Golden Ball at the 1962 FIFA World Cup
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The Golden Ball at the 1962 FIFA World Cup is the tournament’s best player award, famously earned by Brazilian winger Garrincha for his outstanding performances in Chile.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Golden Ball at the 1962 FIFA World Cup canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10103006 — 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: Golden Ball at the 1962 FIFA World Cup Context triple: [Garrincha, awardReceived, Golden Ball at the 1962 FIFA World Cup]
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A.
Golden Ball at 2010 FIFA World Cup
The Golden Ball at the 2010 FIFA World Cup was the official award given to the tournament’s best overall player.
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B.
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 1966
The FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 1966 is the award given to the best player of the 1966 World Cup tournament in England.
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C.
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 1986
The FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 1986 is the award given to the best overall player of the 1986 FIFA World Cup tournament.
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D.
1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
The 1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball is the tournament’s award given to the best overall player, famously earned by Italian forward Salvatore Schillaci for his standout performances that year.
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E.
FIFA World Cup Trophy
The FIFA World Cup Trophy is the iconic golden sculpture awarded to the winners of the men's FIFA World Cup, symbolizing global football supremacy.
- 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: Golden Ball at the 1962 FIFA World Cup Target entity description: The Golden Ball at the 1962 FIFA World Cup is the tournament’s best player award, famously earned by Brazilian winger Garrincha for his outstanding performances in Chile.
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A.
Golden Ball at 2010 FIFA World Cup
The Golden Ball at the 2010 FIFA World Cup was the official award given to the tournament’s best overall player.
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B.
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 1966
The FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 1966 is the award given to the best player of the 1966 World Cup tournament in England.
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C.
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 1986
The FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 1986 is the award given to the best overall player of the 1986 FIFA World Cup tournament.
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D.
1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
The 1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball is the tournament’s award given to the best overall player, famously earned by Italian forward Salvatore Schillaci for his standout performances that year.
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E.
FIFA World Cup Trophy
The FIFA World Cup Trophy is the iconic golden sculpture awarded to the winners of the men's FIFA World Cup, symbolizing global football supremacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FIFA World Cup award
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football award ⓘ player of the tournament award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1962 World Cup Golden Ball
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Best Player of the 1962 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best player of the tournament ⓘ |
| competitionStageCovered | entire tournament ⓘ |
| continentOfTournament | South America ⓘ |
| countryOfWinner | Brazil ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Golden Ball at the 1966 FIFA World Cup
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linked to:
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 1966
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| genderCategory | men's football ⓘ |
| hostCountryOfTournament | Chile ⓘ |
| level | senior international ⓘ |
| locationOfTournament | Chile ⓘ |
| notableFor | being awarded to Garrincha for outstanding performances in Chile ⓘ |
| organizer | FIFA ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball awards
ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
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| positionOfWinner | winger ⓘ |
| precededBy | Golden Ball at the 1958 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| selectionBasis | overall impact and performance during the 1962 World Cup ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| teamOfWinner | Brazil national football team ⓘ |
| tournament | 1962 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| winner | Garrincha ⓘ |
| year | 1962 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Golden Ball at the 1962 FIFA World Cup Description of subject: The Golden Ball at the 1962 FIFA World Cup is the tournament’s best player award, famously earned by Brazilian winger Garrincha for his outstanding performances in Chile.
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