Where every squad earns its living
Tap a nation to unfold its players by league. The bar shows how many were born in the country they represent.
The leagues that built the tournament
Every league ranked by how many World Cup players it sent. Filter by prestige tier; click a bar for the roster.
Whose talent pool runs deepest?
Rank the 48 nations by a metric. Each bar is split by league tier — the brighter the bar, the more elite minutes behind it.
Find anyone in Qatar… er, North America
Search 1,248 players, or spin the dice for a random face.
Player spotlight
Flip through the tournament one card at a time. Build a deck with the filters, hit play, or use ← → arrows.
Six things the squads tell us
An interactive read of all 1,248 players. Hover the figures, click anything underlined to jump into the data.
Three World Cups, side by side
Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 (32 teams, 23- & 26-man squads) beside North America 2026 (48 teams). The tournament grew — but how did the talent base shift?
Test yourself
Two games built straight from the squad data. Your streaks live only in this browser tab.
How this was built
A data-viz exhibit assembled from open data. Click through the pipeline that turned raw squad lists into everything you've just explored.