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- ↑ FIFA. "Match Report – England – Spain 0:1 (0:0)". 15 June 1991. Retrieved on 26 July 2013.
- ↑ FIFA. "Match Report – Australia – Cameroon 0:2 (0:1)". 11 March 1993. Retrieved on 26 July 2013.
- ↑ Morrison, Neil. "International Matches 1993 – South America". RSSSF, 2 February 2005. Retrieved on 26 July 2013.
- ↑ SporTV "Under applause, Renato Marsiglia get retirement" (in Portuguese). 4 December 2018. Retrieved on 28 September 2019.
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