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- ↑ "Argentina - A. Gonsebate - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 - Technical Report" (PDF). FIFA Women's World Cup United States 2003. FIFA. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
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