FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction

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FIFA World Cup qualification tournament football competition international football competition

FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction are the official competitive games in which European national teams compete for places at the FIFA World Cup finals.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
FIFA World Cup qualification	8
FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction canonical	1
UEFA World Cup qualification	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1149883 — 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: FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction
Context triple: [UEFA Elite Stadium, usedFor, FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction]

A. UEFA Euro 2020 (matches)
UEFA Euro 2020 (matches) were the football tournament games of the pan-European UEFA European Championship held in 2021 across multiple host cities.
B. 2018 FIFA World Cup matches
The 2018 FIFA World Cup matches were the official football games played during the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup, held in Russia and featuring 32 national teams competing for the world title.
C. 2014 FIFA World Cup matches
The 2014 FIFA World Cup matches were the games played during the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament held in Brazil featuring 32 national teams competing for the world title.
D. UEFA Nations League
The UEFA Nations League is a European international football competition organized by UEFA that features national teams competing in a league format to replace most friendly matches and provide more meaningful fixtures.
E. UEFA Euro 2012
UEFA Euro 2012 was the 14th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a major international football tournament co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine featuring top national teams from across Europe.
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: FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction
Target entity description: FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction are the official competitive games in which European national teams compete for places at the FIFA World Cup finals.

A. UEFA Euro 2020 (matches)
UEFA Euro 2020 (matches) were the football tournament games of the pan-European UEFA European Championship held in 2021 across multiple host cities.
B. 2018 FIFA World Cup matches
The 2018 FIFA World Cup matches were the official football games played during the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup, held in Russia and featuring 32 national teams competing for the world title.
C. 2014 FIFA World Cup matches
The 2014 FIFA World Cup matches were the games played during the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament held in Brazil featuring 32 national teams competing for the world title.
D. UEFA Nations League
The UEFA Nations League is a European international football competition organized by UEFA that features national teams competing in a league format to replace most friendly matches and provide more meaningful fixtures.
E. UEFA Euro 2012
UEFA Euro 2012 was the 14th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a major international football tournament co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine featuring top national teams from across Europe.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	FIFA World Cup qualification tournament ⓘ football competition ⓘ international football competition ⓘ
broadcastOn	online streaming platforms ⓘ television ⓘ
competitionLevel	senior ⓘ
competitionType	national team competition ⓘ
confederation	UEFA ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
disciplinaryBody	UEFA disciplinary bodies ⓘ
firstEdition	qualification for the 1934 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
format	group stage ⓘ home-and-away round-robin ⓘ play-offs ⓘ
frequency	every four years ⓘ
gender	men ⓘ
governingBody	UEFA ⓘ surface form: Union of European Football Associations
governingRules	Laws of the Game of association football ⓘ surface form: Laws of the Game
hasAudience	global television audience ⓘ stadium spectators ⓘ
historicalNote	European teams began playing World Cup qualifiers in the early 1930s ⓘ
linkedToEvent	FIFA World Cup ⓘ
matchDuration	90 minutes ⓘ
organizer	UEFA ⓘ surface form: Union of European Football Associations
overtimePolicy	extra time and penalties used in some play-off ties or finals-style deciders ⓘ
parentOrganization	FIFA ⓘ
participants	European national football teams ⓘ UEFA member national teams ⓘ
partOf	FIFA World Cup qualification matches ⓘ surface form: FIFA World Cup qualification
purpose	qualification for the FIFA World Cup finals ⓘ
regionServed	Europe ⓘ
relatedCompetition	UEFA European Championship qualifying ⓘ
resultDetermines	allocation of UEFA World Cup berths ⓘ
seasonality	played during international match windows ⓘ
sport	association football ⓘ
subjectTo	FIFA international match windows ⓘ surface form: FIFA international match calendar
teamSize	11 players per team on the field ⓘ
teamType	FIFA-affiliated national teams ⓘ
usesBallType	FIFA-approved football ⓘ
usesRule	away goals rule (historically in play-offs) ⓘ goal difference tiebreaker ⓘ head-to-head record tiebreaker ⓘ three-points-for-a-win system ⓘ
usesSystem	group winners qualify directly for the World Cup finals (modern era) ⓘ runners-up or selected teams enter play-offs (modern era) ⓘ
usesTechnology	goal-line technology (in recent cycles) ⓘ video assistant referee in later cycles where implemented ⓘ
venueType	home stadiums of participating national teams ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UEFA Elite Stadium → usedFor → FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction ⓘ

Northern Ireland national football team → competition → FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction ⓘ