What shapes a match

Travel distances and rest days

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How far does each team travel to reach their match venue, and how many days of rest do they get between games? This page documents the dataset that quantifies these logistical factors for every WC 2026 fixture.

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What each row carries

One row per fixture, keyed by fixture_id. The columns of interest:

ColumnDefinition
venue_lat, venue_lonStadium coordinates from venue_weather.csv.
home_home_lat, home_home_lonThe home team's home-country geographic centroid.
away_home_lat, away_home_lonThe away team's home-country centroid.
home_travel_km, away_travel_kmGreat-circle distance from each team's centroid to the venue. Haversine, Earth radius 6,371 km.
home_tz_delta_hours, away_tz_delta_hoursInteger-hour UTC offset between the venue's local timezone and each team's primary home timezone, evaluated at kickoff. Multi-zone countries (USA, CAN, MEX, BRA, AUS, RUS) use the capital city's zone.
home_days_rest, away_days_restDays since that team's previous tournament match, computed by walking the schedule in kickoff order. Empty for each team's first match.

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