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- ↑ "Official squad list 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup". FIFA. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ "Kolumbien kommt mit Rincón und Lady Andrade". womensoccer.de. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
