Hacker News - Newest: "soccer"https://news.ycombinator.com/newestHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:22:22 +0000<![CDATA[Konami's International Superstar Soccer Gets Updated for the 2026 World Cup]]>Article URL: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/konamis-international-superstar-soccer-gets-updated-for-the-2026-world-cup

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48674072

Points: 3

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]]>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:34:55 +0000https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/konamis-international-superstar-soccer-gets-updated-for-the-2026-world-cupjumpocelothttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48674072https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48674072<![CDATA[AI Models Soccer Tournament [video]]]>Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQV0CcjBF2Y

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48649151

Points: 2

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]]>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:22:30 +0000https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQV0CcjBF2Yajdrevrelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48649151https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48649151<![CDATA[Show HN: OpenSoccer – open-source soccer game in browser in 128 prompts]]>I built an open-source soccer arcade game clone with Modelence in 128 prompts, inspired by the 2026 World Cup and EA FC (aka FIFA). As far as I searched, there was nothing else you could play in browser, so I decided to give it a go, even though Modelence is primarily made for SaaS and not games. This is as far as I could get.

Recorded the progress, so you can see it going from just two circles to an actual 11 vs 11 players with "proper" dynamics: https://youtu.be/RO1I3ML8iPk

Link to the live game: https://worldcup2026.modelence.ai

GitHub repo: https://github.com/modelence/open-soccer

Features:

- Similar controls to EA FC / FIFA on PC

- All 48 World Cup 2026 teams with their real kits and players

- All players have their actual skill scores mapped (pace, dribbling, shooting, passing, defending, physicality), so faster players actually run faster, etc.

Not sure if it's worth adding online mode, slightly bigger commitment - let me know if you'd ever play it.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48647133

Points: 3

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]]>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:04:26 +0000https://github.com/modelence/open-soccerartahianhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48647133https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48647133<![CDATA[Soccer Arcade Games Through the Years]]>Article URL: https://arcadeheroes.com/2026/06/13/world-cup-2026-soccer-arcade/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48555903

Points: 42

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]]>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:30:12 +0000https://arcadeheroes.com/2026/06/13/world-cup-2026-soccer-arcade/speckxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48555903https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48555903<![CDATA[Why do Canadians say 'soccer' instead of 'football'?]]>Article URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/why-do-canadian-say-soccer-instead-of-football-9.7233385

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48541310

Points: 3

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]]>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:53:27 +0000https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/why-do-canadian-say-soccer-instead-of-football-9.7233385throw0101chttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48541310https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48541310<![CDATA[Soccer and Economic Growth]]>Article URL: https://www.ourlongwalk.com/p/a-football-is-not-enough-bcf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48520708

Points: 2

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]]>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:43:33 +0000https://www.ourlongwalk.com/p/a-football-is-not-enough-bcfpaulpauperhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48520708https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48520708<![CDATA[How Can Soccer Players Bend Their Shots in Midair?]]>Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/how-can-soccer-players-bend-their-shots-in-midair/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48519126

Points: 3

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]]>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:01:06 +0000https://www.wired.com/story/how-can-soccer-players-bend-their-shots-in-midair/jooziohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48519126https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48519126<![CDATA[Why the U.S. has never had a world-class men's soccer star]]>Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7342178/2026/06/09/us-soccer-world-class-global-star-usmnt/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48506676

Points: 2

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]]>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:08:34 +0000https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7342178/2026/06/09/us-soccer-world-class-global-star-usmnt/ilamonthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48506676https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48506676<![CDATA[The Download: soccer's data Renaissance and China's big nuclear plans]]>Article URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/11/1138809/the-download-soccer-football-data-analytics-china-nuclear-power/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48493006

Points: 1

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]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:01:50 +0000https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/11/1138809/the-download-soccer-football-data-analytics-china-nuclear-power/jooziohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48493006https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48493006<![CDATA[Soccer's Data Renaissance]]>Article URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/11/1138506/inside-soccer-data-renaissance-jesse-davis/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48488716

Points: 2

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]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:01:33 +0000https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/11/1138506/inside-soccer-data-renaissance-jesse-davis/jooziohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48488716https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48488716<![CDATA[Why isn't the U.S. better at soccer?]]>Article URL: https://www.natesilver.net/p/why-isnt-the-us-better-at-soccer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48437848

Points: 92

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]]>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:41:20 +0000https://www.natesilver.net/p/why-isnt-the-us-better-at-soccer7777777philhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48437848https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48437848<![CDATA[Trick or spice? How the 'nutmeg' came to dominate the soccer world]]>Article URL: https://text.npr.org/2026/05/28/nx-s1-5831957/nutmeg-world-cup-soccer-spice

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48310569

Points: 3

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]]>Thu, 28 May 2026 15:40:34 +0000https://text.npr.org/2026/05/28/nx-s1-5831957/nutmeg-world-cup-soccer-spicemzshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48310569https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48310569<![CDATA[Show HN: SoccQR – Lost and Found Labels for Soccer Balls / Gamified Training Log]]>Article URL: https://soccqr.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48165350

Points: 1

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]]>Sun, 17 May 2026 01:36:41 +0000https://soccqr.comzariehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48165350https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48165350<![CDATA[How a Pro Gambler&Secret Database Turned a 150-1 Long Shot into a Soccer Miracle]]>Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/sports/soccer/heart-of-midlothian-tony-bloom-scotland-ac7aa933

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48161668

Points: 3

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]]>Sat, 16 May 2026 16:35:48 +0000https://www.wsj.com/sports/soccer/heart-of-midlothian-tony-bloom-scotland-ac7aa933bookofjoehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48161668https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48161668<![CDATA[A soccer simulator played by AI Agents]]>Article URL: https://gangtao.github.io/AgentPitch/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48076339

Points: 2

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]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 16:50:46 +0000https://gangtao.github.io/AgentPitch/gangtaohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48076339https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48076339<![CDATA[Show HN: A Soccer Game Simulator Played by AI Agent]]>Article URL: https://github.com/gangtao/AgentPitch/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48009970

Points: 5

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]]>Mon, 04 May 2026 15:32:02 +0000https://github.com/gangtao/AgentPitch/gangtaohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48009970https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48009970<![CDATA[You may see Japanese soccer fans cleaning up the stadium after World Cup games]]>Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/japan-clean-world-cup-be16f404d002539fc8a29c718bab4ce8

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47932954

Points: 10

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]]>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:27:14 +0000https://apnews.com/article/japan-clean-world-cup-be16f404d002539fc8a29c718bab4ce8HieronymusBoschhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47932954https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47932954<![CDATA[Sexism, hate and misogyny remain for this soccer trailblazer]]>Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/sport/marie-louise-eta-union-berlin-woman-coach-bundesliga

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47879595

Points: 2

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]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:31:57 +0000https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/sport/marie-louise-eta-union-berlin-woman-coach-bundesligaTomtehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47879595https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47879595<![CDATA[Proton and NordVPN blocked in Spain during soccer matches]]>Article URL: https://bandaancha.eu/articulos/laliga-telefonica-escalan-bloqueos-11668

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47045324

Points: 13

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]]>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:18:02 +0000https://bandaancha.eu/articulos/laliga-telefonica-escalan-bloqueos-11668EbNarhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47045324https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47045324<![CDATA[Show HN: I built a TUI to follow football(soccer) in your terminal]]>Article URL: https://github.com/0xjuanma/golazo

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46912297

Points: 1

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]]>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:00:29 +0000https://github.com/0xjuanma/golazorocajuanmahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46912297https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46912297