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  "id": "world-cup-1962",
  "type": "entity",
  "name": "FIFA World Cup 1962 (champions - Brazil)",
  "summary": "The 1962 World Cup in Chile ended with Brazil retaining the title, beating Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the final - with Garrincha, sent off in the semi-final against the hosts, allowed to play after a petition backed even by Chile's president. Brazil became the second nation to win consecutive World Cups.",
  "locale": "en",
  "tags": [
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    "world-cup-1962",
    "fifa",
    "tournaments",
    "finals"
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "rel": "preceded",
      "target": "world-cup-1966"
    }
  ],
  "questions": [
    "Who won the 1962 World Cup?",
    "Why was Garrincha almost suspended for the 1962 final?"
  ],
  "claims": [
    {
      "id": "c1",
      "text": "Brazil retained the World Cup in Chile in 1962, beating Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the final; per FIFA's honours table it is one of their five titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002).",
      "sources": [
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        "fifa-wc-titles-by-country"
      ],
      "confidence": 0.96
    },
    {
      "id": "c2",
      "text": "Garrincha scored twice in the 4-2 semi-final win over hosts Chile at the Estadio Nacional (attendance 76,594) but was sent off; a supporter petition, backed by Chile's president Jorge Alessandri, helped clear him to play the final, where Brazil won 3-1.",
      "sources": [
        "fifa-wc1962-garrincha-article"
      ],
      "confidence": 0.93
    }
  ],
  "takeaways": [],
  "faqs": [],
  "evidence_tier": "primary",
  "evidence": {
    "level": "industry_observation",
    "source_types": [
      "industry_observation"
    ]
  },
  "moat_flag": false,
  "winning_edge": "The Garrincha suspension-and-petition story bound to FIFA's own retrospective, with the consecutive-titles fact cross-checked against FIFA's honours table.",
  "confidence": 0.94,
  "last_verified": "2026-08-08",
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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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        "name": "Chile bows to glorious Garrincha - 1962 (FIFA.com)",
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