Adidas Jabulani
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The Adidas Jabulani is the highly publicized and controversial football known for its unique panel design and unpredictable flight characteristics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adidas Jabulani canonical | 5 |
| Adidas Jabulani Final | 1 |
| FIFA World Cup official match balls | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1079352 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adidas Jabulani Context triple: [2010 FIFA World Cup, officialMatchBall, Adidas Jabulani]
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A.
Adidas Telstar Durlast
The Adidas Telstar Durlast is a classic black-and-white paneled football produced by Adidas, best known for its iconic use as the match ball in major 1970s international tournaments.
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B.
Teamgeist
Teamgeist is the specially designed Adidas match ball used throughout the 2006 FIFA World Cup, known for its distinctive panel design and improved flight characteristics.
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C.
Puma
Puma is a major German sportswear and athletic footwear brand known for its performance-oriented shoes, apparel, and collaborations with high-profile athletes and designers.
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D.
Bola
Bola is the given name of Bola Tinubu, a prominent Nigerian politician and current president of Nigeria.
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E.
Adidas
Adidas is a global sportswear and equipment company known for its iconic three-stripe branding and production of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adidas Jabulani Target entity description: The Adidas Jabulani is the highly publicized and controversial football known for its unique panel design and unpredictable flight characteristics.
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A.
Adidas Telstar Durlast
The Adidas Telstar Durlast is a classic black-and-white paneled football produced by Adidas, best known for its iconic use as the match ball in major 1970s international tournaments.
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B.
Teamgeist
Teamgeist is the specially designed Adidas match ball used throughout the 2006 FIFA World Cup, known for its distinctive panel design and improved flight characteristics.
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C.
Puma
Puma is a major German sportswear and athletic footwear brand known for its performance-oriented shoes, apparel, and collaborations with high-profile athletes and designers.
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D.
Bola
Bola is the given name of Bola Tinubu, a prominent Nigerian politician and current president of Nigeria.
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E.
Adidas
Adidas is a global sportswear and equipment company known for its iconic three-stripe branding and production of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football
ⓘ
football ⓘ football ⓘ soccer ball ⓘ |
| approvedBy | FIFA ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry | South Africa ⓘ |
| category |
Adidas footballs
ⓘ
Adidas Jabulani self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
FIFA World Cup official match balls
|
| circumference | approximately 69 cm ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | goalkeepers ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
difficulty in predicting trajectory
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excessive swerve ⓘ knuckling effect in the air ⓘ |
| designedFor | professional football matches ⓘ |
| designedTo | provide stable flight ⓘ |
| designTheme | African-inspired design ⓘ |
| FIFAQualityMark | FIFA Approved ⓘ |
| hasColor |
black
ⓘ
gold ⓘ green ⓘ red ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Adidas Jabulani
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Adidas Jabulani Final
|
| introducedInYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Adidas ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 440 g ⓘ |
| material | polyurethane ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "Jabulani" means "to celebrate" in Zulu ⓘ |
| notedFor |
controversial aerodynamics
ⓘ
unpredictable flight ⓘ |
| numberOfPanels | 8 ⓘ |
| officialMatchBallOf |
2010 FIFA World Cup
ⓘ
2010 FIFA World Cup final ⓘ
surface form:
2010 FIFA World Cup Final
|
| panelConstruction | thermally bonded ⓘ |
| panelShape | 3D EVA and TPU panels ⓘ |
| predecessor | Adidas Teamgeist II ⓘ |
| primaryColor | white ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Adidas ⓘ |
| successor | Adidas Tango 12 ⓘ |
| surfaceTexture | micro-textured grip’n’groove surface ⓘ |
| technologyUsed |
Adidas Speedcell
ⓘ
surface form:
Grip’n’Groove technology
|
| unveiledAtEvent |
2010 FIFA World Cup
ⓘ
surface form:
2010 FIFA World Cup draw
|
| unveiledOnDate | 2009-12-04 ⓘ |
| usedByOrganization | FIFA ⓘ |
| usedInCompetition |
2010 Africa Cup of Nations (as test ball in some matches)
ⓘ
various top European leagues (2010–2011 season) ⓘ |
| usedInTournament |
2010 FIFA World Cup
ⓘ
surface form:
2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa
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| usedInYear | 2010 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adidas Jabulani Description of subject: The Adidas Jabulani is the highly publicized and controversial football known for its unique panel design and unpredictable flight characteristics.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Adidas Jabulani Final
this entity surface form:
FIFA World Cup official match balls