World Cup competitions
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class of international sports tournaments
international basketball tournament
international cricket tournament
international field hockey tournament
international football tournament
international rugby league tournament
international rugby sevens tournament
international rugby union tournament
international volleyball tournament
World Cup competitions are major international tournaments, most notably in sports like football, where national teams from around the world compete for a global championship title.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| World Cup | 4 |
| FIFA World Cup appearances with Mexico | 1 |
| World Cup competition | 1 |
| World Cup competitions canonical | 1 |
| World Cup series | 1 |
| World Cup tournaments | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1048625 — 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: World Cup competitions Context triple: [Plum Blossom Banner, usedIn, World Cup competitions]
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A.
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup is the premier international football (soccer) tournament contested by national teams from around the world every four years.
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B.
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is an international football tournament organized by FIFA that brings together champion clubs from each continental confederation to compete for the title of world club champion.
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C.
FIFA Competitions Division
The FIFA Competitions Division is the department within FIFA responsible for organizing and overseeing its major international football tournaments and events.
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D.
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is the premier international tournament in rugby union, held every four years to determine the world champion among national teams.
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E.
FIFA Women's World Cup
The FIFA Women's World Cup is the premier international tournament in women's football, contested every four years by national teams from around the world under the governance of FIFA.
- 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: World Cup competitions Target entity description: World Cup competitions are major international tournaments, most notably in sports like football, where national teams from around the world compete for a global championship title.
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A.
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup is the premier international football (soccer) tournament contested by national teams from around the world every four years.
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B.
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is an international football tournament organized by FIFA that brings together champion clubs from each continental confederation to compete for the title of world club champion.
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C.
FIFA Competitions Division
The FIFA Competitions Division is the department within FIFA responsible for organizing and overseeing its major international football tournaments and events.
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D.
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is the premier international tournament in rugby union, held every four years to determine the world champion among national teams.
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E.
FIFA Women's World Cup
The FIFA Women's World Cup is the premier international tournament in women's football, contested every four years by national teams from around the world under the governance of FIFA.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (104)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class of international sports tournaments
ⓘ
international basketball tournament ⓘ international cricket tournament ⓘ international cricket tournament ⓘ international field hockey tournament ⓘ international football tournament ⓘ international football tournament ⓘ international rugby league tournament ⓘ international rugby sevens tournament ⓘ international rugby union tournament ⓘ international volleyball tournament ⓘ |
| ageCategory | senior ⓘ |
| category |
World Cup competition
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World Cup competitions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
World Cup competition
World Cup competition ⓘ World Cup competition ⓘ World Cup competition ⓘ World Cup competition ⓘ World Cup competition ⓘ World Cup competition ⓘ World Cup competition ⓘ World Cup competition ⓘ |
| commonFormat | qualification phase and final tournament ⓘ |
| competitionType |
national teams
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national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ national teams ⓘ |
| confederationsInvolved |
AFC
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CAF ⓘ CONCACAF ⓘ CONMEBOL ⓘ OFC ⓘ UEFA ⓘ |
| continentRotation | hosts rotate among continents ⓘ |
| definingFeature | global championship for national teams ⓘ |
| finalTournamentTeams |
32 teams (until 2022)
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48 teams (from 2026) ⓘ |
| firstEditionWinner | Uruguay national football team ⓘ |
| firstHostCountry | Uruguay ⓘ |
| format | qualification phase and final tournament ⓘ |
| frequency |
every four years
ⓘ
every four years ⓘ every four years ⓘ every four years ⓘ |
| genderCategory |
men
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men ⓘ women ⓘ |
| globalReach |
worldwide
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worldwide ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIFA Council ⓘ |
| inception |
1930
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1975 ⓘ 1987 ⓘ 1991 ⓘ |
| mainSportExample |
FIBA Basketball World Cup
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surface form:
Basketball World Cup
ICC Cricket World Cup ⓘ
surface form:
Cricket World Cup
FIFA World Cup ⓘ Rugby World Cup ⓘ Volleyball World Cup ⓘ |
| matchDuration | 90 minutes plus stoppage time ⓘ |
| mostTitlesCountry | Brazil national football team ⓘ |
| officialName | FIBA Basketball World Cup ⓘ |
| organizer |
FIBA
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FIFA ⓘ FIFA ⓘ International Hockey Federation ⓘ
surface form:
FIH
International Volleyball Federation ⓘ
surface form:
FIVB
International Cricket Council ⓘ International Cricket Council ⓘ International Rugby League ⓘ World Rugby ⓘ World Rugby ⓘ |
| prize | world champion title ⓘ |
| qualificationPeriod | about three years before final tournament ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
FIFA Confederations Cup
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surface form:
FIFA Confederations Cup (defunct)
FIFA World Cup qualification matches ⓘ
surface form:
FIFA World Cup qualification
continental championships ⓘ |
| rulesFramework |
Laws of the Game of association football
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surface form:
Laws of the Game
|
| scope | worldwide ⓘ |
| sport |
One Day International
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surface form:
One Day International cricket
Twenty20 cricket ⓘ association football ⓘ association football ⓘ basketball ⓘ field hockey ⓘ rugby league ⓘ rugby sevens ⓘ rugby union ⓘ volleyball ⓘ |
| teamType | national team ⓘ |
| tieBreakingMethods |
extra time
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penalty shoot-out ⓘ |
| trophy | FIFA World Cup Trophy ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about one month ⓘ |
| typicalFrequency | recurring, often every four years ⓘ |
| typicalOrganizer | international sports federation ⓘ |
| typicalParticipants | national teams ⓘ |
| viewership | one of the most watched sporting events in the world ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: World Cup competitions Description of subject: World Cup competitions are major international tournaments, most notably in sports like football, where national teams from around the world compete for a global championship title.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
World Cup
subject surface form:
FIFA Women’s World Cup
this entity surface form:
World Cup competition
this entity surface form:
World Cup
this entity surface form:
World Cup
this entity surface form:
FIFA World Cup appearances with Mexico
this entity surface form:
World Cup
this entity surface form:
World Cup series