Italy national football team results (1910–1929)

This is a list of the Italy national football team results from its origin in 1910 to 1929. During this period, Italy achieved the bronze medal at the 1928 Olympic football tournament.

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Results edit

1910 edit

15 May 1910 International friendly Italy   6–2   France Milan, Italy
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Lana   13', 59', 89' (pen.)
Fossati   20'
Rizzi   66'
Debernardi   82'
Report Bellocq   49'
Ducret   62'
Stadium: Arena Civica
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Henry Goodley (England)
26 May 1910 International friendly Hungary   6–1   Italy Budapest, Hungary
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Schlosser   28', 48'
Weisz   32'
Károly   69'
Dobó   74'
Korody   75'
Report Rizzi   88' Stadium: Millenáris Sporttelep
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Hugo Meisl (Austria)

1911 edit

6 January 1911 International friendly Italy   0–1   Hungary Milan, Italy
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Schlosser   22' Stadium: Arena Civica
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Henry Goodley (England)
9 April 19111 International friendly France   2–2   Italy Saint-Ouen, France
14:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Maës   16', 40' Report Rampini   33'
Boiocchi   81'
Stadium: Stade de Paris
Attendance: 1,532
Referee: Charles Barette (Belgium)
7 May 1911 International friendly Italy   2–2    Switzerland Milan, Italy
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Carrer   31'
Boiocchi   74'
Report Hasler   40'
E. Sydler   65'
Stadium: Arena Civica
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Henry Goodley (England)
21 May 1911 International friendly Switzerland   3–0   Italy La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Wyss   1'
H. Sydler   37'
E. Sydler   85'
Report Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Oscar Ledène (Belgium)

1912 edit

17 March 19121 International friendly Italy   3–4   France Turin, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Rampini   24', 58'
Cevenini   47'
Report Maës   10', 38', 66'
Mesnier   52'
Stadium: Campo Torino
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: James Stark (Scotland)
29 June 19121 1912 Summer Olympics
First round
Finland   3–2 (a.e.t.)   Italy Stockholm, Sweden
11:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Öhman   2'
Soinio   40'
Wiberg   105'
Report Bontadini   10'
Sardi   25'
Stadium: Tranebergs Idrottsplats
Attendance: 600
Referee: Hugo Meisl (Austria)
22 December 19121 International friendly Italy   1–3   Austria Genoa, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Sardi   9' Report Schmieger   19'
Kuthan   54'
Kohn   79'
Stadium: Stadio Marassi
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Charles Barette (France)

1913 edit

12 January 1913 International friendly France   1–0   Italy Saint-Ouen, France
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00) Maës   35' Report Stadium: Stade de Paris
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Herbert James Willing (Netherlands)
1 May 1913 International friendly Italy   1–0   Belgium Turin, Italy
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ara   57' Report Stadium: Stadio Piazza d'Armi
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Henry Goodley (England)
15 June 1913 International friendly Austria   2–0   Italy Vienna, Austria
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Brandstätter   36', 87' Report Stadium: WAC-Platz
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Akos Fehery (Hungary)

1914 edit

11 January 19141 International friendly Italy   0–0   Austria Milan, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: John Howcroft (England)
29 March 1914 International friendly Italy   2–0   France Turin, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Berardo   46'
Cevenini   89'
Report Stadium: Campo Torino
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Charles Barette (Belgium)
5 April 1914 International friendly Italy   1–1    Switzerland Genoa, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Mattea   26' Report Wyss   32' Stadium: Stadio Marassi
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Charles Barette (Belgium)
17 May 1914 International friendly Switzerland   0–1   Italy Bern, Switzerland
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Barbesino   25' Stadium: Stadion Neufeld
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hubert Istace (Belgium)

1915 edit

31 January 19151 International friendly Italy   3–1    Switzerland Turin, Italy
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) A. Cevenini   2', 54'
L. Cevenini   42' (pen.)
Report Wyss   12' Stadium: Stadio Piazza d'Armi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Edoardo Pasteur (Italy)

1920 edit

18 January 19201 International friendly Italy   9–4   France Milan, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Cevenini   7', 18'
Aebi   18', 62', 70'
Brezzi   32', 52', 84'
Carcano   72'
Report Nicolas   23'
Bard   28', 41'
Dubly   87'
Stadium: Velodromo Sempione
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: John Forster (Switzerland)
28 March 19201 International friendly Switzerland   3–0   Italy Bern, Switzerland
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Merkt   11', 70'
Kramer   59'
Report Stadium: Stadion Neufeld
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Johannes Mutters (Netherlands)
13 May 19201 International friendly Italy   1–1   Netherlands Genoa, Italy
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sardi   83' Report Kessler   43' Stadium: Stadio Marassi
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Eugène Stutz (Switzerland)
28 August 19201 1920 Summer Olympics
First round
Italy   2–1   Egypt Ghent, Belgium
10:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Baloncieri   25'
Brezzi   57'
Report Osman   30' Stadium: Jules Ottenstadion
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Paul Putz (Belgium)
29 August 1920 1920 Summer Olympics
Quarter-final
France   3–1   Italy Antwerp, Belgium
15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Boyer   10'
Nicolas   14'
Bard   54'
Report Brezzi   33' (pen.) Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Henri Christophe (Belgium)
31 August 1920 1920 Summer Olympics
Consolation tournament – First round
Italy   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Norway Antwerp, Belgium
10:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Sardi   46'
Badini   96'
Report Andersen   41' Stadium: Stadion Broodstraat
Attendance: 500
Referee: Louis Fourgous (France)
2 September 1920 1920 Summer Olympics
Consolation tournament – Second round
Spain   2–0   Italy Antwerp, Belgium
12:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Sesúmaga   43', 72' Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Paul Putz (Belgium)

1921 edit

20 February 19211 International friendly France   1–2   Italy Marseille, France
15:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Devic   22' Report Cevenini   53'
Santamaria   63'
Stadium: Stade de l'Huveaune
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: John Forster (Switzerland)
6 March 1921 International friendly Italy   2–1    Switzerland Milan, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Migliavacca   5'
Cevenini   58'
Report Fontana   53' Stadium: Campo di Viale Lombardia
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Marcel Slawick (France)
5 May 19211 International friendly Belgium   2–3   Italy Antwerp, Belgium
15:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Larnoe   38'
Bragard   62'
Report Migliavacca   65'
Forlivesi   80'
Ferraris   89'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Edmond Gérardin (France)
8 May 1921 International friendly Netherlands   2–2   Italy Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30 NST (UTC+01:20) van Gendt   80'
Kessler   84'
Report Forlivesi   2'
Cevenini   49'
Stadium: Old Stadion
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Charles Barette (Belgium)
6 November 19211 International friendly Switzerland   1–1   Italy Geneva, Switzerland
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pache   56' Report Moscardini   53' Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Hugo Meisl (Austria)

1922 edit

15 January 19221 International friendly Italy   3–3   Austria Milan, Italy
14:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Moscardini   16', 46'
Santamaria   26'
Report De Vecchi   20' (o.g.)
Köck   65'
Fischera   75'
Stadium: Velodromo Sempione
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: John Forster (Switzerland)
26 February 1922 International friendly Italy   1–1   Czechoslovakia Turin, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Baloncieri   52' Report Janda   84' Stadium: Motovelodromo Fausto Coppi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Marcel Slawick (France)
21 May 1922 International friendly Italy   4–2   Belgium Milan, Italy
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Baloncieri   42', 58'
Moscardini   56'
Burlando   58'
Report Larnoe   47'
Gillis   89'
Stadium: Campo di Viale Lombardia
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Johannes Mutters (Netherlands)
3 December 19221 International friendly Italy   2–2    Switzerland Bologna, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) L. Cevenini   10', 30' Report Pache   58'
Ramseyer   85'
Stadium: Motovelodromo
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria)

1923 edit

1 January 1923 International friendly Italy   3–1   Germany Milan, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) L. Cevenini   79'
Santamaria   85'
Migliavacca   88'
Report Seiderer   72' Stadium: Campo di Viale Lombardia
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Eugène Stutz (Switzerland)
4 March 1923 International friendly Italy   0–0   Hungary Genoa, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Marassi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: John Forster (Switzerland)
15 April 1923 International friendly Austria   0–0   Italy Vienna, Austria
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Hohe Warte Stadium
Attendance: 70,400
Referee: Wolf Simon Boas (Netherlands)
27 May 1923 International friendly Czechoslovakia   5–1   Italy Prague, Czechoslovakia
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Sedláček   18', 32', 41'
Dvořáček   44'
Koželuh   80'
Report Moscardini   52' Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria)

1924 edit

20 January 19241 International friendly Italy   0–4   Austria Genoa, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Wieser   38', 46'
Swatosch   42'
Jiszda   75'
Stadium: Stadio Marassi
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Charles Barette (Belgium)
9 March 19241 International friendly Italy   0–0   Spain Milan, Italy
15:15 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Campo di Viale Lombardia
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Henri Christophe (Belgium)
6 April 1924 International friendly Hungary   7–1   Italy Budapest, Hungary
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Braun   17', 42' (pen.)
Eisenhoffer   49'
Molnár   59', 60', 69'
Opata   70'
Report L. Cevenini   76' (pen.) Stadium: Hungária körúti Stadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Max Seemann (Austria)
25 May 1924 1924 Summer Olympics
First round
Italy   1–0   Spain Colombes, France
15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Vallana   84' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Colombes
Attendance: 18,991
Referee: Marcel Slawick (France)
29 May 1924 1924 Summer Olympics
Second round
Italy   2–0   Luxembourg Paris, France
14:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) Baloncieri   20'
Della Valle   38'
Report Stadium: Stade Pershing
Attendance: 4,254
Referee: Olivier De Ricard (France)
2 June 1924 1924 Summer Olympics
Quarter-final
Switzerland   2–1   Italy Paris, France
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Sturzenegger   47'
Abegglen   60'
Report Della Valle   52' Stadium: Stade Bergeyre
Attendance: 8,359
Referee: Johannes Mutters (Netherlands)
16 November 19241 International friendly Italy   2–2   Sweden Milan, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Magnozzi   12', 54' Report Kaufeldt   2'
Malm   22'
Stadium: Campo di Viale Lombardia
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Imre Vertes (Hungary)
23 November 1924 International friendly Germany   0–1   Italy Duisburg, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Janni   56' Stadium: Wedaustadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Theo van Zwieteren (Netherlands)

1925 edit

18 January 1925 International friendly Italy   1–2   Hungary Milan, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Conti   17' Report Spitz   27'
Takács   78'
Stadium: Campo di Viale Lombardia
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Marcel Slawick (France)
22 March 1925 International friendly Italy   7–0   France Turin, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Conti   4'
Baloncieri   47', 59'
Levratto   52', 88'
Moscardini   65', 78'
Report Stadium: Stadio di Corso Marsiglia
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria)
14 June 1925 International friendly Spain   1–0   Italy Valencia, Spain
16:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Errazquin   27' Report Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Arthur H. Kingscott (England)
18 June 1925 International friendly Portugal   1–0   Italy Lisbon, Portugal
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) João Francisco   39' Report Stadium: Estádio do Lumiar
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Georges Theuerkauff (Belgium)
4 November 19251 International friendly Italy   2–1   Yugoslavia Padua, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Schiavio   33' (44) Report Bencic   29' Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Eugen Braun (Austria)
8 November 1925 International friendly Hungary   1–1   Italy Budapest, Hungary
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Molnár   76', pen.' Report Della Valle   21' Stadium: Üllői úti stadion
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Marcel Slawick (France)

1926 edit

17 January 1926 International friendly Italy   3–1   Czechoslovakia Turin, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Della Valle   16'
Conti   77'
Magnozzi   89'
Report Kristal   23' Stadium: Motovelodromo Fausto Coppi
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics (Hungary)
21 March 1926 International friendly Italy   3–0   Republic of Ireland Turin, Italy
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Baloncieri   13'
Magnozzi   36'
Bernardini   44'
Report Stadium: Stadio di Corso Marsiglia
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Paul Ruoff (Switzerland)
18 April 1926 International friendly Switzerland   1–1   Italy Zürich, Switzerland
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Ehrenbolger   19' Report Magnozzi   8' Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics (Hungary)
9 May 1926 International friendly Italy   3–2    Switzerland Milan, Italy
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Della Valle   11', 38'
Schiavio   17'
Report Sturzenegger   49'
Brand   57'
Stadium: Arena Civica
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Albert Prince-Cox (England)
18 July 1926 International friendly Sweden   5–3   Italy Stockholm, Sweden
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rydberg   2'
Holmberg   5'
Kroon   22'
Johansson   63', 89' (pen.)
Report Levratto   32', 85'
L. Cevenini   57'
Stadium: Tranebergs Idrottsplats
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sophus Hansen (Denmark)
28 October 1926 International friendly Czechoslovakia   3–1   Italy Prague, Czechoslovakia
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Puč   7'
Čapek   36', 52'
Report Levratto   18' Stadium: Stadion Slavii
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Albert Prince-Cox (England)

1927 edit

30 January 1927 International friendly Switzerland   1–5   Italy Geneva, Switzerland
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Weiler   37' Report Baloncieri   13', 34', 65'
Libonatti   18'
Rossetti   40'
Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Albert Prince-Cox (England)
20 February 1927 International friendly Italy   2–2   Czechoslovakia Milan, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Libonatti   31'
Baloncieri   70'
Report Puč   17'
Silný   39'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Eugen Braun (Austria)
17 April 1927 International friendly Italy   3–1   Portugal Turin, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Levratto   20', 70'
Baloncieri   48'
Report Cambalacho   82' Stadium: Campo Torino
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: František Cejnar (Czechoslovakia)
24 April 1927 International friendly France   3–3   Italy Colombes, France
15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Taisne   15', 52'
Sottiault   90'
Report Libonatti   29', 36'
Conti   75'
Stadium: Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Albert Prince-Cox (England)
29 May 1927 International friendly Italy   2–0   Spain Bologna, Italy
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) Baloncieri   31'
Pachuco Prats   52' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Stanley Rous (England)
23 October 1927 1927–30 Central European International Cup Czechoslovakia   2–2   Italy Prague, Czechoslovakia
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Svoboda   32', 51' (pen.) Report Libonatti   28', 79' Stadium: Letná Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)
6 November 1927 1927–30 Central European International Cup Italy   0–1   Austria Bologna, Italy
14:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Runge   44' Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Albert Prince-Cox (England)

1928 edit

1 January 1928 1927–30 Central European International Cup Italy   3–2    Switzerland Genoa, Italy
14:40 CET (UTC+01:00) Libonatti   10', 58'
Magnozzi   68'
Report Abegglen   38', 60' Stadium: Stadio Marassi
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Stanley Rous (England)
25 March 1928 1927–30 Central European International Cup Italy   4–3   Hungary Rome, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Conti   48', 75'
Rossetti   58'
Libonatti   85'
Report Kohut   13'
Hirzer   48'
Takács   77'
Stadium: Stadio Nazionale PNF
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
15 April 1928 International friendly Portugal   4–1   Italy Porto, Portugal
15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Mota   20', 27', 77'
Vítor Silva   57'
Report Libonatti   38' Stadium: Campo do Ameal
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Henri Christophe (Belgium)
22 April 1928 International friendly Spain   1–1   Italy Gijón, Spain
14:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Félix Quesada   15' (pen.) Report Libonatti   66' Stadium: Estadio Municipal El Molinón
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: René Mercet (Switzerland)
29 May 1928 1928 Summer Olympics
First round
France   3–4   Italy Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:30 NST (UTC+01:20) Brouzes   14', 18'
Dauphin   61'
Report Rossetti   19'
Levratto   39'
Banchero   43'
Baloncieri   60'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 25,009
Referee: Henri Christophe (Belgium)
1 June 1928 1928 Summer Olympics
Quarter-final
Italy   1–1 (a.e.t.)   Spain Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 NST (UTC+01:20) Baloncieri   63' Report Zaldúa   11' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 3,388
Referee: Domingo Lombardi (Uruguay)
4 June 1928 1928 Summer Olympics
Quarter-final (replay)
Italy   7–1   Spain Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 NST (UTC+01:20) Magnozzi   14'
Schiavio   15'
Baloncieri   18'
Bernardini   40'
Rivolta   72'
Levratto   76', 77'
Report Yermo   47' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 4,770
Referee: Jan De Wolf (Netherlands)
7 June 1928 1928 Summer Olympics
Semi-final
Italy   2–3   Uruguay Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 NST (UTC+01:20) Baloncieri   9'
Levratto   60'
Report Cea   17'
Campolo   28'
Scarone   31'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 15,230
Referee: Willem Eijmers (Netherlands)
9 June 1928 1928 Summer Olympics
Bronze medal match
Italy   11–3   Egypt Amsterdam, Netherlands
16:00 NST (UTC+01:20) Schiavio   6', 42', 58'
Baloncieri   14', 52'
Banchero   19', 39', 44'
Magnozzi   72', 80', 88'
Report Riad   12', 16'
El-Ezam   60'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 6,378
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)
14 October 19281 1927–30 Central European International Cup Switzerland   2–3   Italy Zürich, Switzerland
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Abegglen   2'
Grimm   85'
Report Rossetti   17', 30'
Baloncieri   80'
Stadium: Sportplatz Förrlibuck
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eugen Braun (Austria)
11 November 1928 International friendly Italy   2–2   Austria Rome, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Conti   18', 44' Report Runge   11'
Tandler   39' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadio Nazionale PNF
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)
2 December 1928 International friendly Italy   3–2   Netherlands Milan, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Libonatti   26', 48'
Baloncieri   82'
Report Tap   20', 35' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Eugen Braun (Austria)

1929 edit

3 March 1929 1927–30 Central European International Cup Italy   4–2   Czechoslovakia Bologna, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rossetti   26', 61', 80'
Libonatti   33'
Report Silný   18'
Svoboda   40'
Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Henri Christophe (Belgium)
7 April 1929 1927–30 Central European International Cup Austria   3–0   Italy Vienna, Austria
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Horvath   19', 38'
Weselik   23'
Report Stadium: Hohe Warte Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Prince-Cox (England)
28 April 1929 International friendly Italy   1–2   Germany Turin, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rossetti   6' Report Hornauer   12'
Frank   80'
Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: E. Gray (England)
1 December 19291 International friendly Italy   6–1   Portugal Milan, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Mihalic   6', 88'
Orsi   36', 37'
Baloncieri   51'
Sallustro   77'
Report Soares   29' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)

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