FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
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The FIFA World Cup Golden Ball is the official award given to the tournament’s best overall player, as judged by FIFA’s technical experts.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup Golden Ball canonical | 18 |
| Adidas Golden Ball | 2 |
| FIFA World Cup Golden Ball awards | 2 |
| FIFA World Cup awards | 2 |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball | 1 |
| FIFA World Cup individual awards set | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Context triple: [FIFA Technical Study Group, awards, FIFA World Cup Golden Ball]
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A.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball is the award given to the best-performing player at each edition of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
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B.
FIFA World Cup Golden Boot
The FIFA World Cup Golden Boot is the award given to the tournament's top goal scorer.
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C.
Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by France Football magazine to the player judged to have been the best in the world over the previous year.
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D.
FIFA World Player of the Year
The FIFA World Player of the Year was an annual football award presented by FIFA from 1991 to 2009 to honor the world's best male and female players as voted by national team coaches and captains.
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E.
FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball
The FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball is an individual award presented to the tournament’s second-best player, as judged by the organizing committee.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Target entity description: The FIFA World Cup Golden Ball is the official award given to the tournament’s best overall player, as judged by FIFA’s technical experts.
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A.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball is the award given to the best-performing player at each edition of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
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B.
FIFA World Cup Golden Boot
The FIFA World Cup Golden Boot is the award given to the tournament's top goal scorer.
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C.
Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by France Football magazine to the player judged to have been the best in the world over the previous year.
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D.
FIFA World Player of the Year
The FIFA World Player of the Year was an annual football award presented by FIFA from 1991 to 2009 to honor the world's best male and female players as voted by national team coaches and captains.
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E.
FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball
The FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball is an individual award presented to the tournament’s second-best player, as judged by the organizing committee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FIFA World Cup award
ⓘ
football award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Adidas Golden Ball
ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
|
| appliesTo | final tournament phase only ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best overall player at the FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| awardType | individual player award ⓘ |
| category | men's FIFA World Cup awards ⓘ |
| competition | FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| country | various host nations of the FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| decisionBasis |
impact on team performance
ⓘ
overall performance during the tournament ⓘ technical and tactical contribution ⓘ |
| firstAwardedAt | 1982 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| frequency | every FIFA World Cup final tournament ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's football ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIFA ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasRankingLevel | first place among players at a World Cup ⓘ |
| hasSubAward |
FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball
ⓘ
FIFA World Cup Silver Ball ⓘ |
| inception | 1982 ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
FIFA Technical Study Group
ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA technical study group
|
| isDistinctFrom |
FIFA Ballon d'Or
ⓘ
linked to:
Ballon d'Or
France Football Ballon d'Or ⓘ
linked to:
Ballon d'Or
|
| notableWinner |
Diego Maradona
ⓘ
Harry Kane ⓘ Lionel Messi ⓘ Luka Modrić ⓘ Oliver Kahn ⓘ Paolo Rossi ⓘ Romário ⓘ Ronaldo Nazário ⓘ
linked to:
Ronaldo
Zinedine Zidane ⓘ |
| partOf |
FIFA World Cup awards programme
ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA trophies and awards
|
| presentedBy | FIFA ⓘ |
| rankingSystem | Golden Ball, Silver Ball, Bronze Ball ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA Fair Play Award
FIFA World Cup Best Young Player ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award
FIFA World Cup Golden Boot ⓘ FIFA World Cup Golden Glove ⓘ |
| scope | senior national teams ⓘ |
| selectionBy |
FIFA Technical Study Group
ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA technical study group
FIFA technical experts ⓘ |
| sponsor | Adidas ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| timeOfAward | end of the FIFA World Cup tournament ⓘ |
| trophyForm | golden-coloured football trophy ⓘ |
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Subject: FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Description of subject: The FIFA World Cup Golden Ball is the official award given to the tournament’s best overall player, as judged by FIFA’s technical experts.
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FIFA technical study group
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King Kahn
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