diff --git a/app/api/matches/route.ts b/app/api/matches/route.ts
index 02fc379..8f40dd0 100644
--- a/app/api/matches/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/matches/route.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
-import { fetchMatchesAndTeams, fetchOdds, attachOdds } from "@/lib/feeds";
+import { fetchMatchesAndTeams, fetchOdds, attachOdds, fetchLiveScores, applyLiveScores } from "@/lib/feeds";
 import { computeGroupTables, computeThirdPlaceTable } from "@/lib/standings";
 import { qualifiedThirdGroups, resolveAnnexC } from "@/lib/bracket";
 
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ export async function GET() {
       console.error("[polymarket] fetchOdds fehlgeschlagen:", err);
     }
 
+    // Live-Scores von worldcup26.ir (additiv, Fallback auf football-data)
+    try {
+      const liveScores = await fetchLiveScores();
+      matches = applyLiveScores(matches, teams, liveScores);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("[worldcup26] fetchLiveScores fehlgeschlagen:", err);
+    }
+
     const groupTables = computeGroupTables(teams, matches);
     const groupTablesLive = computeGroupTables(teams, matches, true);
 
diff --git a/lib/feeds.ts b/lib/feeds.ts
index 74cc72b..ade506b 100644
--- a/lib/feeds.ts
+++ b/lib/feeds.ts
@@ -333,4 +333,118 @@ export function attachOdds(matches: Match[], teams: Team[], odds: ParsedOdds[]):
     }
     return m;
   });
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// worldcup26.ir: schnelle Live-Scores (additiv, Fallback auf football-data)
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const WC26_BASE = "https://worldcup26.ir";
+
+interface Wc26Game {
+  home_team_name_en?: string;
+  away_team_name_en?: string;
+  group?: string;
+  matchday?: string;
+  home_score?: string;
+  away_score?: string;
+  time_elapsed?: string;
+}
+
+interface LiveScore {
+  homeName: string;
+  awayName: string;
+  group: string;
+  matchday: string;
+  homeScore: number | null;
+  awayScore: number | null;
+  status: string; // "IN_PLAY" | "FINISHED"
+}
+
+// Ruft alle Spiele von worldcup26.ir ab.
+export async function fetchLiveScores(): Promise<LiveScore[]> {
+  const res = await fetch(`${WC26_BASE}/get/games`, {
+    cache: "no-store",
+    headers: { "User-Agent": "wm2026-board/1.0" },
+    signal: AbortSignal.timeout(8000),
+  });
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`worldcup26 ${res.status}`);
+  const data = (await res.json()) as { games: Wc26Game[] };
+  const games = data.games ?? [];
+
+  const scores: LiveScore[] = [];
+  for (const g of games) {
+    if (!g.home_team_name_en || !g.away_team_name_en) continue;
+    const hScore = parseScore(g.home_score);
+    const aScore = parseScore(g.away_score);
+    let status = "";
+    switch (g.time_elapsed) {
+      case "live": status = "IN_PLAY"; break;
+      case "finished": status = "FINISHED"; break;
+      default: continue; // notstarted → überspringen
+    }
+    // Nur anwenden, wenn mindestens ein Score vorhanden ist
+    if (hScore == null && aScore == null) continue;
+    scores.push({
+      homeName: g.home_team_name_en,
+      awayName: g.away_team_name_en,
+      group: g.group ?? "",
+      matchday: String(g.matchday ?? ""),
+      homeScore: hScore,
+      awayScore: aScore,
+      status,
+    });
+  }
+  console.log("[worldcup26] spiele:", scores.length);
+  return scores;
+}
+
+function parseScore(s: string | undefined): number | null {
+  if (!s || s === "null") return null;
+  const n = Number(s);
+  return Number.isFinite(n) ? n : null;
+}
+
+// Wendet worldcup26-Live-Scores auf football-data-Matches an.
+// Matching über normalisierte Teamnamen + group + matchday.
+export function applyLiveScores(
+  matches: Match[], teams: Team[], liveScores: LiveScore[],
+): Match[] {
+  // Build lookup: normName(home)::normName(away)::group::matchday → match
+  // Für Group-Phase ist die Paarung eindeutig (jedes Paar spielt 1x).
+  const byPair = new Map<string, Match>();
+  for (const m of matches) {
+    if (m.group == null) continue; // nur Gruppenphase
+    if (!m.homeTeamId || !m.awayTeamId) continue;
+    const ht = teams.find((t) => t.id === m.homeTeamId);
+    const at = teams.find((t) => t.id === m.awayTeamId);
+    if (!ht || !at) continue;
+    const hn = normName(ht.name);
+    const an = normName(at.name);
+    // Beide Richtungen
+    byPair.set(`${hn}::${an}::${m.group}`, m);
+    byPair.set(`${an}::${hn}::${m.group}`, m);
+  }
+
+  const result = [...matches];
+  let applied = 0;
+  for (const ls of liveScores) {
+    const hn = normName(ls.homeName);
+    const an = normName(ls.awayName);
+    const key = `${hn}::${an}::${ls.group}`;
+    const fdMatch = byPair.get(key);
+    if (!fdMatch) continue;
+
+    const idx = result.findIndex((m) => m.id === fdMatch.id);
+    if (idx < 0) continue;
+
+    result[idx] = {
+      ...result[idx],
+      homeScore: ls.homeScore ?? result[idx].homeScore,
+      awayScore: ls.awayScore ?? result[idx].awayScore,
+      status: ls.status as Match["status"],
+    };
+    applied++;
+  }
+  if (applied > 0) console.log("[worldcup26] auf matches angewandt:", applied);
+  return result;
 }
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