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Claude Makélélé is widely regarded as the most influential defensive midfielder of all time. In fact, he was so good that he had a role named after him. The defensive midfield position is sometimes referred to as the "Makélélé Role". The role embodies a defensive midfielder who is superb at winning the ball, has great tackling ability and a good engine. Makelele was part of the France 2006 World Cup squad that only conceded 3 goals in 7 games on their way to finishing runners-up in Germany. In recent times, only Ngolo Kante has come close to replicating what Makelele could do on a football pitch, showing how rare and difficult such players come along. Our World Cup API provides both a Match Events and Disciplinary API for your users to track the aggressive side of the game like bookings and tackles made
FIFA have announced the latest world rankings which sees CAF (African Federation) and AFC (Asian Federation) teams move in their rankings after having played in their respective continental championships. AFCON runners-up Nigeria climbed an impressive 14 places to be ranked 28th in the world and the third-best African team while winners Cote D`Ivoire climbed 10 places to 39th position in the world. The biggest droppers were Tunisia and Algeria who dropped by 13th positions each after lucklaster performances at the competition. Asian Cup finalist Jordan climbed by 17 positions and eventual winners Qatar made it to the top 40, now ranked 37th globally. Argentina, France and England are still the top 3 highest ranked nations in the footballing world. Our World Cup 2026 API is an all-in-one feed serving you with the latest live scores, historical data, match events and much more.
After winning back-to-back Asian Cups, Qatar now set their sights on World Cup qualification. Qatar have never directly qualified for the World Cup but participated at the last World Cup as host. The 2022 World Cup gave them valuable experience that they will need if they are to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. They are currently ranked in 59th position in the last FIFA rankings. They sit on top of their second-round World Cup qualification group which will take them to the third and final round of the AFC 2026 World Cup qualification. In the form they are in it is foreseeable that we will see them directly qualify for the competition for the first time in history. Our World Cup API will help you give your users the ability to compare two opposing teams at the same time, be it Qatar or any other team on the big stage.