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- 1 2 "Falleció Luis Carlos Paz, mundialista con Colombia en Chile-62". El Tiempo . 29 June 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ 1962 FIFA World Cup: Colombia Squad FIFA. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ↑ "Murió Luis Carlos Paz, el futbolista colombiano más joven en asistir a un Mundial".
