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  "id": "national-football-team-elo-1998-2015",
  "name": "National Football Team Elo Ratings 1998 vs 2015",
  "title": "National Football Team Elo Ratings 1998 vs 2015",
  "description": "FIFA member national football team Elo ratings in 1998 and 2015 by country, with confederation, 2006 GDP, and 2006 population, from FiveThirtyEight Blatter-era chart.",
  "category": "sports",
  "source": "https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 209,
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      "type": "number"
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      "label": "Population 2006",
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  "meta": {
    "title": "National Football Team Elo Ratings 1998 vs 2015 - Free Download",
    "description": "FIFA member national football team Elo ratings in 1998 and 2015 by country, with confederation, 2006 GDP, and 2006 population, from FiveThirtyEight Blatter-era chart. Contains 209 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "National Football Team Elo Ratings 1998 vs 2015 | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download National Football Team Elo Ratings 1998 vs 2015 — 209 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "key_takeaways": [
      "Contains 209 records / 6 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from: https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data"
    ]
  }
}