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  "name": "Who holds every major title (as of August 2026)",
  "summary": "The reigning champion of each major competition as of August 2026, each bound to the official source already in this graph: Spain (World Cup and EURO), England (Women's EURO), Spain women (World Cup), Argentina (Copa America), Paris Saint-Germain (Champions League), Chelsea (Club World Cup), and the 2025/26 champions of the top five European leagues.",
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    "Who are the current world champions?",
    "Who holds the Champions League?",
    "Who are the current European champions?",
    "Who holds the Copa America?",
    "Who won the latest league titles in Europe?"
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      "id": "c1",
      "text": "As of August 2026 Spain are the men's world champions (2026) and European champions (2024), and also hold the Women's World Cup (2023) - the only nation holding the men's and women's World Cups simultaneously.",
      "sources": [
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      "text": "Argentina hold the Copa America (2024); England hold the Women's EURO (2025).",
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      "confidence": 0.95
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    {
      "id": "c3",
      "text": "Paris Saint-Germain hold the Champions League after retaining it in 2026, and Chelsea hold the Club World Cup won in 2025.",
      "sources": [
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        "fifa-cwc-2025-final-report"
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    {
      "id": "c4",
      "text": "The 2025/26 domestic champions are Arsenal (Premier League), Barcelona (LaLiga), Inter (Serie A), Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) and Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1).",
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      "q": "Who are the current world champions?",
      "claim": "c1"
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    {
      "q": "Who are the current European champions?",
      "claim": "c1"
    },
    {
      "q": "Who holds the Copa America?",
      "claim": "c2"
    },
    {
      "q": "Who holds the Champions League?",
      "claim": "c3"
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    {
      "q": "Who won the latest league titles in Europe?",
      "claim": "c4"
    }
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  "winning_edge": "A single verified snapshot of every reigning champion as of August 2026 - half of it postdating LLM training cutoffs - assembled entirely from primary sources already bound elsewhere in this graph.",
  "confidence": 0.95,
  "last_verified": "2026-08-08",
  "body": "# Who holds every major title (as of August 2026)\n\n**World champions:** Spain, after beating Argentina 1-0 in the 2026\nfinal. Spain also hold the men's EURO (2024) and the Women's World Cup\n(2023) - no other nation has held the men's and women's World Cups at\nonce.\n\n**Copa America:** Argentina (2024), their record 16th.\n\n**Women's EURO:** England (2025), retained on penalties against Spain.\n\n**Champions League:** Paris Saint-Germain, back-to-back after the 2026\nBudapest final.\n\n**Club World Cup:** Chelsea, first winners of the 32-team format (2025).\n\n**Domestic leagues 2025/26:** Arsenal (England), Barcelona (Spain),\nInter (Italy), Bayern Munich (Germany), Paris Saint-Germain (France).",
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          "text": "As of August 2026 Spain are the men's world champions (2026) and European champions (2024), and also hold the Women's World Cup (2023) - the only nation holding the men's and women's World Cups simultaneously."
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          "text": "As of August 2026 Spain are the men's world champions (2026) and European champions (2024), and also hold the Women's World Cup (2023) - the only nation holding the men's and women's World Cups simultaneously."
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          "text": "The 2025/26 domestic champions are Arsenal (Premier League), Barcelona (LaLiga), Inter (Serie A), Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) and Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1)."
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