The FIFA World Cup is one of the biggest sporting events worldwide. To build on that momentum, we would like to challenge the community to build the best Dash app or Plotly Studio app possible to cover the event.
The goal is to create apps that the world can use in order to follow the World Cup statistics throughout the tournament.
To participate in the challenge, you will need to connect to a data source that feeds daily World Cup data and stats into your app: Football-Data and FBREF are possible sources (thank you Maov), but you are permitted to use other data sources as well.
The winning apps will be judged according to the following categories:
- Data exploration and insights
- App UI/UX Design
- Implementation of unique features not communly seen in a Dash or Plotly Studio app
Apps must go live by end of the day June 14, 2026. However, you can continue improving your app until June 30, at which point the Plotly Judging Committee will start judging the apps.
To enter your submission, please follow the next steps by end of day June 14:
- publish your app to Plotly Cloud and submit the app link as a new post in this thread.
- post about the app on social media (Linkedin, X, or Bluesky).
- include a short description of the app; if it’s a Dash app, please include your code on GitHub.
The winners will be announced a few weeks later and will receive a reward of:
- *$250 for best Dash app, $250 for best Plotly Studio app
- $150 for second place
- $50 for third place
*Only one prize per community member
For any questions, feel free to reply to the Forum topic or message me directly.