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  "competition": "fifa_world_cup_fantasy",
  "round": 3,
  "article": "captains",
  "title": "Best captain picks — Round 3",
  "generated_at": "2026-06-24T13:03:53.613308+00:00",
  "sims": 50000,
  "methodology": "Market odds (de-vigged) → Dixon-Coles scorelines → 50k Monte-Carlo simulations, scored on the official FIFA World Cup Fantasy points table.",
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      "name": "Andrej Kramaric",
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      "name": "Folarin Balogun",
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      "kickoff": "2026-06-26T02:00:00+00:00",
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      "name": "Santiago Gimenez",
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    {
      "name": "Mané",
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      "kickoff": "2026-06-26T19:00:00+00:00",
      "rank": 18
    },
    {
      "name": "Bruno Fernandes",
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      "kickoff": "2026-06-27T23:30:00+00:00",
      "rank": 19
    },
    {
      "name": "Kane",
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  "source": "https://evmax.pages.dev",
  "license": "Attribution requested: evmax"
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