FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
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FNB Stadium (Soccer City) is a large, iconic football stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, best known for hosting major events such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup final.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FNB Stadium | 14 |
| Soccer City | 8 |
| FNB Stadium (Soccer City) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T214687 — 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: FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Context triple: [Populous, notableWork, FNB Stadium (Soccer City)]
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A.
Principality Stadium
Principality Stadium is a major multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in Cardiff, Wales, best known as the national stadium for Welsh rugby and football.
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B.
Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium is a large multi-purpose sports and events venue in Montreal, Quebec, best known as the main site of the 1976 Summer Olympics and for its distinctive inclined tower.
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C.
UEFA Elite Stadium
A UEFA Elite Stadium is a top-tier football venue that meets the highest standards set by UEFA for hosting major international club and national team competitions.
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D.
SHI Stadium
SHI Stadium is a college football stadium that serves as the home field for the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights.
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E.
Estadio Latinoamericano
Estadio Latinoamericano is a historic multi-purpose stadium in Havana, Cuba, best known as the country’s premier baseball venue and a central stage for Cuban baseball culture.
- 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: FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Target entity description: FNB Stadium (Soccer City) is a large, iconic football stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, best known for hosting major events such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup final.
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A.
Principality Stadium
Principality Stadium is a major multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in Cardiff, Wales, best known as the national stadium for Welsh rugby and football.
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B.
Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium is a large multi-purpose sports and events venue in Montreal, Quebec, best known as the main site of the 1976 Summer Olympics and for its distinctive inclined tower.
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C.
UEFA Elite Stadium
A UEFA Elite Stadium is a top-tier football venue that meets the highest standards set by UEFA for hosting major international club and national team competitions.
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D.
SHI Stadium
SHI Stadium is a college football stadium that serves as the home field for the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights.
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E.
Estadio Latinoamericano
Estadio Latinoamericano is a historic multi-purpose stadium in Havana, Cuba, best known as the country’s premier baseball venue and a central stage for Cuban baseball culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2010 FIFA World Cup stadium
ⓘ
football stadium ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
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FNB Stadium (Soccer City) ⓘ
surface form:
Soccer City
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| architect | Boogertman + Partners ⓘ |
| capacity |
about 94736
ⓘ
over 90000 ⓘ |
| constructionCost | about 440 million US dollars (renovation) ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| designInspiredBy | African calabash ⓘ |
| formerName |
National Stadium
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FNB Stadium (Soccer City) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Soccer City
|
| hasScoreboard | yes ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
Africa Cup of Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
1996 Africa Cup of Nations Final
Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ
surface form:
1996 Africa Cup of Nations matches
2010 FIFA World Cup ⓘ 2010 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
surface form:
2010 FIFA World Cup Final
2010 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
surface form:
2010 FIFA World Cup Group A matches
2010 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
surface form:
2010 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match
2010 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
surface form:
2010 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony
2010 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
surface form:
2010 FIFA World Cup opening concert
2010 FIFA World Cup opening match ⓘ 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match ⓘ Nelson Mandela memorial service 2013 ⓘ major music concerts ⓘ rugby union matches ⓘ |
| locatedInCity |
Johannesburg, South Africa
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surface form:
Johannesburg
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| locatedInMunicipality | City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Gauteng ⓘ |
| locatedInSuburb | Nasrec ⓘ |
| near | Soweto ⓘ |
| notableMatch |
South Africa vs Mexico 2010 FIFA World Cup opening match
ⓘ
2010 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
surface form:
Spain vs Netherlands 2010 FIFA World Cup Final
|
| opened | 1989 ⓘ |
| operator | Stadium Management South Africa ⓘ |
| owner |
Johannesburg, South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Johannesburg
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| primaryUse | football matches ⓘ |
| ranking | one of the largest stadiums in Africa ⓘ |
| renovated | 2006–2009 ⓘ |
| reopened | 2009 ⓘ |
| seatingType | all-seater ⓘ |
| sponsor | First National Bank ⓘ |
| sponsorshipName |
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
self-link
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surface form:
FNB Stadium
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| sport | association football ⓘ |
| surface | grass ⓘ |
| tenant |
Kaizer Chiefs F.C.
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South Africa national football team ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Description of subject: FNB Stadium (Soccer City) is a large, iconic football stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, best known for hosting major events such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup final.
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