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FIFA provides official men’s and women’s national-team rankings, excluding unranked teams, and year-specific tournament matches with scores, teams, stages and venues.

Get tournament matches

Get FIFA tournament matches in kick-off order, with scores, stages, teams and venues. Tournament names must include a year; venue-local kick-off times are used by default.

Your information

Keep only matches involving this team, for example Argentina.

Tournament name and year, for example World Cup 2026.

More options

Kick-off time zone, for example UTC or America/New_York. Omit for each venue’s local time.

1 credit per completed run

The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

Example results

FIFA World Cup 2026™

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About the FIFA tool

FIFA’s Get world ranking method returns national-team positions, points, and movement; it accepts a country, ranking type, and result limit.

Get tournament matches returns scores, stages, teams, and venues; it requires a tournament name and year, with optional team and time zone filters.

Built from fifa.com. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

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Get tournament matches

1 credit

Get FIFA tournament matches in kick-off order, with scores, stages, teams and venues. Tournament names must include a year; venue-local kick-off times are used by default.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
TeamteamTextOptionalKeep only matches involving this team, for example Argentina.Example: Argentina
Time Zonetime_zoneTextOptionalKick-off time zone, for example UTC or America/New_York. Omit for each venue’s local time.Example: UTC
TournamenttournamentTextRequiredTournament name and year, for example World Cup 2026.Example: World Cup 2026

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
MatchesmatchesList
Citymatches[].cityTextExample: Kansas City
Scorematches[].scoreTextExample: 3-0
Stagematches[].stageTextExample: Group J
Statusmatches[].statusTextExample: Finished
Stadiummatches[].stadiumTextExample: Kansas City Stadium
Kick Offmatches[].kick_offTextISO 8601 date-time with UTC offset.Example: 2026-06-16T20:00:00-05:00
Match IDmatches[].match_idTextExample: 400021496
Away Teammatches[].away_teamTextExample: Algeria
Home Teammatches[].home_teamTextExample: Argentina
Match Linkmatches[].match_linkTextExample: https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/285023/289273/400021496
Tournament Nametournament_nameTextExample: FIFA World Cup 2026™

Example result

For Team: Argentina, Tournament: World Cup 2026

JSON
{
  "matches": [
    {
      "city": "Kansas City",
      "score": "3-0",
      "stage": "Group J",
      "status": "finished",
      "stadium": "Kansas City Stadium",
      "kick_off": "2026-06-16T20:00:00-05:00",
      "match_id": "400021496",
      "away_team": "Algeria",
      "home_team": "Argentina",
      "match_link": "https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/285023/289273/400021496"
    },
    {
      "city": "Dallas",
      "score": "2-0",
      "stage": "Group J",
      "status": "finished",
      "stadium": "Dallas Stadium",
      "kick_off": "2026-06-22T12:00:00-05:00",
      "match_id": "400021494",
      "away_team": "Austria",
      "home_team": "Argentina",
      "match_link": "https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/285023/289273/400021494"
    },
    {
      "city": "Dallas",
      "score": "1-3",
      "stage": "Group J",
      "status": "finished",
      "stadium": "Dallas Stadium",
      "kick_off": "2026-06-27T21:00:00-05:00",
      "match_id": "400021495",
      "away_team": "Argentina",
      "home_team": "Jordan",
      "match_link": "https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/285023/289273/400021495"
    }
  ],
  "tournament_name": "FIFA World Cup 2026™"
}

Get world ranking

1 credit

Get the latest official FIFA men’s or women’s national-team ranking, with points and movement since the previous ranking. Unranked teams are excluded.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
CountrycountryTextOptionalNational team to find by country name or three-letter FIFA code, for example Brazil.Example: Brazil
RankingrankingTextOptionalRanking to view, for example men.Example: Men
Max Resultsmax_resultsNumberOptionalMaximum number of ranked teams to return, for example 50.Example: 211

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
TeamsteamsListRanked national teams in rank order.
Rankteams[].rankNumberCurrent position.Example: 5
Countryteams[].countryTextNational team name.Example: Brazil
Page Linkteams[].page_linkTextFIFA page for this national association.Example: https://inside.fifa.com/associations/BRA
Places Movedteams[].places_movedNumberPlaces moved since the previous ranking; positive means up.Example: 1
Total Pointsteams[].total_pointsNumberCurrent ranking points.Example: 1804.92
Confederationteams[].confederationTextFootball confederation.Example: CONMEBOL
Previous Rankteams[].previous_rankNumberPosition in the previous ranking, if known.Example: 6
Ranking Typeranking_typeTextMen or women.Example: Men
Ranking Release Dateranking_release_dateDateOfficial publication date of this ranking.Example: 2026-07-20

Example result

For Country: Brazil, Ranking: Men

JSON
{
  "teams": [
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "country": "Brazil",
      "page_link": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/BRA",
      "places_moved": 1,
      "total_points": 1804.92,
      "confederation": "CONMEBOL",
      "previous_rank": 6
    }
  ],
  "ranking_type": "men",
  "ranking_release_date": "2026-07-20"
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@fifa",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_tournament_matches",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "team": "Argentina",
    "tournament": "World Cup 2026"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

  • Compare national teams’ ranking positions and points.
  • Track movement in men’s or women’s national-team rankings.
  • Build tournament schedules with match times, stages, and venues.
  • Filter tournament matches to follow a specific team.

Questions about FIFA

Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this FIFA tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a FIFA account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from fifa.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.

What is a national team’s current ranking and points?

Get world ranking returns a team’s current position and ranking points. Enter its country and choose a ranking type.

Which teams moved up or down in the rankings?

Get world ranking returns places moved since the previous ranking. Choose a ranking type and set a result limit.

When and where does a tournament team play?

Get tournament matches returns match times, venues, and teams. Provide a tournament name and year, and optionally filter by team or time zone.

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