Group A of the 2002 FIFA World Cup began on 31 May 2002, and concluded on 11 June 2002. The group contained 1998

1998 FIFA World Cup

The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...

 winners, France

France national football team

The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...

, two-time winners Uruguay

Uruguay national football team

The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...

, Denmark

Denmark national football team

The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...

 and FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

 debutants Senegal

Senegal national football team

The Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national team of Senegal and is controlled by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football...

.

From the outset, it was apparent that the group would not pan out as expected, as Senegal beat France 1–0 in the opening match of the tournament. France followed this with a draw against Uruguay, in a match in which their star striker, Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry

Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and...

 was sent off, before rounding out the group with another defeat to Denmark. Senegal's other two matches finished as draws, including a well-earned point against Denmark, and a bad-tempered game against Uruguay, in which 12 players were booked.

Denmark started the group well, beating Uruguay in Ulsan

Munsu Cup Stadium

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, nicknamed Big Crown Stadium, is a stadium in Ulsan in South Korea. It is home to the Ulsan Hyundai FC.The stadium was built from 18 December 1998 to 28 April 2001 and its total cost was 151.4 billion won .Located in a major industrial city, the Ulsan Munsu football...

, before a late Senegal equaliser in Daegu

Daegu World Cup Stadium

Daegu Stadium, aka Blue Arc is a sports stadium located in Daegu, South Korea. It was formerly named Daegu World Cup Stadium but was changed to Daegu Stadium on 5 March 2008. It has a seating capacity for 65,754 people, and parking for 3,550 cars. It's located approximately 11 km or 20 minutes...

 prevented them from qualifying for the Round of 16 with a game to spare. Instead, they were forced to play France knowing that a draw would see them through to the next round. They won the game, 2–0, and finished top of the group, thanks to Senegal's draw with Uruguay.

Uruguay, as dark horses of the group, never really got going, their high point being a goalless draw with a sub-par France side. However, they did manage to put three goals past Senegal in a high-scoring draw, but their loss to Denmark in their opening game had dashed any hopes they may have had of qualifying for the Round of 16.

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	3	2	1	0	5	2
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	3	1	2	0	5	4
5
	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

All times local (UTC+9

Korea Standard Time

Korea Standard Time is the standard time zone in North and South Korea and is 9 hours ahead of UTC : i.e., when it is midnight UTC, it is 9 am Korea Standard Time. Korea does not currently observe daylight saving time but has experimented with it in the past...

)

France vs Senegal

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	FRANCE:
GK	16	Fabien Barthez Fabien Barthez Fabien Alain Barthez is a former French footballer goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets...
RB	15	Lilian Thuram Lilian Thuram Lilian Thuram is a retired professional football defender and is the most capped player in the history of the France national team, and one of the twenty most capped players of all time.He played at the top flight in France, Italy and Spain for over 15 seasons, including ten in the Serie A with both...
CB	18	Frank Leboeuf Frank Leboeuf Franck Alain James Leboeuf or Lebœuf is a former French international footballer who played as a defender...
CB	8	Marcel Desailly Marcel Desailly Marcel Desailly is a retired Ghanaian born French footballer and star of the France national football team squad, with whom he won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000...  (c)
LB	3	Bixente Lizarazu Bixente Lizarazu Bixente Lizarazu is a former football left defender who played most notably for Girondins de Bordeaux and Bayern Munich, as well as the French national team.-Football career:...
CM	4	Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City....
CM	17	Emmanuel Petit Emmanuel Petit Emmanuel "Manu" Laurent Petit is a retired French footballer, who played his club football for Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Chelsea...
RW	11	Sylvain Wiltord Sylvain Wiltord Sylvain Claude Wiltord is a French footballer who currently plays for FC Nantes. With the French national team, Wiltord has won Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup....
AM	6	Youri Djorkaeff Youri Djorkaeff Youri Raffi Djorkaeff is a former French international footballer who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. With the French national team, Djorkaeff won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000...
LW	12	Thierry Henry Thierry Henry Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and...
CF	20	David Trezeguet David Trézéguet David Sergio Trezeguet is a World Cup winning French international footballer who currently is a free agent after being released by Baniyas SC on 21 Nov 2011....
Substitutions:
FW	21	Christophe Dugarry
FW	9	Djibril Cissé Djibril Cissé Djibril Aruun Cissé is a French international footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Lazio as a striker. He is noted particularly for his speed and acceleration. Since 2005, he has held the title of Lord of the Manor of Frodsham....
Manager:
Roger Lemerre

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SENEGAL: | GK 1 Tony Sylva

Tony Sylva

Tony Mario Sylva is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently unattached. Sylva has played for AC Ajaccio, AS Monaco, Lille and Trabzonspor.- AS Monaco :...

RB 17 Ferdinand Coly

Ferdinand Coly

Ferdinand Alexandre Coly is a Senegalese former footballer. He was represented by FIFA agent Christian Payan....

CB 13 Lamine Diatta

Lamine Diatta

Lamine Diatta is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Étoile Sportive du Sahel.-Career:Diatta moved to France when he was only one year old...

CB 4 Papa Malick Diop LB 2 Omar Daf

Omar Daf

Omar Daf is a Senegalese football player. He plays for Stade Brestois in France and the Senegal national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He also holds a French passport.-External links:...

DM 6 Aliou Cisse

Aliou Cissé

Aliou Cissé is a Senegalese former football player. He has previously played for English Premier League club Portsmouth. Cisse was a defensive midfielder who has, on occasion, played at full back.-Career:...

 (c) RM 14 Moussa N'Diaye

Moussa N'Diaye

Moussa Ndiaye is a Senegalese football player, who currently plays for AS Douanes.-International career:Ndiaye plays for Senegal national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-Notes:...

CM 19 Papa Bouba Diop

Papa Bouba Diop

Pape "Papa" Bouba Diop is a Senegalese footballer who plays for West Ham United in the Football League Championship and the Senegal national team. His preferred position is defensive midfield but can also play as a centre back, where he previously played at Lens...

CM 15 Salif Diao

Salif Diao

Salif Alassane Diao is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City....

LM 10 Khalilou Fadiga

Khalilou Fadiga

Khalilou Fadiga is a Senegalese footballer midfielder who plays for KSV Temse in Belgium. He also holds a Belgian passport.-Early career:Fadiga moved to France when he was six years old...

CF 11 El Hadji Diouf

El Hadji Diouf

El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for Doncaster Rovers. He can play on both wings as well as in attack. He has also garnered a large amount of notoriety for a series of controversial incidents.-Early career:Diouf started his career in France with...

Manager:   Bruno Metsu

Bruno Metsu

Bruno Metsu , also known as Abdul Karim, is a retired French footballer and is the current manager of Qatari side Al-Gharafa...

Man of the Match: El Hadji Diouf El Hadji Diouf El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for Doncaster Rovers. He can play on both wings as well as in attack. He has also garnered a large amount of notoriety for a series of controversial incidents.-Early career:Diouf started his career in France with...  (Senegal) Assistant referees: Ali Al-Traifi (Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Football Federation The Saudi Arabia Football Federation is the football governing body of Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1956, its responsibilities include administration of club competitions and national teams.... ) Jorge Rattalino (Argentina Argentine Football Association The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team. It is based in Buenos Aires... ) Fourth official: Felipe Ramos Felipe Ramos Felipe de Jesús Ramos Rizo is a FIFA football referee from Mexico, who officiated three matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He made his debut as a referee on May 2, 1983....  (Mexico)

Uruguay vs Denmark

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	URUGUAY:
GK	1	Fabián Carini Fabián Carini Héctor Fabián Carini Hernández is a Uruguayan football goalkeeper who plays for C.A. Peñarol in the Primera División from Uruguay.- Career :...
RB	2	Gustavo Méndez
CB	14	Gonzalo Sorondo Gonzalo Sorondo Gonzalo Sorondo Amaro is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Internacional in Brazil.In 2009 he acquired Brazilian citizenship.-Biography:...
CB	4	Paolo Montero Paolo Montero Paolo Rónald Montero Iglesias is a former Uruguayan footballer who played as a central defender or left back. He has been described as "skillful on the ball and calm under pressure", and a "wonderfully talented and intelligent footballer"...  (c)
LB	6	Darío Rodríguez Darío Rodríguez Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays as a Left back for Peñarol. He was capped 51 times for the Uruguay national team.-Club career:...
RM	8	Gustavo Varela Gustavo Varela Gustavo Antonio Varela Rodríguez is a Uruguayan football player currently playing for C.A. Cerro.- Career :Varela started his career in Nacional in Uruguay, and played between 2002 and 2008 for FC Schalke 04 in Germany...
CM	5	Pablo García Pablo Garcia Pablo García may refer to:* Pablo Gabriel García , Uruguayan footballer* Pablo García , Spanish guitarist and member of the band WarCry* Pablo P...
LM	7	Gianni Guigou Gianni Guigou Gianni Bismark Guigou Martínez is a Uruguayan footballer, currently playing for Nacional-Biography:...
AM	20	Álvaro Recoba Álvaro Recoba Álvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero , nicknamed "El Chino", is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Primera División Uruguaya side Club Nacional de Football...
CF	9	Darío Silva Darío Silva Darío Debray Silva Pereira is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a striker.After making a name for himself in his country and in Italy with Caglari, he spent the following seven years of his career in Spain - scoring 48 La Liga goals in 163 games, mostly for Málaga - before moving to...
CF	13	Sebastián Abreu Sebastián Abreu Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo is an Uruguayan footballer who plays with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas in Brazil as a striker.Best known by his nickname El Loco , the prolific goalscorer – for club and country – played for more than 20 teams during his professional career, in six different...
Substitutions:
FW	17	Mario Regueiro Mario Regueiro Mario Ignacio Regueiro Pintos is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Club Atlético Lanús in Argentina....
FW	11	Federico Magallanes
FW	18	Richard Morales Richard Morales Ríchard Javier Morales Aguirre is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a centre forward....
Manager:
Víctor Púa

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DENMARK: | GK 1 Thomas Sørensen

Thomas Sørensen

Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, who plays for Premier League club Stoke City. He has previously represented Premiership teams Sunderland and Aston Villa....

RB 6 Thomas Helveg

Thomas Helveg

Thomas Lund Helveg is a former Danish professional Association football player who played as a defensive midfielder and defender for Odense Boldklub in the Danish Superliga, with whom he won the 1989 Danish championship...

CB 4 Martin Laursen

Martin Laursen

Martin Laursen is a Danish former footballer who played in the centre back position. He played three seasons for Italian club AC Milan, with whom he won the 2003 UEFA Champions League and the 2004 Serie A championship. He also played for Italian clubs Hellas Verona and Parma FC, and was the team...

  CB 3 René Henriksen

René Henriksen

René Henriksen is a Danish former professional football player, who played as a defender for Danish club Akademisk Boldklub and Panathinaikos in Greece. Henriksen was capped 66 times for the Danish national team, and he represented his country at two FIFA World Cups and two European Championship...

LB 5 Jan Heintze

Jan Heintze

Jan Heintze is a retired Danish professional football player, a left-sided defensive midfielder and defender who started and ended his career in the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven, where he was a part of the PSV team which won the 1988 European Cup...

 (c) CM 2 Stig Tøfting

Stig Tøfting

Stig Tøfting , nicknamed Tøffe, and The Lawn Mower, is a former Danish professional footballer and assistant coach, who most recently was the assistant of Erik Rasmussen at AGF....

CM 7 Thomas Gravesen

Thomas Gravesen

Thomas Gravesen is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has played for teams such as Hamburger SV, Everton F.C., Real Madrid CF and Celtic F.C.....

RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl

Dennis Rommedahl

Dennis Rommedahl is a Danish footballer, who currently plays as a right winger for Brøndby IF. He has played 112 matches and scored 21 goals for the Danish national side. Rommedahl was selected for the Danish squads at the 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004 and the 2010 World Cup...

AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson

Jon Dahl Tomasson

Jon Dahl Tomasson is a retired Danish footballer and assistant manager at the Dutch football club SBV Excelsior....

LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær

Jesper Grønkjær

Jesper Grønkjær is a former Danish professional football player. A pacey winger, he was able to play on the right or left wing and as a second striker. Grønkjær played a total 400 league games for a number of European clubs, most notably winning the 1999 Dutch Cup with Ajax Amsterdam and playing...

  CF 11 Ebbe Sand

Ebbe Sand

Ebbe Sand is a Danish former professional footballer who most notably played as a striker for FC Schalke 04 in Germany. He was the German Bundesliga top scorer in 2001, and he won the German Cup in 2001 and 2002 with Schalke...

  Substitutions: DF 12 Niclas Jensen

Niclas Jensen

Niclas Christian Monberg Jensen is a former Danish professional football player and current football agent. He played as a left back, and most notably won three Danish Superliga championships with F.C. Copenhagen...

  FW 10 Martin Jørgensen

Martin Jørgensen

Lars Martin Jørgensen , more commonly known as Martin Jørgensen, is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for Danish club AGF Aarhus. Jørgensen has played 101 matches and scored 12 goals for the Denmark national football team. He is the only player that has represented Denmark...

  MF 17 Christian Poulsen

Christian Poulsen

Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen is a Danish footballer who plays for Evian in Ligue 1. He has played for a number of European clubs, winning the Danish Superliga championship with F.C...

  Manager: Morten Olsen

Morten Olsen

Morten Per Olsen is a Danish football manager and former football player. He has been the head coach of the Danish national team since 2000, guiding Denmark to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2004 European Championship and 2010 FIFA World Cup...

Man of the Match: Jon Dahl Tomasson Jon Dahl Tomasson Jon Dahl Tomasson is a retired Danish footballer and assistant manager at the Dutch football club SBV Excelsior....  (Denmark) Assistant referees: Awni Hassouneh (Jordan Jordan Football Association The Jordan Football Association is the governing body of football in Jordan.-Affiliation:* FIFA* AFC* Union Arab de Football Federation* WAFF-External links:* * * at AFC site... ) Dramane Dante (Mali) Fourth official: Byron Moreno Byron Moreno Byron Aldemar Moreno Ruales is a former Ecuadorian football referee, best known for officiating the Italy vs South Korea match in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-Italy vs South Korea:...  (Ecuador)

Denmark vs Senegal

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	DENMARK:
GK	1	Thomas Sørensen Thomas Sørensen Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, who plays for Premier League club Stoke City. He has previously represented Premiership teams Sunderland and Aston Villa....
RB	6	Thomas Helveg Thomas Helveg Thomas Lund Helveg is a former Danish professional Association football player who played as a defensive midfielder and defender for Odense Boldklub in the Danish Superliga, with whom he won the 1989 Danish championship...
CB	4	Martin Laursen Martin Laursen Martin Laursen is a Danish former footballer who played in the centre back position. He played three seasons for Italian club AC Milan, with whom he won the 2003 UEFA Champions League and the 2004 Serie A championship. He also played for Italian clubs Hellas Verona and Parma FC, and was the team...
CB	3	Rene Henriksen René Henriksen René Henriksen is a Danish former professional football player, who played as a defender for Danish club Akademisk Boldklub and Panathinaikos in Greece. Henriksen was capped 66 times for the Danish national team, and he represented his country at two FIFA World Cups and two European Championship...
LB	5	Jan Heintze Jan Heintze Jan Heintze is a retired Danish professional football player, a left-sided defensive midfielder and defender who started and ended his career in the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven, where he was a part of the PSV team which won the 1988 European Cup...  (c)
CM	2	Stig Tøfting Stig Tøfting Stig Tøfting , nicknamed Tøffe, and The Lawn Mower, is a former Danish professional footballer and assistant coach, who most recently was the assistant of Erik Rasmussen at AGF....
CM	7	Thomas Gravesen Thomas Gravesen Thomas Gravesen is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has played for teams such as Hamburger SV, Everton F.C., Real Madrid CF and Celtic F.C.....
RW	19	Dennis Rommedahl Dennis Rommedahl Dennis Rommedahl is a Danish footballer, who currently plays as a right winger for Brøndby IF. He has played 112 matches and scored 21 goals for the Danish national side. Rommedahl was selected for the Danish squads at the 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004 and the 2010 World Cup...
AM	9	Jon Dahl Tomasson Jon Dahl Tomasson Jon Dahl Tomasson is a retired Danish footballer and assistant manager at the Dutch football club SBV Excelsior....
LW	8	Jesper Grønkjær Jesper Grønkjær Jesper Grønkjær is a former Danish professional football player. A pacey winger, he was able to play on the right or left wing and as a second striker. Grønkjær played a total 400 league games for a number of European clubs, most notably winning the 1999 Dutch Cup with Ajax Amsterdam and playing...
CF	11	Ebbe Sand Ebbe Sand Ebbe Sand is a Danish former professional footballer who most notably played as a striker for FC Schalke 04 in Germany. He was the German Bundesliga top scorer in 2001, and he won the German Cup in 2001 and 2002 with Schalke...
Substitutions:
FW	10	Martin Jørgensen Martin Jørgensen Lars Martin Jørgensen , more commonly known as Martin Jørgensen, is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for Danish club AGF Aarhus. Jørgensen has played 101 matches and scored 12 goals for the Denmark national football team. He is the only player that has represented Denmark...
MF	17	Christian Poulsen Christian Poulsen Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen is a Danish footballer who plays for Evian in Ligue 1. He has played for a number of European clubs, winning the Danish Superliga championship with F.C...
FW	18	Peter Løvenkrands Peter Løvenkrands Peter Rosenkrands Løvenkrands is a Danish footballer who plays for Newcastle United in the Premier League, and for the Danish national team. He is a striker who can also play as a left winger and is known for his pace....
Manager:
Morten Olsen Morten Olsen Morten Per Olsen is a Danish football manager and former football player. He has been the head coach of the Danish national team since 2000, guiding Denmark to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2004 European Championship and 2010 FIFA World Cup...

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SENEGAL: | GK 1 Tony Sylva

Tony Sylva

Tony Mario Sylva is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently unattached. Sylva has played for AC Ajaccio, AS Monaco, Lille and Trabzonspor.- AS Monaco :...

RB 17 Ferdinand Coly

Ferdinand Coly

Ferdinand Alexandre Coly is a Senegalese former footballer. He was represented by FIFA agent Christian Payan....

CB 13 Lamine Diatta

Lamine Diatta

Lamine Diatta is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Étoile Sportive du Sahel.-Career:Diatta moved to France when he was only one year old...

CB 4 Papa Malick Diop (c) LB 2 Omar Daf

Omar Daf

Omar Daf is a Senegalese football player. He plays for Stade Brestois in France and the Senegal national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He also holds a French passport.-External links:...

RM 14 Moussa N'Diaye

Moussa N'Diaye

Moussa Ndiaye is a Senegalese football player, who currently plays for AS Douanes.-International career:Ndiaye plays for Senegal national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-Notes:...

  CM 3 Papa Sarr  CM 15 Salif Diao

Salif Diao

Salif Alassane Diao is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City....

  CM 19 Papa Bouba Diop

Papa Bouba Diop

Pape "Papa" Bouba Diop is a Senegalese footballer who plays for West Ham United in the Football League Championship and the Senegal national team. His preferred position is defensive midfield but can also play as a centre back, where he previously played at Lens...

LM 10 Khalilou Fadiga

Khalilou Fadiga

Khalilou Fadiga is a Senegalese footballer midfielder who plays for KSV Temse in Belgium. He also holds a Belgian passport.-Early career:Fadiga moved to France when he was six years old...

  CF 11 El Hadji Diouf

El Hadji Diouf

El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for Doncaster Rovers. He can play on both wings as well as in attack. He has also garnered a large amount of notoriety for a series of controversial incidents.-Early career:Diouf started his career in France with...

Substitutions: FW 7 Henri Camara

Henri Camara

Henri Camara is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Greek Superleague side Panetolikos.-Early career:Camara was born in Dakar to a Guinean father and a Senegalese mother...

  FW 9 Souleymane Camara

Souleymane Camara

Souleymane Camara is a Senegalese football player who plays for Montpellier HSC in Ligue 1.Camara previously played for AS Monaco and OGC Nice....

  DF 21 Habib Beye

Habib Beye

Habib Beye is a French born Senegalese footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers on loan from Aston Villa and for the Senegal national team...

  Manager:   Bruno Metsu

Bruno Metsu

Bruno Metsu , also known as Abdul Karim, is a retired French footballer and is the current manager of Qatari side Al-Gharafa...

Man of the Match: Khalilou Fadiga Khalilou Fadiga Khalilou Fadiga is a Senegalese footballer midfielder who plays for KSV Temse in Belgium. He also holds a Belgian passport.-Early career:Fadiga moved to France when he was six years old...  (Senegal) Assistant referees: Ferenc Szekely (Hungary Hungarian Football Federation The Hungarian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Hungary. It organizes the Hungarian league and the Hungarian national team. It is based in Budapest.György Szepesi was Chairman of the Hungarian Football Association from 1978 to 1986.... ) Visva Krishnan (Singapore Football Association of Singapore The Football Association of Singapore is the governing body of football in Singapore. It was founded in 1952. Prior to that, the Singapore Amateur Football Association, founded in 1892, was the governing body for football in Singapore... ) Fourth official: Kim Young-Soo (Korea Republic Korea Football Association The Korea Football Association is the governing body of football in Korea. The first governing body of Korean football was the Joseon Football Association , founded on 19 September 1933.... )

France vs Uruguay

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	FRANCE:
GK	16	Fabien Barthez Fabien Barthez Fabien Alain Barthez is a former French footballer goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets...
RB	15	Lilian Thuram Lilian Thuram Lilian Thuram is a retired professional football defender and is the most capped player in the history of the France national team, and one of the twenty most capped players of all time.He played at the top flight in France, Italy and Spain for over 15 seasons, including ten in the Serie A with both...
CB	18	Frank Leboeuf Frank Leboeuf Franck Alain James Leboeuf or Lebœuf is a former French international footballer who played as a defender...
CB	8	Marcel Desailly Marcel Desailly Marcel Desailly is a retired Ghanaian born French footballer and star of the France national football team squad, with whom he won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000...  (c)
LB	3	Bixente Lizarazu Bixente Lizarazu Bixente Lizarazu is a former football left defender who played most notably for Girondins de Bordeaux and Bayern Munich, as well as the French national team.-Football career:...
CM	4	Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City....
CM	17	Emmanuel Petit Emmanuel Petit Emmanuel "Manu" Laurent Petit is a retired French footballer, who played his club football for Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Chelsea...
RW	11	Sylvain Wiltord Sylvain Wiltord Sylvain Claude Wiltord is a French footballer who currently plays for FC Nantes. With the French national team, Wiltord has won Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup....
AM	22	Johan Micoud Johan Micoud Johan Micoud is a retired French footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder.Left-footed, he was considered a skilled midfielder and a dead-ball expert; during a 16-year professional career, he played professionally, other than in his country, in Italy and Germany.Micoud gained nearly...
LW	12	Thierry Henry Thierry Henry Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and...
CF	20	David Trezeguet David Trézéguet David Sergio Trezeguet is a World Cup winning French international footballer who currently is a free agent after being released by Baniyas SC on 21 Nov 2011....
Substitutions:
DF	2	Vincent Candela
FW	9	Djibril Cissé Djibril Cissé Djibril Aruun Cissé is a French international footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Lazio as a striker. He is noted particularly for his speed and acceleration. Since 2005, he has held the title of Lord of the Manor of Frodsham....
FW	21	Christophe Dugarry
Manager:
Roger Lemerre

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URUGUAY: | GK 1 Fabián Carini

Fabián Carini

Héctor Fabián Carini Hernández is a Uruguayan football goalkeeper who plays for C.A. Peñarol in the Primera División from Uruguay.- Career :...

RB 3 Alejandro Lembo

Alejandro Lembo

Daniel Alejandro Lembo Betancor is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Club Atlético Belgrano in Argentina, mainly as a central defender.-Club career:...

CB 4 Paolo Montero

Paolo Montero

Paolo Rónald Montero Iglesias is a former Uruguayan footballer who played as a central defender or left back. He has been described as "skillful on the ball and calm under pressure", and a "wonderfully talented and intelligent footballer"...

 (c) CB 14 Gonzalo Sorondo

Gonzalo Sorondo

Gonzalo Sorondo Amaro is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Internacional in Brazil.In 2009 he acquired Brazilian citizenship.-Biography:...

LB 6 Darío Rodríguez

Darío Rodríguez

Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays as a Left back for Peñarol. He was capped 51 times for the Uruguay national team.-Club career:...

  RM 8 Gustavo Varela

Gustavo Varela

Gustavo Antonio Varela Rodríguez is a Uruguayan football player currently playing for C.A. Cerro.- Career :Varela started his career in Nacional in Uruguay, and played between 2002 and 2008 for FC Schalke 04 in Germany...

CM 5 Pablo García

Pablo Garcia

Pablo García may refer to:* Pablo Gabriel García , Uruguayan footballer* Pablo García , Spanish guitarist and member of the band WarCry* Pablo P...

  LM 16 Marcelo Romero  AM 20 Álvaro Recoba

Álvaro Recoba

Álvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero , nicknamed "El Chino", is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Primera División Uruguaya side Club Nacional de Football...

CF 9 Darío Silva

Darío Silva

Darío Debray Silva Pereira is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a striker.After making a name for himself in his country and in Italy with Caglari, he spent the following seven years of his career in Spain - scoring 48 La Liga goals in 163 games, mostly for Málaga - before moving to...

  CF 13 Sebastián Abreu

Sebastián Abreu

Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo is an Uruguayan footballer who plays with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas in Brazil as a striker.Best known by his nickname El Loco , the prolific goalscorer – for club and country – played for more than 20 teams during his professional career, in six different...

  Substitutions: FW 11 Federico Magallanes  MF 22 Gonzalo de los Santos

Gonzalo de los Santos

Gonzalo de los Santos da Rosa is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.He spent the vast majority of his professional career in Spain, playing nearly 300 official matches for six clubs over 11 seasons - 179 in La Liga alone, being crowned champion with Valencia - but...

  MF 7 Gianni Guigou

Gianni Guigou

Gianni Bismark Guigou Martínez is a Uruguayan footballer, currently playing for Nacional-Biography:...

  Manager: Víctor Púa

Man of the Match: Fabien Barthez Fabien Barthez Fabien Alain Barthez is a former French footballer goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets...  (France) Assistant referees: Vladimir Fernández (El Salvador) Curtis Charles (Netherlands Antilles Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie The Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie was the governing body of football in the former Netherlands Antilles that consisted of the islands of Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba.... ) Fourth official: Urs Meier Urs Meier Urs Meier is a retired, Swiss football referee, a grocer by trade who owns a brand of household appliances in Würenlos, Switzerland. From 1994 until 2004 he was an international FIFA referee...  (Switzerland Swiss Football Association The Swiss Football Association is the governing body of football in Switzerland. It organizes the football league, the Swiss Football League, and the Switzerland national football team. It is based in Bern.... )

Denmark vs France

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	DENMARK:
GK	1	Thomas Sørensen Thomas Sørensen Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, who plays for Premier League club Stoke City. He has previously represented Premiership teams Sunderland and Aston Villa....
RB	6	Thomas Helveg Thomas Helveg Thomas Lund Helveg is a former Danish professional Association football player who played as a defensive midfielder and defender for Odense Boldklub in the Danish Superliga, with whom he won the 1989 Danish championship...
CB	4	Martin Laursen Martin Laursen Martin Laursen is a Danish former footballer who played in the centre back position. He played three seasons for Italian club AC Milan, with whom he won the 2003 UEFA Champions League and the 2004 Serie A championship. He also played for Italian clubs Hellas Verona and Parma FC, and was the team...
CB	3	Rene Henriksen René Henriksen René Henriksen is a Danish former professional football player, who played as a defender for Danish club Akademisk Boldklub and Panathinaikos in Greece. Henriksen was capped 66 times for the Danish national team, and he represented his country at two FIFA World Cups and two European Championship...  (c)
LB	12	Niclas Jensen Niclas Jensen Niclas Christian Monberg Jensen is a former Danish professional football player and current football agent. He played as a left back, and most notably won three Danish Superliga championships with F.C. Copenhagen...
CM	2	Stig Tøfting Stig Tøfting Stig Tøfting , nicknamed Tøffe, and The Lawn Mower, is a former Danish professional footballer and assistant coach, who most recently was the assistant of Erik Rasmussen at AGF....
CM	17	Christian Poulsen Christian Poulsen Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen is a Danish footballer who plays for Evian in Ligue 1. He has played for a number of European clubs, winning the Danish Superliga championship with F.C...
CM	7	Thomas Gravesen Thomas Gravesen Thomas Gravesen is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has played for teams such as Hamburger SV, Everton F.C., Real Madrid CF and Celtic F.C.....
RW	19	Dennis Rommedahl Dennis Rommedahl Dennis Rommedahl is a Danish footballer, who currently plays as a right winger for Brøndby IF. He has played 112 matches and scored 21 goals for the Danish national side. Rommedahl was selected for the Danish squads at the 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004 and the 2010 World Cup...
LW	10	Martin Jørgensen Martin Jørgensen Lars Martin Jørgensen , more commonly known as Martin Jørgensen, is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for Danish club AGF Aarhus. Jørgensen has played 101 matches and scored 12 goals for the Denmark national football team. He is the only player that has represented Denmark...
CF	9	Jon Dahl Tomasson Jon Dahl Tomasson Jon Dahl Tomasson is a retired Danish footballer and assistant manager at the Dutch football club SBV Excelsior....
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FW	8	Jesper Grønkjær Jesper Grønkjær Jesper Grønkjær is a former Danish professional football player. A pacey winger, he was able to play on the right or left wing and as a second striker. Grønkjær played a total 400 league games for a number of European clubs, most notably winning the 1999 Dutch Cup with Ajax Amsterdam and playing...
DF	20	Kasper Bøgelund Kasper Bøgelund Kasper Bøgelund Nielsen is a Danish footballer. He currently plays as a right back for AaB in the Danish Superliga...
MF	23	Brian Steen Nielsen Brian Steen Nielsen Brian Steen Nielsen is a former Danish professional footballer from Denmark, who most notably played 66 matches as a defensive midfielder for the Denmark national team between 1990 and 2002, scoring three goals...
Manager:
Morten Olsen Morten Olsen Morten Per Olsen is a Danish football manager and former football player. He has been the head coach of the Danish national team since 2000, guiding Denmark to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2004 European Championship and 2010 FIFA World Cup...

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FRANCE: | GK 16 Fabien Barthez

Fabien Barthez

Fabien Alain Barthez is a former French footballer goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets...

RB 2 Vincent Candela CB 15 Lilian Thuram

Lilian Thuram

Lilian Thuram is a retired professional football defender and is the most capped player in the history of the France national team, and one of the twenty most capped players of all time.He played at the top flight in France, Italy and Spain for over 15 seasons, including ten in the Serie A with both...

CB 8 Marcel Desailly

Marcel Desailly

Marcel Desailly is a retired Ghanaian born French footballer and star of the France national football team squad, with whom he won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000...

 (c) LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu

Bixente Lizarazu

Bixente Lizarazu is a former football left defender who played most notably for Girondins de Bordeaux and Bayern Munich, as well as the French national team.-Football career:...

CM 4 Patrick Vieira

Patrick Vieira

Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City....

  CM 7 Claude Makélélé

Claude Makélélé

Claude Makélelé Sinda is a retired football player who used to play as a defensive midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. Prior to joining Paris Saint-Germain, Makélélé played for Nantes, Olympique de Marseille, Celta Vigo, Real Madrid and Chelsea...

RW 11 Sylvain Wiltord

Sylvain Wiltord

Sylvain Claude Wiltord is a French footballer who currently plays for FC Nantes. With the French national team, Wiltord has won Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup....

  AM 10 Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship...

LW 21 Christophe Dugarry  CF 20 David Trezeguet

David Trézéguet

David Sergio Trezeguet is a World Cup winning French international footballer who currently is a free agent after being released by Baniyas SC on 21 Nov 2011....

Substitutions: FW 9 Djibril Cissé

Djibril Cissé

Djibril Aruun Cissé is a French international footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Lazio as a striker. He is noted particularly for his speed and acceleration. Since 2005, he has held the title of Lord of the Manor of Frodsham....

  MF 22 Johan Micoud

Johan Micoud

Johan Micoud is a retired French footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder.Left-footed, he was considered a skilled midfielder and a dead-ball expert; during a 16-year professional career, he played professionally, other than in his country, in Italy and Germany.Micoud gained nearly...

  MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff

Youri Djorkaeff

Youri Raffi Djorkaeff is a former French international footballer who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. With the French national team, Djorkaeff won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000...

  Manager: Roger Lemerre

Man of the Match: Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship...  (France) Assistant referees: Carlos Matos (Portugal Portuguese Football Federation The Portuguese Football Federation is the governing body of football in Portugal. The Portuguese National team is going to win the Euro 2012. It organises the Second and Third Division, the Cup of Portugal, the Portuguese SuperCup, youth levels, women's football, beach soccer, futsal, and also... ) Elise Doriri (Vanuatu Vanuatu Football Federation The Vanuatu Football Federation is the governing body of football in Vanuatu.-External links:* at the FIFA website.* at OFC site* site... ) Fourth official: Ľuboš Micheľ Luboš Michel Ľuboš Micheľ is a former top-level Slovak football referee.Micheľ became a FIFA referee at the age of 25. One big milestone in his career was refereeing the 2003 UEFA Cup Final between Porto and Celtic...  (Slovakia Slovak Football Association The Slovak Football Association is the governing body of football in Slovakia. It organises the Slovak football league and the Slovakia national football team. It is based in Bratislava... )

Senegal vs Uruguay

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GK	1	Tony Sylva Tony Sylva Tony Mario Sylva is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently unattached. Sylva has played for AC Ajaccio, AS Monaco, Lille and Trabzonspor.- AS Monaco :...
RB	17	Ferdinand Coly Ferdinand Coly Ferdinand Alexandre Coly is a Senegalese former footballer. He was represented by FIFA agent Christian Payan....
CB	13	Lamine Diatta Lamine Diatta Lamine Diatta is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Étoile Sportive du Sahel.-Career:Diatta moved to France when he was only one year old...
CB	4	Papa Malick Diop
LB	2	Omar Daf Omar Daf Omar Daf is a Senegalese football player. He plays for Stade Brestois in France and the Senegal national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He also holds a French passport.-External links:...
RM	19	Papa Bouba Diop Papa Bouba Diop Pape "Papa" Bouba Diop is a Senegalese footballer who plays for West Ham United in the Football League Championship and the Senegal national team. His preferred position is defensive midfield but can also play as a centre back, where he previously played at Lens...
CM	6	Aliou Cissé Aliou Cissé Aliou Cissé is a Senegalese former football player. He has previously played for English Premier League club Portsmouth. Cisse was a defensive midfielder who has, on occasion, played at full back.-Career:...  (c)
CM	5	Alassane N'Dour Alassane N'Dour Alassane N'Dour is a Senegalese football player.He played for AS Saint-Etienne and Troyes AC, both in France. In 2003–04 he spent time on loan at West Bromwich Albion...
LM	10	Khalilou Fadiga Khalilou Fadiga Khalilou Fadiga is a Senegalese footballer midfielder who plays for KSV Temse in Belgium. He also holds a Belgian passport.-Early career:Fadiga moved to France when he was six years old...
CF	7	Henri Camara Henri Camara Henri Camara is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Greek Superleague side Panetolikos.-Early career:Camara was born in Dakar to a Guinean father and a Senegalese mother...
CF	11	El Hadji Diouf El Hadji Diouf El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for Doncaster Rovers. He can play on both wings as well as in attack. He has also garnered a large amount of notoriety for a series of controversial incidents.-Early career:Diouf started his career in France with...
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DF	21	Habib Beye Habib Beye Habib Beye is a French born Senegalese footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers on loan from Aston Villa and for the Senegal national team...
MF	14	Moussa N'Diaye Moussa N'Diaye Moussa Ndiaye is a Senegalese football player, who currently plays for AS Douanes.-International career:Ndiaye plays for Senegal national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-Notes:...
MF	12	Amdy Faye
Manager:
Bruno Metsu Bruno Metsu Bruno Metsu , also known as Abdul Karim, is a retired French footballer and is the current manager of Qatari side Al-Gharafa...

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URUGUAY: | GK 1 Fabián Carini

Fabián Carini

Héctor Fabián Carini Hernández is a Uruguayan football goalkeeper who plays for C.A. Peñarol in the Primera División from Uruguay.- Career :...

  RB 3 Alejandro Lembo

Alejandro Lembo

Daniel Alejandro Lembo Betancor is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Club Atlético Belgrano in Argentina, mainly as a central defender.-Club career:...

CB 4 Paolo Montero

Paolo Montero

Paolo Rónald Montero Iglesias is a former Uruguayan footballer who played as a central defender or left back. He has been described as "skillful on the ball and calm under pressure", and a "wonderfully talented and intelligent footballer"...

 (c) CB 14 Gonzalo Sorondo

Gonzalo Sorondo

Gonzalo Sorondo Amaro is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Internacional in Brazil.In 2009 he acquired Brazilian citizenship.-Biography:...

  LB 8 Gustavo Varela

Gustavo Varela

Gustavo Antonio Varela Rodríguez is a Uruguayan football player currently playing for C.A. Cerro.- Career :Varela started his career in Nacional in Uruguay, and played between 2002 and 2008 for FC Schalke 04 in Germany...

RM 16 Marcelo Romero  CM 5 Pablo García

Pablo Garcia

Pablo García may refer to:* Pablo Gabriel García , Uruguayan footballer* Pablo García , Spanish guitarist and member of the band WarCry* Pablo P...

  LM 6 Darío Rodríguez

Darío Rodríguez

Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays as a Left back for Peñarol. He was capped 51 times for the Uruguay national team.-Club career:...

  AM 20 Álvaro Recoba

Álvaro Recoba

Álvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero , nicknamed "El Chino", is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Primera División Uruguaya side Club Nacional de Football...

CF 9 Darío Silva

Darío Silva

Darío Debray Silva Pereira is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a striker.After making a name for himself in his country and in Italy with Caglari, he spent the following seven years of his career in Spain - scoring 48 La Liga goals in 163 games, mostly for Málaga - before moving to...

CF 13 Sebastián Abreu

Sebastián Abreu

Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo is an Uruguayan footballer who plays with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas in Brazil as a striker.Best known by his nickname El Loco , the prolific goalscorer – for club and country – played for more than 20 teams during his professional career, in six different...

  Substitutions: FW 17 Mario Regueiro

Mario Regueiro

Mario Ignacio Regueiro Pintos is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Club Atlético Lanús in Argentina....

  FW 18 Richard Morales

Richard Morales

Ríchard Javier Morales Aguirre is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a centre forward....

  FW 21 Diego Forlán

Diego Forlán

Diego Forlán Corazo is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Internazionale and the Uruguayan national team. He is a two-time winner of both the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe, and also received the Golden Ball as the best player at the 2010 World Cup.Forlán was born...

  Manager: Víctor Púa

Man of the Match: Papa Bouba Diop Papa Bouba Diop Pape "Papa" Bouba Diop is a Senegalese footballer who plays for West Ham United in the Football League Championship and the Senegal national team. His preferred position is defensive midfield but can also play as a centre back, where he previously played at Lens...  (Senegal) Assistant referees: Jaap Pool (Netherlands Royal Dutch Football Association The Royal Dutch Football Association is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues , the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch national football team. It is based in the municipality of Zeist.The KNVB came into being on 8 December 1889... ) Ferenc Szekely (Hungary Hungarian Football Federation The Hungarian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Hungary. It organizes the Hungarian league and the Hungarian national team. It is based in Budapest.György Szepesi was Chairman of the Hungarian Football Association from 1978 to 1986.... ) Fourth official: Kyros Vassaras Kyros Vassaras Kyros Vassaras is a Greek former professional football referee. Outside of refereeing, he works as a travel agent in Thessaloniki, Greece. Vassaras is also a linguist; he is able to speak Greek, German, English and Spanish....  (Greece)

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