Senegal 0-2 Holland: Late strikes from Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaassen earn hard-fought win for Dutch in their World Cup opener... with Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy at fault for both goals
- Holland struck late to get their World Cup campaign off to a winning start
- Cody Gakpo broke the deadlock before Davy Klaasen added a second
- Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy endured a night to forget for Senegal
- Click here for the latest news and updates for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Louis van Gaal insisted he was not entirely happy. He grumbled away about sloppiness in possession and excessive dribbling by this team but his delight was very clear enough as he waited to greet Cody Gapko.
It was the fourth minute of stoppage time and just 10 minutes earlier Gakpo had headed in the opening goal. His reward upon substitution was to be greeted with a beaming grin, a high five and a slap on the back from his hard-to-please boss.
Holland were far from their most fluent. Indeed, for spells in the game, Senegal were on top and craved out good opportunities before wilting.
![Cody Gakpo broke the deadlock with six minutes to go as Holland beat Senegal 2-0](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/21/18/64784655-11439931-image-a-22_1669053759502.jpg)
Cody Gakpo broke the deadlock with six minutes to go as Holland beat Senegal 2-0
![Gakpo beat Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy to the ball to give Holland the lead](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/21/18/64784657-11439931-image-a-23_1669054115035.jpg)
Gakpo beat Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy to the ball to give Holland the lead
'We were fitter,' said Van Gaal. 'The Senegalese every two minutes were lying on the ground, which is why we played an extra eight minutes.
'It was well deserved, and I admit too shoddy in possession. Not a good match on our part but it was in terms of defence because we gave away very little. To be honest, I was calm. I always had the feeling we would score.'
The breakthrough came in the 84th minute, when Frenkie de Jong clipped a teasing pass forward into the penalty area and Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy made a misjudgement.
![Davy Klaassen, on as a late substitute, took advantage of another Mendy error to seal the win](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/21/18/64785643-11439931-image-a-24_1669054735067.jpg)
Davy Klaassen, on as a late substitute, took advantage of another Mendy error to seal the win
![Mendy was at fault for both goals as the Chelsea goalkeeper endured a miserable night](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/21/18/64785689-11439931-image-a-25_1669054768734.jpg)
Mendy was at fault for both goals as the Chelsea goalkeeper endured a miserable night
Mendy called for the ball and dashed from his line only for Gapko to spring high off a run, leaping across the front of the Chelsea 'keeper and finding the net with a glancing header.
For the first time all evening, the incessant drumbeat of the Senegalese fans ceased.
'The emotion is quite different from an ordinary goal,' said PSV Eindhoven winger Gapko. 'There is more emotion because you want to make everyone proud.'
Davy Klaasen added Holland's second in the 98th minute, driving in the rebound after Mendy saved a low effort from fellow substitute Memphis Depay.
The two-goal defeat was cruel on Senegal. They had started brightly, as if determined to prove there was more about them than simply Sadio Mane, Bayern Munich's former Liverpool striker who is out injured.
![Fans took to social media immediately after the game to criticise the goalkeeper for his display](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/21/20/64789109-11439931-image-a-1_1669061338588.jpg)
Fans took to social media immediately after the game to criticise the goalkeeper for his display
![Gakpo embraces Dutch manager Louis van Gaal after his side's 2-0 victory over Senegal](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/21/18/64785715-11439931-image-a-26_1669054813269.jpg)
Gakpo embraces Dutch manager Louis van Gaal after his side's 2-0 victory over Senegal
![Cheikhou Kouyate was stretchered off in the 74th minute in a huge blow to Senegal](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/21/18/64785751-11439931-image-a-27_1669054861129.jpg)
Cheikhou Kouyate was stretchered off in the 74th minute in a huge blow to Senegal
But they came up against Andries Noppert, a giant goalkeeper who was every inch the hero on his international debut.
Two years ago, Noppert was without a club. Last season, he was on the bench at Go Ahead Eagles. Now he plays for Heerenveen and this was his first cap, at the age of 28.
At 6ft 8ins tall, he is the tallest player at the tournament in Qatar, and only the second Dutch footballer to make his debut in the World Cup finals. The other was Dick Schoenaker, an Ajax midfielder, who won his first cap during the 1978 finals in Argentina.
Noppert showed no signed of nerves. He was composed when Ismaila Sarr and Boulaye Dia flashed shots wide of his goal in the first half and made three fine saves in the second.
The first two, he made at 0-0. Down quickly to his left to save at his near post from Dia on the turn. Then he beat away a snapshot fired crisply, straight at his face, by Idrissa Gueye.
Seconds after Gapko's goal, Noppert produced his best save of the game to protect the lead. It was low to his left, tight against a post, to deny Senegal substitute Pape Gueye.
Afterwards, the goalkeeper quipped about being like Van Gaal. 'That doesn't mean he can become a coach,' said the Holland boss ' But I understand what he meant.
'He has an open personality, quite direct and outspoken, that's what he meant to say but you are not coached for that, you are coached for quality. He had to stop three balls and he did that perfectly.'
Holland created little in the first half and when they broke through Senegal's defence they were guilty of over-elaboration in front of goal. Gapko opted not to shoot when well-placed, preferring to cut a pass square to Steven Bergwijn.
But his pass was out of reach for Bergwijn, who started up front with another Tottenham misfit, Vincent Janssen, now playing his club football in Belgium with Royal Antwerp.
A good chance fell to De Jong in space in the penalty area, in the first half, but, like Gapko, he too over-complicated the situation. Senegal scrambled to recover quickly and crowd him out as he tried twice to work the ball onto his right foot.
Janssen made way for Depay, who is on his way back from a thigh injury, and deemed not fit enough to start. With him on and Senegal tiring, Holland another attacking dimension.
'Memphis played an important role,' said Van Gaal, adding that his next step was to move up to 45 minutes against Ecuador, if he suffered no reaction.
![Gakpo was the star performer for Holland as he underlined his status as one of Europe's hottest properties](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/21/18/64785765-11439931-image-a-28_1669054910561.jpg)
Gakpo was the star performer for Holland as he underlined his status as one of Europe's hottest properties
![Frenkie De Jong had a few opportunities throughout the game but overcomplicated them](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/21/20/64789209-11439931-image-a-2_1669061399337.jpg)
Frenkie De Jong had a few opportunities throughout the game but overcomplicated them
Steven Berghuis whistled a 20 yarder over Mendy's goal towards the end of the first half and Van Dijk climbed unopposed to meet a corner, early in the second, but not high enough to get over the ball and keep his header down.
Noppert stood firm and Gapko shattered the hopes of the African champions before Klaassen added to their heartbreak.
'We managed the game well,' said Senegal boss Aliou Cisse, who lost Abdou Diallo and Cheikhou Kouyate of Nottingham Forest to injuries in the second half. 'We had definite plan, to press them high but eventually tired and had to step back and strengthen in midfield.
'We had counter attacks and created chances but didn't score. With two players injured and that became a big challenge. We lost a bit of intensity at that point. We're disappointed because deserved better.'
Recap all the action from Senegal versus Holland below.
And that is that from a fascinating Group A clash as Gakpo and Klaasen deliver all three points for Holland.
It turns out there is still time for a goal - but it is a second for the Dutch.
Another bad moment for Senegal keeper Mendy, who can only parry a tame Depay effort into the path of Klaasen, who steers home beyond the diving Chelsea stopper.
Game, set and match for Holland. There is no coming back from that.
Senegal are pushing forward as they seek a late, late leveller but they are struggling to create any clear-cut chances against an obdurate Dutch defence.
Van Gaal will be delighted with the result - if not the performance - if it stays like this.
In the opposing dugout, Cisse would have been delighted with a point but it looks as though his side will end with nothing.
Just the eight minutes of added time for Senegal to find an equaliser here.
Much of that is due to the nasty-looking injury suffered by Kouyate earlier on.
Most of us - not least McCoist on commentary - had given up on this game but we were wrong to have done so.
Almost immediately after falling behind, Senegal go up the other end and Pape Gueye's shot nearly catches Noppert in the Dutch goal by surprise.
Noppert just about gets there and tips it around the post. Where has this action been all second half?!
Commentator's curse there.
Just as the game looked to be petering out into a draw, De Jong sends in a glorious cross and Gakpo - Holland's most dangerous player - beats Mendy to it and heads home.
A superb goal from the Dutch, that. A moment of real quality looks to have settled this.
McCoist on commentary is far from happy with what he has seen in the second half - and few could blame him.
It has been a cagey, drab affair since the restart and a draw looks the most likely result as the clock ticks towards 90 minutes.
41,721 is the official attendance for this match - despite the venue having a capacity of 40,000.
Not quite sure how they have reached that figure, in all honesty, considering the Al Thumama Stadium is barely three-quarters full.
Chance! (although it may have been offside anyway)...
A tepid second half has sprung into life as Gueye stings the palms of Noppert with a well-hit strike that was hit straight at the Dutch goalkeeper.
The linesman flag goes up, presumably because a player was in Noppert's eyeline as the Everton midfielder let fly.
Not good news for Senegal or indeed Nottingham Forest.
Cheikhou Kouyate, who had been having a solid game, goes down under a stern challenge and has to be stretchered off with an injury.
Marseille's Pape Gueye is on in his place.
Noppert, making his Dutch debut, has been called into action at last as he makes a smart - but comfortable - save from Boulaye Dia at his near post.
That is the first real effort on goal Senegal have had in this game and it comes with just 25 minutes to go.
Memphis Depay was only fit enough for the bench but he has just been introduced as a substitute for Janssen, who struggled for the majority of the contest.
Depay, who has 42 goals in 81 caps, will add a bit more dynamism to the Dutch frontline.
Ismail Jakobs is on for Senegal in place of Abdou Diallo, who looked to have suffered an injury.
Unfortunately, the second half has not quite hit the heights of the first just yet.
It has been a scrappy affair since the restart, with both sides struggling to recapture the fluency they showed before the break.
There is still time, though...
Gakpo puts in another teasing corner and Van Dijk, unmarked eight yards out, can only head over.
Another good chance for the Dutch, who may be made to rue their missed opportunities in this contest so far.
Neville laid into Holland's forwards during the half-time interval.
'The standard of Dutch forwards we've seen over the last 25 years, this is probably the worst Dutch forwards I've seen,' he said.
'Janssen, obviously was at Spurs a few years ago, Bergwijn, been at Spurs, it just looked really lacking in quality.' Ouch.
We're back up and running at Al Thumama Stadium.
More of the same please, everyone.
'We haven't scored, I would have loved to have seen a goal,' De Jong said on ITV.
'I think overall it's a very balanced match. There were small opportunities for both sides. I think the Netherlands had their opportunities in terms of going forward.
'Two or three occasions where they had to better in the final third of course but they look shaky at the back, so they need to find their foundation for the second half, otherwise 'Senegal have the quality to score a goal. I would love to see Depay come on in the second half for a cameo because he's the main difference, not only for the Netherlands but also for the other side.
'You need a player, a number nine, a striker to have that something different in front of goal.'
Here's our full piece on Gary Neville's pre-match quotes on ITV:
No goals but plenty of entertainment in that first half.
Both sides looked threatening going forward, with the Dutch having the better of the chances in a free-flowing clash.
Let's hope for more in the second half!
More clever build-up from Holland, who have looked the more dangerous of the two sides so far.
Neat interchange between the Dutch frontline before the ball is laid off to Berghuis, who can't get his head over it and it sails over.
At the other end, Man City defender Nathan Ake is in the right place at the right time to clear a probing cross from Sarr from the left-hand side.
De Jong is purring now. He makes the game seem so easy as he glides around the pitch effortlessly.
His cross is headed behind for a corner but again the Senegalese defence, resolute so far, holds firm.
Still goalless as we enter the last 10 minutes of the first half.
De Jong and Van Dijk try to play in the wrong areas and they lose the ball but Senegal cannot take advantage of a rare Dutch lapse.
The conditions are ideal as the temperature has come down considerably. The air-conditioning in the stadium isn't even needed!
Sarr has been one of Senegal's standout performers so far. He drops his shoulder to evade his Dutch marker and tries to curl his strike inside the post but Virgil van Dijk, playing in his first World Cup at the age of 31, heads clear.
Really good flow to this game and surely it cannot be long before the deadlock is broken.
Why didn't he shoot?!
Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong took far too many touches there and wastes a glorious chance for Holland.
Superb play down the right-hand side between Bergwijn and Berghuis, who squares the ball to De Jong but he cannot get his shot away and Senegal clear.
Holland are looking very good here...
PSV star Gakpo, linked with a host of clubs in the summer transfer window, is causing early problems for Senegal and again gets in but his pull-back is wayward.
Gakpo then beats his man and hangs it up at the back post, but former Man United man Daley Blind can only head wide.
Some serious noise coming from the Senegal fans inside the stadium. They may be outnumbered, but they're giving the Dutch a run for their money, with a constant drumbeat providing the backdrop to the early stages.
It has been an open start to this contest - exactly what the watching fans, both in the stadium and those at home, would have wanted.
Senegal pour forward now but Kouyate's cross evades Cisse at the back post. Good play that from the African champions.
Shortly after, Ismaila Sarr, the in-demand Watford star, goes close-ish with a speculative effort from distance.
'It should be the first goal,' says Ally McCoist on commentary.
He's not wrong. The Dutch cut through Senegal with ease but Cody Gakpo's pull-back falls agonisingly short of Bergwijn in front of goal.
The third match of the World Cup is underway.
Immediately Senegal have a half-chance but striker Boulaye Dia fires high and wide from around 12 yards out.
Jon Champion is good, isn't he? 'The Kings of Africa versus the perennial Princes', is how he describes this intriguing Group A clash.
The Al Thumama Stadium has a capacity of 40,000 but it is nowhere near full.
Holland fans appear to outnumber their Senegalese counterparts as well, despite the fact plenty have stayed at home in a protest at Qatar's poor human rights record.
The national anthems are next. We can't wait for this one to get underway.
Sadio Mane had been due to feature in ITV's opening credits for the World Cup in Qatar, which made their debut before this game, but his injury forced a late reshuffle from the technical chaps at the broadcaster, according to presenter Laura Woods.
He was quickly removed and replaced after being ruled out of the tournament.
For Senegal, six of their starting XI play their football in England, including captain and Chelsea centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly.
Senegal, incidentally, have not conceded more than one goal in a game for TWO years. Not a bad, record that.
'I think it is a strong team but Mane is a big miss,' Ian Wright says.
Fair to say Janssen's selection has not gone down well on social media...
Holland are considered the best nation to never win the World Cup - and Van Gaal will be hoping today's match can be the start of the country ending their long drought.
'I am looking forward to it and I am feeling good,' former Dutch international Nigel De Jong says on ITV
De Jong also references Van Gaal's treatment for prostate cancer. 'He is doing great,' he says.
Speaking of social media, Holland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte - the longest-serving PM in the country's history - is usually pretty active on social media but we haven't heard a peep from him about this match so far...
Half an hour until kick-off at Al-Thumama Stadium.
This promises to be a fascinating contest between two exciting nations. In fact, it is probably one of the strongest games across the entire group stage at the tournament.
'I don't feel conflicted,' Neville said on working for beIN.
'I've been coming over to the Middle East for 20 years and south east Asia. I've had sporting business and commercial relationships in these parts of the world for a long long time and the fact that FIFA have awarded a World Cup to Qatar, in the last few weeks that's come under huge scrutiny, and I accept that position because I'm there to be shot at, and people have criticised me heavily as well as our colleagues over on the BBC who were yesterday.
A reminder that Senegal went to great lengths to try and get Sadio Mane fit for the tournament in Qatar.
Fatma Samoura, the No.2 official at FIFA who is Senegalese, revealed a couple of weeks ago that the country would try to use witch doctors in a bid to help Mane recover from his injury.
It was a desperate attempt to get Mane in shape to play any part in the World Cup but it failed, with the Senegalese star ruled out with the injury he suffered for Bayern Munich.
Gary Neville may be forgiven for having one eye on the England game as they are thrashing Iran in their opener but he's on duty for the game between Senegal and Holland.
Neville has been speaking about his work for Qatari broadcaster beIN Sports, which he admits he has been criticised for.
'I've been hammered but I'm happy to debate it,' Neville said on the ITV coverage.
Senegal's team has also been named now.
Here it is: E. Mendy, Diallo, Koulibaly, Cissé, Sabaly, N. Mendy, Gueye, Diatta, Kouyaté, Sarr, Dia.
How much will they miss star man Sadio Mane?
There also starts for Premier League stars including Virgil van Dijk and Nathan Ake, with Steven Bergwijn and Vincent Janssen - both former Spurs players - leading the line.
Louis van Gaal hands goalkeeper Andries Noppert a debut in the World Cup.
The Heerenveen stopper, who stands at 6ft 8in, had been expected to start, according to the Dutch press, but it is nonetheless and interest call in such a high-profile match.
Here's the line-up in full: Blind, Aké, Van Dijk, De Ligt, Dumfries - Frenkie De Jong, Berghuis - Gakpo, Bergwijn, Janssen.
Senegal's opening match at the 2002 World Cup went down as one of the most memorable after the African side stunned then defending champions France.
On the pitch for Senegal that day was Aliou Cisse, who captained the side as they caused one of the greatest upsets in the history of the World Cup.
Cisse is now the manager of the African champions - and he will be hoping for another remarkable World Cup day when they play the Dutch this afternoon.
Senegal are the outsiders for this Group A contest as they are as long as 9/2 for victory, with Holland odds on at 4/6.
Source: OddsChecker
Just two hours to go now. Team news should be with us in about an hour - and Senegal's teamsheet will, unfortunately for them, not include the injured Sadio Mane.
For Holland, former Manchester United forward Memphis Depay is expected to only be fit enough for the bench.
We may have already had one of the first two games in this group but our Group A guide is still worth a read.
Amnesty International have issued a statement in response to FIFA's threat to book players who wore the OneLove armband at World Cup matches in Qatar.
'Last minute threats to sanction players for wearing messages in support of human rights and equality is the latest example of FIFA failing to fully uphold its own values and responsibilities. Sport does not happen in a vacuum and these are issues on which FIFA should be leading, not cracking down on,' said Steve Cockburn, Amnesty International’s Head of Economic and Social Justice.
'Agreements on armbands, and better protections for LGBT communities, should have been reached a long time ago.
'We applaud the courage of teams and players who have spoken out about human rights and we hope they continue to do so. Fans, players and FAs want to ensure that football can be a vehicle to promote human rights, and FIFA needs to heed these calls quickly. It must not only encourage messages of equality, but take proactive action to ensure LGBTI people are protected.
'And let’s not forget the migrant workers who made the tournament possible. They must be compensated in full for the unspeakable abuse they suffered.'
Today's game was initially due to be the first match of the tournament before FIFA agreed to move Qatar's clash with Ecuador forward so the hosts could open the event.
That decision was taken just three months ago, in what feels like one of the many last-minute calls that have been made ahead of Qatar 2022.
Senegal arrive in Qatar having lifted the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in February.
Mane fired home the winning penalty in the shootout in the final against Egypt after a tense game had finished 0-0 at the end of extra-time.
The triumph sparked wild celebrations in Dakar before their heroes were welcomed home the following day.
Senegal are not expected to repeat those exploits in Qatar but will be at least hoping to get out of their group, which also includes Qatar and Ecuador.
The Dutch have released their montage video ahead of their tournament opener against Senegal this afternoon.
A must-watch for all fans of the 'Oranje'.
Maybe I've oversold it there but, remarkably, this afternoon's meeting will be the first between the two sides on the international stage.
Holland are ranked eighth in the world, with Senegal 10 places below them in 18th.
MATT BARLOW: Louis van Gaal slipped effortlessly into his role as the wise old man of this World Cup, as he made a case for the Netherlands finally winning football's biggest prize and offered a few reasons why they might not.
He held court for half an hour in Doha, insisting on speaking in Dutch, dodging a question about Memphis Depay's rap music and happily posing for selfies on his way out of the auditorium.
This is probably Van Gaal's last dance.
Holland, of course, failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup so are playing at the tournament for the first time since the 2014 event in Brazil, which really does seem a lifetime ago!
Senegal and Holland players will be glad that they are not due to kick-off until 7pm local time.
Temperatures of around 23 degrees Celsius are expected at the Al Thumama Stadium when the match gets underway later on.
Goalkeepers: Justin Bijlow (Feyenoord), Remko Pasveer (Ajax), Andries Noppert (sc Heerenveen)
Defenders: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Nathan Aké (Manchester City), Daley Blind (Ajax), Jurriën Timber (Ajax) Denzel Dumfries (Internazionale), Stefan de Vrij (Internazionale), Mathijs de Ligt (Bayern München), Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United), Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen)
Midfielders: Frenkie de Jong (FC Barcelona), Steven Berghuis (Ajax), Davy Klaassen (Ajax), Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta Bergamo), Cody Gakpo (PSV), Marten de Roon (Atalanta Bergamo), Kenneth Taylor (Ajax), Xavi Simons (PSV)
Forwards: Memphis Depay (FC Barcelona), Steven Bergwijn (Ajax), Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp FC), Luuk de Jong (PSV), Noa Lang (Club Brugge), Wout Weghorst (Beşiktaş JK)
Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy (Chelsea), Seny Dieng (QPR), Alfred Gomis (Rennes).
Defenders: Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis), Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), Abdou Diallo (RB Leipzig), Pape Abou Cisse (Olympiacos), Formose Mendy (Amiens), Fode Ballo-Toure (AC Milan), Ismail Jakobs (Monaco).
Midfielders: Idrissa Gueye (Everton), Cheikhou Kouyate (Nottingham Forest), Nampalys Mendy (Leicester), Pape Gueye (Marseille), Pape Sarr (Tottenham), Moustapha Name (Pafos), Mamadou Loum (Reading), Pathe Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), Krepin Diatta (Monaco).
Forwards: Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich), Ismaila Sarr (Watford), Bamba Dieng (Marseille), Boulaye Dia (Salernitana), Famara Diedhiou (Alanyaspor), Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United).
Senegal fans are bringing the party to Doha on what looks to be a scorching day in the Qatari capital.
We have produced this handy guide for the match, including where you can watch it and the latest team news.
It is available by clicking the link below or above.
Kick-off is 4pm GMT, which is 7pm in Doha, but there will be plenty to get through before then.
Follow all the latest news and updates with us right here. It is sure to be a cracking contest.
Al Thumama Stadium, which has a capacity of 40,000, will host the game.
Construction on the venue began in 2017 and it was finished last October. The stadium held six matches during the 2021 Arab Cup, including a semi-final, which was a test event for the World Cup in Qatar.
Six group matches, a round-of-16 clash and a quarter-final will be played at the stadium.
The big news from today is teams such as Holland and England have backed down on a plan to wear a 'OneLove' armband at the tournament in Qatar as part of their anti-discrimination initiative.
Good afternoon everyone and welcome to our coverage of Senegal versus Holland.
The build-up to the tournament for Senegal has been dominated by Sadio Mane after the Bayern Munich star and former Liverpool man was ruled out through injury.
Mane is sure to be a huge miss for the reigning African champions. The 30-year-old took to Instagram yesterday to thank those who had sent him messages of support following the massive blow to the player and his country.
'Many of you sent me messages of support following my injury,' he wrote.
'Thank God the midweek operation went well. I want to take this opportunity to thank you all and show my appreciation.
'This Monday, our dear country will compete in the World Cup, Qatar 2022. I am sure that the Lions will transcend themselves and will approach all matches as a real final.
'I am also convinced that all Senegalese will be in front of the small screen to support and encourage our valiant national team.
'Like all fans of the Lair, I am convinced that my teammates will fight as one man and as they usually do in order to honor our dear. Long live Senegal, Come on.'
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