Research method · corrected 30 July 2026

About 26cup: An Independent World Cup Archive

26cup is a small independent publishing project. It is not affiliated with FIFA, a federation, a bookmaker or a sports data provider.

Evidence status: legacy numeric claims withdrawn where no retained input table, raw output or version record exists.

What this page can support

The archive keeps dated forecast questions visible while removing scores, probabilities and testing claims that are not backed by retained inputs and raw outputs.

Evidence checklist

  1. Separate official competition facts from editorial analysis.
  2. Link to the organiser for authoritative results.
  3. Freeze pre-event forecasts rather than rewriting them after outcomes.
  4. Correct unsupported claims visibly and date the correction.
  5. Keep advertising and affiliate relationships separate from editorial conclusions.

Limit of the archive

The site does not operate a live scores feed, proprietary tournament model or paid tipster service.

A forecast and an official result are different records. The forecast must remain dated and frozen; the result should come from the competition organiser.

Verify the tournament outcome

Use FIFA's official fixtures, results and final standings when you need the authoritative match record.

Open FIFA fixtures and results · Open final standings