Homare Sawa
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FIFA Women's World Cup-winning captain
Japan women's international footballer
association football player
human
women's association football player
Homare Sawa is a legendary Japanese footballer and former national team captain widely regarded as one of the greatest women’s players of all time, known for leading Japan to victory at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup and winning both the Golden Ball and FIFA World Player of the Year that same year.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Homare Sawa canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2705481 — 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: Homare Sawa Context triple: [Women's Professional Soccer, featuredPlayer, Homare Sawa]
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A.
Yuitsu Tsuchihashi
Yuitsu Tsuchihashi was a Japanese general who played a key leadership role in Japan’s military operations in French Indochina during World War II.
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B.
Kawashima Kiko
Kawashima Kiko, better known as Princess Kiko, is a member of the Japanese imperial family and the wife of Crown Prince Fumihito (Prince Akishino).
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C.
Shijo Ohashi
Shijo Ohashi is a major bridge in central Kyoto, Japan, serving as a key crossing and landmark near the bustling Shijo district.
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D.
Yamaboko Junko
Yamaboko Junko is the grand procession of elaborately decorated festival floats that serves as the main highlight of Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri.
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E.
Hisako Nagayama
Hisako Nagayama was the wife of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, who was a prominent military leader during World War II.
- 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: Homare Sawa Target entity description: Homare Sawa is a legendary Japanese footballer and former national team captain widely regarded as one of the greatest women’s players of all time, known for leading Japan to victory at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup and winning both the Golden Ball and FIFA World Player of the Year that same year.
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A.
Yuitsu Tsuchihashi
Yuitsu Tsuchihashi was a Japanese general who played a key leadership role in Japan’s military operations in French Indochina during World War II.
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B.
Kawashima Kiko
Kawashima Kiko, better known as Princess Kiko, is a member of the Japanese imperial family and the wife of Crown Prince Fumihito (Prince Akishino).
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C.
Shijo Ohashi
Shijo Ohashi is a major bridge in central Kyoto, Japan, serving as a key crossing and landmark near the bustling Shijo district.
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D.
Yamaboko Junko
Yamaboko Junko is the grand procession of elaborately decorated festival floats that serves as the main highlight of Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri.
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E.
Hisako Nagayama
Hisako Nagayama was the wife of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, who was a prominent military leader during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FIFA Women's World Cup-winning captain
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Japan women's international footballer ⓘ association football player ⓘ human ⓘ women's association football player ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Asian Football Confederation Women's Player of the Year
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FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Ball ⓘ FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Boot ⓘ FIFA Women's World Player of the Year ⓘ
linked to:
The Best FIFA Women's Player
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| captainOf | Japan women's national football team ⓘ |
| club |
Atlanta Beat
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INAC Kobe Leonessa ⓘ Nippon TV Beleza ⓘ
linked to:
Nippon Television Network
Washington Freedom ⓘ |
| continentOfBirth | Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| familyName | Sawa ⓘ |
| givenName | Homare ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the greatest women's footballers of all time ⓘ |
| leagueParticipatedIn |
L. League
ⓘ
Women's United Soccer Association ⓘ
linked to:
Women’s United Soccer Association
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| medalistAt | 2012 Summer Olympics women's football tournament ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Japan women's national football team ⓘ |
| name | Homare Sawa ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading Japan to its first FIFA Women's World Cup title in 2011
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serving as long-time captain of the Japan women's national football team ⓘ |
| occupation | professional footballer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
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linked to:
1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup
1996 Summer Olympics football tournament ⓘ 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup ⓘ 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup ⓘ 2004 Summer Olympics football tournament ⓘ 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup ⓘ 2008 Summer Olympics football tournament ⓘ 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup ⓘ 2012 Summer Olympics football tournament ⓘ 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup ⓘ
linked to:
2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
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| placeOfBirth | Tokyo ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | midfielder ⓘ |
| representedNationalTeam | Japan women's national football team ⓘ |
| retiredFromSport | association football ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| winnerOf |
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
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2011 FIFA World Player of the Year (women) ⓘ FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 Golden Ball ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Ball
FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 Golden Boot ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Boot
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Homare Sawa Description of subject: Homare Sawa is a legendary Japanese footballer and former national team captain widely regarded as one of the greatest women’s players of all time, known for leading Japan to victory at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup and winning both the Golden Ball and FIFA World Player of the Year that same year.
Referenced by (9)
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