Soccer APIs - Live Third-Place Rankings for the World Cup
May 12th, 2026
We’ve expanded Soccer live standings support to include ranking of the best third-placed teams across all groups.
This behavior now applies to the Standings endpoint:
- Standard group standings will continue to update dynamically during live matches.
current_outcomedata can now indicate qualification status for teams currently occupying a best third-place position.- A new live standings table will display all teams currently placed 3rd in their respective groups and rank them against one another.
This additional table is separate from the official tournament groups and is generated dynamically during live play. Teams will move into and out of the rankings as match results change.
⭐ Benefit
This update allows users to:
- Track which third-placed teams are currently advancing in the World Cup
- View the live ranking order of all third-place teams
- Monitor qualification changes in real time during simultaneous group-stage matches
The behavior mirrors existing live standings functionality, with rankings continuously recalculated throughout active matches.
☑️ Sample Request:
Season Standings (World Cup)
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.sportradar.com/soccer/trial/v4/en/seasons/sr:season:101177/standings.json \
--header 'accept: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'🔢 Versions
🔁 Endpoints Affected
- Season Standings
⚙️ Return Sample
<season_standing tie_break_rule="In the event that two (or more) teams finish with an equal number of points, the following rules break the tie: 1. Head-to-head games between the teams concerned 1a. Points total 1b. Goal difference 1c. Goals scored 2. Overall goal difference 3. Overall number of goals scored 4. Disciplinary points 5. Higher position in FIFA World Ranking" type="best_third" points_win="3" points_draw="1" points_loss="0" round="1">
<groups>
<group id="sr:league:106218" name="Best third" live="false">
<stage order="1" type="league" phase="best third" start_date="2026-06-11" end_date="2026-06-25" year="2026"/>
<standings>
<standing rank="1" played="0" win="0" loss="0" draw="0" goals_for="0" goals_against="0" goals_diff="0" points="0" current_outcome="Playoffs" change="0">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:4766" name="IR Iran" country="Iran" country_code="IRN" abbreviation="IRI" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="2" played="0" win="0" loss="0" draw="0" goals_for="0" goals_against="0" goals_diff="0" points="0" current_outcome="Playoffs" change="0">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:4718" name="Austria" country="Austria" country_code="AUT" abbreviation="AUT" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="3" played="0" win="0" loss="0" draw="0" goals_for="0" goals_against="0" goals_diff="0" points="0" current_outcome="Playoffs" change="0">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:4735" name="Korea Republic" country="Republic of Korea" country_code="KOR" abbreviation="KOR" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="4" played="0" win="0" loss="0" draw="0" goals_for="0" goals_against="0" goals_diff="0" points="0" current_outcome="Playoffs" change="0">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:4741" name="Australia" country="Australia" country_code="AUS" abbreviation="AUS" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="5" played="0" win="0" loss="0" draw="0" goals_for="0" goals_against="0" goals_diff="0" points="0" current_outcome="Playoffs" change="0">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:4768" name="Ivory Coast" country="Cote d’Ivoire" country_code="CIV" abbreviation="CIV" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="6" played="0" win="0" loss="0" draw="0" goals_for="0" goals_against="0" goals_diff="0" points="0" current_outcome="Playoffs" change="0">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:4688" name="Sweden" country="Sweden" country_code="SWE" abbreviation="SWE" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="7" played="0" win="0" loss="0" draw="0" goals_for="0" goals_against="0" goals_diff="0" points="0" current_outcome="Playoffs" change="0">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:4723" name="Uzbekistan" country="Uzbekistan" country_code="UZB" abbreviation="UZB" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="8" played="0" win="0" loss="0" draw="0" goals_for="0" goals_against="0" goals_diff="0" points="0" current_outcome="Playoffs" change="0">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:4792" name="Qatar" country="Qatar" country_code="QAT" abbreviation="QAT" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="9" played="0" win="0" loss="0" draw="0" goals_for="0" goals_against="0" goals_diff="0" points="0" change="0">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:4767" name="Iraq" country="Iraq" country_code="IRQ" abbreviation="IRQ" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="10" played="0" win="0" loss="0" draw="0" goals_for="0" goals_against="0" goals_diff="0" points="0" change="0">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:4834" name="Saudi Arabia" country="Saudi Arabia" country_code="SAU" abbreviation="KSA" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="11" played="0" win="0" loss="0" draw="0" goals_for="0" goals_against="0" goals_diff="0" points="0" change="0">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:4764" name="Ghana" country="Ghana" country_code="GHA" abbreviation="GHA" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="12" played="0" win="0" loss="0" draw="0" goals_for="0" goals_against="0" goals_diff="0" points="0" change="0">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:7229" name="Haiti" country="Haiti" country_code="HTI" abbreviation="HTI" gender="male"/>
</standing>
</standings>
</group>
</groups>
</season_standing>{
"tie_break_rule": "In the event that two (or more) teams finish with an equal number of points, the following rules break the tie:\r\n1. Head-to-head games between the teams concerned\r\n1a. Points total\r\n1b. Goal difference\r\n1c. Goals scored\r\n2. Overall goal difference\r\n3. Overall number of goals scored\r\n4. Disciplinary points\r\n5. Higher position in FIFA World Ranking",
"type": "best_third",
"groups": [
{
"stage": {
"order": 1,
"type": "league",
"phase": "best third",
"start_date": "2026-06-11",
"end_date": "2026-06-25",
"year": "2026"
},
"id": "sr:league:106218",
"name": "Best third",
"live": false,
"standings": [
{
"rank": 1,
"played": 0,
"win": 0,
"loss": 0,
"draw": 0,
"goals_for": 0,
"goals_against": 0,
"goals_diff": 0,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:4766",
"name": "IR Iran",
"country": "Iran",
"country_code": "IRN",
"abbreviation": "IRI",
"gender": "male"
},
"points": 0,
"current_outcome": "Playoffs",
"change": 0
},
{
"rank": 2,
"played": 0,
"win": 0,
"loss": 0,
"draw": 0,
"goals_for": 0,
"goals_against": 0,
"goals_diff": 0,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:4718",
"name": "Austria",
"country": "Austria",
"country_code": "AUT",
"abbreviation": "AUT",
"gender": "male"
},
"points": 0,
"current_outcome": "Playoffs",
"change": 0
},
{
"rank": 3,
"played": 0,
"win": 0,
"loss": 0,
"draw": 0,
"goals_for": 0,
"goals_against": 0,
"goals_diff": 0,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:4735",
"name": "Korea Republic",
"country": "Republic of Korea",
"country_code": "KOR",
"abbreviation": "KOR",
"gender": "male"
},
"points": 0,
"current_outcome": "Playoffs",
"change": 0
},
{
"rank": 4,
"played": 0,
"win": 0,
"loss": 0,
"draw": 0,
"goals_for": 0,
"goals_against": 0,
"goals_diff": 0,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:4741",
"name": "Australia",
"country": "Australia",
"country_code": "AUS",
"abbreviation": "AUS",
"gender": "male"
},
"points": 0,
"current_outcome": "Playoffs",
"change": 0
},
{
"rank": 5,
"played": 0,
"win": 0,
"loss": 0,
"draw": 0,
"goals_for": 0,
"goals_against": 0,
"goals_diff": 0,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:4768",
"name": "Ivory Coast",
"country": "Cote d’Ivoire",
"country_code": "CIV",
"abbreviation": "CIV",
"gender": "male"
},
"points": 0,
"current_outcome": "Playoffs",
"change": 0
},
{
"rank": 6,
"played": 0,
"win": 0,
"loss": 0,
"draw": 0,
"goals_for": 0,
"goals_against": 0,
"goals_diff": 0,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:4688",
"name": "Sweden",
"country": "Sweden",
"country_code": "SWE",
"abbreviation": "SWE",
"gender": "male"
},
"points": 0,
"current_outcome": "Playoffs",
"change": 0
},
{
"rank": 7,
"played": 0,
"win": 0,
"loss": 0,
"draw": 0,
"goals_for": 0,
"goals_against": 0,
"goals_diff": 0,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:4723",
"name": "Uzbekistan",
"country": "Uzbekistan",
"country_code": "UZB",
"abbreviation": "UZB",
"gender": "male"
},
"points": 0,
"current_outcome": "Playoffs",
"change": 0
},
{
"rank": 8,
"played": 0,
"win": 0,
"loss": 0,
"draw": 0,
"goals_for": 0,
"goals_against": 0,
"goals_diff": 0,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:4792",
"name": "Qatar",
"country": "Qatar",
"country_code": "QAT",
"abbreviation": "QAT",
"gender": "male"
},
"points": 0,
"current_outcome": "Playoffs",
"change": 0
},
{
"rank": 9,
"played": 0,
"win": 0,
"loss": 0,
"draw": 0,
"goals_for": 0,
"goals_against": 0,
"goals_diff": 0,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:4767",
"name": "Iraq",
"country": "Iraq",
"country_code": "IRQ",
"abbreviation": "IRQ",
"gender": "male"
},
"points": 0,
"change": 0
},
{
"rank": 10,
"played": 0,
"win": 0,
"loss": 0,
"draw": 0,
"goals_for": 0,
"goals_against": 0,
"goals_diff": 0,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:4834",
"name": "Saudi Arabia",
"country": "Saudi Arabia",
"country_code": "SAU",
"abbreviation": "KSA",
"gender": "male"
},
"points": 0,
"change": 0
},
{
"rank": 11,
"played": 0,
"win": 0,
"loss": 0,
"draw": 0,
"goals_for": 0,
"goals_against": 0,
"goals_diff": 0,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:4764",
"name": "Ghana",
"country": "Ghana",
"country_code": "GHA",
"abbreviation": "GHA",
"gender": "male"
},
"points": 0,
"change": 0
},
{
"rank": 12,
"played": 0,
"win": 0,
"loss": 0,
"draw": 0,
"goals_for": 0,
"goals_against": 0,
"goals_diff": 0,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:7229",
"name": "Haiti",
"country": "Haiti",
"country_code": "HTI",
"abbreviation": "HTI",
"gender": "male"
},
"points": 0,
"change": 0
}
]
}
],
"points_win": 3,
"points_draw": 1,
"points_loss": 0,
"round": 1
}