# Get World Cup 2026 standings, squads and injuries from Machina's API Machina Sports' Match Context API serves the completed FIFA World Cup 2026 from an archive: the final group tables, the players each team brought to a match, and who was recorded missing for it. Each read is one paid `POST`, at $0.01 for standings, $0.01 for squads and $0.01 for injuries. The storefront answers with a 402 price quote that you pay over x402 or MPP and retry, so nothing is charged until you pay. ## At a glance - **Endpoints:** `POST https://agents.machina.gg/zcj/zb25mu6s8anp/world-cup/v1/get-standings`, `POST https://agents.machina.gg/zcj/zb25mu6s8anp/world-cup/v1/get-squads`, `POST https://agents.machina.gg/zcj/zb25mu6s8anp/world-cup/v1/get-injuries` - **Body:** standings takes `{}`. Squads and injuries need one fixture: `event` (such as `"Brazil vs Morocco"`), `event_urn`, `provider_event_id`, or `team` with `opponent` or `date`. Squads also accepts `home_team` and `away_team`. - **Price per call:** standings $0.01, squads $0.01, injuries $0.01. All three cost $0.03. - **Payment:** a 402 price quote, paid over x402 (Base USDC) or MPP (Tempo USDC) and retried. No account or API key. - **Response:** JSON `{status, meta, data}`. `data` holds `standings`, `squads` or `injuries`, with `archive` and `coverage` blocks. - **Scope:** FIFA World Cup 2026 only, served from the final archive (`archive.live` is `false`) - **Unserved answers:** 400, 404, 502 and 503 are never billed - **Full purchase flow:** [the buyer skill](https://agents.machina.gg/zcj/zb25mu6s8anp/SKILL.md) ## Read the final group tables 1. Send an empty body: ```bash curl -i -X POST https://agents.machina.gg/zcj/zb25mu6s8anp/world-cup/v1/get-standings \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{}' ``` The storefront returns a 402 quoting $0.01. [The buyer skill](https://agents.machina.gg/zcj/zb25mu6s8anp/SKILL.md) covers paying it, and the same applies to the squads and injuries calls below. 2. Read `data.standings.groups`. It lists 12 groups, and each group has a four-row `table`. A row looks like this: ```json {"group": "Group A", "table": [{"rank": 1, "team": "Mexico", "team_id": 16, "played": 3, "win": 3, "draw": 0, "lose": 0, "goals_for": 6, "goals_against": 0, "goal_diff": 6, "points": 9, "crest": "https://media.api-sports.io/[path]"}]} ``` The same response carries `third_place_ranking`, a separate 12-entry list with the same row fields, and `team_count` of 48. This example request paid $0.01. ## Read both squads for a match 1. Send a fixture: ```bash curl -i -X POST https://agents.machina.gg/zcj/zb25mu6s8anp/world-cup/v1/get-squads \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"event": "Brazil vs Morocco"}' ``` The 402 quotes $0.01. 2. Read `data.squads.teams`. It has one entry per side, and each entry has `side`, `team`, `team_urn`, `team_identity`, `source`, `count` and `players`. Each player carries its identity: ```json {"name": "", "position": "", "player_urn": "", "provider_ids": {"espn": "", "api_football": ""}, "source_timestamp": ""} ``` 3. Read `data.squads.official_registration_snapshot` for FIFA's final published squad lists. It lists 26 players per team. Each player there has `canonical_urn`, `provider_ids`, `jersey_number`, `position_code` and `identity_mapping_status` of `official_reconciled`. This example request paid $0.01. ## Read a match's injury report 1. Send the same fixture: ```bash curl -i -X POST https://agents.machina.gg/zcj/zb25mu6s8anp/world-cup/v1/get-injuries \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"event": "Brazil vs Morocco"}' ``` The 402 quotes $0.01. 2. Read `data.injuries.teams`. It has one entry per side, and each entry has `side`, `team`, `source`, `count` and `missing`. A `missing` entry has this shape: ```json {"name": "", "type": "", "reason": "", "player_id": "", "fixture_id": "", "fixture_date": ""} ``` 3. Check `evidence_status` (`recorded_absences`, `confirmed_none` or `unavailable`), `observed_record_count` and `historical_completeness_verified` before you treat the list as complete. This example request paid $0.01. ## Boundaries - The archive covers the completed FIFA World Cup 2026 only. - The standings are the final group tables. The response is not a final 1 to 48 ranking (`is_final_1_to_48_ranking` is `false`). - The squads response pairs an archived identity snapshot of the observed player pool with FIFA's final published lists. The observed pool does not prove a complete FIFA squad registration. Neither part is a match-day lineup, an eligibility record or a replacement history, and neither certifies injury status. - The injury feed is evidence from a provider. An empty `missing` list does not prove a complete injury record unless `coverage_complete` is explicitly true. The archive lists `verified_complete_injury_coverage` as a missing capability. - Each call is one fixture or one set of tables. There are no batch calls. - An unpaid 402 charges nothing, so you can stop there safely. ## Errors | Status | Meaning | Action | | --- | --- | --- | | `402` | The price quote. Nothing is charged yet. | Pay and retry the same request, or stop | | `400 selector_required` | No fixture was sent to squads or injuries | Add `event`, `event_urn`, `provider_event_id`, or `team` with `opponent` or `date` | | `400 selector_ambiguous` | The fixture matched more than one match. `candidates` lists them. | Resend with one candidate's `event_urn`, or add `opponent` or `date` | | `404 not_found` | No archived fixture matched | Correct the selector, using `accepted_fields` in the error | | `503 archive_row_missing` | The archive holds no row for a valid selector | Retry later | | `502 archive_error` | Archive integrity error. Nothing was served. | Retry later | The 400, 404, 502 and 503 answers carry `billed: false`. ## Frequently asked questions ### Are the World Cup 2026 group standings final? Yes. The response carries `standings_scope` of `final_group_standings` and comes from the final archive, which marks the competition `completed` and `live` as `false`. It covers the 12 group tables and the third-place ranking. It is not a final 1 to 48 ranking. ### Is the squad list the official FIFA registration? It has two parts. `squads.teams` is an archived snapshot of the players observed in the tournament, which does not prove complete FIFA registration. `official_registration_snapshot` comes from FIFA's final published squad lists, with 26 players per team across 48 teams. Neither part is a match-day lineup. ### Does an empty injury list mean no player was missing? No. The injury feed records the absences its provider reported. An empty list is not proof of a complete record unless `coverage_complete` is explicitly true. Read `evidence_status` and `historical_completeness_verified` alongside the list. ### What identifiers does the squads response give each player? Each player carries a canonical `player_urn` and `provider_ids` keyed by provider, such as `espn` and `api_football`. The `event_urn` from `candidates` identifies the same match in squads and injuries calls. ### Can I pay for these calls by card? A single call costs less than the card rail's floor of $0.50, so pay-as-you-go calls are paid over x402 or MPP. To pay by card, buy prepaid Credits (minimum $0.50 by card) with `POST https://agents.machina.gg/zcj/zb25mu6s8anp/plans/{planId}/purchase`. The plan id is in the manifest, and the purchase needs an agent identity. Calls then draw down the balance. ## Keep reading - [Buyer skill](https://agents.machina.gg/zcj/zb25mu6s8anp/SKILL.md): the full purchase flow - [How to pay](https://agents.machina.gg/zcj/zb25mu6s8anp/payment.md): x402, MPP, card and Credits - [Error reference](https://agents.machina.gg/zcj/zb25mu6s8anp/errors.md): payment and access errors - [Match Context API reference](https://agents.machina.gg/zcj/zb25mu6s8anp/services/match-context/openapi.json): request and response schemas --- Updated 2026-10-20. 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