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  "id": "world-cup-1950",
  "type": "entity",
  "name": "FIFA World Cup 1950 (champions - Uruguay)",
  "summary": "The 1950 World Cup in Brazil had no final: Uruguay won the concluding four-team group by beating hosts Brazil 2-1 at the Maracana - the Maracanazo - coming from behind through Schiaffino and Ghiggia before a record crowd of 173,850. It was Uruguay's second title.",
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  ],
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      "rel": "preceded",
      "target": "world-cup-1954"
    }
  ],
  "questions": [
    "Who won the 1950 World Cup?",
    "What was the Maracanazo?",
    "Why was there no final in 1950?"
  ],
  "claims": [
    {
      "id": "c1",
      "text": "Uruguay won the 1950 World Cup by beating hosts Brazil 2-1 in the decisive match of the concluding four-team group at the Maracana - the tournament had no knockout final - with Friaca (47th) scoring for Brazil and Juan Schiaffino (66th) and Alcides Ghiggia (79th) completing the comeback known as the Maracanazo.",
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      ],
      "confidence": 0.95
    },
    {
      "id": "c2",
      "text": "The official attendance of 173,850 remains the record for a World Cup match, with FIFA noting it is widely believed more than 200,000 were inside; FIFA quotes Ghiggia saying only three people have silenced the Maracana - \"the Pope, Frank Sinatra and me\".",
      "sources": [
        "fifa-wc1950-maracanazo-article"
      ],
      "confidence": 0.94
    }
  ],
  "takeaways": [],
  "faqs": [],
  "evidence_tier": "primary",
  "evidence": {
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    "source_types": [
      "industry_observation"
    ]
  },
  "moat_flag": false,
  "winning_edge": "States the no-final structural fact plainly (cross-checked with FIFA's honours table) plus the record attendance and the sourced Ghiggia quote.",
  "confidence": 0.94,
  "last_verified": "2026-08-08",
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    "name": "FIFA World Cup 1950 (champions - Uruguay)",
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    "dateModified": "2026-08-08",
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        "name": "Teams with the most World Cup titles (FIFA.com, updated post-2026)",
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    "headline": "FIFA World Cup 1950 (champions - Uruguay)"
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