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- ↑ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA . 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ↑ "National Team Roster – 2020 Women's Olympic Qualifying". CONCACAF . 30 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ↑ Panama v Haiti
