World Cup 2026 Left-Behind XI: The Best Players Missing Out! ❌ | World Cup Daily #6

[00:00:00] The Best Goalkeeper in the World is not at the World Cup. The Best Winger this season's Champions League is not at the World Cup. The Most Terrific Striker at African Football is not at this World Cup and I am not talking about CD9. You can build a world of living of these top players who will be watching from home like us. This is who got left behind.

[00:00:25] Welcome back to Foot in Review, World Cup Daily Episode 6. I'm joined today by my wonderful co-hosts John and Homer. Hello. Hi there. Good to have you here. Patreon supporters, thank you so much for all your support. We really appreciate it. You make these shows extra special along with our wonderful, wonderful listeners.

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[00:01:09] But today we are talking about the best living that is not at the World Cup. Some through injury, some because their nations failed to qualify. The World Cup may be 48 teams, but it doesn't have everyone. Let's go through who got left behind and why it matters. John, hello my friend. How are you doing? Hello, buddy. Thank you for having me on this lovely Saturday afternoon. I'm doing quite well. Thank you so much. That's amazing. And Homer, how are you doing, my friend? Yeah, I'm good. Thanks for having me back on.

[00:01:39] It's great to have you guys. And who better to talk about the players that are missing than these two great guests or co-hosts, I should say. But let's start at the back, the goalkeeper. And we talked about in LSU's The Italian Tragedy. Starting goal, who we got there, of course, it's Gianluigi Donnarumma. He is only 27 years old at hastenade, even though you look at him and you think he's in his 50s. He's got 82 caps for Italy. He's won the Champions League with PSG, voted the best player at Euro 2020.

[00:02:08] One of the two or three best goalkeepers on the planet. But he has never played a single minute at the World Cup. Italy have now missed three consecutive tournaments and Donnarumma, who's entering the peak years of his career, has spent all three at home. Guys, Italy's clap is not abstract. This is what it looks like. John, from your point of view, are you devastated that Donnarumma isn't there?

[00:02:29] Well, I mean, I'm devastated still that Italy isn't there. I mean, in honoration of Italy, we actually put some blue microphones on. Remember myself today? You're wearing blue as well. Just comment them. No, it was... I think Donnarumma is one of those players which is just... To really appreciate him, you have to have some matches in with him, right? And if you were... But he's like the perfect athlete.

[00:02:57] He's... I think there's one goalkeeper that's better, honestly. But that's about it. I think he's got the length. He's got the strength. He's got the agility. He's got the technique to do it. And he's still young, right? Yeah. Which makes it even more sad that it's already the third time or second for him, I think, that he can't be on the World Championship. It's just sad. For our defence as well, I think, one of those you want to see.

[00:03:26] You're saying he's the second best goalkeeper of... Yeah, we all know that Super Jack Bullen does number one, isn't he, Graham? Deppable. Well... You know, from your point of view, Homer, I know you're a massive Italian football fan. I assume Donnarumma not being there is quite devastating for you. But is there any other goalkeepers that you'd maybe say, before we go back to John, who is a member of the goalkeeping union? Missing or best? Missing, I would say.

[00:03:56] David De Gea could arguably say that he should have been on the plane. He had a decent season with Fiorentina. Fiorentina wasn't that great. But he pretty much helped save them from being relegated. Which I think, who else? A few German... About Atabulo, maybe? Yeah, a few German goalkeepers might be... Arguably unhappy with Moif Mayunoyers on retirement for the tournament. There's quite a load, to be honest.

[00:04:25] I think Freiburg's Atabulo could be in, should be in, will be in in the next tournament, probably, right? Probably should be, yeah. John, from your point of view, and I say, I tell people, you are a member of the goalkeeping union. In terms of... What is it? Strange when you look at Donnarumma, he doesn't look like an athlete. I'm sorry. As I say, a man here sitting here with all the muscles rippling. Not.

[00:04:52] But when you look at Donnarumma, he doesn't look like the archetypal, you know, athlete, modern-day athlete. What is it about him that makes him so special? Well, I think, for one, his reflexes are amazing. But I also think he, if you see his jumping strength, and something what you don't see very often with tall goalkeepers is the low-powered shots, the low-driven shots, so to speak, are usually hard to stop for long goalkeepers. Harder to stop.

[00:05:21] And he's one of those goalkeepers who has a tendency not only to stop him, but 80% of the time just hold the ball as well while doing that. And that's sound that looks like extremely good technique for a goalkeeper. Because you can imagine if you're taller, going down is harder, right? And if you're smaller, it's easier to get the low balls going. So he's extremely fast. But the same goes for Courtois, of course, right? That's why I'm saying.

[00:05:50] I think he's number one. And if you pay a little bit of attention in this world championship, when you see Courtois play or see Courtois play at Madrid, such an insanely tall human being, like big. But still, if you see him jump or when you see him stretch and the speed when he does it, it's insane. But yeah, I've got a goalkeeper eye, so to speak. So it sort of grabs my attention as well.

[00:06:19] But I think him and Courtois are, I think, probably the two best goalkeepers. I think the one that's a little bit more atlantic is Magnon, probably from France. But I think his technique is a little bit less, if I'm honest. No, definitely. So as we move forward, we're going to talk about the defenders that are missing. So we've talked, you know, you've got Antio Bastoni, another Italian. I realise this is not an Italian heavy sort of podcast.

[00:06:47] But, you know, he is one of the world's best, finest ball-playing defenders. And he will not be at the World Cup. But, Homer, from your point of view, are you also quite sad that you won't see Bastoni there as well? From a biased point of view, yes. I'm more disappointed not to see him than Donnarumma. But just in general, missing Italy, missing guys like Bastoni, Donnarumma, some of the other people will mention. It's a shame because, like you said, in the top five best centre-backs in the world, arguably.

[00:07:16] So you're always going to be disappointed when you can't see the best in each position play on the best stage. But that's what happens when you don't play well enough on qualify, unfortunately. No, definitely. And, John, again, is there any players that you've singled out that you're disappointed that hasn't made it? I've got a little list of four, actually. One, I think, is not Dumfries. It's Frimpong from the Netherlands. Yeah.

[00:07:43] He basically got put out because his attacking side isn't to be underestimated. But he's just not as good as defensive as, for example, Dumfries is, of course. And I think we also have Vifer. So it's just too many right-backs, too many good defenders in the Netherlands. But it sucks for him because he did have, I think, a decent season in Liverpool as well. But, for example, what about Tapsoba? Right? Edmund Tapsoba. I think he plays for Burkina Faso. Yeah.

[00:08:13] Well, they didn't qualify, obviously. But I think that's still a very cool defender to watch. Or Orban. Hungary, of course. Also not there. And Luckeba. France defender, of course. I think he plays to Upamekando normally in the squad. Edmund Tapsoba. Terrific player. But he's still young. So I think Luckeba will see in upcoming tournaments. And it shows the strength France has in their squad, right?

[00:08:41] But I think Luckeba is one of those players, if you see Bayern München play, Bayern Munich, as you guys call it, play. Luckeba always catches the eye. Very talented, athletic, strong, fast for his size, right? Yeah. It's a shame we don't see him. But then again, if you look at that France squad, I mean, sometimes you've got to make choices and I guess they've got plenty of players going around, right? Yeah, because if you look at the French squad, I think Camavinga hasn't made it either.

[00:09:10] Which is unbelievable because there is, you know, and then Dean Housen of Spain. Is there any of those sort of players, Graeme, that you'd have liked to have seen or you think the season hasn't been good enough from them? Can I think on Housen? Housen was probably the better of the two, but they've had a poor season at Madrid. I'm surprised John didn't mention Delec's not going this year either. Well, he's not like a top player from that, I think. He's struggled for the last couple of years, but he's always been good for the Netherlands whenever I watched.

[00:09:37] Gano's going to be quite missing a rock in the back. They're missing Mohamedoude Salasou. Salasou? Is that how you say his name? Formerly from Southampton. He's at Monaco now. He tore his ACL, so he's out. I think there was something else at the top of my head. I can't remember. What about Beedle's start? There's him, but I was thinking 1-5 for Argentina. He's not necessarily a starter for Argentina, but he normally comes off the bench. He's versatile. He can play anywhere across the back.

[00:10:06] He can play the holding mid-roll for them. So normally a guy that, when they're obviously late in the game, comes on and gives them that extra stability. So there is quite a few good defenders that are going to be there. No, definitely. So this is such a difficult thing, isn't it? Because there's such great players that you would actually love to have at your club. You know what I mean? So let's move forward. Let's go to the midfield, and we're going to talk about a missing player, and he is the Georgian genius.

[00:10:34] Kavica Cavaschela, PSG winger, Cavadona as we call him, UEFA Champions League player of the season, 10 goals, 6 assists and 16 matches, 1 PSG back-to-back Champions League titles. He's arguably the best player in European football in 25-26, and Georgia failed to qualify. Finished third in the group behind Spain and Turkey, meaning they lost four of their five games. Cavaschela carried them to the round of 16 at Euro 24, and he simply could not do it alone in qualifying.

[00:11:03] He'll not beat the World Cup, and this really is a genuine loss for the tournament. And also, heartbreaking, let's be honest, when we see the scenes of Xavi Simmonds, plays the Nellans, torn ACL in the prelude game for Tottenham against Wolves in April. He's gone for the rest of 2026. He wasn't a guaranteed starter, but he was set to play a strong role across the attacking midfield line for the Dutch. Graham, let's come to you. We'll leave John to talk about the tragedy of Xavi Simmonds,

[00:11:31] but from your point of view, Cavaschela not being there, is that a real miss for the tournament? It's arguably missing George Best over the years. Like you said, he's probably the most exciting, best in foreign player in Europe at the moment, and it's just disappointing. You're not going to get to see him on the biggest stage. Like I said, it's up there for missing George Best for me. Imagine just him running at defenders in that heat. That'd absolutely tear some people to shreds. It'd be awesome to watch,

[00:12:00] but unfortunately, Georgia national team's very weak, apart from maybe a goalkeeper. Slaton syndrome, no? Graham. Slaton, slightly different. Sweden is a lot stronger than Georgia. Georgia really struggles for many star power these days. Back when we were younger, obviously they had Kitspire and Georgia Kikadze. They had real star players. But when you look through their midfield, you look through their attack,

[00:12:29] there's not really anybody there that you see is on his level or close to his level. So like I said, it's for somebody that lives on Northern Ireland. It's like the history of watching George Best repeat itself, where we've missed one of the best players, arguably ever, at a World Cup stage. And John, from your point of view, the Dutch missing Xavi Simmonds? Yeah, this is one of a heck of an unpopular opinion though.

[00:12:59] I don't think he's good enough. So, I mean, I feel very sorry for him getting injured, right? This is a really poor injury. This one not only hurts, but it's also a hard one to come back in full fitness from. I wouldn't say career ending, but career impacting for sure. Or most of the time, I think these things are. So it's always wondering if he ever gets back on his old level. The problem is,

[00:13:26] we all know Ximons has extremely talented, like his technique is excellent, right? Why I usually don't like him as a player, is because he's, I think he's physically too weak for current day football. That sounds horrible when he's injured, but when you see him play, right? Or for example, if you now saw the Dutch squad and we had, I forgot his name, Somerville on top, he's so much stronger than Simmonds is. And faster,

[00:13:55] but also so much physically stronger. And if you see Siemens and he, so let's say he would play a Dumfries, Dumfries would just tear him apart, right? And I think having him in the squad, also when you look at the Netherlands squad, you have like Reiner's excellent player, but also not physically very strong. You can't have too many of those players in your front line. And I think for the Netherlands, Savi not being there might actually be a blessing in disguise.

[00:14:25] And I do think, for example, Somerville might be one of the highlights, like a highlight of coming young players this tournament. So for that, I think it's good. Of course, feels extremely poor for Siemens himself. I hope he'll come back fit though. I was going to say, John, just as I was listening here about your topic, the lack of physicality that he's got, but is he a player that in this heat that you bring on with 70 minutes to go and he brings you the X factor, he finds that pass,

[00:14:52] he makes the space that allows the striker to score. Yeah. Like the problem with him is, and there's a couple of players that have in the world, I think, but if he comes on, he's technically very strong, right? But if you just make sure you, and this sounds horrible, I know again, you call my own popular take, but if you just tackle him once, or just make sure you're, he's aware of your presence, as I would say, as a midfielder, then he probably won't do much for you.

[00:15:20] I don't see him as a key player to turn a match around. I think if the, he could like in the Premier League, if he is in a team that swings, he could make it swing even more. That makes sense. Yeah. But if you bring in a team that doesn't walk, I don't think, like it doesn't run, I don't think you can do much with him, honestly. And, Graham, I'll come to you and, you know, we've got to. Just give all the popular opinions to Graham. No, no, So, John, you went in there,

[00:15:50] you went in hard. This is what we asked for for the show. People don't turn up for the, for the soft looking opinion. They want the hard tackles, which you're doing. You are like, we're going to start calling you Gattuso of the podcast, because you get stuck in. If you look at England, for midfielders, you know, no Cole Palmer, no, Jared Bourne, I know he's more a forward player, Phil Foden, and also, strangely, no, Morgan Gibbs-White. I mean, it's either,

[00:16:19] has Tuchel got it wrong, or England just have an abundance of midfield talent? I think it's more of abundance of talent and trying to get the harmony right. And, Harry Kane's one of the guys that will drop deeper. He'll play in as a 10, or he'll go back to 8-6, get the ball, run at people, play the ball. So, when you're wanting somebody that's got to play in that 10 role, like a Palmer, or a Morgan Gibbs-White, or a Foden, you want somebody that's going to make a different type of run.

[00:16:50] And I think that, the way that they're set up, Gordon or Rashford will be out left. They're going to more move into that central place, where Kane's vacated. Guy like Morgan Rogers, or Jude Benham, likes to drift out left. So, they take this space that's vacated, and it gives Kane that space to drop back a bit. So, they'll be all in a length of all moving about, causing people problems with their movement. Does Foden, Palmer, or Gibbs-White, give them that? I don't know.

[00:17:19] Palmer's been injured this season. He's been really bad out of form. Foden's similar. I think Gibbs-White, out of the freedom, is the one that probably, arguably, could complain the most. But, the way he plays, I think he would clash with where Kane wants to go. So, I think Tuchel's called it correct, unfortunately for some people. But, I think he's got it right. Where he's got the players that will move about, and play off each other strengths, then try to shoehorn somebody in, that's not going to fit that way of playing for them. Yeah. No, definitely. I mean,

[00:17:49] there is just, let's be honest, an abundance of talent not going. And also, let's just quickly then move on to the forwards. Some of the most painful absences. You know, if you listened to yesterday's show, we talked about the classic number nine, and Art was on, discussing the mighty Robert Lewandowski, the Polish power that he's got, missing from this World Cup. We then go down, Victor Ozyman, the second best Nigerian striker in the world after CD9. He was playing at peak level. He scored eight goals in qualifying,

[00:18:19] and Nigeria couldn't get through. Lost to the Democratic of Congo, you know, in the playoff final and penalties, after he was substituted, injured at halftime. You know, Adamo Alukman, who's his Nigerian teammate as well. And then Hugo Igetique, of France, 23 years old, not even on the radar at the start of the season, scores 17 goals in all competitions for Liverpool, for rupturing his Achilles against PSG in April. You know, a terrible injury. And finally, Estavo, Brazil, 23,

[00:18:47] considered one of the most exciting young forwards in the world. Pulled up against Man United, with a severe hamstring injury in April. Let off Brazil's preliminary squad, gone. Ancelotti, who's already missing Rodrigo, now doesn't have Estavo either. Neymar, 34, has taken his spot. This is a sentence. This is a start of a, you know, let's just look at it and say, guys, are we missing some of the world's best strikers? Let's start with you, John.

[00:19:14] I don't know if we're missing the world's best strikers, honestly. I'm super happy that Haaland's there. Right? I think, uh, having Norway not in the competition wasn't unheard of, so to speak. Yeah. So, and that's why I sort of meant with Zlatan, where we had him back in the days, not always a certainty to have him in the tournament, right? I think Haaland, having Haaland in the tournament, uh, along with Mbappé, with Kane, I think sort of seals the deal there. Ronaldo, Messi are back. So that,

[00:19:44] like, I don't think we'll necessarily miss one strike. I do think this hurts the most for Brazil. I think both the top wingers injured, right? Um, of course, the Finicius is there, but Rodrigo, um, and Nesavau, they'll definitely miss that. And having Neymar there, we've talked about it before with Graham. Don't necessarily know if that's going to end up well, or imploding the team later on. So, so, it's going to be hard. I think, um,

[00:20:15] there's a massive difference in, like, Lewandowski, I think that's the one that will miss. Yeah. Not necessarily because I think it will make much of a difference. Like we've played, Netherlands have played in the same, uh, group as Poland, right? For qualification. And it's not like Lewandowski made much of a difference in that squad because the squad just isn't superb. Does that make sense? It just isn't good enough.

[00:20:45] Uh, and that's also the thing, like it's the same guys. I think that's what England did well this year. Like Tuchel did well, right? Build it around Kane. Instead of placing Kane on a position there, and he won't get, I think that's the difference between what he does at Munich. Um, and I, that makes more, I think the selection from England, for example, makes perfect sense. Getting some stars, not bring them along to make sure Kane gets the space to do what he does well.

[00:21:14] And if he starts scoring, then he might be good. Um, I'm more curious. I'm also, I'm not necessarily lacking play. I'm more curious how many players will, uh, perform. I think for example, Haaland could have an extremely good group phase. Yeah. With the, with the draw they're in. I think Lukaku, for example, pretty cool. Could be, have a really good group phase. Um, Messi Ronaldo, looking at those,

[00:21:44] Mbappé. Uh, but I don't think, Lewandowski would be my only one. I'm like, ah, that's unfortunate that he's not there. Yeah. But for you, Graeme, then, so we've went through some of the strikers who are missing. And if you could pick one to put in the Scotland team, who would you pick? To put in the Scotland team? Well, that's, yeah. I know, you know, just a random one. No, but Italy, Italy, no, but I'm talking about the strikers who are not the World Cup. So if, if Graeme could wave a magic wand in, look, let's be honest,

[00:22:15] as Graeme said earlier, he'd rather see Italy in the World Cup than, than Scotland, but they're not there. So he's got to pick a team that's there. So let's go with Scotland. So if you had to pick a striker from that list or one that, you know yourself's not going to make it, who would that be, Graeme? To the top of my head, I'd say Oshiman. Which I think, there is some strikers, but I think Oshiman would be the best one. He's tall, he's strong, he's fast. Something that Scotland really, really don't have.

[00:22:44] Che Adams is probably the closest striker. Maybe Ross drew up, but no, no, he's an Oshiman. So I think he's the type of guy that Scotland would absolutely love to have, because you could knock the ball up to the channels. He would run, win it, hold it, play it, and then get on the end of it. I don't, I think he's probably going to be enjoying not having Amadello at a competition with him. The Cavs in January. But I think, yeah,

[00:23:14] Oshiman for me is the biggest miss. I just think he's a brilliant striker. Top 10. I'm surprised, no, and there's the big clubs in Europe who have pulled the trigger on him, to be honest. probably something to do with the salary demands, I saw listed. Yeah, well, he does like the big bucks, but then he's a guy that's delivered. He's, other than a bad spell in Germany, he's delivered everywhere he's went. So he sort of has that validation of asking for what he wants.

[00:23:45] Yeah, I don't know. I mean, for example, Kourasse, Dortmund striker. I think that's one striker that would fit the bill of many European clubs. And we won't see this world championship either, for example. No, definitely. John, just going back to you now, if you could wave a magic wand and pick, looking at the Dutch squad that's going to the World Cup, and seeing what potential issues they have, a player who's not going, and you could wave that magic wand that you've got, and put them in the Dutch squad,

[00:24:14] who would it be and why? Well, to be fair, I wouldn't mind coaching men in the Netherlands squad, of course. But put Lewandowski back. Kourasse Lewandowski. So do you feel that the Dutch forward line is the issue, or do you think you're strong enough? I think the Dutch forward line is the biggest concern. It makes sense. I think defenders, midfields, well, plenty to choose from, plenty of world-class players, right? I don't think there's any issues there at all. Goalkeeper for Brugge,

[00:24:44] totally fine. I think Premier League goalkeeper, right? Don't need to worry about it. Not top three, definitely top 10 goalkeepers in the world. Fine for the World Championship. But I think forward, like we're dependent on the pie, which isn't fit, who isn't fit. We play Mahlen on top, who had a terrific season at Roma, actually. Great season. So hopefully he can push that through. But the fact Somerville plays right winger at the Netherlands currently,

[00:25:12] shows how pretty weak that spot currently is. And on the left wing, we basically have Noah Long, which isn't good enough, I think. And Gapko, who can be good enough if he gets the form in, I think. But he isn't exactly on the best of form coming from Liverpool this season either. So that's going to be hard. I think though Reinders behind him, there's goals in the team. And I think the Netherlands is very much dependent on not conceding goals. I think that's where the strength mostly is.

[00:25:42] But you're having a top tier striker like Lewandowski, or like they have to use. Like we had Van Nistelrooy, Kluivert, Bergkamp, Kuiv. We always had a striker that just performs, Van Persie, you name him. And now we bring Wout Weghorst, who is a reserve player at Ajax, just to force something in the striker. So I think a good big striker wouldn't hurt the squad. I don't think we'll see many high scoring matches,

[00:26:09] but I think conceding goals is going to be low as well. Definitely. And Homer, if it's not Scotland, what team are you going to be kind of keeping a good eye on? Netherlands. And in that team, who would you like to put into the squad? That's a hard one. So, I mean, for me, as a Scot, I would like to put Donanuma in it, because I don't think the goalkeepers are strong enough for Scotland. I don't think a goalkeeper would matter much. I think as a team like Scotland,

[00:26:38] we're going to be defending a fair bit. I think we're going to try and sneak a 1-0 or whatever, as much as possible. So I think Donanuma in goal for Scotland would be a big boost there. But as I say, you know, I like to see Scotland do well, let's be honest. It's my home country, but I'm not a massive follower. But Graham, sorry to put you on the spot there, but if there's one team that you've got a soft spot for and you'd like to put a player in, who would it be? 11 new players for Italy. That's true. A soft spot for,

[00:27:06] I don't really have a soft spot for any of the nations really going. I think that closest be England. Try to think, who could England do with it? You could obviously Donanuma again. Pickford's a good keeper, but he's not world class. Yeah, he's like Fabuja, number 10 or 9 of the tournament. They'll swap around, I think. Would you think Cavett Scala would make a huge difference to that England team? You know, they've got Saka, Gordon, that sort of player, but Cavett Scala, would that be the X factor there, maybe missing?

[00:27:37] Yeah. Left mid, Anthony Gordon, he's been okay this season, more better in Europe than he was in the Premier League. Rashford, very hit and miss for Barcelona. If you put a Cavaradonna in there, I'd say England were near standout favourites. So, I think that's probably the best shoutcast better to England. No, definitely. Guys, it's been a great show. Thank you so much. I cannot believe I'm getting,

[00:28:04] listening to these episodes has made me more and more excited to be part of this and also looking forward to the World Cup. We've got loads of great shows coming up. There's loads of ideas getting thrown about what we would like to see. And again, for everybody out there, if you have any ideas, anything, any sort of topics you'd love us to talk about, we'd love to talk about them. Just before I wrap up the show, guys, have you got anything else quickly to add, John? Well, give us a five-star review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, I'd say, and check out the Patreon. Of course,

[00:28:33] we do this every single day, right? And it's not like we go here, record, push a button, and then it's out there. So, we put in a lot of work, not to tap myself on the shoulder there, but I think we do a lot of work getting this out every single day. So, every follow, every thumbs up, every five-star review, every time you say, tell a friend that this is a cool show to listen to or watch on YouTube, for example, it just helps. And it boosts us,

[00:29:02] our team spirits as well going in there. And of course, when the World Championship starts, I mean, we'll have the matches to discuss. Those topics will come out automatically, I'd say, but I'm glad we started two weeks before the World Championship starts, because there's plenty of things I still want to discuss. Yeah, definitely. And for you, Homer, anything else you'd like to add before we wrap up the show? We're doing debut nations this tomorrow. So, if you've got anything to add on, any of the new nations coming to the World Cup, leave them in the comments of our socials,

[00:29:32] and we'll try and pick them up for you. Guru Sal, I want to be on the show tomorrow, but Guru Sal will progress to the next round. Oh, big shout, big shout there. Guys, thank you so much. This has been episode six. The 11 that won't be there. Every single one would walk into most squads in the tournament. But before you go, as John said, please follow us on Instagram at footreview, at TikTok foot and review podcast. A five-star review on your podcast app, it means a lot to us. It's like scoring a last minute goal.

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