United States U18 national soccer team
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The United States U18 national soccer team is a youth development squad that represents the U.S. in international under-18 soccer competitions and serves as a pipeline to higher national team levels.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13251985 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United States U18 national soccer team Context triple: [Cole Bassett, hasPlayedFor, United States U18 national soccer team]
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United States under-17 national soccer team
The United States under-17 national soccer team is the youth squad that represents the U.S. in international under-17 football competitions and has produced notable players such as Landon Donovan.
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B.
United States men's national under-20 soccer team
The United States men's national under-20 soccer team is the country's youth representative side in international under-20 football competitions, including the FIFA U-20 World Cup and regional CONCACAF tournaments.
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C.
United States men's national under-23 soccer team
The United States men's national under-23 soccer team is the country's Olympic and developmental squad that showcases emerging talent in international under-23 competitions.
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United States women's national under-17 soccer team
The United States women's national under-17 soccer team is the youth women's team that represents the U.S. in international under-17 football competitions and serves as a key development stage for future senior national team players.
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E.
United States women's national under-20 soccer team
The United States women's national under-20 soccer team is the youth women's squad that represents the U.S. in international under-20 football competitions, including the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: United States U18 national soccer team Target entity description: The United States U18 national soccer team is a youth development squad that represents the U.S. in international under-18 soccer competitions and serves as a pipeline to higher national team levels.
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A.
United States under-17 national soccer team
The United States under-17 national soccer team is the youth squad that represents the U.S. in international under-17 football competitions and has produced notable players such as Landon Donovan.
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B.
United States men's national under-20 soccer team
The United States men's national under-20 soccer team is the country's youth representative side in international under-20 football competitions, including the FIFA U-20 World Cup and regional CONCACAF tournaments.
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C.
United States men's national under-23 soccer team
The United States men's national under-23 soccer team is the country's Olympic and developmental squad that showcases emerging talent in international under-23 competitions.
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D.
United States women's national under-17 soccer team
The United States women's national under-17 soccer team is the youth women's team that represents the U.S. in international under-17 football competitions and serves as a key development stage for future senior national team players.
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E.
United States women's national under-20 soccer team
The United States women's national under-20 soccer team is the youth women's squad that represents the U.S. in international under-20 football competitions, including the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national under-18 association football team
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youth national football team ⓘ |
| ageCategory | under-18 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
USA U18
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linked to:
United States U18 national soccer team
United States U-18 men’s national team ⓘ
linked to:
United States U18 national soccer team
United States under-18 national team ⓘ
linked to:
United States U18 national soccer team
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| associatedWith |
United States U17 national soccer team
ⓘ
linked to:
United States under-17 national soccer team
United States U19 national soccer team ⓘ United States U20 national soccer team ⓘ United States men’s national soccer team ⓘ
linked to:
United States men's national soccer team
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| competitionLevel | international youth football ⓘ |
| confederation | CONCACAF ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| developmentRole |
pipeline to United States U20 national soccer team
ⓘ
pipeline to United States U23 national soccer team ⓘ pipeline to United States men’s national soccer team ⓘ |
| fifaTrigramme | USA ⓘ |
| followsRules | Laws of the Game of association football ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | United States Soccer Federation ⓘ |
| governingBodyAbbreviation |
USSF
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Soccer Federation
|
| governingBodyType | national federation ⓘ |
| homeConfederation | North America ⓘ |
| jerseyType | United States national team colors ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
United States Soccer Federation Youth National Teams program
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linked to:
United States youth national soccer teams
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| playerSources |
Major League Soccer academies
ⓘ
linked to:
Major League Soccer
NCAA college soccer programs ⓘ
linked to:
NCAA soccer
U.S. Soccer Development Academy successor leagues ⓘ overseas professional club academies ⓘ |
| plays |
friendly tournaments
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international friendlies ⓘ youth invitational competitions ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
player development
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preparation for higher national teams ⓘ talent identification ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| represents |
United States of America
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United States youth players ⓘ |
| selectionBasis |
citizenship or eligibility for United States
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performance in clubs and academies ⓘ |
| sport |
association football
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soccer ⓘ |
| subConfederation |
North America Football Union
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linked to:
North American Football Union
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| teamType |
age-restricted
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non-professional ⓘ |
| typicalPlayerAgeRange | 16–18 ⓘ |
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Subject: United States U18 national soccer team Description of subject: The United States U18 national soccer team is a youth development squad that represents the U.S. in international under-18 soccer competitions and serves as a pipeline to higher national team levels.
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Jillian Anne Ellis
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