Curated Dataset of FIFA World Cup History and Statistics (1930–2022)

Release Notes - v1.0.1 This release updates the project documentation and academic metadata without modifying the core statistical data. Changes in this version Documentation Update: Added the official Zenodo DOI badge to the README.md for direct access to the permanent record. Citation Support: Added a CITATION.cff file to enable automatic citation generation in GitHub and Zenodo. Metadata Integrity: Linked the official DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19492826 within the repository files. Dataset Features (Unchanged) Coverage: 22 editions of the FIFA World Cup (1930–2022). Variables: 10 curated variables (id, edition, year, host_country, host_continent, winner, second_place, third_place, fourth_place, total_teams). Formats: Available in .csv and .xlsx. Technical Validation: Verified for seamless import in R and Python. License: Distributed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).