Golden Ball at the 1958 FIFA World Cup
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The Golden Ball at the 1958 FIFA World Cup was the official award given to the tournament’s best player, recognizing the most outstanding individual performance in that World Cup.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Golden Ball at the 1958 FIFA World Cup canonical | 2 |
| Golden Ball of the 1958 FIFA World Cup | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10103049 — 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 1958 FIFA World Cup Context triple: [Didi, awardReceived, Golden Ball at the 1958 FIFA World Cup]
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A.
Golden Ball at the 1962 FIFA World Cup
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 1958 FIFA World Cup Target entity description: The Golden Ball at the 1958 FIFA World Cup was the official award given to the tournament’s best player, recognizing the most outstanding individual performance in that World Cup.
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A.
Golden Ball at the 1962 FIFA World Cup
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FIFA World Cup award
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football award ⓘ sports individual performance award ⓘ |
| associatedWith | FIFA World Cup Golden Ball ⓘ |
| awardedDuring | 1958 FIFA World Cup finals tournament period ⓘ |
| awardFor | best player of the tournament ⓘ |
| awardType | individual award ⓘ |
| competition | 1958 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| context |
1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden
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linked to:
1958 FIFA World Cup
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| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's football ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing the standout player of the 1958 World Cup ⓘ |
| presentedBy | FIFA ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor the most outstanding individual performance in the 1958 FIFA World Cup
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to recognize the best player of the 1958 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| scope | entire 1958 FIFA World Cup tournament ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
contribution to team success
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individual impact on matches ⓘ overall performance during the 1958 FIFA World Cup ⓘ technical skill and effectiveness ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| sportingDiscipline | international football ⓘ |
| tournamentEditionNumber | 6 ⓘ |
| tournamentStage | final tournament ⓘ |
| year | 1958 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Golden Ball at the 1958 FIFA World Cup Description of subject: The Golden Ball at the 1958 FIFA World Cup was the official award given to the tournament’s best player, recognizing the most outstanding individual performance in that World Cup.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Golden Ball at the 1958 FIFA World Cup
linked to: Golden Ball at the 1958 FIFA World Cup