Adidas Tango Europa
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The Adidas Tango Europa is a classic Adidas football used as the official match ball for UEFA Euro 1988, known for its iconic Tango panel design.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adidas Tango Europa canonical | 2 |
| Adidas Tango | 1 |
| Adidas Tango series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11467158 — 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: Adidas Tango Europa Context triple: [UEFA Euro 1988 matches, ballType, Adidas Tango Europa]
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A.
Adidas Tango España
Adidas Tango España is the official match ball designed by Adidas for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, known for its classic Tango panel design and improved water-resistant construction.
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B.
Adidas Tango 12
The Adidas Tango 12 is the official match ball used for UEFA Euro 2012, known for its modern reinterpretation of the classic Tango design and improved flight stability.
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C.
Adidas Roteiro
Adidas Roteiro is the specially designed and technologically advanced football used as the official match ball for UEFA Euro 2004.
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D.
Adidas Beau Jeu
The Adidas Beau Jeu is the specially designed football used as the official match ball for the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament.
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E.
Adidas Azteca
The Adidas Azteca is a historically significant football, notable as the first fully synthetic World Cup match ball and renowned for its Aztec-inspired design.
- 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: Adidas Tango Europa Target entity description: The Adidas Tango Europa is a classic Adidas football used as the official match ball for UEFA Euro 1988, known for its iconic Tango panel design.
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A.
Adidas Tango España
Adidas Tango España is the official match ball designed by Adidas for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, known for its classic Tango panel design and improved water-resistant construction.
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B.
Adidas Tango 12
The Adidas Tango 12 is the official match ball used for UEFA Euro 2012, known for its modern reinterpretation of the classic Tango design and improved flight stability.
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C.
Adidas Roteiro
Adidas Roteiro is the specially designed and technologically advanced football used as the official match ball for UEFA Euro 2004.
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D.
Adidas Beau Jeu
The Adidas Beau Jeu is the specially designed football used as the official match ball for the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament.
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E.
Adidas Azteca
The Adidas Azteca is a historically significant football, notable as the first fully synthetic World Cup match ball and renowned for its Aztec-inspired design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football
ⓘ
football (soccer ball) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
FIFA
ⓘ
UEFA ⓘ |
| ballConstruction | 32-panel construction ⓘ |
| ballTechnologyEra | pre-thermo-bonded stitched ball era ⓘ |
| ballType | size 5 football ⓘ |
| brand | Adidas ⓘ |
| category |
football equipment
ⓘ
sports equipment ⓘ |
| collectorStatus | sought-after by football memorabilia collectors ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| competition | UEFA European Championship ⓘ |
| continentOfTournament | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCompetition | Europe ⓘ |
| designedFor | professional-level play ⓘ |
| designFeature |
black-and-white graphic pattern
ⓘ
triad-shaped Tango panels ⓘ |
| era | 1980s footballs ⓘ |
| governingBodyApproval | FIFA-approved match ball ⓘ |
| governingSport | Laws of the Game of association football ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
Tango Europa
ⓘ
UEFA Euro 1988 ⓘ |
| hasLogo | Adidas logo ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | classic Adidas football ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Adidas ⓘ |
| marketedAs | professional match ball ⓘ |
| material | synthetic leather (outer cover) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic Tango panel design
ⓘ
use at UEFA Euro 1988 ⓘ |
| officialMatchBallOf | UEFA Euro 1988 ⓘ |
| panelDesign | Tango design ⓘ |
| panelShape | hexagons and pentagons ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Adidas Tango series
ⓘ
linked to:
Adidas Tango Europa
|
| predecessorInSeries | Adidas Tango España ⓘ |
| regionOfUse | Europe ⓘ |
| shape | spherical ⓘ |
| sport | football ⓘ |
| successorInSeries | Adidas Etrusco Unico ⓘ |
| surface | outdoor grass pitches ⓘ |
| tournamentEdition | UEFA Euro 1988 ⓘ |
| usedAs | official match ball ⓘ |
| usedFor | association football ⓘ |
| usedIn | international football tournament ⓘ |
| yearOfTournament | 1988 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adidas Tango Europa Description of subject: The Adidas Tango Europa is a classic Adidas football used as the official match ball for UEFA Euro 1988, known for its iconic Tango panel design.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Adidas Tango Europa
linked to: Adidas Tango Europa