Historical Team Structure Archive

World Cup Comparison Datasets

The current archive contains historical team-structure comparisons across multiple World Cup environments.

The goal is not deterministic prediction.

The goal is structural comparison: observing whether recurring collective patterns appear across historically successful and historically unstable tournament teams.

Current comparison framework

The current archive already contains:

  • more than 100 structural maps,
  • multiple national-team environments,
  • and 8 symbolic interaction layers per team.

Each national-team dataset currently includes:

  • Mercury–Pluto
  • Mars–Saturn
  • Mars–Pluto
  • Moon–Mars
  • Moon–Mercury
  • Venus–Mars
  • Venus–Saturn
  • Sun–Saturn

These maps represent selected symbolic relationship layers inside much larger collective interaction systems.

Historically successful structures

Germany 2014 — World Champion

  • Mercury–Pluto
  • Mars–Saturn
  • Mars–Pluto
  • Moon–Mars
  • Moon–Mercury
  • Venus–Mars
  • Venus–Saturn
  • Sun–Saturn

Open Germany 2014 maps

France 2018 — World Champion

  • Mercury–Pluto
  • Mars–Saturn
  • Mars–Pluto
  • Moon–Mars
  • Moon–Mercury
  • Venus–Mars
  • Venus–Saturn
  • Sun–Saturn

Open France 2018 maps

Croatia 2018 — Finalist

  • Mercury–Pluto
  • Mars–Saturn
  • Mars–Pluto
  • Moon–Mars
  • Moon–Mercury
  • Venus–Mars
  • Venus–Saturn
  • Sun–Saturn

Open Croatia 2018 maps

Argentina 2022 — World Champion

  • Mercury–Pluto
  • Mars–Saturn
  • Mars–Pluto
  • Moon–Mars
  • Moon–Mercury
  • Venus–Mars
  • Venus–Saturn
  • Sun–Saturn

Open Argentina 2022 maps

Historically unstable or disappointing structures

Germany 2018 — Early Collapse

  • Mercury–Pluto
  • Mars–Saturn
  • Mars–Pluto
  • Moon–Mars
  • Moon–Mercury
  • Venus–Mars
  • Venus–Saturn
  • Sun–Saturn

Open Germany 2018 maps

Germany 2022 — Group Stage Exit

  • Mercury–Pluto
  • Mars–Saturn
  • Mars–Pluto
  • Moon–Mars
  • Moon–Mercury
  • Venus–Mars
  • Venus–Saturn
  • Sun–Saturn

Open Germany 2022 maps

Belgium 2022 — Tournament Disappointment

  • Mercury–Pluto
  • Mars–Saturn
  • Mars–Pluto
  • Moon–Mars
  • Moon–Mercury
  • Venus–Mars
  • Venus–Saturn
  • Sun–Saturn

Open Belgium 2022 maps

Denmark 2022 — Tournament Disappointment

  • Mercury–Pluto
  • Mars–Saturn
  • Mars–Pluto
  • Moon–Mars
  • Moon–Mercury
  • Venus–Mars
  • Venus–Saturn
  • Sun–Saturn

Open Denmark 2022 maps

Germany 2014 — World Champion

Mercury–Pluto

Mars–Saturn

Mars–Pluto

Moon–Mars

Moon–Mercury

Venus–Mars

Venus–Saturn

Sun–Saturn

Germany 2018 — Early Collapse

Mercury–Pluto

Mars–Saturn

Mars–Pluto

Moon–Mars

Moon–Mercury

Venus–Mars

Venus–Saturn

Sun–Saturn

Additional datasets are available

Open France 2022 maps Open Croatia 2022 maps Open Belgium 2022 maps Open Denmark 2022 maps Open Brazil 2022 maps Open Uruguay 2022 maps Open Spain 2014 maps Open Argentina 2014 maps

France 2018 — World Champion

Mercury–Pluto

Mars–Saturn

Mars–Pluto

Moon–Mars

Moon–Mercury

Venus–Mars

Venus–Saturn

Sun–Saturn

Croatia 2018 — World Cup Finalist

Mercury–Pluto

Mars–Saturn

Mars–Pluto

Moon–Mars

Moon–Mercury

Venus–Mars

Venus–Saturn

Sun–Saturn

Argentina 2022 — World Champion

Mercury–Pluto

Mars–Saturn

Mars–Pluto

Moon–Mars

Moon–Mercury

Venus–Mars

Venus–Saturn

Sun–Saturn

Germany 2022 — Group Stage Exit

Mercury–Pluto

Mars–Saturn

Mars–Pluto

Moon–Mars

Moon–Mercury

Venus–Mars

Venus–Saturn

Sun–Saturn

France 2022 — World Cup Finalist

Mercury–Pluto

Mars–Saturn

Mars–Pluto

Moon–Mars

Moon–Mercury

Venus–Mars

Venus–Saturn

Sun–Saturn

Croatia 2022 — World Cup Semi-Finalist

Mercury–Pluto

Mars–Saturn

Mars–Pluto

Moon–Mars

Moon–Mercury

Venus–Mars

Venus–Saturn

Sun–Saturn

Belgium 2022 — Tournament Disappointment

Mercury–Pluto

Mars–Saturn

Mars–Pluto

Moon–Mars

Moon–Mercury

Venus–Mars

Venus–Saturn

Sun–Saturn

Denmark 2022 — Tournament Disappointment

Mercury–Pluto

Mars–Saturn

Mars–Pluto

Moon–Mars

Moon–Mercury

Venus–Mars

Venus–Saturn

Sun–Saturn

Brazil 2022 — Quarter-Final Exit

Mercury–Pluto

Mars–Saturn

Mars–Pluto

Moon–Mars

Moon–Mercury

Venus–Mars

Venus–Saturn

Sun–Saturn

Uruguay 2022 — Group Stage Exit

Mercury–Pluto

Mars–Saturn

Mars–Pluto

Moon–Mars

Moon–Mercury

Venus–Mars

Venus–Saturn

Sun–Saturn

Spain 2014 — Early Collapse

Mercury–Pluto

Mars–Saturn

Mars–Pluto

Moon–Mars

Moon–Mercury

Venus–Mars

Venus–Saturn

Sun–Saturn

Argentina 2014 — World Cup Finalist

Mercury–Pluto

Mars–Saturn

Mars–Pluto

Moon–Mars

Moon–Mercury

Venus–Mars

Venus–Saturn

Sun–Saturn

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