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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
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        "source_name": "World Football Elo Ratings",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Argentina",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/ARG",
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        "field_supported": "head_coach",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
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        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "source_name": "Wikipedia - Argentina national football team",
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
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        "source_name": "UEFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - France",
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
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        "source_name": "UEFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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      {
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - England",
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
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        "source_name": "UEFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
      },
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          "elo_rank"
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        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Netherlands",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
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        "source_name": "UEFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
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        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Portugal",
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        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
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        "source_name": "UEFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Norway",
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
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        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
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        "source_name": "CAF Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
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        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Croatia",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/CRO",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "source_type": "auxiliary",
        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "field_supported": "recent_matches",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:10:13.595Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
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        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "market_signal_available": false,
    "market_implied_probability": null,
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        "source_name": "UEFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
        "source_url": "https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/029f-1f318027c4dd-8e9bab478b48-1000--world-cup-2026-which-european-teams-have-qualified/",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
        "source_url": "https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/rankings/?gender=1&count=300&language=en",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
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          "elo_rank"
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        "license_notes": "World Football Elo Ratings is a public Elo-style rating source and is not FIFA official data; verify reuse terms before publication beyond internal analysis.",
        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Belgium",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/BEL",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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      {
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        "source_type": "auxiliary",
        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
    "market_implied_probability": null,
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    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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        "source_name": "UEFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T23:27:46.406053",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
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          "elo_rank"
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "World Football Elo Ratings is a public Elo-style rating source and is not FIFA official data; verify reuse terms before publication beyond internal analysis.",
        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Austria",
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        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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      {
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        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
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    "market_source": "not_connected",
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    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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      {
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Brazil",
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        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Colombia",
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        "attribution_required": false,
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        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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      {
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
      }
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    "elo_rating": 1923,
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    "market_signal_available": false,
    "market_implied_probability": null,
    "market_source": "not_connected",
    "market_notes": "Market-implied signal requires licensed or permitted odds API data.",
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        "source_name": "UEFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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          "current_fifa_ranking",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
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          "elo_rank"
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
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        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Germany",
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        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
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        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:10:13.595Z",
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        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
    "market_implied_probability": null,
    "market_source": "not_connected",
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    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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        "source_name": "UEFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
        "source_url": "https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/029f-1f318027c4dd-8e9bab478b48-1000--world-cup-2026-which-european-teams-have-qualified/",
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        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T23:27:46.406053",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
        "source_url": "https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/rankings/?gender=1&count=300&language=en",
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        "field_supported": [
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
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        "source_url": "https://www.eloratings.net/World.tsv",
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          "elo_rank"
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Switzerland",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/SUI",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "source_name": "Wikipedia - Switzerland national football team",
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        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
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        "source_name": "UEFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
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        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
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        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
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        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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      {
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Japan",
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        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
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        "source_name": "AFC Official Qualification Review",
        "source_url": "https://www.fifa.com/en/articles/asia-world-cup-qualification-review",
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        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
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          "elo_rank"
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        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Australia",
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        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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        "source_name": "CAF Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
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        "source_name": "CAF Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Egypt",
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      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Algeria",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/ALG",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "Wikipedia - Algeria national football team",
        "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria_national_football_team",
        "source_type": "auxiliary",
        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "source_type": "official_api",
        "field_supported": "recent_matches",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:10:13.595Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
      }
    ]
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    "official_team_name": "Mexico",
    "display_name": "Mexico",
    "fifa_team_code": "MEX",
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
    "market_implied_probability": null,
    "market_source": "not_connected",
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    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official World Cup 2026 Qualified Teams Page",
        "source_url": "https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/world-cup-2026-who-has-qualified",
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        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T23:27:46.406053",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
        "source_url": "https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/rankings/?gender=1&count=300&language=en",
        "source_type": "official_api",
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          "fifa_ranking_points",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
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      {
        "source_name": "World Football Elo Ratings",
        "source_url": "https://www.eloratings.net/World.tsv",
        "source_type": "public_rating_table",
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          "elo_rank"
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "World Football Elo Ratings is a public Elo-style rating source and is not FIFA official data; verify reuse terms before publication beyond internal analysis.",
        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Mexico",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/MEX",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "Wikipedia - Mexico national football team",
        "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team",
        "source_type": "auxiliary",
        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:10:13.595Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    ]
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    "fifa_ranking": 17,
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
    "market_implied_probability": null,
    "market_source": "not_connected",
    "market_notes": "Market-implied signal requires licensed or permitted odds API data.",
    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
        "source_url": "https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/world-cup-2026-who-has-qualified",
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        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T23:27:46.406053",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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        "source_type": "official_api",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
      },
      {
        "source_name": "World Football Elo Ratings",
        "source_url": "https://www.eloratings.net/World.tsv",
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          "elo_rank"
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "World Football Elo Ratings is a public Elo-style rating source and is not FIFA official data; verify reuse terms before publication beyond internal analysis.",
        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Uruguay",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/URU",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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      {
        "source_name": "Wikipedia - Uruguay national football team",
        "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team",
        "source_type": "auxiliary",
        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "source_type": "official_api",
        "field_supported": "recent_matches",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
    "market_implied_probability": null,
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    "market_notes": "Market-implied signal requires licensed or permitted odds API data.",
    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official World Cup 2026 Qualified Teams Page",
        "source_url": "https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/world-cup-2026-who-has-qualified",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T23:27:46.406053",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
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      {
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        "source_url": "https://www.eloratings.net/World.tsv",
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          "elo_rank"
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Canada",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/CAN",
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        "field_supported": "head_coach",
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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      {
        "source_name": "Wikipedia - Canada men's national soccer team",
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        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official World Cup 2026 Qualified Teams Page",
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        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
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        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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      {
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - United States",
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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      {
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "field_supported": "recent_matches",
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
    "market_implied_probability": null,
    "market_source": "not_connected",
    "market_notes": "Market-implied signal requires licensed or permitted odds API data.",
    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
        "source_url": "https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/rankings/?gender=1&count=300&language=en",
        "source_type": "official_api",
        "field_supported": [
          "current_fifa_ranking",
          "fifa_ranking_points",
          "fifa_ranking_date"
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        "confidence_level": "high",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
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        "source_name": "World Football Elo Ratings",
        "source_url": "https://www.eloratings.net/World.tsv",
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          "elo_rank"
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Korea Republic",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/KOR",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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      {
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        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
    "market_implied_probability": null,
    "market_source": "not_connected",
    "market_notes": "Market-implied signal requires licensed or permitted odds API data.",
    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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      {
        "source_name": "AFC Official Qualification Review",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
        "source_url": "https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/rankings/?gender=1&count=300&language=en",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
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      {
        "source_name": "World Football Elo Ratings",
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        "field_supported": [
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          "elo_rank"
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "World Football Elo Ratings is a public Elo-style rating source and is not FIFA official data; verify reuse terms before publication beyond internal analysis.",
        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - IR Iran",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/IRN",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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      {
        "source_name": "Wikipedia - Iran national football team",
        "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_national_football_team",
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        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Uzbekistan",
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        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
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        "confidence_level": "high",
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        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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        "source_name": "CAF Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T23:27:46.406053",
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        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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      {
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Côte d'Ivoire",
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        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
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      {
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        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
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        "source_name": "UEFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
        "source_url": "https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/029f-1f318027c4dd-8e9bab478b48-1000--world-cup-2026-which-european-teams-have-qualified/",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
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        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Czechia",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/CZE",
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        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Paraguay",
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
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        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official World Cup 2026 Qualified Teams Page",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Panama",
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        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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        "source_name": "UEFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Sweden",
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Scotland",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/SCO",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "source_name": "Wikipedia - Scotland national football team",
        "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team",
        "source_type": "auxiliary",
        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
        "source_url": "https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/calendar/matches?from=2024-01-01T00:00:00Z&to=2026-05-14T23:59:59Z&idTeam=43967&count=100&language=en",
        "source_type": "official_api",
        "field_supported": "recent_matches",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:10:13.595Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "fifa_team_code": "IRQ",
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
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    "market_implied_probability": null,
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    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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      {
        "source_name": "AFC Official Qualification Review",
        "source_url": "https://www.fifa.com/en/articles/asia-world-cup-qualification-review",
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        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
        "source_url": "https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/rankings/?gender=1&count=300&language=en",
        "source_type": "official_api",
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          "current_fifa_ranking",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
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      {
        "source_name": "World Football Elo Ratings",
        "source_url": "https://www.eloratings.net/World.tsv",
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        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:43:26.064Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "World Football Elo Ratings is a public Elo-style rating source and is not FIFA official data; verify reuse terms before publication beyond internal analysis.",
        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Iraq",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/IRQ",
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        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "source_name": "Wikipedia - Iraq national football team",
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        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
        "source_url": "https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/calendar/matches?from=2024-01-01T00:00:00Z&to=2026-05-14T23:59:59Z&idTeam=43818&count=100&language=en",
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        "field_supported": "recent_matches",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:10:13.595Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
    "market_implied_probability": null,
    "market_source": "not_connected",
    "market_notes": "Market-implied signal requires licensed or permitted odds API data.",
    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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      {
        "source_name": "CAF Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T23:27:46.406053",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
        "source_url": "https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/rankings/?gender=1&count=300&language=en",
        "source_type": "official_api",
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        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:43:26.064Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
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      {
        "source_name": "World Football Elo Ratings",
        "source_url": "https://www.eloratings.net/World.tsv",
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        "field_supported": [
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          "elo_rank"
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "World Football Elo Ratings is a public Elo-style rating source and is not FIFA official data; verify reuse terms before publication beyond internal analysis.",
        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Congo DR",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/COD",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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      {
        "source_name": "Wikipedia - DR Congo national football team",
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        "source_type": "auxiliary",
        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "source_type": "official_api",
        "field_supported": "recent_matches",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:10:13.595Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
    "market_implied_probability": null,
    "market_source": "not_connected",
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    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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        "source_name": "CAF Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T23:27:46.406053",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
        "source_url": "https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/rankings/?gender=1&count=300&language=en",
        "source_type": "official_api",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
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      {
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        "source_url": "https://www.eloratings.net/World.tsv",
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          "elo_rank"
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Tunisia",
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        "field_supported": "head_coach",
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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      {
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        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "field_supported": "recent_matches",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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        "source_name": "AFC Official Qualification Review",
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        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T23:27:46.406053",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
        "source_url": "https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/rankings/?gender=1&count=300&language=en",
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      {
        "source_name": "World Football Elo Ratings",
        "source_url": "https://www.eloratings.net/World.tsv",
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          "elo_rank"
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Jordan",
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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      {
        "source_name": "Wikipedia - Jordan national football team",
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        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "source_type": "official_api",
        "field_supported": "recent_matches",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:10:13.595Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
      }
    ]
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    "elo_rating": 1594,
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
    "market_implied_probability": null,
    "market_source": "not_connected",
    "market_notes": "Market-implied signal requires licensed or permitted odds API data.",
    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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      {
        "source_name": "UEFA Official Qualified Teams Page",
        "source_url": "https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/029f-1f318027c4dd-8e9bab478b48-1000--world-cup-2026-which-european-teams-have-qualified/",
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        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
        "source_url": "https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/rankings/?gender=1&count=300&language=en",
        "source_type": "official_api",
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          "current_fifa_ranking",
          "fifa_ranking_points",
          "fifa_ranking_date"
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        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:43:26.064Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
      },
      {
        "source_name": "World Football Elo Ratings",
        "source_url": "https://www.eloratings.net/World.tsv",
        "source_type": "public_rating_table",
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          "elo_rank"
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        "confidence_level": "high",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Bosnia and Herzegovina",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/BIH",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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      {
        "source_name": "Wikipedia - Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team",
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        "source_type": "auxiliary",
        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "source_type": "official_api",
        "field_supported": "recent_matches",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:10:13.595Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "team_name": "Cabo Verde",
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    "fifa_team_code": "CPV",
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
    "market_implied_probability": null,
    "market_source": "not_connected",
    "market_notes": "Market-implied signal requires licensed or permitted odds API data.",
    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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      {
        "source_name": "CAF Official Qualified Teams Page",
        "source_url": "https://www.cafonline.com/fifa-world-cup/news/record-10-african-teams-to-feature-at-2026-world-cup/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T23:27:46.406053",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
        "source_url": "https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/rankings/?gender=1&count=300&language=en",
        "source_type": "official_api",
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          "fifa_ranking_points",
          "fifa_ranking_date"
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        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:43:26.064Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
      },
      {
        "source_name": "World Football Elo Ratings",
        "source_url": "https://www.eloratings.net/World.tsv",
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        "field_supported": [
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          "elo_rank"
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        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:43:26.064Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "World Football Elo Ratings is a public Elo-style rating source and is not FIFA official data; verify reuse terms before publication beyond internal analysis.",
        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Cabo Verde",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/CPV",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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      {
        "source_name": "Wikipedia - Cape Verde national football team",
        "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde_national_football_team",
        "source_type": "auxiliary",
        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
    "market_implied_probability": null,
    "market_source": "not_connected",
    "market_notes": "Market-implied signal requires licensed or permitted odds API data.",
    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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        "source_name": "AFC Official Qualification Review",
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        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T23:27:46.406053",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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      {
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          "elo_rank"
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Saudi Arabia",
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        "field_supported": "head_coach",
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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      {
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        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "field_supported": "recent_matches",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:10:13.595Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
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    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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        "source_name": "CAF Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
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        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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      {
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          "elo_rank"
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - South Africa",
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        "field_supported": "head_coach",
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        "attribution_required": false,
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        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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      {
        "source_name": "Wikipedia - South Africa national soccer team",
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        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "source_type": "official_api",
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
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    "market_notes": "Market-implied signal requires licensed or permitted odds API data.",
    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official World Cup 2026 Qualified Teams Page",
        "source_url": "https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/news/road-to-2026-fifa-world-cup-haiti/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T23:27:46.406053",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
        "source_url": "https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/rankings/?gender=1&count=300&language=en",
        "source_type": "official_api",
        "field_supported": [
          "current_fifa_ranking",
          "fifa_ranking_points",
          "fifa_ranking_date"
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        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:43:26.064Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA ranking data; use as factual ranking attribution, not as predictive probability.",
        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
      },
      {
        "source_name": "World Football Elo Ratings",
        "source_url": "https://www.eloratings.net/World.tsv",
        "source_type": "public_rating_table",
        "field_supported": [
          "elo_rating",
          "elo_rank"
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        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:43:26.064Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "World Football Elo Ratings is a public Elo-style rating source and is not FIFA official data; verify reuse terms before publication beyond internal analysis.",
        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Haiti",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/HAI",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "field_supported": "recent_matches",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:10:13.595Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
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        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official World Cup 2026 Qualified Teams Page",
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        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution"
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      {
        "source_name": "World Football Elo Ratings",
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          "elo_rank"
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Curaçao",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/CUW",
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        "field_supported": "head_coach",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
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        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
    "market_implied_probability": null,
    "market_source": "not_connected",
    "market_notes": "Market-implied signal requires licensed or permitted odds API data.",
    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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        "source_name": "OFC Official Qualification Page",
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        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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      {
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          "elo_rank"
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - New Zealand",
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        "field_supported": "head_coach",
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        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
    "market_signal_available": false,
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    "last_updated": "2026-05-13",
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        "source_name": "AFC Official Qualification Review",
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        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T23:27:46.406053",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
        "source_url": "https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/rankings/?gender=1&count=300&language=en",
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      {
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        "source_url": "https://www.eloratings.net/World.tsv",
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          "elo_rank"
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Qatar",
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        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
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        "source_name": "Wikipedia - Qatar national football team",
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        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
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        "source_type": "official_api",
        "field_supported": "recent_matches",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:10:13.595Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
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    "model_notes": "RP8 scenario estimates are editorial model outputs based on source-backed football data (FIFA ranking, Elo, recent 10 matches, coach, watchlist). Not official FIFA probabilities. Not betting odds. Not betting advice.",
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        "source_name": "CAF Official Qualified Teams Page",
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        "field_supported": "qualification_status",
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        "license_notes": "Public official fact",
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        "notes": "Verified against official announcement."
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      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Men's World Ranking API",
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        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:43:26.064Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "World Football Elo Ratings is a public Elo-style rating source and is not FIFA official data; verify reuse terms before publication beyond internal analysis.",
        "usage_allowed": "internal_fact_base_with_attribution_pending_terms_review"
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Association Profile - Ghana",
        "source_url": "https://inside.fifa.com/associations/GHA",
        "source_type": "official",
        "field_supported": "head_coach",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T19:54:24.037Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA association profile data. Use as factual attribution; re-verify regularly because head coach is a high-change field.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Extracted from FIFA association profile organization members where role equals National Coach Men."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "Wikipedia - Ghana national football team",
        "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana_national_football_team",
        "source_type": "auxiliary",
        "field_supported": "key_players_watchlist",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:01:56.040Z",
        "confidence_level": "medium",
        "license_notes": "Wikipedia content is user-editable and licensed under CC BY-SA; treat as auxiliary only and verify before public high-confidence use.",
        "attribution_required": true,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display_with_attribution_review",
        "notes": "Potential watchlist source only. not an official tournament squad selection."
      },
      {
        "source_name": "FIFA Official Calendar Matches API",
        "source_url": "https://api.fifa.com/api/v3/calendar/matches?from=2024-01-01T00:00:00Z&to=2026-05-14T23:59:59Z&idTeam=43860&count=100&language=en",
        "source_type": "official_api",
        "field_supported": "recent_matches",
        "last_verified": "2026-05-13T20:10:13.595Z",
        "confidence_level": "high",
        "license_notes": "Official FIFA match calendar/results API data. Use as factual match result attribution; verify terms before broad republication.",
        "attribution_required": false,
        "usage_allowed": "internal_analysis_and_public_fact_display",
        "notes": "Recent results data window 2024-01-01 to 2026-05-14; no predictions."
      }
    ]
  }
]