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  "name": "FIFA World Cup 2022 (champions - Argentina)",
  "summary": "The 2022 World Cup in Qatar ended with Argentina beating France on penalties (4-2) after a 3-3 draw in the Lusail final on 18 December 2022 - Messi scoring twice and winning a second Golden Ball, Mbappe scoring a final hat-trick and taking the Golden Boot with eight goals. It was the last 32-team World Cup.",
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    "Who won the 2022 World Cup?",
    "What was the score of the 2022 final?",
    "Who missed penalties in the 2022 final?"
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      "text": "Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw following extra time in the World Cup final at Lusail Stadium on 18 December 2022; Gonzalo Montiel converted the clinching kick after misses by Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni.",
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      "text": "Lionel Messi scored twice in the final and won the Golden Ball for a second time; Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick and won the Golden Boot as top scorer with eight goals. Angel Di Maria scored Argentina's other goal.",
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      "confidence": 0.95
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      "id": "c3",
      "text": "Argentina entered 2026 as defending champions from this victory over 2018 winners France, and Qatar 2022 was the last edition with 32 teams and 64 matches before the 48-team format.",
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        "fifa-wc2022-final-report"
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      "confidence": 0.95
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  "winning_edge": "Binds the shoot-out sequence and award facts of the most-discussed final in history to FIFA's own pages, and situates 2022 as the hinge between the 32- and 48-team eras within this graph.",
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