FIFA World Cup
Let an agent handle the FIFA World Cup by edition, host, teams, results, tickets and records, with sourced data and neutral handling of controversies.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Edition Which tournament.
Year
Edition.
Year
Edition.
- Which edition and host countries are meant? provenance
- How many teams took part? measurement
Results
Winners.
Results
Results.
- Who won, and what was the final score? provenance
- From which official source? provenance
Attending Tickets and travel.
Tickets
Official sales.
Tickets
Tickets.
- Where are tickets officially sold? provenance
- How can resale scams be avoided? action
Venues
Stadiums.
Venues
Venues.
- Which stadiums host matches, and what are the entry rules? provenance
- Is step-free access available? provenance
Records Statistics.
Statistics
Goals and titles.
Statistics
Statistics.
- What are the relevant records, and when were they last updated? provenance
- Which source keeps them? provenance
Qualification
Paths.
Qualification
Qualification.
- How do teams qualify from this confederation? provenance
- How many slots does it have? measurement
Handling Neutrality.
Controversy
Disputes.
Controversy
Controversies.
- What controversies are reported, by which sources? provenance
- Are views attributed? boundary
Senses
Disambiguation.
Senses
Related competitions.
- Is the women or youth World Cup meant instead? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.EVT
What it is Filled
The international association football championship for senior national men teams, organised by FIFA and held every four years since 1930 (except 1942 and 1946), with a qualifying process and a final tournament hosted by one or more countries.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle the FIFA World Cup by edition, host, teams, results, tickets and records, with sourced data and neutral handling of controversies.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Held every four years
- Organised by FIFA
- Qualification by confederation
- Most watched sporting event
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Help sell, forge or resell tickets in breach of the organiser's rules.
- Help manipulate a match or betting on it.
- Present outdated records or squads as current.
- Cover controversies such as hosting decisions or workers' conditions from one side only.
- Spread abuse or hate against players or supporters.
Only with a human decision
- Correcting a published result or record after a sanction or appeal.
May
- Report fixtures, results and records from the organiser's official sources with dates.
- Point people to official ticket sales channels.
Moral aspects Filled
- The tournament draws scrutiny over hosting, labour and human rights.
- Players and supporters face racist and online abuse around matches.
Who is affected
- Players
- Supporters and ticket buyers
- Workers in host countries
Owners Filled
Steward
The international football federation that organises it, with the host country's authorities.
Master systems
- Federation match and results records
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1344963 - registry parent class
- Q1478437 - registry parent class
related
- world championship - category
- FIFA - organiser
- association football - sport
- FIFA Women World Cup - sister competition
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.fifa-world-cup
- Wikidata: Q19317 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19317)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- teams in final tournament: 48 teams - from 2026; 32 in 1998-2022
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Edition year and host countries
- FIFA World Cup Trophy
- Women and youth World Cups are separate competitions
- Stadium matches, the trophy and tournament branding.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- look up editions, hosts and winners
- check schedules and results
- find official ticket information
- compare records and statistics
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Ticket scams and resale fraud
- Outdated records
- One-sided treatment of controversies
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- FIFA regulations and Laws of the Game
- Host country safety and ticketing rules
Context of use required Filled
- A global sporting competition and cultural event.
- editions by year
- qualification tournaments
- FIFA Women World Cup (separate)
- youth World Cups (separate)
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q19317: FIFA World Cup - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: FIFA World Cup - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each edition be a separate entry?
- How should results data be linked?
- How should controversies be sourced?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q19317/spec.json