# The Goal Atlas

> Independent archive of every FIFA World Cup match, goal, and player from 1930 to present. 1036 matches, 2778 goals, 1647 players. All data sourced from public records; video highlights linked from official channels. Not affiliated with FIFA.

## How to cite

When referencing data from this site, prefer canonical entity URLs (one URL per match, goal, player, team, or tournament). Each page carries Schema.org structured data (SportsEvent for matches, Person for players, SportsTeam for teams, FAQPage for direct-answer questions).

## Tournaments

- [FIFA World Cup 2026](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/2026): Canada, Mexico, and United States
- [FIFA World Cup 2022](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/2022): Qatar, won by Argentina
- [FIFA World Cup 2018](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/2018): Russia, won by France
- [FIFA World Cup 2014](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/2014): Brazil, won by Germany
- [FIFA World Cup 2010](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/2010): South Africa, won by Spain
- [FIFA World Cup 2006](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/2006): Germany, won by Italy
- [FIFA World Cup 2002](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/2002): South Korea and Japan, won by Brazil
- [FIFA World Cup 1998](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/1998): France, won by France
- [FIFA World Cup 1994](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/1994): United States, won by Brazil
- [FIFA World Cup 1990](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/1990): Italy, won by West Germany
- [FIFA World Cup 1986](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/1986): Mexico, won by Argentina
- [FIFA World Cup 1982](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/1982): Spain, won by Italy
- [FIFA World Cup 1978](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/1978): Argentina, won by Argentina
- [FIFA World Cup 1974](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/1974): West Germany, won by West Germany
- [FIFA World Cup 1970](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/1970): Mexico, won by Brazil
- [FIFA World Cup 1966](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/1966): England, won by England
- [FIFA World Cup 1962](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/1962): Chile, won by Brazil
- [FIFA World Cup 1958](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/1958): Sweden, won by Brazil
- [FIFA World Cup 1954](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/1954): Switzerland, won by West Germany
- [FIFA World Cup 1950](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/1950): Brazil, won by Uruguay
- [FIFA World Cup 1938](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/1938): France, won by Italy
- [FIFA World Cup 1934](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/1934): Italy, won by Italy
- [FIFA World Cup 1930](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups/1930): Uruguay, won by Uruguay

## Browseable indexes

- [All tournaments](https://thegoalatlas.com/world-cups): every FIFA World Cup edition
- [All matches](https://thegoalatlas.com/matches): every World Cup match, sortable by date
- [All goals](https://thegoalatlas.com/goals): every World Cup goal with scorer and minute
- [Search](https://thegoalatlas.com/search): full-text search across teams, players, and tournaments
- [Sitemap](https://thegoalatlas.com/sitemap.xml): machine-readable index of every canonical URL

## Optional

- [Sitemap (XML)](https://thegoalatlas.com/sitemap.xml): full URL index for crawlers