1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
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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.
All labels observed (1)
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| 1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Context triple: [Salvatore Schillaci, awardReceived, 1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
FIFA World Cup Golden Boot
The FIFA World Cup Golden Boot is the award given to the tournament's top goal scorer.
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D.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball is the award given to the best-performing player at each edition of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
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E.
Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by France Football magazine to the player judged to have been the best in the world over the previous 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: 1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Target entity description: 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.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
FIFA World Cup Golden Boot
The FIFA World Cup Golden Boot is the award given to the tournament's top goal scorer.
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D.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball is the award given to the best-performing player at each edition of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
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E.
Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by France Football magazine to the player judged to have been the best in the world over the previous year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FIFA World Cup award
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football award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Best Player Award (1990 FIFA World Cup)
NERFINISHED
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Golden Ball (Italy 1990) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAward | 1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best player of the tournament ⓘ |
| competitionStageConsidered | entire tournament ⓘ |
| confederation | FIFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1994 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's football ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFact | awarded to Salvatore Schillaci for standout performances at the 1990 World Cup in Italy ⓘ |
| partOf | 1990 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1986 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | FIFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | media vote ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| tournament | 1990 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfTrophy | individual award ⓘ |
| winner | Salvatore Schillaci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerAlsoReceived | 1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerClubAtTournament | Juventus FC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| winnerNationalTeam | Italy national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerPosition | forward ⓘ |
| year | 1990 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Description of subject: 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.
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