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  "id": "world-cup-2018",
  "type": "entity",
  "name": "FIFA World Cup 2018 (champions - France)",
  "summary": "The 2018 World Cup in Russia ended with France beating Croatia 4-2 in the final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 15 July 2018 - a final featuring the first own goal in a World Cup decider and a VAR-reviewed penalty - for a second title, twenty years after 1998, with Didier Deschamps now as coach.",
  "locale": "en",
  "tags": [
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    "world-cup-2018",
    "fifa",
    "tournaments",
    "finals"
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "rel": "preceded",
      "target": "world-cup-2022"
    }
  ],
  "questions": [
    "Who won the 2018 World Cup?",
    "What was the score of the 2018 final?",
    "What was the first own goal in a World Cup final?"
  ],
  "claims": [
    {
      "id": "c1",
      "text": "France beat Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Sunday 15 July 2018, securing their second title and emulating the 1998 side that included coach Didier Deschamps as a player.",
      "sources": [
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      ],
      "confidence": 0.96
    },
    {
      "id": "c2",
      "text": "France scored through a Mario Mandzukic own goal (18th minute, the first own goal ever in a World Cup final), an Antoine Griezmann penalty (38th) awarded after a VAR review for handball by Ivan Perisic, Paul Pogba (59th) and Kylian Mbappe (65th); Croatia scored through Perisic (28th) and Mandzukic (69th).",
      "sources": [
        "fifa-wc2018-final-report"
      ],
      "confidence": 0.95
    }
  ],
  "takeaways": [],
  "faqs": [],
  "evidence_tier": "primary",
  "evidence": {
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    "source_types": [
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    ]
  },
  "moat_flag": false,
  "winning_edge": "Full goal chronology with the two historical firsts (own goal in a final, VAR-reviewed final penalty) bound to FIFA's official report.",
  "confidence": 0.95,
  "last_verified": "2026-08-08",
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    "dateModified": "2026-08-08",
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        "name": "Formidable France secure second title (FIFA, Russia 2018)",
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    "headline": "FIFA World Cup 2018 (champions - France)"
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