FIFA World Cup qualification matches

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association football match football competition international sports competition qualification tournament

FIFA World Cup qualification matches are the preliminary international football games in which national teams compete for spots in the FIFA World Cup tournament.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
FIFA World Cup qualification	29
FIFA World Cup qualifiers	14
FIFA World Cup qualification matches canonical	8
FIFA World Cup qualifying	2
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	1
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	1
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	1
CAF World Cup qualification	1
FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers	1
FIFA World Cup matches	1
FIFA World Cup qualifying matches	1
OFC World Cup qualification	1
World Cup matches	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2195459 — 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 World Cup qualification matches
Context triple: [Carlos Ruiz, playedIn, FIFA World Cup qualification matches]

A. FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction
FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction are the official competitive games in which European national teams compete for places at the FIFA World Cup finals.
B. FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers
The FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers are the regional football competition in which South American national teams compete for berths at the FIFA World Cup.
C. UEFA European Championship qualifying
UEFA European Championship qualifying is the multi-stage competition in which European national football teams compete for places at the UEFA European Championship final tournament.
D. FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification tournaments
FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification tournaments are regional competitions organized by continental confederations to determine which national futsal teams advance to the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
E. 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.
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 World Cup qualification matches
Target entity description: FIFA World Cup qualification matches are the preliminary international football games in which national teams compete for spots in the FIFA World Cup tournament.

A. FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction
FIFA World Cup qualifying matches under UEFA jurisdiction are the official competitive games in which European national teams compete for places at the FIFA World Cup finals.
B. FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers
The FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers are the regional football competition in which South American national teams compete for berths at the FIFA World Cup.
C. UEFA European Championship qualifying
UEFA European Championship qualifying is the multi-stage competition in which European national football teams compete for places at the UEFA European Championship final tournament.
D. FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification tournaments
FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification tournaments are regional competitions organized by continental confederations to determine which national futsal teams advance to the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	association football match ⓘ football competition ⓘ international sports competition ⓘ qualification tournament ⓘ
audience	global football fans ⓘ
broadcastOn	online streaming platforms ⓘ radio ⓘ television ⓘ
category	FIFA competitions ⓘ international association football competitions ⓘ
confederation	AFC ⓘ CAF ⓘ CONCACAF ⓘ CONMEBOL ⓘ OFC ⓘ UEFA ⓘ
decidedBy	points, goal difference and goals scored in groups ⓘ
feature	aggregate scoring in two-legged ties ⓘ away goals rule (historically in some play-offs) ⓘ group standings based on points ⓘ home advantage ⓘ
firstHeldFor	1934 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
followRules	Laws of the Game of association football ⓘ
frequency	every four years ⓘ
governingBody	FIFA Congress ⓘ
impact	determine representation of each continent at the FIFA World Cup ⓘ
include	final qualifying rounds in each confederation ⓘ play-off matches between confederations ⓘ preliminary rounds for lower-ranked teams ⓘ
notableChange	expansion of World Cup slots over time ⓘ introduction of more teams in qualification as FIFA membership grew ⓘ
organizedBy	FIFA ⓘ
organizedThrough	continental confederations ⓘ
participants	FIFA member associations ⓘ linked to: FIFA Member Associations national football teams ⓘ
partOf	FIFA World Cup ⓘ
purpose	determine qualified teams for the FIFA World Cup final tournament ⓘ
region	worldwide ⓘ
relatedTo	FIFA World Cup finals ⓘ linked to: FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification ⓘ linked to: FIFA World Cup qualification matches
resultIn	qualification for the FIFA World Cup final tournament ⓘ
sport	association football ⓘ
startDate	1933 ⓘ
timeframe	take place in the years preceding each FIFA World Cup ⓘ
usesFormat	group stage ⓘ home-and-away matches ⓘ inter-confederation play-offs ⓘ knockout ties ⓘ round-robin tournaments ⓘ

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Referenced by (62)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carlos Ruiz → playedIn → FIFA World Cup qualification matches ⓘ

subject linked to: El Pescadito

Guatemala national football team → participatesIn → FIFA World Cup qualification ⓘ