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- ↑ World Referee. "Mario Gardelli" . Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ↑ Tabeira, Martin. "Southamerican Championship 1949". RSSSF , 4 January 2013. Retrieved on 26 July 2013.
- ↑ FIFA. "Match Report - Chile - USA 5:2 (2:0)". 2 July 1950. Retrieved on 26 July 2013.
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