FIFA international match windows

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football calendar regulation international football scheduling framework

FIFA international match windows are designated periods in the football calendar during which national teams are allowed to assemble their players and play official international fixtures worldwide.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
FIFA international match calendar	3
FIFA International Match Calendar	2
FIFA (sanctioned friendly matches)	1
FIFA International Match Calendar regulations	1
FIFA dates	1
FIFA international calendar	1
FIFA international match reports	1
FIFA international match windows canonical	1
FIFA international matches	1
WAFF international match calendar	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1393621 — 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 international match windows
Context triple: [UEFA Nations League, matchCalendar, FIFA international match windows]

A. 2018 FIFA World Cup matches
The 2018 FIFA World Cup matches were the official football games played during the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup, held in Russia and featuring 32 national teams competing for the world title.
B. 2014 FIFA World Cup matches
The 2014 FIFA World Cup matches were the games played during the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament held in Brazil featuring 32 national teams competing for the world title.
C. FIFA Competitions Division
The FIFA Competitions Division is the department within FIFA responsible for organizing and overseeing its major international football tournaments and events.
D. UEFA Euro 2020 (matches)
UEFA Euro 2020 (matches) were the football tournament games of the pan-European UEFA European Championship held in 2021 across multiple host cities.
E. FIFA FIFPro World XI selection
The FIFA FIFPro World XI selection is an annual all-star football team composed of the best players in the world at each position, as voted on by professional footballers worldwide.
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 international match windows
Target entity description: FIFA international match windows are designated periods in the football calendar during which national teams are allowed to assemble their players and play official international fixtures worldwide.

A. 2018 FIFA World Cup matches
The 2018 FIFA World Cup matches were the official football games played during the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup, held in Russia and featuring 32 national teams competing for the world title.
B. 2014 FIFA World Cup matches
The 2014 FIFA World Cup matches were the games played during the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament held in Brazil featuring 32 national teams competing for the world title.
C. FIFA Competitions Division
The FIFA Competitions Division is the department within FIFA responsible for organizing and overseeing its major international football tournaments and events.
D. UEFA Euro 2020 (matches)
UEFA Euro 2020 (matches) were the football tournament games of the pan-European UEFA European Championship held in 2021 across multiple host cities.
E. FIFA FIFPro World XI selection
The FIFA FIFPro World XI selection is an annual all-star football team composed of the best players in the world at each position, as voted on by professional footballers worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	football calendar regulation ⓘ international football scheduling framework ⓘ
affects	continental club competition scheduling ⓘ domestic league scheduling ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	FIFA dates ⓘ linked to: FIFA international match windows international breaks ⓘ
appliesTo	FIFA member associations ⓘ linked to: FIFA Member Associations men's international football ⓘ women's international football ⓘ
bindingOn	clubs affiliated to FIFA member associations ⓘ players registered with FIFA-affiliated clubs ⓘ
characteristic	club competitions are usually paused for involved players ⓘ national teams may call up players without club refusal except in defined exceptions ⓘ
defines	periods when clubs must release called-up players ⓘ periods when official international matches may be played ⓘ
determines	length of player release period before matches ⓘ mandatory return date of players to clubs ⓘ maximum number of international matches per window ⓘ
enforcedBy	FIFA disciplinary bodies ⓘ linked to: FIFA Disciplinary Code
governs	release of players from clubs to national teams ⓘ
impact	availability of top players for national teams ⓘ player workload management ⓘ travel and logistics for national teams ⓘ
includes	Nations League-type competitions ⓘ friendly international matches ⓘ qualifying matches for FIFA World Cup ⓘ qualifying matches for continental championships ⓘ
introducedTo	standardize international match scheduling globally ⓘ
legalBasis	FIFA International Match Calendar regulations ⓘ linked to: FIFA international match windows FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players ⓘ
nonComplianceConsequences	possible sanctions for clubs or associations ⓘ
partOf	FIFA International Match Calendar ⓘ linked to: FIFA international match windows
purpose	allow national teams to assemble players ⓘ coordinate club and national team match calendars ⓘ schedule official international fixtures ⓘ
regulatedBy	FIFA ⓘ
relatedTo	FIFA International Match Calendar ⓘ linked to: FIFA international match windows FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players ⓘ club versus country obligations in football ⓘ
reviewCycle	multi-year planning period ⓘ
scope	worldwide ⓘ
timeframe	fixed dates within each football season ⓘ
updatedBy	FIFA Council decisions ⓘ
usedFor	FIFA World Cup qualifiers ⓘ linked to: FIFA World Cup qualification matches continental championship qualifiers ⓘ international friendlies ⓘ preparation for major tournaments ⓘ
variesBy	confederation-specific adjustments within global framework ⓘ

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