The FIFA World Cup is arguably football's greatest prize, and is the more important, because it is played every 4 years, when 32 national teams (the 32-teams format has been used since 1998) are trying to enjoy a month they will never forget, especially their fans, which are always cheering up on their favourites.

This is my second football (soccer) statistics book, the first one being about the UEFA Champions League, the best club football competition in the world.

The first part took over a year to be completed (2016-2017), while the second one, took over two months (January-March 2019).

Every goalscorer, every goal, every own goal, every tournament, and, in the second part, every team's opponents, by continents or regions (e.g. Central America).