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{{Short description|Eighth edition of the Arab Cup football competition}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Arab Cup<br>كأس العرب 2002
| year = 2002
| other_titles = 2002 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup
| image = 
| size = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| country = Kuwait {{fbaicon|Kuwait}} 
| dates = 16–30 December
| num_teams = 10
| confederations = 2
| associations = 
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = Saudi Arabia
| count = 2
| second = Bahrain
| third = 
| fourth = 
| matches = 23
| goals = 66
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = {{fbaicon|BHR}} [[Ahmed Hassan Taleb|Ahmed Hassan]]<br>{{fbaicon|SYR|1980}} [[Mohammad Rafe]]<br>(4 goals each)
| player = {{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Mohammed Noor]]
| goalkeeper = {{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Mabrouk Zaid]]
| prevseason = [[1998 Arab Cup|1998]]
| nextseason = [[2009 Arab Cup|2009]]
}}
'''The 2002 Arab Cup''' was the eighth edition of the [[Arab Cup]] [[association football|football]] competition, hosted in the nation of [[Kuwait]]. [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], who were the defending champions from the last [[Arab Cup]], again won the title for a 2nd time at the conclusion of the competition.

==Participated teams==
10 teams participated in the tournament.  Morocco was represented by their [[Morocco national under-23 football team|U-23 team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.aawsat.com/details.asp?article=138829&issueno=8767#.Wlp_WqjiaUk |title=تأكيد مشاركة المغرب بالمنتخب الأولمبي في بطولة كأس العرب |work=[[Asharq Al-Awsat]] |publisher=Saeed Abu Salah-Eddine |date=November 29, 2002 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=2|Participants 
|-
!Zone
!Team
|-
|rowspan=1|Hosts
|{{fb|KUW}}
|-
|rowspan=1|Holders
|{{fb|KSA}}
|-
|rowspan=1|Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
|{{fb|BHR}}
|-
|rowspan=2|Zone 2 (Red Sea)
|{{fb|SUD}}
|-
|{{fb|YEM}}
|-
|rowspan=1|Zone 3 (North Africa)
|{{fbu|23|MAR|name=Morocco U23}}
|-
|rowspan=4|Zone 4 (East Region)
|{{fb|LIB}}
|-
|{{fb|JOR}}
|-
|{{fb|PLE}}
|-
|{{fb|SYR|1980}}
{{end}}

==Squads==
{{details|2002 Arab Cup squads}}

==Venues==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:right"
|-
|rowspan="4"| {{location map+|Kuwait|float=right|width=200|caption=|places=
{{location map~|Kuwait|lat=29.369722|long=47.978333|label='''[[Kuwait City]]'''|position=top}}
}}
! [[Kuwait City]]
|-
| [[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: 12,350
|-
| [[File:KuwaitSCStadium.jpg|200px]]
|}

==Group stage==
===Group A===
{{main article|2002 Arab Cup Group A}}
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|section=Group A
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n

|team1=JOR|name_JOR={{fb|JOR}}
|team2=MAR|name_MAR={{fbu|23|MAR|name=Morocco U23}}
|team3=KUW|name_KUW={{fb|KUW}}
|team4=SUD|name_SUD={{fb|SUD}}
|team5=PLE|name_PLE={{fb|PLE}}
|win_JOR=2|draw_JOR=2|loss_JOR=0|gf_JOR=6|ga_JOR=4
|win_MAR=1|draw_MAR=2|loss_MAR=1|gf_MAR=5|ga_MAR=4
|win_KUW=1|draw_KUW=2|loss_KUW=1|gf_KUW=6|ga_KUW=6
|win_SUD=1|draw_SUD=1|loss_SUD=2|gf_SUD=4|ga_SUD=5
|win_PLE=0|draw_PLE=3|loss_PLE=1|gf_PLE=7|ga_PLE=9

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}</onlyinclude>

{{football box
|date= 16 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|KUW}}
|score=1–1
|report=
|team2={{fbu|23|MAR|name=Morocco U23}}
|goals1=[[Faraj Laheeb|Laheeb]] {{goal|46}}
|goals2=[[Bouchaib El Moubarki|El Moubarki]] {{goal|26}}
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=7,000
|referee=Mahmoud Abbas ([[Syrian Arab Federation for Football|Syria]])
}}
{{football box
|date= 16 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|PLE}}
|score=1–1
|report=
|team2={{fb|JOR}}
|goals1=[[Ziyad Al-Kord|Al-Kord]] {{goal|5}}
|goals2=[[Hatem Aqel|Aqel]] {{goal|11}}
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=
|referee=Hicham Guirat ([[Tunisian Football Federation|Tunisia]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date= 18 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|23|MAR|name=Morocco U23}}
|score=1–1
|report=
|team2={{fb|JOR}}
|goals1=[[Yazid Kaïssi|Kaïssi]] {{goal|4}}
|goals2=[[Abdullah Abu Zema|Abu Zema]] {{goal|64|pen.}}
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=1,500
|referee=[[Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid]] ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi&nbsp;Arabia]])
}}
{{football box
|date=18 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|KUW}}
|score=1–0
|report=
|team2={{fb|SUD}}
|goals1=[[Musaed Neda|Neda]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance =2,000
|referee =Mohamed Zekrini ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date=20 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|JOR}}
|score=2–1
|report=
|team2={{fb|SUD}}
|goals1=[[Mo'ayyad Salim|Salim]] {{goal|17}} <br /> [[Abdullah Abu Zema|Abu Zema]] {{goal|82|pen.}}
|goals2=[[Mohamed Ali (Sudanese footballer)|Ali]] {{goal|84}}
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=2,000
|referee=Mahmoud Abbas ([[Syrian Arab Federation for Football|Syria]])
}}
{{football box
|date= 20 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|23|MAR|name=Morocco U23}}
|score= 3–1
|report=
|team2={{fb|PLE}}
|goals1=[[Mohamed Armoumen|Armoumen]] {{goal|30||40}} <br /> [[Saïd Kherrazi|Kherrazi]] {{goal|88}}
|goals2=[[Ziyad Al-Kord|Al-Kord]] {{goal|52}}
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=700
|referee=Mohamed Omar ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United&nbsp;Arab&nbsp;Emirates]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date= 23 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|SUD}}
|score=2–2
|report=
|team2={{fb|PLE}}
|goals1=[[Alem Khamis Farjallah|Farjallah]] {{goal|51}} <br /> [[Tajeddine Al-Tijani|Al-Tijani]] {{goal|88}}
|goals2=[[Fadi Salem|Salem]] {{goal|31}} <br /> [[Ziyad Al-Kord|Al-Kord]] {{goal|53}}
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=2,000
|referee=[[Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid]] ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi&nbsp;Arabia]])
}}
{{football box
|date= 23 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|JOR}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{fb|KUW}}
|goals1=[[Anas Al-Zboun|Al-Zboun]] {{goal|69||83}}
|goals2=[[Bashar Abdullah|B. Abdullah]] {{goal|86}}
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=6,000
|referee=Hisham Qirat ([[Tunisian Football Federation|Tunisia]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date= 25 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|SUD}}
|score= 1–0
|report=
|team2={{fbu|23|MAR|name=Morocco U23}}
|goals1= [[Haitham Mustafa|Haitham]] {{goal|45}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
}}
{{football box
|date= 25 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|KUW}}
|score=3–3
|report=
|team2={{fb|PLE}}
|goals1=[[Musaed Neda|Neda]] {{goal|30}} <br /> [[Bashar Abdullah|B. Abdullah]] {{goal|68||73}}
|goals2=[[Shaker Asad|Asad]] {{goal|15}} <br /> [[Francisco Atura|Atura]] {{goal|38}} <br /> [[Mohammed Al-Jaish|Al-Jaish]] {{goal|46}}
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid]] ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi&nbsp;Arabia]])
}}

===Group B===
{{main article|2002 Arab Cup Group B}}
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group B
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n

|team1=KSA|name_KSA={{fb|KSA}}
|team2=BHR|name_BHR={{fb|BHR}}
|team3=SYR|name_SYR={{fb|SYR|1980}}
|team4=LIB|name_LIB={{fb|LIB}}
|team5=YEM|name_YEM={{fb|YEM}}
|win_KSA=3|draw_KSA=1|loss_KSA=0|gf_KSA=8|ga_KSA=3
|win_BHR=2|draw_BHR=1|loss_BHR=1|gf_BHR=6|ga_BHR=3
|win_SYR=2|draw_SYR=0|loss_SYR=2|gf_SYR=8|ga_SYR=6
|win_LIB=1|draw_LIB=1|loss_LIB=2|gf_LIB=5|ga_LIB=7
|win_YEM=0|draw_YEM=1|loss_YEM=3|gf_YEM=5|ga_YEM=13

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}</onlyinclude>

{{football box
|date= 17 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|KSA}}
|score=2–1
|report=[http://www.ksa-team.com/english/matches.php?id=696 Report]
|team2={{fb|BHR}}
|goals1=[[Faisel Al-Obaili|Al-Obaili]] {{goal|33}} <br> [[Talal Al-Meshal|Al-Meshal]] {{goal|71}}
|goals2=[[Talal Yousef|Yousef]] {{goal|44}}
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=7,000
|referee=[[Mohamed Guezzaz]] ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
}}
{{football box
|date=17 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|YEM}}
|score=0–4
|report=
|team2={{fb|SYR|1980}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Raja Rafe|Rafe]] {{goal|26}} <br> [[Maher Al Sayed|Al Sayed]] {{goal|52}} <br> [[Firas Al Khatib|Al Khatib]] {{goal|57|pen.|70}}
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=300
|referee=Mohamed Omar ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United&nbsp;Arab&nbsp;Emirates]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date=19 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|BHR}}
|score=2–0
|report=
|team2={{fb|SYR|1980}}
|goals1=[[Ahmed Hassan Taleb|Hassan]] {{goal|82}} <br> [[Rashid Al-Dosari|Al-Dosari]] {{goal|90|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=
|referee=Qassem Hamza ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]])
}}

{{football box
|date=19 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|KSA}}
|score=1–0
|report=[http://www.ksa-team.com/english/matches.php?id=697 Report]
|team2={{fb|LIB}}
|goals1=[[Bandar Tamim|Tamim]] {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=700
|referee=Ridha Al-Baltaji ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date=21 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|SYR|1980}}
|score=4–1
|report=
|team2={{fb|LIB}}
|goals1=[[Firas Al Khatib|Al Khatib]] {{goal|44}} <br> [[Raja Rafe|Rafe]] {{goal|46, 52, 59}}
|goals2=[[Mohamed Qassas|Qassas]] {{goal|54}}
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=1,000
|referee=[[Mohamed Guezzaz]] ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
}}
{{football box
|date=21 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|BHR}}
|score=3–1
|report=
|team2={{fb|YEM}}
|goals1=[[Ahmed Hassan Taleb|Hassan]] {{goal|45||83||90}}
|goals2=[[Adel Al-Salimi|Al-Salimi]] {{goal|89}}
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=1,000
|referee=Ridha Al-Baltaji ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date=24 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|LIB}}
|score=4–2
|report=
|team2={{fb|YEM}}
|goals1=[[Roda Antar|Antar]] {{goal|11||51||60}} <br> [[Moussa Hojeij|Hojeij]] {{goal|62}}
|goals2=[[Jamal Ahmed Al-Qadimi|Al-Qadimi]] {{goal|24}} <br> [[Ali Abboud|Abboud]] {{goal|70}}
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=1,000
|referee=[[Mohamed Guezzaz]] ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
}}
{{football box
|date= 24 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|SYR|1980}}
|score=0–3
|report=[http://www.ksa-team.com/english/matches.php?id=698 Report]
|team2={{fb|KSA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Redha Tukar|Tukar]] {{goal|1}} <br> [[Saud Khariri|Khariri]] {{goal|71}}  <br> [[Talal Al-Meshal|Al-Meshal]] {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=2,000
|referee=Mohamed Zekrini ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date=26 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|YEM}}
|score=2–2
|report=[http://www.ksa-team.com/english/matches.php?id=699 Report]
|team2={{fb|KSA}}
|goals1= [[Adel Al-Salimi|Al-Salimi]] {{goal|14}} <br> [[Salem Saeed|Saeed]] {{goal|59}}
|goals2= [[Yasser Al-Qahtani|Al-Qahtani]] {{goal|36||81}}
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Mohamed Guezzaz]] ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
}}

{{football box
|date=26 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|LIB}}
|score=0–0
|report=
|team2={{fb|BHR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=1,000
|referee=Hisham Qirat ([[Tunisian Football Federation|Tunisia]])
}}

==Knockout stage==
{{main article|2002 Arab Cup knockout stage}}

{{Round4
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi-finals -->
|28 Dec 2002 – [[Kuwait City]] |'''{{fb|KSA}}''' |'''2'''|{{fbu|23|MAR|name=Morocco U23}}|0
|28 Dec 2002 – [[Kuwait City]] |'''{{fb|Bahrain}} {{aet}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|Jordan}}|1
<!--final -->
|30 Dec 2002 – [[Kuwait City]] |'''{{fb|KSA}} {{aet}}'''|'''1'''|{{fb|Bahrain}}| 0
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{football box
|date=28 December 2002
|time=9:49
|team1={{fb-rt|Saudi Arabia}}
|score=2–0
|report=
|team2={{fbu|23|MAR|name=Morocco U23}}
|goals1=[[Abdullah Al-Waked|Al-Waked]] {{goal|20}} <br> [[Talal Al-Meshal|Al-Meshal]] {{goal|57}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=2,000
|referee=Mahmoud Abbas ([[Syrian Arab Federation for Football|Syria]])
}}
{{football box
|date=28 December 2002
|time=
|team1={{fb-rt|Bahrain}}
|score=2–1
|aet=yes
|team2={{fb|Jordan}}
|goals1=[[Husain Ali|Ali]] {{goal|79}}, {{golden goal|91}}
|goals2=[[Anas Al-Zboun|Al-Zboun]] {{goal|43}}
|stadium=[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance=2,000
|referee=Qassem Hamza ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]])
}}

===Final===
{{main article|2002 Arab Cup Final}}

In the semi-final, Saudi Arabia beat [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] and Bahrain beat [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]] and met for a second time in the final.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.net/sport/2002/12/29/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9 |title=البحرين تقصي الأردن وتواجه السعودية بنهائي كأس العرب |publisher= |work=Aljazeera.net |date=29 December 2002 }}</ref>

The final match took place on 30 December 2002, at the [[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]] in Kuwait City.  It determined the winner of the 2002 Arab Cup.  [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] defeated [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] 1–0 after extra time to win their second consecutive Arab Cup.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/227141 |title=Saudi Arabia Claim Arab Cup |work=arabnews.com |publisher=Ali Masoud |date=31 December 2002 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.alyaum.com/articles/136559/-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%88%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8 |title=منتخبنا وفرحة الفوز بكأس العرب |work=alyaum.com |publisher= |date=23 December 2003 }}</ref>

{{footballbox
|date       = 30 December 2002
|team1      = {{fb-rt|Saudi Arabia}}
|score      = 1–0
|aet        = yes
|team2      = {{fb|Bahrain}}
|goals1     = [[Mohammed Noor|Noor]] {{golden goal|94}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance = 7,500
|referee    = Mohamed Zekrini ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]])
|report     = [http://www.ksa-team.com/english/matches.php?id=701 Report]
}}

==Winners==
It is the second consecutive title for Saudi Arabia after winning the title of the last session in [[Doha]] at the expense of [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] 3–1 in 1998, noting that it was entering the final for the third time after its 1992 loss to [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] 2–3 in the Syrian city of [[Aleppo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alwasatnews.com/news/126777.html |title=الذهبي السعودي... يبدد الحلم البحريني |publisher= |work=Al Wasat News |date=30 December 2002 }}</ref>

{{winners|fb|2002 Arab Cup winners|KSA|Second}}

==Awards==
* Clean playing team: {{fb|Jordan}}
* Fairplay team: {{fb|Morocco}}
==Final ranking==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! width="25" |{{abbr|R|Final Ranking}}
! width="165" |Team
! width="25" |{{abbr|P|Played}}
! width="25" |{{abbr|W|Win}}
! width="25" |{{abbr|D|Draw}}
! width="25" |{{abbr|L|Lose}}
! width="25" |{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! width="25" |{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! width="25" |{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}}
! width="25" |{{abbr|Pts.|Points}}
|-
|- style="background:gold"
|1
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|KSA}}

|6||5||1||0||11||3||+8||16
|- style="background:silver"
|2
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|BHR}}

|6||3||1||2||8||5||+3||10
|-
| colspan="11" |'''Eliminated in the Semi-finals'''
|- style="background:#c96"
|3
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|JOR}}
|5||2||2||1||7||6||+1||8
|- 
|4
| style="text-align:left" |{{fb|MAR}}
|5||1||2||2||5||6||-1||5
|-
| colspan="11" |'''Eliminated in the group stage'''
|-
|5
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|SYR|1980}}
|4||2||0||2||8||6||+2||6
|-
|6
| style="text-align:left" |{{fb|KWT}}
|4||1||2||1||6||6||0||5
|-
|7
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|SUD}}
|4||1||1||2||4||5||−1||4
|-
|8
| style="text-align:left" |{{fb|LIB}}
|4||1||1||2||5||7||−2||4
|-
|9
| style="text-align:left" |{{fb|PLE}}
|4||0||3||1||7||9||−2||3
|-
|10
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|YEM}}
|4||0||1||3||5||13||−8||1
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arabcup.html Arabian Cup 2002 Kuwait] - ''[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]''
* [http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=693 Arab Cup 2002] - ''Goalzz.com''

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