World Cup API

Diego Armando Maradona played one of the biggest matches ever against England in the 1986 World Cup. During the first half he was already having an amazing game, unstoppable with the ball and being the playmaker of Argentina, but in the second half he had the most memorable performance ever. First, he scored the 1-0 with his hand, in what he later named “The hand of God”, but the biggest moment came a few minutes later, when he received the ball in the midfield and dribbled half of the England team and the goalkeeper to score one of the greatest goals of all time if not the greatest. It was a crucial match for Argentina considering the war that ended few years before and that it was the quarterfinals of the World Cup they ended up winning. Our World Cup API provides live match-commentary for your users to be able to keep in touch with every big game and not miss any big moment.

Before the 2018 World Cup there was a lot of doubts about if Samuel Umtiti, the starting centerback for France, could play the tournament due to a knee injury. He decided to play even though he was putting his career in danger because he was advised to have surgery. He ended up winning the World Cup and being one of the best defenders of the tournament alongside Raphael Varane, his partner. He also scored the only goal in the 1-0 win over Belgium in the semifinals. The decision to play in the World Cup affected the rest of his career, which was plagued by injuries and a never-ending rehabilitation process for his knee. This helps to understand how important the World Cup is to the players, who might risk their career to have the chance to win the most prestigious tournament in sports. Our World Cup API offers the possibility to keep in touch with the live events in every match played during the competition.

Before the 1982 World Cup Brazil was one of the biggest candidates to win the tournament. They had one of their best teams ever with players like Socrates, Zico, Falcao and Junior. They started the tournament with amazing wins against the Soviet Union, New Zealand and Scotland and then they beat Argentina in the following round with a strong 3-1 win. They were playing unbelievable team football, but they ended up losing against Italy in the last match of the second group stage so they couldn’t reach the semifinals. The players identified as the responsibles for the defeat were Serginho and Valdir Peres, their striker and goalkeeper, whom many people say they weren’t at the same level as the rest of their team. That shows how important those two positions are in football to do the most basic things: score and stop goals. Our World Cup API provides data on every shot taken and save made in a World Cup match for your users to be able to keep track of the game.