About Us

What we do

We help fans follow the tournament without jumping between a dozen apps and sites. That means live and upcoming matches, group tables, the knockout bracket, Golden Boot leaders, team and player pages, where-to-watch guides, and original editorial when we have something worth saying.

Fan tools & games

• My World Cup

  Follow your nations and see their matches first on your device.

• Live knockout bracket

  Follow Round of 32 through the Final with live scores.

• Daily digest

  Yesterday's results, today's fixtures, and what's live now.

• Daily puzzles

  Guess the player, name scramble, and World Cup trivia - new every day.

• History & moments

  Past winners, records, rivalries, and iconic World Cup stories.

• Where to watch

  Broadcast and streaming pointers by country.

Our data

Live scores, fixtures, and most statistics come from third-party sports data providers (including ESPN). We refresh them throughout the day, but delays and errors can happen - always double-check kickoff times and official results when it matters.

Editorial & original content

The Goal Postsis more than a live-score widget. We publish original articles (marked “Exclusive” on our news hub), hand-written team qualification stories for every nation, curated player profiles for marquee stars, travel guides for all 20 host cities, rivalry deep-dives, and a full World Cup history section covering every tournament since 1930.

Headlines from external providers appear as short briefs with a link to the full story at the source; we do not republish those articles in full. Syndicated news pages are not indexed by search engines. Player pages without a curated profile are stats-only and similarly excluded from search indexing so we surface our best editorial work first.

We follow Google's publisher policies: clear attribution, no scraped full-text republishing, and substantive guides alongside live data. Questions or corrections: contact us on X.

Not affiliated with FIFA

The Goal Posts is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to FIFA, any national football association, broadcaster, or team. Team names, logos, and tournament marks belong to their respective owners and are used for identification and editorial purposes only.

Free & on your device

The site is free and supported by advertising. Personal features - your followed teams, bracket picks, puzzle streaks, and preferences - are stored locally in your browser, not on our servers. You can install it as an app on your phone or desktop for quick access during the tournament.