Maracanazo
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Maracanazo refers to Uruguay's shocking upset victory over host nation Brazil in the decisive match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup, a result that stunned the home crowd at Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã Stadium and became one of football's most famous defeats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maracanazo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5494783 — 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: Maracanazo Context triple: [1950 FIFA World Cup, nicknameOfDecisiveMatch, Maracanazo]
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A.
The Hand of God
The Hand of God is a renowned bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Milles depicting a human figure emerging from or supported by a monumental divine hand, symbolizing the relationship between humanity and the divine.
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B.
Brasil '66
Brasil '66 was a popular 1960s Brazilian-American music group led by Sérgio Mendes, known for blending bossa nova, jazz, and pop into internationally successful hits.
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C.
El Súper Clásico
El Súper Clásico is the most famous and intense football rivalry match in Mexican soccer, contested between Club América and Chivas de Guadalajara.
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D.
Goal of the Century
Goal of the Century is Diego Maradona’s legendary solo goal for Argentina against England at the 1986 World Cup, widely regarded as one of the greatest goals in football history.
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E.
Miracle of Bern
The "Miracle of Bern" refers to West Germany's unexpected and historic victory over the heavily favored Hungary in the 1954 FIFA World Cup final, a match often seen as a key moment in postwar German identity and football history.
- 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: Maracanazo Target entity description: Maracanazo refers to Uruguay's shocking upset victory over host nation Brazil in the decisive match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup, a result that stunned the home crowd at Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã Stadium and became one of football's most famous defeats.
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A.
The Hand of God
The Hand of God is a renowned bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Milles depicting a human figure emerging from or supported by a monumental divine hand, symbolizing the relationship between humanity and the divine.
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B.
Brasil '66
Brasil '66 was a popular 1960s Brazilian-American music group led by Sérgio Mendes, known for blending bossa nova, jazz, and pop into internationally successful hits.
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C.
El Súper Clásico
El Súper Clásico is the most famous and intense football rivalry match in Mexican soccer, contested between Club América and Chivas de Guadalajara.
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D.
Goal of the Century
Goal of the Century is Diego Maradona’s legendary solo goal for Argentina against England at the 1986 World Cup, widely regarded as one of the greatest goals in football history.
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E.
Miracle of Bern
The "Miracle of Bern" refers to West Germany's unexpected and historic victory over the heavily favored Hungary in the 1954 FIFA World Cup final, a match often seen as a key moment in postwar German identity and football history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football match
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historical event ⓘ sporting upset ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Maracanaço NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateAttendance | 200000 ⓘ |
| attendance | 199854 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Uruguay national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BrazilCaptain | Augusto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BrazilCoach | Flávio Costa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BrazilGoalScorer | Friaça NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BrazilKitColor | white ⓘ |
| BrazilNeededResult | draw or win to become champions ⓘ |
| BrazilSubsequentKitColor | yellow shirt with blue shorts ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
one of football's most famous defeats
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one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history ⓘ |
| city | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| competition | 1950 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceInBrazil | symbol of sporting tragedy ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceInUruguay | mythologized football triumph ⓘ |
| date | 1950-07-16 ⓘ |
| decisiveFor | 1950 FIFA World Cup title ⓘ |
| decisiveGoalScorer | Alcides Ghiggia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FIFATournamentFormat | final round-robin group instead of single final ⓘ |
| finalScore | Uruguay 2–1 Brazil ⓘ |
| goalsByBrazil | 1 ⓘ |
| goalsByUruguay | 2 ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Brazil national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNation | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOnBrazil | national trauma ⓘ |
| impactOnUruguay | symbol of national pride ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| ledTo | change of Brazil national team kit colors ⓘ |
| loser | Brazil national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maracanã Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PortugueseName | Maracanaço NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referee | George Reader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refereeNationality | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Brazil losing 1950 FIFA World Cup at home
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Uruguay winning 1950 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| stage | final round-robin match ⓘ |
| timeOfDecisiveGoal | 79th minute ⓘ |
| UruguayCaptain | Obdulio Varela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UruguayCoach | Juan López NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UruguayGoalScorer | Juan Alberto Schiaffino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UruguayNeededResult | win to become champions ⓘ |
| venue | Maracanã Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Uruguay national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1950 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maracanazo Description of subject: Maracanazo refers to Uruguay's shocking upset victory over host nation Brazil in the decisive match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup, a result that stunned the home crowd at Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã Stadium and became one of football's most famous defeats.
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