiñones 9' (assist E. Lira) (1-0)"
  },
  "patch": {
    "homeScore.current": 1,
    "awayScore.current": 0
  },
  "incidentId": 351455858,
  "player": "J. Quiñones",
  "assist": "E. Lira"
}

summary.text is ready to forward to Discord, Slack, or SMS as-is.

Red card

{
  "ts": "2026-06-11T20:16:38.921Z",
  "eventId": 15186710,
  "subject": "event.15186710",
  "channel": "incidents",
  "incidentId": 125277734,
  "homeTeam": "Mexico",
  "awayTeam": "South Africa",
  "match": "Mexico vs South Africa",
  "summary": {
    "kind": "red",
    "type": "card",
    "class": "red",
    "side": "away",
    "team": "South Africa",
    "minute": 49,
    "player": "S. Sithole",
    "text": "red — S. Sithole 49'"
  },
  "team": "South Africa",
  "player": "S. Sithole"
}

Yellow card

Live delivery — Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina:

{
  "ts": "2026-06-12T19:46:42.144Z",
  "eventId": 15186836,
  "subject": "event.15186836",
  "channel": "incidents",
  "incidentId": 125279344,
  "homeTeam": "Canada",
  "awayTeam": "Bosnia & Herzegovina",
  "match": "Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina",
  "summary": {
    "kind": "yellow",
    "type": "card",
    "class": "yellow",
    "side": "away",
    "team": "Bosnia & Herzegovina",
    "minute": 45,
    "player": "E. Demirović",
    "text": "yellow — E. Demirović 45'"
  },
  "team": "Bosnia & Herzegovina",
  "player": "E. Demirović"
}

Substitution

playerIn / playerOut appear only on substitutions. Live delivery — Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina:

{
  "ts": "2026-06-12T20:22:12.251Z",
  "eventId": 15186836,
  "subject": "event.15186836",
  "channel": "incidents",
  "incidentId": 126397427,
  "homeTeam": "Canada",
  "awayTeam": "Bosnia & Herzegovina",
  "match": "Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina",
  "summary": {
    "kind": "substitution",
    "type": "substitution",
    "class": "regular",
    "side": "home",
    "team": "Canada",
    "minute": 61,
    "text": "Sub — L. Millar → J. Shaffelburg 61'",
    "playerIn": "J. Shaffelburg",
    "playerOut": "L. Millar"
  },
  "team": "Canada",
  "playerIn": "J. Shaffelburg",
  "playerOut": "L. Millar"
}

Match phases (kickoff → HT → 2H → FT)

Enable subscribePeriods for whistle-to-whistle milestones. One POST per phase change. Same top-level shape as goals and cards: homeTeam, awayTeam, match, and a readable summary.text.

Moment	summary.phase	summary.text example
First half	first_half	First half — Mexico vs South Africa (0-0)
Halftime	halftime	Halftime — Mexico vs South Africa (1-0)
Second half	second_half	Second half — Mexico vs South Africa (1-0)

Full time — webhook JSON sample:

{
  "ts": "2026-06-17T22:00:37.794Z",
  "eventId": 15186504,
  "subject": "event.15186504",
  "channel": "score",
  "summary": {
    "kind": "status",
    "type": "period",
    "phase": "full_time",
    "text": "Full time — England vs Croatia (4-2)",
    "score": {
      "home": 4,
      "away": 2
    },
    "status": {
      "code": 100,
      "description": "Ended"
    }
  },
  "homeTeam": "England",
  "awayTeam": "Croatia",
  "match": "England vs Croatia"
}

Halftime — webhook JSON sample:

{
  "ts": "2026-06-11T19:55:00.676Z",
  "eventId": 15186710,
  "subject": "sport.football",
  "channel": "score",
  "homeTeam": "Mexico",
  "awayTeam": "South Africa",
  "match": "Mexico vs South Africa",
  "summary": {
    "kind": "status",
    "type": "period",
    "phase": "halftime",
    "text": "Halftime — Mexico vs South Africa (1-0)",
    "score": { "home": 1, "away": 0 },
    "status": { "code": 31, "description": "Halftime" }
  }
}

Stoppage time uses summary.kind: "stoppage_time" with minutes and period (1 or 2).

Other phases use the same shape: first_half, second_half, extra_time, penalties.

Field cheat sheet

Field	Meaning
ts	When we sent the notification (ISO 8601)
eventId	Match id — stable for the whole game
channel	score (live socket) or incidents (API enrich for cards/subs)
summary.kind	goal, yellow, red, substitution, status, stoppage_time, …
summary.type	goal, card, substitution, or period for match phases
summary.phase	Period only: first_half, halftime, second_half, full_time, stoppage_time, …
summary.text	Human-readable one-liner
summary.score	{ "home": 1, "away": 0 } on goals and periods
player / assist	Scorer and assist on goals; player on cards
playerIn / playerOut	Substitution only

You’re live when…

Delivery kicks in once your URL is on the notification service. Changed URL or event toggles? Picked up within about 5 minutes (no restart needed).

Want to try it? Plug in your webhook, open your logs, and wait for the beautiful chaos of live World Cup football. 🏆

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📬 Contact & Support

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