Ravshan Irmatov
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Ravshan Irmatov is a renowned Uzbek football referee widely recognized for officiating multiple FIFA World Cups and holding records for the most matches refereed in the tournament’s history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ravshan Irmatov canonical | 4 |
| Ravshan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5603678 — 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: Ravshan Irmatov Context triple: [South Africa vs Mexico 2010 FIFA World Cup opening match, referee, Ravshan Irmatov]
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A.
Qahhor Mahkamov
Qahhor Mahkamov was a Soviet-era Tajik politician who became the first president of Tajikistan during the final years of the USSR.
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B.
Azimjan Askarov
Azimjan Askarov was a Kyrgyz human rights defender and journalist known for documenting police brutality and ethnic violence, whose activism led to his controversial imprisonment and international recognition.
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C.
Abdulla Aripov
Abdulla Aripov is an Uzbek politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, overseeing the country's government and administrative reforms.
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D.
Makhar Vaziev
Makhar Vaziev is a prominent Russian ballet director and former dancer best known for leading major companies including the Bolshoi Ballet and La Scala Ballet.
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E.
Rashad Kurbanov
Rashad Kurbanov is a notable Azerbaijani American figure recognized for his contributions and prominence within the Azerbaijani American community.
- 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: Ravshan Irmatov Target entity description: Ravshan Irmatov is a renowned Uzbek football referee widely recognized for officiating multiple FIFA World Cups and holding records for the most matches refereed in the tournament’s history.
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A.
Qahhor Mahkamov
Qahhor Mahkamov was a Soviet-era Tajik politician who became the first president of Tajikistan during the final years of the USSR.
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B.
Azimjan Askarov
Azimjan Askarov was a Kyrgyz human rights defender and journalist known for documenting police brutality and ethnic violence, whose activism led to his controversial imprisonment and international recognition.
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C.
Abdulla Aripov
Abdulla Aripov is an Uzbek politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, overseeing the country's government and administrative reforms.
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D.
Makhar Vaziev
Makhar Vaziev is a prominent Russian ballet director and former dancer best known for leading major companies including the Bolshoi Ballet and La Scala Ballet.
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E.
Rashad Kurbanov
Rashad Kurbanov is a notable Azerbaijani American figure recognized for his contributions and prominence within the Azerbaijani American community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football referee
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AFC Referee of the Year
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World’s Best Referee (IFFHS rankings, high placements) ⓘ
linked to:
IFFHS World’s Best Referee
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| confederation | AFC ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity | Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1977-08-09 ⓘ |
| employer |
Asian Football Confederation
ⓘ
FIFA ⓘ Uzbekistan Football Association ⓘ |
| familyName | Irmatov ⓘ |
| FIFAListedSince | 2003 ⓘ |
| givenName |
Ravshan
ⓘ
linked to:
Ravshan Irmatov
|
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ Uzbek ⓘ |
| memberOf | FIFA international referees list ⓘ |
| name | Ravshan Irmatov ⓘ |
| nationality | Uzbek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Asia’s most decorated football referees
ⓘ
holding the record for most FIFA World Cup matches refereed ⓘ officiating multiple FIFA World Cups ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Officiating at the AFC Asian Cup
ⓘ
Officiating at the FIFA Club World Cup ⓘ Officiating at the FIFA World Cup ⓘ Officiating at the Olympic Games football tournament ⓘ |
| numberOfWorldCupMatchesOfficiated | 11 ⓘ |
| occupation | football referee ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
2010 FIFA World Cup
ⓘ
2014 FIFA World Cup ⓘ 2018 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tashkent ⓘ |
| positionHeld | First Vice President of the Uzbekistan Football Association ⓘ |
| recordHeld | Most matches refereed in FIFA World Cup history ⓘ |
| refereedMatch |
2010 FIFA World Cup opening match South Africa vs Mexico
ⓘ
2010 FIFA World Cup semifinal Uruguay vs Netherlands ⓘ 2014 FIFA World Cup group stage matches ⓘ 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage matches ⓘ |
| refereedTournamentFinal |
AFC Asian Cup final
ⓘ
linked to:
AFC Asian Cup
FIFA Club World Cup final ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA Club World Cup
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| refereeingStyle |
known for calm and authoritative game management
ⓘ
known for high fitness and positioning ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| workLocation | Tashkent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ravshan Irmatov Description of subject: Ravshan Irmatov is a renowned Uzbek football referee widely recognized for officiating multiple FIFA World Cups and holding records for the most matches refereed in the tournament’s history.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ravshan Irmatov