1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship| Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol Sala de la FIFA 1996 |
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| Host country | Spain |
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| Dates | 24 November – 8 December |
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| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
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| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
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| Champions |  Brazil (3rd title) |
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| Runners-up |  Spain |
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| Third place |  Russia |
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| Fourth place |  Ukraine |
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| Matches played | 40 |
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| Goals scored | 290 (7.25 per match) |
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| Attendance | 116,400 (2,910 per match) |
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| Top scorer(s) | Manoel Tobias (14 goals) |
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| Best player(s) | Manoel Tobias |
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The 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship was the third FIFA Futsal World Championship, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was held between 24 November and 8 December 1996, in Spain.
Brazil won the tournament for the third consecutive time.
Qualifying criteria
Qualified nations
Venues
Draw
The 16 teams were divided in four groups, each group with four teams.
First round
Group A
| Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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| Spain
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3
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3
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0
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0
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18
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3
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+15
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9
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| Ukraine
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3
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2
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0
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1
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22
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9
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+13
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6
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 Egypt
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3
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1
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0
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2
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13
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19
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−6
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3
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.svg.png) Australia
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3
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0
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0
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3
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4
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26
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−22
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0
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Source:
Group B
Source:
Group C
Source:
Group D
| Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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| Brazil
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3
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3
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0
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0
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31
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5
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+26
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9
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.svg.png) Belgium
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3
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2
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0
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1
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13
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10
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+3
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6
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 Iran
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3
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1
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0
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2
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12
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14
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−2
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3
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 Cuba
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3
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0
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0
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3
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4
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31
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−27
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0
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Source:
Second round
Group E
| Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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| Spain
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3
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3
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0
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0
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8
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2
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+6
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9
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| Russia
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3
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2
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0
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1
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9
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4
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+5
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6
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 Italy
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3
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1
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0
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2
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5
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8
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−3
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3
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| Belgium
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3
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0
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0
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3
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4
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12
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−8
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0
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Source:
Group F
Source:
Third Round
Semifinals
Third Place
Final
Champions
| FIFA Futsal World Championships 1996 winners
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Brazil
Third title
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12–man Roster
Serginho, Marcio, Waginho, Manoel Tobias, Fininho, Sandrinho, Danilo, Choco, Vander, Bage, Clovis, Djacir
Head coach
Estaquio Afonso Araujo
Tournament ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Final result
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| 1
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Brazil
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8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
55 |
16 |
+39 |
22
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Champions
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| 2
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Spain
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8 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
34 |
12 |
+22 |
21
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Runners-up
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| 3
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Russia
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8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
29 |
17 |
+12 |
14
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Third place
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| 4
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Ukraine
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8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
36 |
25 |
+11 |
11
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Fourth place
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| 5
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Italy
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6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
21 |
13 |
+8 |
10
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Eliminated in Second round
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| 6
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 Uruguay
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6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
10
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| 7
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 Netherlands
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6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
22 |
20 |
+2 |
8
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| 8
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Belgium
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6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
17 |
22 |
–5 |
6
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| 9
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 Argentina
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3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
–2 |
4
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Eliminated in First round
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| 10
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 United States
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3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
7 |
+5 |
3
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| 11
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Iran
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3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
14 |
–2 |
3
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| 12
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Egypt
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3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
19 |
–6 |
3
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| 13
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 China
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3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
–15 |
0
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| 14
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 Malaysia
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3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
24 |
–20 |
0
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| 15
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Australia
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
26 |
–22 |
0
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| 16
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Cuba
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
31 |
–27 |
0
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External links
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