MCP World Cup 2026

MCP server that exposes 2026 FIFA World Cup data as tools for clients such as Claude Desktop.

Available tools

• get_today_matches — returns the matches scheduled for today's date (home/away teams, kickoff time, venue, round, group, score and goals, when available).

Related MCP server: mcp-football

Requirements

• Python >= 3.10

• uv

Installation

uv sync

Usage

Development mode (MCP Inspector)

uv run mcp dev server.py

Install into Claude Desktop

uv run mcp install server.py --name "World Cup 2026"

This adds the server under mcpServers in claude_desktop_config.json. Restart Claude Desktop for the tool to appear.

Run directly

uv run server.py

Data

Match data lives in data/worldcup.json, with the following structure per match:

Project structure

.
├── server.py              # Defines the MCP server and registers tools
├── providers/
│   └── worldcup.py        # Reads and processes data/worldcup.json
└── data/
    └── worldcup.json      # Match data