The Tartan Army
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The Tartan Army is the passionate and famously traveling support of the Scotland national football team, known for their colorful kilts, songs, and good-natured atmosphere at matches.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tartan Army | 1 |
| The Tartan Army canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1132360 — 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: The Tartan Army Context triple: [Scotland national football team, nickname, The Tartan Army]
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A.
The Invincibles
The Invincibles were Arsenal’s legendary 2003–04 Premier League side that completed an entire league season unbeaten under manager Arsène Wenger.
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B.
12th Man
The 12th Man is Texas A&M University's famed tradition in which the entire student body stands ready to support and symbolically serve as an extra player for the football team.
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C.
Scotland the Brave
Scotland the Brave is a famous traditional Scottish patriotic song and pipe tune widely regarded as one of Scotland’s unofficial national anthems.
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D.
Royal Scots
The Royal Scots was the oldest line infantry regiment of the British Army, with a long history of service in major conflicts around the world.
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E.
Atholl Highlanders
The Atholl Highlanders are a private ceremonial infantry regiment based at Blair Castle in Scotland, known as the only legal private army in Europe and maintained by the Duke of Atholl.
- 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: The Tartan Army Target entity description: The Tartan Army is the passionate and famously traveling support of the Scotland national football team, known for their colorful kilts, songs, and good-natured atmosphere at matches.
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A.
The Invincibles
The Invincibles were Arsenal’s legendary 2003–04 Premier League side that completed an entire league season unbeaten under manager Arsène Wenger.
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B.
12th Man
The 12th Man is Texas A&M University's famed tradition in which the entire student body stands ready to support and symbolically serve as an extra player for the football team.
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C.
Scotland the Brave
Scotland the Brave is a famous traditional Scottish patriotic song and pipe tune widely regarded as one of Scotland’s unofficial national anthems.
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D.
Royal Scots
The Royal Scots was the oldest line infantry regiment of the British Army, with a long history of service in major conflicts around the world.
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E.
Atholl Highlanders
The Atholl Highlanders are a private ceremonial infantry regiment based at Blair Castle in Scotland, known as the only legal private army in Europe and maintained by the Duke of Atholl.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scotland national football team supporters
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football supporters ⓘ supporters group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Scotland fans ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hampden Park
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Scotland national football team away matches ⓘ Scotland national football team home matches ⓘ Scottish national identity ⓘ Scottish patriotism ⓘ Scottish popular culture ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| demographic |
includes Scottish diaspora
ⓘ
primarily Scottish supporters ⓘ |
| followsCompetition |
FIFA World Cup qualification matches
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surface form:
FIFA World Cup qualifiers
UEFA Nations League ⓘ
surface form:
Nations League
UEFA European Championship qualifying ⓘ
surface form:
UEFA European Championship qualifiers
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| hasReputation | party atmosphere at tournaments ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup | Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal ⓘ |
| homeStadiumOfTeamTheySupport | Hampden Park ⓘ |
| influenced | perception of Scottish fans abroad ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anti-hooligan reputation
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charitable activities ⓘ self-policing behavior ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| mediaPortrayal |
colorful fans
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friendly traveling support ⓘ |
| notableFor |
colorful kilts
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friendly behavior towards rival fans ⓘ good-natured atmosphere ⓘ singing and chanting ⓘ tartan clothing ⓘ travelling in large numbers ⓘ |
| organizedAs | informal supporters movement ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| supports | Scotland national football team ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century to present ⓘ |
| typicalChant |
Flower of Scotland
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We’ll Be Coming Down the Road ⓘ |
| typicalColors |
dark blue
ⓘ
tartan patterns ⓘ |
| typicalInstrument | bagpipes ⓘ |
| usesSymbol |
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Lion Rampant flag
Saltire ⓘ |
| wears |
kilts
ⓘ
see-you-Jimmy hats ⓘ tartan scarves ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Tartan Army Description of subject: The Tartan Army is the passionate and famously traveling support of the Scotland national football team, known for their colorful kilts, songs, and good-natured atmosphere at matches.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tartan Army