The 2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship took place in 2012 at Austin, Texas. These championship match the world’s eight best high school-aged (19 and under) national American football teams from five continents shall be played at 12,000-capacity Burger Stadium in Austin Texas, a football and soccer venue. The action began on Saturday, June 30 and ran through Saturday, July 8.[1] To win the Gold Medal #2 ranked Canada had to defeat #7 Sweden, #3 Japan and finally #1 USA in the Championship game. The hard road to success turned in a fantastic finish to a great tournament. In doing so, Canada avenged its 50-7 loss in the 2011 IFAF World Championship (which was composed of adult competitors) and handed the U.S. national team its first ever loss in international competition.
Participants & Seeding
Three nations from the 2009 U-19 World Championship failed to qualify for this year's event - Mexico, Germany and New Zealand.
Bracket
Winners Bracket
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Gold Medal Game |
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| Game 2 | | | | | |
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| Japan | 27 |
| Game 7 |
| France | 6
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| Japan | 24 |
| Game 3 |
| | Canada | 33
| |
| Canada | 43 |
| | Game 12 |
| Sweden | 0
| |
| Canada | 23 |
| Game 1 |
| | USA | 17
|
| Panama | 0 |
| Game 8 | |
| Austria | 40
| |
| Austria | 7 |
| Game 4 |
| | USA | 70
| | Bronze Medal Game |
| United States | 27 |
| | Game 11 |
| American Samoa | 6
| |
| Japan | 7 |
| |
| Austria | 0
|
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Consolation Bracket
| Semi-finals | | 5th Place Playoff |
| | | | | | |
| Game 5 | | |
|
| France | 41 |
| Game 10 |
| Sweden | 0
| |
| France | 14 |
| Game 6 |
| | American Samoa | 27
|
| Panama | 0 |
| |
| American Samoa | 51
| |
| 7th Place Playoff |
| |
| Game 9 |
|
| Sweden | 54 |
|
| Panama | 20
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Scores
Game Day 1 - June 30
| Game 1: Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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T
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| Panama
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Austria
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12
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14
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7
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7
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40
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| Game 2: Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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T
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| Japan
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17
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7
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3
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0
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27
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| France
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0
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0
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6
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0
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6
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| Game 3: Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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T
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| Canada
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0
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10
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13
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20
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43
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| Sweden
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Game 4: Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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T
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| United States
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13
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7
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0
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7
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27
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| American Samoa
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0
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6
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0
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0
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6
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Game Day 2 - July 3
| Game 5: Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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T
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| France
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7
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17
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14
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3
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41
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| Sweden
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Game 6: Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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T
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| Panama
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| American Samoa
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14
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12
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14
|
11
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51
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Game Day 3 - July 4
| Game 7: Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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T
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| Japan
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14
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0
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3
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7
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24
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| Canada
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14
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9
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0
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10
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33
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| Game 8: Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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T
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| Austria
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7
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0
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0
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0
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7
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| USA
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7
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28
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28
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7
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70
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Game Day 4 - July 6
| Game 9: Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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T
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| Sweden
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7
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19
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14
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14
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54
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| Panama
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8
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6
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0
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6
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20
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| Game 10: Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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T
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| France
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7
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0
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7
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0
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14
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| American Samoa
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0
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21
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0
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6
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27
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Game Day 5 - July 7
| Game 11: Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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T
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| Japan
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0
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0
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0
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7
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7
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| Austria
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Game 12: Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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T
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| Canada
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3
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7
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6
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7
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23
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| USA
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0
|
7
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7
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3
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17
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Official website
http://www.u19championship.com/
See also
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