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  "name": "FIFA World Cup 2002 (champions - Brazil)",
  "summary": "The 2002 World Cup, co-hosted by Korea Republic and Japan, ended with Brazil beating Germany 2-0 in the Yokohama final on 30 June 2002 - Ronaldo scoring both goals (67th and 79th minutes) to complete his redemption from 1998 and win the Golden Boot. Brazil won all seven games to claim a record fifth title.",
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    "Who scored in the 2002 final?",
    "How many World Cups has Brazil won?"
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      "text": "Brazil beat Germany 2-0 in the World Cup final at International Stadium Yokohama on Sunday 30 June 2002, with Ronaldo scoring both goals in the 67th and 79th minutes, winning the tournament's Golden Boot.",
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      "text": "The victory was Brazil's fifth World Cup title, still the record, and came with seven wins in seven matches; for Ronaldo it followed the 1998 final defeat amid controversy over his fitness and years of injury problems.",
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  "winning_edge": "Binds Brazil's record fifth title and Ronaldo's redemption arc to FIFA's own retrospective, including the seven-wins-from-seven fact.",
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        "name": "Fenomeno's final double - Ronaldo, Brazil 2002 (FIFA.com)",
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