Japan national under-23 football team
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The Japan national under-23 football team is the youth representative side of Japan that competes in international under-23 tournaments, including the Olympic Games and AFC U-23 competitions.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japan national under-23 football team canonical | 5 |
| Japan under-23 national football team | 2 |
| Japan Olympic football team | 1 |
| Japan U-23 | 1 |
| Japan U23 | 1 |
| Japan youth national football teams | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6779344 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Japan national under-23 football team Context triple: [Mexico national under-23 football team, olympicBronzeMedalOpponentInBronzeMatch, Japan national under-23 football team]
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A.
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team is the country’s senior men’s soccer team, known for its technical style of play and regular appearances at FIFA World Cups and AFC Asian Cup tournaments.
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B.
Japan women's national football team
The Japan women's national football team is the country's top female soccer squad, renowned for its technical style of play and for winning the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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C.
South Korea national under-20 football team
The South Korea national under-20 football team is the youth representative side of South Korea in international under-20 football competitions, known for regularly qualifying for and performing strongly at FIFA U-20 World Cups.
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D.
Brazil national under-20 football team
The Brazil national under-20 football team is the youth representative side of Brazil renowned for producing top talent and achieving major international success at under-20 level.
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E.
Jordan national under-23 football team
The Jordan national under-23 football team is the country’s Olympic and youth representative side in international under-23 football competitions, serving as a key development stage for future senior national team players.
- 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: Japan national under-23 football team Target entity description: The Japan national under-23 football team is the youth representative side of Japan that competes in international under-23 tournaments, including the Olympic Games and AFC U-23 competitions.
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A.
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team is the country’s senior men’s soccer team, known for its technical style of play and regular appearances at FIFA World Cups and AFC Asian Cup tournaments.
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B.
Japan women's national football team
The Japan women's national football team is the country's top female soccer squad, renowned for its technical style of play and for winning the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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C.
South Korea national under-20 football team
The South Korea national under-20 football team is the youth representative side of South Korea in international under-20 football competitions, known for regularly qualifying for and performing strongly at FIFA U-20 World Cups.
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D.
Brazil national under-20 football team
The Brazil national under-20 football team is the youth representative side of Brazil renowned for producing top talent and achieving major international success at under-20 level.
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E.
Jordan national under-23 football team
The Jordan national under-23 football team is the country’s Olympic and youth representative side in international under-23 football competitions, serving as a key development stage for future senior national team players.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national under-23 association football team ⓘ |
| afcU23Debut | 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification cycle ⓘ |
| ageCategory | under-23 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Japan Olympic football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan national under-23 football team
Japan U-23 ⓘ
linked to:
Japan national under-23 football team
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| association | Japan Football Association ⓘ |
| basedIn | Tokyo ⓘ |
| bestAfcU23Result | champions of AFC U-23 Championship 2016 ⓘ |
| bestOlympicResult |
4th place at 2012 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
4th place at 2020 Summer Olympics ⓘ bronze medal at 1968 Summer Olympics (as senior team, historically linked) ⓘ |
| category |
Japan youth national football teams
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan national under-23 football team
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| competitionLevel | international ⓘ |
| confederation | Asian Football Confederation ⓘ |
| continentConfederation | AFC ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| developmentRole | prepares players for Japan national football team ⓘ |
| domesticOrganizer | Japan Football Association ⓘ |
| fifaEligibilityRule | players must be under 23 years old at start of competition ⓘ |
| fifaTrigramme | JPN ⓘ |
| followsRules |
Laws of the Game (IFAB)
ⓘ
linked to:
Laws of the Game of association football
|
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | Japan Football Association ⓘ |
| governsAgeGroup | players aged 23 or younger ⓘ |
| homeStadium |
Japan National Stadium
ⓘ
various stadiums in Japan ⓘ |
| jerseyNickname |
Samurai Blue U-23
ⓘ
linked to:
Samurai Blue
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| kitColorAway | white ⓘ |
| kitColorHome | blue ⓘ |
| languageOfTeamName | Japanese ⓘ |
| olympicDebut | 1992 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| olympicQualifyingRole | represents Japan in Olympic football qualifiers ⓘ |
| overagePlayersAllowed | three overage players allowed at Olympic Games ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
ⓘ
Asian Games football tournament ⓘ
linked to:
Asian Games
Summer Olympic Games football tournament ⓘ
linked to:
Men's Olympic Football Tournament
Toulon Tournament ⓘ |
| playsFriendlyMatchesAgainst | other national under-23 teams ⓘ |
| playsIn | FIFA international match calendar windows for youth teams ⓘ |
| region | Asia ⓘ |
| represents | Japan ⓘ |
| shortName |
Japan U23
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan national under-23 football team
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| sport | association football ⓘ |
| subConfederation | East Asian Football Federation ⓘ |
| usesEmblem | Japan Football Association crest ⓘ |
| usesFlag | Flag of Japan ⓘ |
| wonTitle |
AFC U-23 Championship 2016
ⓘ
linked to:
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japan national under-23 football team Description of subject: The Japan national under-23 football team is the youth representative side of Japan that competes in international under-23 tournaments, including the Olympic Games and AFC U-23 competitions.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Mexico national under-23 football team
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olympicBronzeMedalOpponentInBronzeMatch
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Japan national under-23 football team
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linked to: Japan national under-23 football team
linked to: Japan national under-23 football team
linked to: Japan national under-23 football team
linked to: Japan national under-23 football team
subject linked to:
JFA
linked to: Japan national under-23 football team
linked to: Japan national under-23 football team