1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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The 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup was an international youth football championship for under-20 national teams, organized by FIFA and held in Nigeria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13117767 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup Context triple: [Diego Lugano, participatedIn, 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup]
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A.
FIFA U-17 World Cup 1999
The FIFA U-17 World Cup 1999 was the ninth edition of FIFA’s global youth football championship for under-17 national teams, showcasing emerging talent from around the world.
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B.
2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 13th edition of FIFA’s global under-20 football tournament, showcasing top youth national teams from around the world.
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C.
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup was an international football tournament held in Mexico featuring champion national teams from around the world as a prelude to the FIFA World Cup.
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D.
1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship was a global youth football tournament organized by FIFA for under-17 national teams, showcasing future stars such as Stephen Appiah.
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E.
1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 11th edition of FIFA’s global under-20 football tournament, showcasing top youth national teams from around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup Target entity description: The 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup was an international youth football championship for under-20 national teams, organized by FIFA and held in Nigeria.
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A.
FIFA U-17 World Cup 1999
The FIFA U-17 World Cup 1999 was the ninth edition of FIFA’s global youth football championship for under-17 national teams, showcasing emerging talent from around the world.
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B.
2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 13th edition of FIFA’s global under-20 football tournament, showcasing top youth national teams from around the world.
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C.
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup was an international football tournament held in Mexico featuring champion national teams from around the world as a prelude to the FIFA World Cup.
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D.
1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship was a global youth football tournament organized by FIFA for under-17 national teams, showcasing future stars such as Stephen Appiah.
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E.
1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 11th edition of FIFA’s global under-20 football tournament, showcasing top youth national teams from around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FIFA U-20 World Cup
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association football competition ⓘ international youth football tournament ⓘ |
| ageCategory | under-20 ⓘ |
| category |
1999 in Nigerian football
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FIFA U-20 World Cup tournaments NERFINISHED ⓘ International association football competitions hosted by Nigeria ⓘ |
| champion | Spain national under-20 football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederationsRepresented | 6 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1999-04-24 ⓘ |
| finalMatchCity | Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalStadium | National Stadium Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthPlace | Mali national under-20 football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupStageStructure | 6 groups of 4 teams ⓘ |
| hostCity |
Abuja
NERFINISHED
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Bauchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Calabar NERFINISHED ⓘ Enugu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibadan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kano NERFINISHED ⓘ Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Harcourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostConfederation | CAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNationTeam | Nigeria national under-20 football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knockoutStage |
final
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quarter-finals ⓘ round of 16 ⓘ semi-finals ⓘ third place play-off ⓘ |
| level | youth international ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHostCities | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfVenues | 8 ⓘ |
| officialNameAtTheTime | FIFA World Youth Championship Nigeria 1999 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingMatchCity | Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | FIFA ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Japan national under-20 football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | football ⓘ |
| startDate | 1999-04-03 ⓘ |
| teamType | national under-20 teams ⓘ |
| thirdPlace | Uruguay national under-20 football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | group stage and knockout stage ⓘ |
| winner | Spain U-20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1999 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup Description of subject: The 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup was an international youth football championship for under-20 national teams, organized by FIFA and held in Nigeria.
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