FIFA World Cup 2026 Data Portraits: Every Match Reconstructed from 1,500 Events
I have created a visual archive of the FIFA World Cup 2026, reconstructing all 102 matches entirely from data. Nothing is staged; each portrait captures the flow of the game using roughly 1,500 recorded events per match, including every touch, pass, shot, and card. This project transforms raw statistics from FotMob and WhoScored into unique impressions of football history.
It's an impression, but one built entirely from data.
- slwvx
Great visualization!
I'm no soccer/football expert, but it seems to me that the most common TV camera shots are from the sideline at midfield. The (effective) camera for these shots are from high above one corner of the field, and the field is (effectively) tilted. This camera-on-the-corner shot may be good in some cases, but when showing the live back-and-forth, I'd prefer it to be in in the standard position of midfield, so as to not favor one team or another
- thejj100100
Seems like an interesting idea, but the copy has all the hallmarks of being LLM output.
"readable at a glance, honest to the last touch."
"every touch, pass, shot and card."
"Every ridge, tide and flash is driven by an actual event or measurement from the game."
- jeffbee
Amazing. The most recent one really conveys the way that England lost yesterday by parking 9 men in the box and expecting that to work against Argentina.