Context
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Federation International Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The reigning champions are Argentina, who won their third title at the 2022 tournament.
Organizing body: FIFA
Founded: 1930; 93 years ago
Region: International
Number of teams: 32 (48 from 2026)
Current champions: Argentina (3rd title) (2022)
The format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over about a month. The host nation(s) automatically qualify to the group stage of the tournament. The FIFA World Cup has been scheduled to expand to 48 teams for the 2026 tournament.
Content
The dataset contains the following columns:
- Teams:- Different Countries
- MP:- Matches Played
- W:- Won
- D:- Draw
- L:- Loss
- GF:- Goals For
- GA:- Goals Against
- +/-:- Goals Difference
- Pts:- Points
- Group:- Countries Divided in A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
Acknowledgement
The source of dataset is https://www.news18.com/football/fifa-world-cup-2022/points-table/