FIFA Congress
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The FIFA Congress is the supreme legislative and decision-making body of FIFA, where representatives of all member associations meet to set global football policies, elect leaders, and vote on major issues such as World Cup hosts and rule changes.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FIFA Congress canonical | 42 |
| FIFA Congresses | 5 |
| 74th FIFA Congress | 1 |
| Congreso de la FIFA | 1 |
| congresos de la FIFA | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5291267 — 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 Congress Context triple: [Norwegian Football Federation, participatesIn, FIFA Congress]
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A.
FIFA Congress in Rome
The FIFA Congress in Rome was the international football governing body's assembly where member associations convened to decide key matters, including the selection of the host nation for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
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B.
FIFA Congress in London
The FIFA Congress in London was the international football governing body's assembly where member associations convened to decide, among other matters, the host nation for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
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C.
FIFA Congress in Lisbon
The FIFA Congress in Lisbon was the international football governing body's assembly where member associations convened to decide key matters, including the selection of the host nation for the 1962 FIFA World Cup.
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D.
FIFA Council
The FIFA Council is the main decision-making body of FIFA, responsible for setting global football policies, strategies, and regulations.
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E.
UEFA Congress
The UEFA Congress is the supreme legislative body of the Union of European Football Associations, where member associations meet to make key decisions on European football governance, statutes, and competitions.
- 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 Congress Target entity description: The FIFA Congress is the supreme legislative and decision-making body of FIFA, where representatives of all member associations meet to set global football policies, elect leaders, and vote on major issues such as World Cup hosts and rule changes.
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A.
FIFA Congress in Rome
The FIFA Congress in Rome was the international football governing body's assembly where member associations convened to decide key matters, including the selection of the host nation for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
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B.
FIFA Congress in London
The FIFA Congress in London was the international football governing body's assembly where member associations convened to decide, among other matters, the host nation for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
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C.
FIFA Congress in Lisbon
The FIFA Congress in Lisbon was the international football governing body's assembly where member associations convened to decide key matters, including the selection of the host nation for the 1962 FIFA World Cup.
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D.
FIFA Council
The FIFA Council is the main decision-making body of FIFA, responsible for setting global football policies, strategies, and regulations.
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E.
UEFA Congress
The UEFA Congress is the supreme legislative body of the Union of European Football Associations, where member associations meet to make key decisions on European football governance, statutes, and competitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FIFA institution
ⓘ
decision-making body ⓘ legislative body ⓘ |
| approves |
FIFA annual report
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FIFA strategic plans ⓘ |
| canAmend |
FIFA Regulations Governing the Application of the Statutes
ⓘ
FIFA Standing Orders of the Congress ⓘ FIFA Statutes ⓘ |
| canDismiss |
FIFA Council members
ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA Council
|
| canGrant | honorary FIFA membership ⓘ |
| composedOf | representatives of FIFA member associations ⓘ |
| convenes | delegates from all FIFA confederations ⓘ |
| decidesOn |
FIFA budget
ⓘ
FIFA competition formats ⓘ FIFA financial statements ⓘ FIFA regulations ⓘ FIFA statutes ⓘ World Cup hosts ⓘ admission of new FIFA members ⓘ changes to the Laws of the Game ⓘ expulsion of FIFA members ⓘ suspension of FIFA members ⓘ |
| decisionMethod |
open vote
ⓘ
secret ballot ⓘ |
| elects |
FIFA Council members
ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA Council
FIFA President ⓘ FIFA judicial bodies members ⓘ FIFA vice-presidents ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA vice president
|
| governs | FIFA ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | global association football policy ⓘ |
| hasMember | FIFA member association ⓘ |
| hasQuorumRequirement | majority of member associations ⓘ |
| hasType |
extraordinary congress
ⓘ
ordinary congress ⓘ |
| language | FIFA official languages ⓘ |
| location | various host cities worldwide ⓘ |
| meetsAtLeast | once a year ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
FIFA General Secretariat
ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA Secretary General
|
| oversees | FIFA Council ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | FIFA ⓘ |
| partOf | FIFA governance structure ⓘ |
| role |
supreme decision-making body of FIFA
ⓘ
supreme legislative body of FIFA ⓘ |
| topic |
development of football worldwide
ⓘ
global football governance ⓘ international football competitions ⓘ |
| votingSystem | one member association one vote ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FIFA Congress Description of subject: The FIFA Congress is the supreme legislative and decision-making body of FIFA, where representatives of all member associations meet to set global football policies, elect leaders, and vote on major issues such as World Cup hosts and rule changes.
Referenced by (50)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
FIFA (indirectly through AFC)
linked to: FIFA Congress