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  "name": "Most World Cup titles by a player (Pele, three)",
  "summary": "Pele remains the only player to win the World Cup three times - 1958, 1962 and 1970 with Brazil - a record FIFA notes could not even be equalled at the 2026 tournament, since no active player held two winner's medals going into it.",
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      "rel": "first_title_at",
      "target": "world-cup-1958"
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    "Which player has won the most World Cups?",
    "How many World Cups did Pele win?"
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      "text": "Pele is the only player to have won the FIFA World Cup on three occasions, with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970.",
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      "text": "FIFA noted before the 2026 tournament that no active player held two World Cup winner's medals, so the record could not be equalled until at least 2030.",
      "sources": [
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  "faqs": [],
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  "moat_flag": false,
  "winning_edge": "The three-titles record with its could-not-fall-in-2026 corollary bound to FIFA's own record article, linked to both bookend editions in this graph.",
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