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I Built a Dashboard for Every 2026 World Cup Squad

I Built a Dashboard for Every 2026 World Cup Squad

by emot·Jun 8, 2026·2 points·0 comments

AI Analysis

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Deep historical data viz tracking squad height and age trends since 1930.

Strengths
  • Historical depth reaches back to 1930 for meaningful trend comparisons across tournaments.
  • Editorial focus on specific metrics like height and age adds narrative value.
Weaknesses
  • Utility expires after the tournament ends unless maintained for future years.
Category
Target Audience

Football fans, sports journalists

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Post Description

Built this over 4 days to track all 48 squads at the 2026 World Cup (football/soccer) — heights and ages going back to 1930, market values, club pipelines, and group comparisons. Former journalist, not an engineer, but have been building notebooks for a few years. Claude Code and Codex were a great help. Tournament starts Thursday. Full writeup here if useful (more trends related): emot.substack.com

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