Croatia vs Nigeria (2018 FIFA World Cup Group D)
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Croatia vs Nigeria (2018 FIFA World Cup Group D) was a group-stage match at the 2018 World Cup in Russia in which Croatia defeated Nigeria 2–0, helping set Croatia on course for their eventual run to the tournament final.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Croatia vs Nigeria (2018 FIFA World Cup Group D) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8583707 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Croatia vs Nigeria (2018 FIFA World Cup Group D) Context triple: [Group D (2018 FIFA World Cup), match, Croatia vs Nigeria (2018 FIFA World Cup Group D)]
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Croatia vs Scotland (UEFA Euro 2020 Group D)
Croatia vs Scotland (UEFA Euro 2020 Group D) was a decisive group-stage match at Hampden Park in which Croatia’s 3–1 victory secured their progression to the tournament’s knockout phase and eliminated Scotland.
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B.
England vs Croatia (UEFA Euro 2020 Group D)
England vs Croatia (UEFA Euro 2020 Group D) was a group-stage match at the delayed Euro 2020 tournament in which England opened their campaign with a 1–0 victory over the 2018 World Cup finalists at Wembley Stadium.
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C.
Hungary vs France (UEFA Euro 2020 Group F)
Hungary vs France (UEFA Euro 2020 Group F) was a group-stage match at the delayed 2020 European Championship in which underdog Hungary held world champions France to a surprising draw in Budapest.
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D.
France vs Croatia
France vs Croatia was the high-scoring 2018 FIFA World Cup Final in Moscow, where France defeated Croatia 4–2 to win their second world title.
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E.
Czech Republic vs Scotland (UEFA Euro 2020 Group D)
Czech Republic vs Scotland (UEFA Euro 2020 Group D) was a group-stage football match at the delayed Euro 2020 tournament, notable for Patrik Schick’s spectacular long-range goal for the Czech Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Croatia vs Nigeria (2018 FIFA World Cup Group D) Target entity description: Croatia vs Nigeria (2018 FIFA World Cup Group D) was a group-stage match at the 2018 World Cup in Russia in which Croatia defeated Nigeria 2–0, helping set Croatia on course for their eventual run to the tournament final.
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A.
Croatia vs Scotland (UEFA Euro 2020 Group D)
Croatia vs Scotland (UEFA Euro 2020 Group D) was a decisive group-stage match at Hampden Park in which Croatia’s 3–1 victory secured their progression to the tournament’s knockout phase and eliminated Scotland.
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B.
England vs Croatia (UEFA Euro 2020 Group D)
England vs Croatia (UEFA Euro 2020 Group D) was a group-stage match at the delayed Euro 2020 tournament in which England opened their campaign with a 1–0 victory over the 2018 World Cup finalists at Wembley Stadium.
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C.
Hungary vs France (UEFA Euro 2020 Group F)
Hungary vs France (UEFA Euro 2020 Group F) was a group-stage match at the delayed 2020 European Championship in which underdog Hungary held world champions France to a surprising draw in Budapest.
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D.
France vs Croatia
France vs Croatia was the high-scoring 2018 FIFA World Cup Final in Moscow, where France defeated Croatia 4–2 to win their second world title.
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E.
Czech Republic vs Scotland (UEFA Euro 2020 Group D)
Czech Republic vs Scotland (UEFA Euro 2020 Group D) was a group-stage football match at the delayed Euro 2020 tournament, notable for Patrik Schick’s spectacular long-range goal for the Czech Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | football match ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Nigeria national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competition | 2018 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | 2–0 ⓘ |
| format | 11-a-side football match ⓘ |
| goalsScoredByCroatia | 2 ⓘ |
| goalsScoredByNigeria | 0 ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| group | Group D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Croatia national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOnCroatia | helped set Croatia on course for reaching the 2018 FIFA World Cup final ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Nigeria national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marginOfVictory | 2 goals ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Croatia’s opening win in their 2018 World Cup campaign
ⓘ
contributing to Croatia’s progression from Group D ⓘ |
| resultType | Croatia win ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| stage | group stage ⓘ |
| subsequentAchievementOfWinner | Croatia reached the 2018 FIFA World Cup final ⓘ |
| team1 | Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| team2 | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentHostCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentPhase | group stage ⓘ |
| tournamentStageContext | part of Group D round-robin matches ⓘ |
| winner | Croatia national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2018 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Croatia vs Nigeria (2018 FIFA World Cup Group D) Description of subject: Croatia vs Nigeria (2018 FIFA World Cup Group D) was a group-stage match at the 2018 World Cup in Russia in which Croatia defeated Nigeria 2–0, helping set Croatia on course for their eventual run to the tournament final.
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