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  "slug": "group-a-standings",
  "title": "Group A Standings",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/group-a-standings/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/group-a-standings.json",
  "summary": "Pre/post-match standings, tiebreaker rules, and qualification permutations for World Cup 2026 groups.",
  "why_now": "Matches have created permutations that make tiebreaker explanations timely and necessary; outlets are meeting immediate demand for clarity.",
  "evidence_summary": "- Yahoo Sports explains third-place standings and tiebreakers for World Cup 2026. - Diario AS provides standings, results, and qualification scenarios for World Cup groups. - The Athletic / New York Times coverage aggregates group standings and implications for qualification.",
  "caveat": "Low uncertainty about standings themselves; uncertainty comes from future match results altering scenarios rapidly — content must be updated in near real time.",
  "signal_type": "World Cup / International Soccer Attention",
  "score": 95.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Will your team get one of the third-place berths in the World Cup? This chart has the answer",
      "source": "The New York Times",
      "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7370477/2026/06/18/will-your-team-get-one-of-the-third-place-berths-in-the-world-cup-this-chart-has-the-answer/"
    }
  ],
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