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  "name": "FIFA World Cup 1994 (champions - Brazil)",
  "summary": "The 1994 World Cup in the USA ended with Brazil beating Italy in the first final decided on penalties, after a 0-0 draw at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena - Roberto Baggio skying the decisive kick. It was Brazil's fourth title, ending a 24-year wait since 1970.",
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    "finals"
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      "target": "world-cup-1998"
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  "questions": [
    "Who won the 1994 World Cup?",
    "Who missed the penalty in the 1994 final?",
    "Which was the first World Cup final decided on penalties?"
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    {
      "id": "c1",
      "text": "Brazil beat Italy on penalties (3-2) after a 0-0 draw across 120 minutes in the 1994 final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena - the first World Cup final decided by a shoot-out and Brazil's fourth title.",
      "sources": [
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        "fifa-wc-titles-by-country"
      ],
      "confidence": 0.95
    },
    {
      "id": "c2",
      "text": "With Daniele Massaro's kick saved, Roberto Baggio needed to score to keep Italy alive; having judged that Taffarel always dived, he aimed high down the middle and fired over. FIFA quotes Baggio calling the miss \"a wound that never closes\".",
      "sources": [
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      ],
      "confidence": 0.94
    }
  ],
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  "faqs": [],
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    ]
  },
  "moat_flag": false,
  "winning_edge": "The first shoot-out final with the sourced Baggio reasoning and quote, bound to FIFA's retrospective and cross-checked against FIFA's honours table for the 3-2 score.",
  "confidence": 0.94,
  "last_verified": "2026-08-08",
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        "name": "Teams with the most World Cup titles (FIFA.com, updated post-2026)",
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