Editorial Policy
WorldCupWatch is an independent football and cricket publication. This page sets the editorial standards for reporting, match analysis, tournament guides and corrections across the site.
Sources and factual checks
Scores, fixtures, tournament rules, team selections and statistics should be checked against the relevant governing body, competition organiser or official team source. Reports should link to the sources used so readers can check important claims. Secondary reporting should be attributed, and rumours should be identified as unconfirmed.
Before a guide is published or updated, check the competition, season, gender, format, date, location and time zone. A confirmed schedule should be distinguished from a provisional one. Historical results should be described as records of a completed event.
News, analysis and predictions
News reports should distinguish confirmed facts from speculation. Analysis explains the reasoning behind an interpretation. Predictions are opinions based on the information available at the time; they are not guarantees, betting instructions or promises of profit. A preview should remain identifiable as a pre-match article after the match has finished.
Updates and corrections
If you find an error, contact the editorial desk with the article URL, the statement you believe is wrong and a supporting source where possible. The publisher is responsible for reviewing correction requests. Material corrections should be explained on the affected page; changed dates, scores and competition rules should not be silently presented as if they were always correct.
An article’s update date should reflect a substantive change. A historical result should not be rewritten as current news, and an old tournament page should not promise live coverage when that tournament has finished.
Editorial desks and public attribution
Coverage is organised through the WorldCupWatch Cricket Desk and the WorldCupWatch Football Desk. These are publication labels for the site’s editorial coverage. They do not represent fictional individual journalists or imply a particular staff size, professional credential or accreditation.
AI-assisted work
AI tools may assist with research organisation, outlines, drafting or editing. The publisher remains responsible for the accuracy, sourcing and usefulness of the finished material. AI assistance should not be used to invent interviews, quotations, eyewitness experience, author credentials or personal biographies. A generated portrait must not be presented as a photograph of a real journalist.
Originality, images and commercial links
Reporting and explanations should add useful context in original wording, with credit for information obtained elsewhere. Images and other media should be used only where the publisher has permission or an appropriate licence. Sponsored material and affiliate links should be identified so readers can recognise commercial relationships.
Independence and reader contact
WorldCupWatch is not affiliated with FIFA, the ICC, ESPN or any competition organiser. Questions, feedback and correction requests can be sent through the contact page.