1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

Football tournament

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification

See also: 1966 FIFA World Cup

The four teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Switzerland qualified for the eighth FIFA World Cup held in England.

## Matches[edit]

24 May 1964

Netherlands | 2-0|  Albania

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Schrijvers 48' (pen.)
Muller 52' | Report |

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Attendance: 28,745

Referee: Meighan (Republic of Ireland)

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14 October 1964

Northern Ireland | 1-0|  Switzerland

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Crossan 46' (pen.) | Report |

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Attendance: 28,598

Referee: Burguet (Belgium)

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25 October 1964

Albania | 0-2|  Netherlands

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| Report | Van Nee 2'
Geurtsen 87'

Tirana, Albania

Attendance: 25,579

Referee: Dinov (Bulgaria)

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14 November 1964

Switzerland | 2-1|  Northern Ireland

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Quentin 29'
Kuhn 34' | Report | Best 13'

Lausanne, Switzerland

Attendance: 22,162

Referee: Schiller (Austria)

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17 March 1965

Northern Ireland | 2-1|  Netherlands

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Crossan 11'
Neill 62' | Report | Van Nee 6'

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Attendance: 35,300

Referee: Sørensen (Denmark)

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7 April 1965

Netherlands | 0-0|  Northern Ireland

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| Report |

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Attendance: 61,954

Referee: Clements (England)

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11 April 1965

Albania | 0-2|  Switzerland

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| Report | Quentin 21'
Kuhn 88' (pen.)

Tirana, Albania

Attendance: 27,291

Referee: Sbardella (Italy)

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2 May 1965

Switzerland | 1-0|  Albania

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Kuhn 10' (pen.) | Report |

Geneva, Switzerland

Attendance: 24,108

Referee: Bueno Perales (Spain)

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7 May 1965

Northern Ireland | 4-1|  Albania

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Crossan 16', 30', 61' (pen.)
Best 85' | Report | Jashari 49'

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Attendance: 16,017

Referee: Mootz (Luxembourg)

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17 October 1965

Netherlands | 0-0|  Switzerland

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Attendance: 57,759

Referee: Boström (Sweden)

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14 November 1965

Switzerland | 2-1|  Netherlands

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Hosp 10'
Allemann 87' | Report | Laseroms 64'

Bern, Switzerland

Attendance: 44,009

Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)

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24 November 1965

Albania | 1-1|  Northern Ireland

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Haxhiu 77' | Report | Irvine 58'

Tirana, Albania

Attendance: 17,381

Referee: Sotir (Romania)

Switzerland qualified.

## Final Table[edit]

Final table |  | Home | Away

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Rank  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | Pts
1\.  |  Switzerland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |  | X | 2:1 | 2:1 | 1:0 |  | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3
2\.  |  Northern Ireland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 |  | 1:0 | X | 2:1 | 4:1 |  | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2
3\.  |  Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |  | 0:0 | 0:0 | X | 2:0 |  | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2
4\.  |  Albania | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 1 |  | 0:2 | 1:1 | 0:2 | X |  | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0

## Team stats[edit]

###  Switzerland[edit]

Head coach:  Alfredo Foni

Pos.  | Player  | DoB  | Games
played | Goals | Minutes
played | Sub off | Sub on |  |  |  |  |  |  | Club

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FW | Anton Allemann | 6 January 1936 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 |  1\. FC Nürnberg
MF | Kurt Armbruster | 16 September 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |  FC Lausanne-Sport
MF | Heinz Bäni | 18 November 1936 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | 90 |  FC Zürich
FW | André Daina | 8 July 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | - |  Servette FC
MF | Richard Dürr | 1 December 1938 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - |  FC Lausanne-Sport
GK | Karl Elsener | 13 August 1934 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  |  |  FC Lausanne-Sport
|  |  |  | 90 | 90 |  FC Grenchen
DF | Hansruedi Führer | 24 December 1937 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | 90 |  BSC Young Boys
DF | André Grobéty | 22 June 1933 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 |  FC Lausanne-Sport
FW | Kurt Grünig | 13 March 1944 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |  BSC Young Boys
FW | Robert Hosp | 13 December 1939 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 |  FC Lausanne-Sport
MF | Köbi Kuhn | 12 October 1943 | 6 | 3 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  FC Zürich
DF | Werner Leimgruber | 2 September 1934 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | 90 |  FC Zürich
DF | Raymond Maffiolo | 6 March 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | - |  Servette FC
FW | Karl Odermatt | 17 December 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 |  FC Basel
FW | Philippe Pottier | 9 July 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |  Stade Français FC
FW | René-Pierre Quentin | 5 August 1943 | 4 | 2 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - |  FC Sion
FW | Jean-Claude Schindelholz | 11 October 1940 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Servette FC
DF | Heinz Schneiter | 12 April 1935 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  BSC Young Boys
DF | Xavier Stierli | 29 October 1940 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - |  FC Zürich
DF | Ely Tacchella | 25 May 1936 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - |  FC Lausanne-Sport
FW | Georges Vuilleumier | 21 September 1944 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |  FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
FW | Rolf Wüthrich | 4 September 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | - |  1\. FC Nürnberg

###  Northern Ireland[edit]

Head coach:  Bertie Peacock

Pos.  | Player  | DoB  | Games
played | Goals | Minutes
played | Sub off | Sub on |  |  |  |  |  |  | Club

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FW | George Best | 22 May 1946 | 6 | 1 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Manchester United F.C.
FW | Bobby Braithwaite | 2 February 1937 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | /2[1] Middlesbrough F.C.
GK | Ronnie Briggs | 29 March 1943 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | /2[1] Swansea Town
DF | Albert Campbell | 4 January 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |  Crusaders F.C.
MF | Dave Clements | 15 September 1945 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | /2[1] Coventry City F.C.
FW | Jobby Crossan | 29 November 1938 | 6 | 5 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 |  |  |  |  |  Sunderland A.F.C.
|  | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2[1] Manchester City F.C.
FW | Derek Dougan | 20 January 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 |  Leicester City F.C.
DF | Alex Elder | 25 April 1941 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Burnley F.C.
MF | Martin Harvey | 19 September 1941 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Sunderland A.F.C.
FW | Billy Humphries | 8 June 1936 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | 90 | - | /2[1] Swansea Town
FW | Bobby Irvine | 18 June 1942 | 5 | 1 | 450 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Stoke City F.C.
GK | Pat Jennings | 12 June 1945 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
DF | Eddie Magill | 17 May 1939 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 |  |  Arsenal F.C.
|  |  |  |  | 90 | /3[1] Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
DF | Billy McCullough | 27 July 1935 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |  Arsenal F.C.
FW | Jimmy McIlroy | 25 October 1931 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 |  Stoke City F.C.
FW | Jim McLaughlin | 22 December 1940 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | /2[1] Swansea Town
DF | Terry Neill | 8 May 1942 | 5 | 2 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Arsenal F.C.
MF | Jimmy Nicholson | 27 February 1943 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2[1] Huddersfield Town
DF | John Parke | 6 August 1937 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - |  Sunderland A.F.C.
FW | Sammy Wilson | c. 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |  Falkirk F.C.

1. ^ a b c d e f g h The number indicates the league the team played in that year.

###  Netherlands[edit]

Head coach:  Elek Schwartz (first match);  Denis Neville (second to sixth match)

Pos.  | Player  | DoB  | Games
played | Goals | Minutes
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FW | Gerard Bergholtz | 29 August 1939 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - |  Feyenoord
MF | Joop Burgers | 25 April 1940 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | B |  DWS
FW | Mick Clavan | 11 March 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |  Holland Sport
GK | Pim Doesburg | 28 October 1943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | B | B | B |  Sparta Rotterdam
DF | Hans Eijkenbroek | 1 January 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | B |  Sparta Rotterdam
DF | Frits Flinkevleugel | 3 November 1939 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  DWS
MF | Piet Fransen | 5 July 1936 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | B |  |  |  GVAV
|  |  |  | - | 90 |  Feyenoord
FW | Frans Geurtsen | 17 March 1942 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |  DWS
FW | Henk Groot | 22 April 1938 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 |  |  |  Feyenoord
|  |  |  | 90 | - |  AFC Ajax
DF | Guus Haak | 17 April 1937 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | B | 90 | - | - |  Feyenoord
DF | Giel Haenen | 2 June 1934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | - | - |  MVV
FW | Harry Heijnen | 17 October 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | B | - | - | - | - |  ADO Den Haag
DF | Rinus Israël | 19 March 1942 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  DWS
FW | Piet Keizer | 14 July 1943 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - |  AFC Ajax
DF | Peter Kemper | 13 October 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | B | - | - | - |  PSV Eindhoven
FW | Pierre Kerkhoffs | 26 March 1936 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |  FC Lausanne-Sport
DF | Hans Kraay | 14 October 1936 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |  Feyenoord
FW | Piet Kruiver | 5 January 1938 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 |  Feyenoord
GK | Piet Lagarde | 9 December 1939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | - | - |  Sportclub Enschede
DF | Theo Laseroms | 8 March 1940 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | 90 | B | 90 |  Sparta Rotterdam
GK | Tonny van Leeuwen | 21 March 1943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | B | - | - | - | - |  GVAV
MF | Coen Moulijn | 15 February 1937 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | 90 |  Feyenoord
MF | Bennie Muller | 14 August 1938 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | - | 90 | - |  AFC Ajax
FW | Henry van Nee | 13 August 1939 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | - |  AVC Heracles
FW | Klaas Nuninga | 7 November 1940 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |  GVAV
GK | Eddy Pieters Graafland | 5 January 1934 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Feyenoord
| Alle Pijlman |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | B | - |
MF | Miel Pijs | 22 August 1941 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 |  PSV Eindhoven
FW | Co Prins | 5 June 1938 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 |  |  |  1\. FC Kaiserslautern
|  |  |  | 90 | - |  AFC Ajax
DF | Daan Schrijvers | 18 September 1941 | 6 | 1 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  |  |  DWS
|  |  |  | 90 | 90 |  PSV Eindhoven
MF | Sjaak Swart | 3 July 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | B | 90 |  AFC Ajax
FW | Bert Theunissen |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | - | - |  BSC Young Boys
DF | Henk Tijm |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | - | - |  AFC Ajax
DF | Cor Veldhoen | 6 April 1939 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Feyenoord
FW | Lambert Verdonk | 20 September 1944 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | B | B |  PSV Eindhoven
MF | Fons van Wissen | 21 March 1933 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - |  PSV Eindhoven

###  Albania[edit]

Head coach:  Zyber Konçi (first to fifth match);  Loro Boriçi (sixth match)

Pos.  | Player  | DoB  | Games
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FW | Foto Andoni | 1947 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 |  KF Partizani Tirana
FW | Pavllo Bukoviku | 1940 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 |  |  |  |  |  |  KF Partizani Tirana
| - | - | - | 90 | - |  17 Nëntori Tirana
MF | Mehdi Bushati | 1938 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - |  KS Dinamo Tirana
MF | Iljaz Çeço | 1946 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |  KS Dinamo Tirana
DF | Fatbardh Deliallisi | 1932 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - |  KF Partizani Tirana
FW | Fiqiri Duro | 1939 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | - |  KS Dinamo Tirana
DF | Fatmir Frashëri | 1940 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 |  |  |  |  |  |  KF Partizani Tirana
| 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  17 Nëntori Tirana
DF | Skënder Halili | 1940 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  17 Nëntori Tirana
FW | Mexhit Haxhiu | 1943 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | 90 |  KF Partizani Tirana
GK | Mikel Janku | 1942 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  KF Partizani Tirana
FW | Robert Jashari | 1938 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | - |  KF Partizani Tirana
DF | Gëzim Kasmi | 1941 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 |  17 Nëntori Tirana
MF | Ali Mema | 1943 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 |  |  |  |  |  |  FK Vllaznia
| 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  17 Nëntori Tirana
FW | Panajot Pano | 7 March 1939 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - |  KF Partizani Tirana
DF | Miço Papadophulli |  | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |  KF Partizani Tirana
MF | Ramazan Rragami | 1944 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 |  KF Partizani Tirana
FW | Bashkim Rudi | 1943 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 |  KS Labinoti Elbasan
MF | Lin Shllaku | 1938 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  KF Partizani Tirana
MF | Lorenç Vorfi | 1940 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | - |  KS Dinamo Tirana
MF | Niko Xhaçka | 1944 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |  17 Nëntori Tirana
FW | Medin Zhega | 31 January 1946 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | 90 |  KS Dinamo Tirana

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* FIFA official page
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