2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

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2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates19 February 2025 (2025-02-19) – February 2027 (2027-02)
Teams179 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played142
Goals scored558 (3.93 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nepal Sabitra Bhandari
North Korea Kim Kyong-yong
(9 goals each)
← 2023
2031 →
All statistics correct as of 2 December 2025.

The 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process determines the 31 teams joining hosts Brazil in the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup. It is the tenth FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's football world championship tournament. The tournament is the first Women's World Cup to be hosted by a CONMEBOL member association and the second to be held in the Southern Hemisphere, after the previous edition in 2023.

Qualification began on 19 February 2025 with two matches of the CAF zone played that day. The first goal of the qualification series was scored by Algerian player Laura Taleb Muller against South Sudan.

Slot allocation

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The allocation of slots for the final tournament was approved by the FIFA Council on 10 December 2024.[1] The slot for the host nation was taken directly from the quotas allocated to its confederation.

Qualified teams

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  Teams qualified
  Teams still able to qualify
  Team eliminated
  Team withdrew or suspended
  Did not enter
  Country has no women's team or is not a FIFA member
Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Total
times
qualified 		Last
time
qualified 		Current
consecutive
appearances 		Previous best
performance
 Brazil Hosts 17 May 2024 10th 2023 10 Runners-up (2007)

Qualification process

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Summary of qualification

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FIFA's confederations organise their qualifications either through continental championships or separate qualifying competitions. Hosts Brazil qualified automatically for the tournament, and all eligible remaining FIFA member associations could enter qualification if they chose to do so.

Qualifying matches began on 19 February 2025 and are scheduled to end in February 2027.

Confederation Direct slots Play-off slots Teams started Teams eliminated Teams can still qualify Teams qualified Qualifying start date Qualifying next match date Qualifying end date
AFC 6 2 38 26 12 0 23 June 2025 1 March 2026 19 March 2026
CAF 4 2 37 21 16 0 19 February 2025 17 March 2026 March 2026
CONCACAF 4 2 31 0 31 0 27 November 2025 26 February 2026 November 2026
CONMEBOL 2+1 (host) 2 9+1 (host) 0 9 0+1 24 October 2025 10 April 2026 9 June 2026
OFC 1 1 11 3 8 0 28 November 2025 27 February 2026 14 April 2026
UEFA 11 1 53 0 53 0 3 March 2026 3 March 2026 5 December 2026
Play-offs 3 — (10) 0 (10) 0 November 2026 November 2026 February 2027
Total 31+1 (host) 10 179+1 (host) 50 129 0+1 19 February 2025 26 February 2026 February 2027

Suspensions and withdrawals

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Russia were suspended indefinitely on 28 February 2022 from participating in UEFA and FIFA competitions due to their country's invasion of Ukraine.[2][3] The suspension was still in effect when UEFA finalised its qualifying process, and Russia were excluded from European qualification.[4]

Congo withdrew prior to playing any matches, citing a lack of preparation.[5]

Chad withdrew prior to playing any matches, citing delays in the disbursement process of the funds needed for match preparations and a lack of funding.[6]

Confederation qualification

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FIFA retained the slot allocation from the previous edition. Brazil automatically qualified as hosts, and they took one of the slots allocated to CONMEBOL.

AFC

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Main article: 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup

As in 2023, the AFC Women's Asian Cup serves as the qualifying competition to determine the Asian representatives at the Women's World Cup. The qualifying process is:

  • Qualifying stage: Nations were drawn into eight groups of four or five teams to determine the eight nations joining the three top-ranked teams from the 2022 edition (China, South Korea and Japan) and hosts Australia for the final tournament. Groups B–H competed from 23 June – 5 July 2025, while Group A was postponed until 7–19 July due to the Iran–Israel war.[7][8]
  • Final tournament: The final tournament is scheduled to take place from 1–21 March 2026. Twelve nations were drawn into groups of four teams each to play single round-robin matches. The group winners and runners-up and the two best-ranked third-place teams will advance to the knockout phase. The four quarter-final winners will qualify directly for the 2027 Women's World Cup, while the four quarter-final losers will compete to determine the final two direct qualifiers, and the two Asian representatives in the inter-confederation play-offs.

Most recent stage (Women's Asian Cup qualifying)

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Main article: 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
Legend
  Qualify for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Group A
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Iran 4 9
2  Jordan (H) 4 9
3  Bhutan 4 6
4  Lebanon 4 6
5  Singapore 4 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group B
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  India 4 12
2  Thailand (H) 4 9
3  Timor-Leste 4 4
4  Iraq 4 4
5  Mongolia 4 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group C
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Bangladesh 3 9
2  Myanmar (H) 3 6
3  Bahrain 3 1
4  Turkmenistan 3 1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group D
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Chinese Taipei 3 9
2  Pakistan 3 6
3  Indonesia (H) 3 3
4  Kyrgyzstan 3 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group E
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Vietnam (H) 3 9
2  United Arab Emirates 3 4
3  Guam 3 4
4  Maldives 3 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group F
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Uzbekistan (H) 3 7
2  Nepal 3 7
3  Laos 3 3
4  Sri Lanka 3 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group G
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Philippines 3 9
2  Hong Kong 3 4
3  Cambodia (H) 3 4
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group H
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  North Korea 3 9
2  Malaysia 3 6
3  Palestine 3 3
4  Tajikistan (H) 3 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Next stage (Women's Asian Cup group stage)

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Legend
  Advance to the knockout stage
  Possibly advance to the knockout stage

Group A
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Australia (H) 0 0
2  South Korea 0 0
3  Iran 0 0
4  Philippines 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 1 March 2026.
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Group B
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  North Korea 0 0
2  China 0 0
3  Bangladesh 0 0
4  Uzbekistan 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026.
Source: AFC

Group C
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Japan 0 0
2  Vietnam 0 0
3  India 0 0
4  Chinese Taipei 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 4 March 2026.
Source: AFC
Third-place table legend
  Advance to the knockout stage

Ranking of third-place teams
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Iran 0 0
2  Bangladesh 0 0
3  India 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 1 March 2026.
Source: AFC

CAF

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Main article: 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

As in 2023, the Women's Africa Cup of Nations serves as the qualifying competition to determine the African representatives at the Women's World Cup. The qualifying process is:

  • Qualifying stage: Qualification for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations took place over two rounds during the international windows of 19–26 February 2025 and 22–28 October 2025. Eleven nations advanced to join hosts Morocco in the final tournament.[9] After the conclusion of qualifying, CAF announced four teams defeated in the second round had advanced based on the FIFA Women's World Ranking.[10]
  • Final tournament: The final tournament will be held 17 March – 3 April 2026. Sixteen nations will be drawn into four groups of four teams each to play single round-robin matches. The group winners and runners-up will advance to the knockout phase, with the four quarter-final winners qualifying directly for the 2027 Women's World Cup, while the four quarter-final losers will compete to determine the two African representatives in the inter-confederation play-offs.

Most recent stage (second round qualifying)

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Main article: 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification § Second round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Angola 0–2 Malawi0–00–2
DR Congo 1–2 South Africa1–10–1
Tanzania 3–0 Ethiopia2–01–0
Namibia 2–7 Zambia2–40–3
Burkina Faso 3–0 Togo2–01–0
Algeria 3–1 Cameroon2–11–0
Egypt 0–7 Ghana0–30–4
Kenya 4–1 Gambia3–11–0
Benin 1–3 Nigeria0–21–1
Cape Verde 4–3 Mali0–14–2
Senegal 0–0 (5–4 p) Ivory Coast0–00–0
Teams advancing via FIFA ranking

The best four second round losers chosen by repechage according to the FIFA Women's World Ranking (as of 7 August 2025) below:

Team Ranking
 Cameroon 66
 Ivory Coast 71
 Mali 79
 Egypt 95
 DR Congo 116
 Togo 120
 Namibia 123
 Gambia 124
 Ethiopia 128
 Benin 144
 Angola 152

CONCACAF

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Main article: 2026 CONCACAF W Championship

As in 2023, the CONCACAF W Championship serves as the qualifying competition to determine the North American, Central American, and Caribbean representatives at the Women's World Cup. The qualifying process is:[11]

  • Qualifying stage: Twenty-nine nations were drawn into five groups of five teams each and one group of four teams to play matches during the international windows in November/December 2025, and February/March and April 2026. The six group winners will advance to join the top two CONCACAF teams in the FIFA Women's World Ranking[12] – Canada and the United States – for the final tournament.
  • Final tournament: Eight nations will compete in a single-elimination knockout tournament in November 2026. The four quarter-final winners will qualify directly for the 2027 Women's World Cup, and the four quarter-final losers will compete to determine the two CONCACAF representatives in the inter-confederation play-offs.

Current stage (CONCACAF W Championship qualification)

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Main article: 2026 CONCACAF W Championship qualification
Legend
  Qualify for the 2026 CONCACAF W Championship

Group A
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Mexico 1 3
2  Puerto Rico 1 3
3  U.S. Virgin Islands 1 3
4  Saint Lucia 2 0
5  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2025.
Source: CONCACAF

Group B
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Nicaragua 2 6
2  Jamaica 1 3
3  Guyana 1 0
4  Antigua and Barbuda 1 0
5  Dominica 1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2025.
Source: CONCACAF

Group C
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Guatemala 1 3
2  Bermuda 2 3
3  Costa Rica 1 3
4  Grenada 1 0
5  Cayman Islands 1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2025.
Source: CONCACAF

Group D
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Suriname 2 4
2  Haiti 1 3
3  Dominican Republic 1 1
4  Anguilla 1 0
5  Belize 1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2025.
Source: CONCACAF

Group E
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Panama 1 3
2  Aruba 1 3
3  Cuba 1 1
4  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 1
5  Curaçao 1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2025.
Source: CONCACAF

Group F
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Trinidad and Tobago 1 3
2  El Salvador 1 3
3  Honduras 1 0
4  Barbados 1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2025.
Source: CONCACAF

CONMEBOL

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Main article: 2025–26 CONMEBOL Women's Nations League

For the first time, CONMEBOL will host a stand-alone tournament for FIFA Women's World Cup qualification. Nine teams will compete in a round-robin tournament playing four matches at home and four matches away; Brazil qualified as hosts and will not participate in qualifying. This tournament will be held from 24 October 2025 to 9 June 2026. Two teams will qualify for the Women's World Cup and two teams will advance to the inter-confederation playoffs.[13]

Legend
  Qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup
  Advance to the inter-confederation play-offs
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Venezuela 4 8
2  Argentina 3 7
3  Colombia 3 7
4  Chile 4 7
5  Ecuador 4 5
6  Paraguay 4 3
7  Peru 3 3
8  Uruguay 3 2
9  Bolivia 4 1
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2025.
Source: CONMEBOL

OFC

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Main article: 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (OFC)

The OFC will also hold its first stand-alone qualification tournament. The qualification format was announced on 8 August 2025:[14]

  • The four lowest-ranked teams will compete in a single-elimination tournament in the Cook Islands on 28 November and 1 December 2025. The winner will advance to the second round.
  • The first round winner will join the seven highest-ranked teams in the second round. In August 2025, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams to play a single-leg round-robin tournament between 27 February and 5 March 2026. The group winners and runners-up will advance to the third round.
  • The four teams advancing from the second round will compete in a single-elimination tournament between 11 and 14 April 2026. The winners will qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, and the runners-up will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Most recent stage (first round)

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Main article: 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (OFC) § First round
 
Matchday 1Matchday 2
 
      
 
 28 November 2025 – Matavera
 
 
  Tonga 0
 
 1 December 2025 – Matavera
 
  American Samoa 3
 
  American Samoa 4
 
 28 November 2025 – Matavera
 
  Cook Islands 0
 
  Tahiti 0
 
 
  Cook Islands 1
 

Next stage (second round)

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Main article: 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (OFC) § Second round
Legend
  Advance to the third round

Group A
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  New Zealand 0 0
2  Samoa 0 0
3  Solomon Islands (H) 0 0
4  American Samoa 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 27 February 2026.
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

Group B
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Papua New Guinea 0 0
2  Vanuatu 0 0
3  Fiji (H) 0 0
4  New Caledonia 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 27 February 2026.
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

UEFA

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Main article: 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

As in 2023, UEFA will hold a stand-alone qualification tournament to determine the European representatives at the Women's World Cup. The qualifying process is:

  • League phase: Fifty-three nations were divided into three leagues based on the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League overall phase ranking. Each league consists of groups of three or four teams playing a league format from 3 March to 9 June 2026. Four teams will qualify directly for the 2027 Women's World Cup and 32 will advance to the play-off phase.
  • Play-off phase: Thirty-two teams will play two rounds of home-and-away elimination matches to determine the final seven European nations qualifying directly for the Women's World Cup and the European representative in the inter-confederation play-offs. Round 1 matches will be held between 7 and 13 October 2026 and round 2 matches will be held between 26 November and 5 December 2026.
Legend
  Qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup
  
  Advance to the UEFA play-offs
  
  Possibly advance to the UEFA play-offs
Group A1
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Sweden 0 0
2  Italy 0 0
3  Denmark 0 0
4  Serbia 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
Group A2
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  France 0 0
2  Netherlands 0 0
3  Poland 0 0
4  Republic of Ireland 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
Group A3
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Spain 0 0
2  England 0 0
3  Iceland 0 0
4  Ukraine 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
Group A4
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Germany 0 0
2  Norway 0 0
3  Austria 0 0
4  Slovenia 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
Group B1
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Wales 0 0
2  Czech Republic 0 0
3  Albania 0 0
4  Montenegro 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
Group B2
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Switzerland 0 0
2  Northern Ireland 0 0
3  Turkey 0 0
4  Malta 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
Group B3
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Portugal 0 0
2  Finland 0 0
3  Slovakia 0 0
4  Latvia 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
Group B4
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Belgium 0 0
2  Scotland 0 0
3  Israel 0 0
4  Luxembourg 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
Group C1
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0
2  Estonia 0 0
3  Lithuania 0 0
4  Liechtenstein 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
Group C2
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Croatia 0 0
2  Kosovo 0 0
3  Bulgaria 0 0
4  Gibraltar 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
Group C3
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Hungary 0 0
2  Azerbaijan 0 0
3  North Macedonia 0 0
4  Andorra 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
Group C4
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Greece 0 0
2  Faroe Islands 0 0
3  Georgia 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
Group C5
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Romania 0 0
2  Cyprus 0 0
3  Moldova 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
Group C6
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Belarus 0 0
2  Kazakhstan 0 0
3  Armenia 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
League C runners-up table legend
  Advance to the UEFA play-offs
Ranking of League C runners-up
Pos Team[a]
 Pld Pts
1  Estonia 0 0
2  Kosovo 0 0
3  Azerbaijan 0 0
4  Faroe Islands 0 0
5  Cyprus 0 0
6  Kazakhstan 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026.
Source: UEFA
  1. ^ Due to differing group sizes, results against fourth-place teams are not considered when ranking runners-up.

Inter-confederation play-offs

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Main article: 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

Ten teams will advance to a play-off tournament to determine the final three teams to qualify for the Women's World Cup: two teams each from AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, and CONMEBOL, and one team each from OFC and UEFA. Two rounds of matches will take place, with the teams from CONCACAF and UEFA receiving a bye based on the results of the 2023 play-offs and the CONMEBOL team ranked higher in the FIFA Women's World Ranking receiving a bye based on Brazil hosting the final tournament. The lower-ranked team from CONMEBOL and the teams from AFC, CAF, and OFC will play a series of matches in November–December 2026 with the top two teams advancing to the second round. The second round will consist of three single-elimination matches in February 2027 with teams from the same confederation barred from facing each other. The winners of these matches will qualify for the final tournament.[1]

Top goalscorers

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There have been 558 goals scored in 142 matches, for an average of 3.93 goals per match (as of 2 December 2025). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

Below are goalscorer lists for all confederations:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027 dates confirmed". FIFA. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ^ "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions" (Press release). FIFA. 28 February 2022.
  3. ^ "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs". UEFA. 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ "2025 UEFA Women's Nations League and 2026 Women's European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup" (ZIP). UEFA Circular Letter. No. 53/2024. UEFA. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  5. ^ Kegengo, Dennis (4 February 2025). "WAFCON Qualifiers: Malawi through to next round after Congo confirm exit". Pan-Africa Football.
  6. ^ "Football: The FTFA announces the withdrawal of the Sao women's team from the qualifiers for the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations". Toumaï Web Médias (in French). 16 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  7. ^ "AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026: Stage set for #WAC2026 Qualifiers kick-off". Asian Football Confederation. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  8. ^ Kwek, Kimberly (19 June 2025). "Lionesses' Asian Cup qualifiers in Jordan postponed amid escalating Middle East tensions". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Women's AFCON 2026: Who Will Join Morocco?". cafonline.com. CAF. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  10. ^ Defly, Edinam Franck (4 November 2025). "CAN Féminine 2026 : La CAF repêche quatre équipes pourtant éliminées". africatopsports.com (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Concacaf announces 2025 to 2029 women's national team competitions". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  12. ^ "FIFA/Coca Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 August 2026.
  13. ^ "Conmebol adds Women's World Cup 2027 qualifying tournament to calendar". Inside World Football. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Match Schedule confirmed for FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 Qualifiers of the Oceanian Zone". OFC. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
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