Release Notes - v1.0.1

This release updates the project documentation and academic metadata without modifying the core statistical data.

Changes in this version

• Documentation Update: Added the official Zenodo DOI badge to the README.md for direct access to the permanent record.
• Citation Support: Added a CITATION.cff file to enable automatic citation generation in GitHub and Zenodo.
• Metadata Integrity: Linked the official DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19492826 within the repository files.

Dataset Features (Unchanged)

• Coverage: 22 editions of the FIFA World Cup (1930–2022).
• Variables: 10 curated variables (id, edition, year, host_country, host_continent, winner, second_place, third_place, fourth_place, total_teams).
• Formats: Available in .csv and .xlsx.
• Technical Validation: Verified for seamless import in R and Python.
• License: Distributed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).