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Research draft

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

vr.tr.national-team-appearances-in-the-fifa-world-cup · thing-q1477115

Let an agent explain the class of national team World Cup appearances, relay how squads and records are organised per edition from FIFA and statistical sources, describe appearance records, and distinguish this class from national teams as ongoing organisations and from World Cup editions as events.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

Researched by: Claude

Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What the class is.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What does this class of national team World Cup appearances cover, and how does it differ from teams and editions? definition
  2. Is the question about the class, a specific edition, a team or a record? boundary

Editions

Editions.

Editions

Editions.

  1. What are the team classes for 1990, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2022 and 2026? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific edition? action
Data Data organisation.

Squads

Squads.

Squads

Squads.

  1. How are squads, coaches and results recorded per edition? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Records

Records.

Records

Records.

  1. What are the appearance and performance records across editions? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Use Use.

Statistics

Statistics.

Statistics

Statistics.

  1. How are appearance statistics compiled and used? provenance
  2. Which entry fits FIFA World Cup records and statistics? action

Wikidata

Data modelling.

Wikidata

Wikidata.

  1. How does Wikidata model teams per tournament? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Wikidata? action
Context Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How has participation grown from 13 teams in 1930 to 48 in 2026? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of the FIFA World Cup? action

Teams

Teams.

Teams

Teams.

  1. Which national teams have the most appearances and titles? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific team? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.ORG
Other names and narrower kinds
2018 FIFA World Cup team, 2022 FIFA World Cup team, 2006 FIFA World Cup team, 1990 FIFA World Cup team, 2010 FIFA World Cup team, 2026 FIFA World Cup team, 1998 FIFA World Cup team, 2002 FIFA World Cup team, 2014 FIFA World Cup team, 1966 FIFA World Cup team, 1994 FIFA World Cup team, 1950 FIFA World Cup team

What it is Filled

The squads and records of national teams at each edition of the FIFA World Cup, a registry class grouping items such as the 1990, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2022 and 2026 World Cup teams, covering which nations qualified, their players, coaches and results; the class supports statistics on appearances and performance across tournaments.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain the class of national team World Cup appearances, relay how squads and records are organised per edition from FIFA and statistical sources, describe appearance records, and distinguish this class from national teams as ongoing organisations and from World Cup editions as events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Edition-specific
  • Squad and record data
  • Statistical class
  • Links teams and events

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Confuse this class with a single team or with a tournament edition.
  • Present records that predate the latest tournament as current.
  • Misstate a player's nationality or eligibility.
  • Spread nationalist abuse toward teams or players.

Only with a human decision

  • Correcting official appearance records in a published dataset.

May

  • Report which national teams appeared at each World Cup, with squads and results from official records.
  • Compute appearance statistics and state the editions they cover.

Moral aspects Filled

  • World Cup appearances are a matter of national pride and players' legacies.
  • Players' personal data in squad lists should be limited to what is public.

Who is affected

  • Players
  • National associations
  • Fans

Owners Filled

Steward

The world football governing body, which keeps the official tournament records.

Master systems

  • World football governing body tournament archives

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q15944511 - registry parent class

related

  • association football team - in registry terms, per edition
  • national football team - to a World Cup edition
  • FIFA World Cup - editions
  • FIFA - in official records

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.national-team-appearances-in-the-fifa-world-cup
  • Wikidata: Q1477115 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1477115)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • teams per edition: 32 from 1998 to 2022, 48 from 2026 count
  • most appearances: Brazil, every edition note
  • squad size: 23 to 26 count - recent editions

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • National team at a specific World Cup
  • 1990, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2022, 2026 World Cup teams
  • The national team is the ongoing organisation; the edition is the event
  • Not a visible object; a data class.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain the class
  • relay squad and record organisation
  • describe appearance records
  • distinguish related classes

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Confusing the class with teams or editions
  • Stale records after each tournament
  • Registry aliases naming edition classes

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • FIFA squad registration rules
  • FIFA statistical conventions

Context of use required Filled

  • Organising World Cup squad and appearance data.
  • team appearances by edition from 1930 onward
  • squads and coaches
  • appearance and result records
  • qualification records
  • the expanded 2026 edition teams

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q1477115: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each edition s teams be separate entries?
  • How should FIFA sources be linked?
  • How should appearance records be maintained?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1477115/spec.json