FIFA World Cup 2026 Stats & Live Scores

Get FIFA World Cup 2026 match data, live scores, goals, bookings, and standings as clean, flat JSON. Built for dashboards, fantasy football apps, and automated trading/betting tools that need structured tournament data without scraping.

What data you get

• Match info: id, utcDate, status, stage, group, venue, matchday
• Teams: home/away team id, name, code (TLA), crest URL
• Score: full-time and half-time home/away scores
• Goals: minute, type, player, assist, home/away team
• Bookings: minute, card type, player, home/away team
• Standings: group, position, team, played, won, drawn, lost, goals for/against, goal difference, points
• Stats: not available on the free tier — set to null

Modes

Mode	Description
live	All in-progress matches with current score and events
standings	Group stage table
match	Full detail (score, goals, bookings) for a single match
full	All completed matches

How to use

1. Configure input

In the Apify Console, open the actor and fill in the input form (or pass JSON via API):

{
  "footballDataApiKey": "your_key_here",
  "mode": "live"
}

For other modes, set mode accordingly and add matchId (for match) or teamId (for full).

2. Run

Click Start in the Console, or call the Run API endpoint:

POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/seralifatih~wc2026-stats/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN

Results land in the run's default dataset — one match/standings record per item.

3. Filter by team (optional)

Add teamId to fetch only completed matches for a specific team:

{ "footballDataApiKey": "your_key_here", "mode": "full", "teamId": 773 }

Useful for building single-team dashboards or tracking a specific country through the tournament.

Example output

{
  "fetchedAt": "2026-06-11T22:05:00Z",
  "mode": "match",
  "matches": [
    {
      "id": 415082,
      "utcDate": "2026-06-11T20:00:00Z",
      "status": "completed",
      "stage": "Group Stage",
      "group": "A",
      "matchday": 1,
      "homeTeam": { "id": 772, "name": "Mexico", "code": "MEX", "crest": "https://..." },
      "awayTeam": { "id": 773, "name": "United States", "code": "USA", "crest": "https://..." },
      "homeScore": 2,
      "awayScore": 1,
      "halfTimeHomeScore": 1,
      "halfTimeAwayScore": 0,
      "goals": [
        { "minute": 23, "type": "REGULAR", "team": "home", "player": "Raúl Jiménez", "assist": null }
      ],
      "bookings": [
        { "minute": 55, "team": "away", "player": "Tyler Adams", "card": "YELLOW" }
      ],
      "venue": "Estadio Azteca",
      "stats": null
    }
  ]
}

Rate limits

football-data.org free tier allows 10 requests per minute. This actor enforces a 6-second delay between API calls to stay within limits.

Scheduling live scores

For live match days, set up an Apify Scheduler to run this actor in live mode every 2 minutes. Each run pushes only currently in-progress matches with up-to-date scores, so your dataset stays fresh without manual triggers.

Example schedule cron: */2 * * * *

Only activate the scheduler on match days. The World Cup runs June 11 – July 19, 2026.

Tech stack

Node.js 20, TypeScript, Apify SDK v3, axios. Data sourced from football-data.org (free tier, requires API key).