Interrogation, death or imprisonment and ultimately Bitcoin's death by pulling the plant straight from the roots. They would have made Bitcoin seem like it comes out of a criminal background. I am not so documented on the Ulbricht case, but I imagine it would have ended similarly. I do not think it is hard for a government to plant false evidence and turn your entire life upside down. Mainstream media has a great history of whirling up stories and causing panic.
At that point, anything would have become a target and an issue. Is Nakamoto a Republican or Democrat? Has Nakamoto ever had ANY kind of history tied to Russia or ever showed the slightest sign of supporting and appreciating them? Since he is anonymous, nobody can care. You can not hate on him because you know nothing about him besides that he is a rebel.
They would also easily spin up any word he would have publicly said. It is easy to mess up a public speech or say something that easily gets misunderstood or taken out of context. Long story short. Bitcoin would of stood zero chance if Nakamoto was a public figure.
This is a whole lot from you PrivacyG, and I support your view completely. Although, no one knows what would have really happened, yet I am sure that some of what you had narrated might be meted to him so that he would not be able to alter the economic scope of the world, particularly in the country it would start from. He'll be taken quickly by the FBI or any syndicate that see his worth about his creation and the wealth, money that he has made.
But since he's a genius, he doesn't want to compromise his safety and identity in the public because he probably have foreseen these bad things might happen to him.
He can be abducted, kidnapped or anything that he can imagine of being done to him just for those bad people to take advantage of him.
He knew the risk, so he was smart, which is the right thing a wise person would do. This has revolutionised the world's payment system, it would not have been easy to say the truth, he must have been harassed, if not killed or imprisoned for an unjust course. On a negative note, I think Satoshi is already dead, silenced by the authority thinking that Bitcoin will somehow stop propagating once Satoshi is killed.
I am with you on this and the country it started from matters. There are countries that are not democratic, and once they see him as a threat, they might eliminate him before people start knowing what Bitcoin is. We only appreciate it today because it overcame all hurdles, and if Satoshi is seen now, nothing would be done to him again, but he must beware of the countries where crypto is banned. This might be answered by past history where american politicians and others have requested big tech corporations like apple to change encryption standards on iphones to make it easier for law enforcement to gain access to locked phones of suspects under investigation.
Had Satoshi been known, he would have been visited by intelligence agencies of the world.
The world government, especially the US knows how to kill ambition before it thrives. They might see it as a threat and would have stopped it with all their mights before becoming what we see today. Bitcoin is a threat to the monetary system and the government itself. If from the beginning he just shows himself up, Bitcoin wouldn't grow. BTC will die just like the previous projects before Bitcoin such as the Digital Cash of David Chaum in the 90s. It will be shut down by powerful individuals collaborating with the government or will have no supporters as BTC will not be recognized.
Satoshi leaving and making it opensource I think was the key but also allows developers to create altcoins. If BTC is recognized by the community while Satoshi is around, he'd face serious threats. He wouldn't last a year.
Of course, the threat of Bitcoin to the monetary system would have been the point of trial by the government. They might link it to aiding illegality and others, and the media would buy the idea to further frustrate him and his project. But I am glad that he outsmarted the system, the government cannot harass millions of adopters now, BTC has come to stay. |
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I panicked initially when I saw this news before I realized it was nothing near hacking, and this cools my mind. It was just a withdrawal and might be a panic withdrawal though after the FTX palaver. It might be that the person or persons were trying to move their investments to fiat or another wallet. But I don't see a reason why anyone would move to another wallet from Coinbase since they are better regulated.
The total amount is valued at $1.625B (100,000BTC) at that time and it's truly huge, but would be the last of the heavy transfers to witness this season.
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It as Union Berlin were never strong, they were just winning their games by luck. So astonished to see Union drop to the fifth position, which means they might likely drop below their current position if they are not able to win their remaining games.
There is nothing to be surprised at for Union Berlin if, after the world cup, Union Berlin has not been able to fix all the weaknesses in the team. In the Bundesliga the team that will do very well is Bayern Munich and this season there is no other team that can be called strong other than people who are already famous at their young age. Union berlin is weak at the first place tho. They just have a great start of the season while bayern not in the mood. Now things have just back to normal days where bayern in their own domestic league dominating. We can expect union berlin to reach the champions league position at tops , no more surprise in the rest of the bundesliga matches. Union Berlin has not been fully prepared to be at the top of the table for a long time. They are a team that is able to provide competition in the top 5 positions, not just to win. The facts say that they were unable to maintain the top of the standings at least until half of the season. And they fell so quickly by immediately plunging from position 1 to position 5 in the standings table. According to what I know about Union Berlin and with the present form analyzed of them. They can't do much anymore, they have struggled to be in their current 5th position, but they can only hold the position or hit the 4th position as their maximum this season. I don't know how they would possibly move past RB Leipzig and SC Freiburg, they can only if they work more on their midfield and attack, which I don't think it's feasible without buying players. |
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I don't want to be too quick to pick a team that will win the world cup this time because underdog teams still have the potential to win against strong teams. This World Cup will give us a surprise which will show that each country's performance is good and it is appropriate to play with the superior teams. If the strong teams cannot perform well, they can be eliminated by the underdogs. Maybe Spain and England have a chance to survive until the final but the other teams will try too.
Spain, I think they have big potential to be the champion, when facing costa Rica they showed their quality and from there I believe they have tremendous potential compared to teams from other countries. Since the beginning I have always believed in Spain, there is no reason not to support them. All the teams competing in the current World Cup have a chance to win but only the team that really has the best performance can beat every opponent. We can choose Spain, which has great potential to be champions but we have seen what happened with Argentina and Germany. We haven't seen the performance of the big and underdog countries. Who knows, there will be other surprises appearing in the next match. There is definitely not all teams having a chance to win this tournament. My country, the United States has absolutely no chance at winning this cup. I’m am however quite surprised at how well they’ve been doing so far. Maybe not scoring any goals but not having England score on us was a pretty huge victory in and of itself. I hope like hell we beat Iran. A team that shouldn’t even be allowed to play in the tournament. Maybe it's not the time for your country to win the cup but if the team from your country has tried their best and can show a good performance, that's enough for the audience from the United States. The World Cup will continue and your country will still have a chance to become the champion one day. This World Cup will be a very entertaining spectacle, especially since we have experienced hard days during the pandemic. The USA has been wonderful in this world cup, and I don't think anyone should underestimate them. As you had said, the tournament is still on, anything could happen, and they only have to work on their attack, I think the team is fully ready for this world cup. They have not been defeated, and neither have they won any match, yet, they have a higher chance. Iran should not be a problem to them since they could hold a good team like England to a goalless draw. |
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Japan and Spain have both got 3 points and of course if Japan can beat Costa Rica in this match then Japan will definitely qualify for the last 16. and so is spain. But I think Spain will have a little trouble with the German resistance. but I also think that Spain will be superior in the match against Germany. But first, of course, we have to see the final results of the match between Japan and Costa Rica. and in this match i support japan.
I see Japan to have 4 points already, although we do not know where this match is ending to, but with no much effort from Costa Rica players, either Japan win or draw this match. The second half is becoming different and let us see if Japan is going to win with the more effort. I guess Japan would win this match, which can increase the point. The losses Germany suffered from Japan is great to the extent Germany might miss the knockout stage. Let us see what would happen. Japan surprised the world last week Wednesday when they trashed Germany 1-2, and I must say that Germany is a disappointment in this tormented if they don't brace up. Their last display was off, and I have changed my mind about them as my priority to win the world cup. But unfortunately, your prediction did not work for Japan today, football is like that though Coats Rica has not been a team to underrate. Japan lost the match despite playing well, however, their 3 points are still a good thing for them in their group, unlike Germany. |
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Some tips are good and some are not since the result is different. Though having this can be a big help for your betting decision, try to analyze more and you’ll see if this is good or not. More opportunity to place a bet in world cup, better to grab one now while watching exciting matches, i might consider this tips.
It's not good to rely or depends on someone decision on prediction of game or matches, because people's prediction might go wrong than your expectations, so i believe that what you insight tells you for prediction is what you will go for, because i have seen that sometimes we make well by predicting for our selves, now the match between Argentina and mexico is now a 2:0 which mexico is not having any hope of getting at least 1 goal due to the pressure Argentina. You are right, and I can see many bets here going the wrong way, it is never good to trust anyone's bet, one should take risks by their own speculations, and might be just fine. And for true betters, another thing to do in this world cup is to bet independently, this is helping so much. Independent betting would make you win more and lose less if you are good with betting like me and still have more winning instead of relying on permutations that outrightly ruin tickets. Furthermore, Argentina had their moment yesterday, they played well and Mexico couldn't have a chance in the game. |
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Bitcointalk members love special promo, free bets. Bring something they can not deny. Good luck :-)
Why only bitcointalk members ? Almost everyone on this planet loves promos or freebies. Only exception are the elite class or say millionaires or billionaires. For them, their time is more important and they might even deny freebies if it wasting their time. Personally, I always wait for extra bonuses from casinos in Black Friday or other occasions. In fact, most of the big deposits that I make are on these special promotional events only. If I want to play, I will need funds anyway. So , it is better to wait and buy when they are sending extra with each deposits. Even exchanges know that these bonuses attract more fund deposits from customers. This is a good strategy as it is a way for you to gamble as much as you want for a fraction of the cost, however we must admit there are other gamblers that may like to gamble a little bit more frequently and as such they cannot really wait for these kind of bonuses in order to gamble, still as long as they are responsible and they manage their money as they should there is nothing wrong with that as gambling in that case is just like any other hobby. Everyone is only looking at the aspect of the big and generous bonuses being shared but forgot to look at the hurdles of fulfilling the conditions attached to it. I don't blame the rich people that don't care about that, myself is done with bonuses based on my ill experience, and as a matter of fact, I hardly accept them because of the frustration one would encounter before withdrawals would be possible. This is another time of the bonus season to attract customers but one has to be careful. Some issues are worse to the point that some bonus conditions will be attached to the money deposited itself, which is most annoying to me. |
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In this present economic situation, one should be proactive and think rather than complain. This might or mightn't linger, yet it's good that we are not comfortable with our present financial status if we can and our family members can't live comfortably with it. What I would advise is for us to get additional means of income. Complaints will solve nothing, this is the reality around the whole world now, inflation is everywhere. We should try to think beyond the circle (offline and online) and things would be already.
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So you really think this was an accident? Those exchanges just share those funds with each other to take a snapshot of this proof of reserve. They just can not admit it in public so they have said it was an accident. No one sends 320k ETH worth 400M in an accident because for big transactions those exchanges must have a multi-signature that needs to be approved by a few people.
Yes, this is most likely the reason, same amount of crypto being shared around by this exchanges, just to show that they have the reserves as they claim. CZ started the whole craze, just to show that they have the reserves to back it up. But even themselves moved it right away right? So make sense for other crypto exchanges, whether by so called mistakes or not, to also shift fund around to show and take a snapshot of their proof of reserves so that their customers will be assured that they have the funds. There is a sense in what you are saying, but I would still believe that it's an allegation that we can't prove yet. Although I have never trusted exchanges that are underregulated. If the online brokers that are duly regulated could still be perpetrating shady deals, how much more exchanges? My wish is that they would not cause further problems for Bitcoin and others, I don't think the crypto space could take more of the problem which might start from people unveiling their (exchanges) coverups. |
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When it comes to risk of getting a loan then it would really be that common and you should really be aware of that.Just like the rest been saying that people wont really be that dumb to grant someones wish on supporting some funding into his trading.As long you arent that giving some assurance on how you would be repaying them then its impossible that you would really be getting support.
This is why the best way is to make your current capital to become big via compounding which is the only way rather than on taking directly some loan.
Its never been recommended if you do ask me because it would really be just creating more problems specially if you have lost money on your trading.
Increasing capital with compound interest is not as easy as it might seem at first glance. The investment must be reliable, the interest must be above the current inflation rate, which is not very easy in our time. When I was younger I really liked the idea of compound interest and I tried to apply it, but later I realized that a business will always bring better results, even a small family business, and this will help you generate capital for further investments. What many are ignorant about is that when they invest, they suppose not to link anything to it unless for professionalism and focus. I mentioned that due to your reference to inflation, this might be good for the spending sense, but a good investor will not consider that so that it won't implicate his right plans and choice of investments. What is best is to engage in the right investment with the right amount of money. But if there is a good investment with a little capital, the compounding system might be good. Yet, the investor must be sure of the integrity test of such investment before compounding with their money. |
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Of course, Bitcoin is well alive, and it would not die because it is the revolution we have been waiting for in payment solutions. The coin would always have its challenges, some of which have been witnessed in full in the past, yet the coin remains standing firm. All I believe is that it has its dynamism at which it moves, and it loves to observe some sort of cycle that might be unable to be perfectly explained.
Above all, it must have hit the bottom of its bearish leg now, the bullish leg that would last for over 1.5 years would soon start. The anticipated global economic recovery would help it further.
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Argentina still has hopes of qualifying for the next round of the World Cup. They must win this match. If this match is a draw, Argentina will not qualify for the next round. Messi scored from Di Maria's pass. A nice goal. But it cannot be said yet that Argentina will win the match. Both teams will get another 30 minutes to play. I wouldn't be surprised to see several goals in 30 minutes. Because players from both teams continued to attack and counterattack. No team is playing defensively. However, I want Argentina and Messi to win. and qualify for the next round.
Lionel messi performed brilliantly tonight, he was able to contribute his first goal in this Qatar world cup with a very hard kick from outside the penalty box. he is a savior for argentina in this group phase and hopes that the 1-0 score can be maintained until the long whistle is blown. for now I think argentina will play carefully in order to be able to maintain this advantage until the end of the game. Messi goal was also an encouragement for the other players where the players were more enthusiastic about continuing to press Mexico in the remaining time of the second half. if argentina is able to close this match with a win then argentina will rise to second place and have a greater chance of qualifying for the next round. I've never doubted the Argentine team, they would qualify for the quarter-final, they always have bad luck at the beginning, yet they are always favoured afterwards. This year's world cup is not an exception, but their match with Mexico is becoming tougher now. The match is still on, so I hope they would hold their 1-0 till the end or score more. They understand the match of Mexico very well, which should be an advantage to them today. |
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I must say that this is a very good article that would guide beginners and even some experienced Bitcoin users. I affirm all these as accurate, which makes me know the extent to which they are concise and detailed for anyone to read a short article and still gain all the needed knowledge through it.
Basically, I'm used to the Electrum wallet among your listed wallets, and it's a very good option that supports the replace-by-fee (RBF) feature. While the Child-Pays-for-Parent (CPFP) is another option to accelerate BTC transactions but has not been a good option for me due to its complexity. Regardless, what has an advantage usually has a disadvantage, and thanks for elaborately sharing the hurdles anyone could face in using all these features.
Conclusively, the high fee to execute small transactions caught my attention, and it's highly insane. This makes me advise that anyone that wants to transact Bitcoin should visit mempool to adjust the fee accordingly to their preference for completion speed to avoid unnecessary delay and extra cost.
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Much better to play on decentralized casino that doesn’t require KYC rather than risk playing on casino that has a threat on doing it.
But unfortunately there are not many decentralized casinos that are available and can be made an option for players, or even if there are sometimes centralized casinos are still more attractive in many ways, such as when traders have to choose between decentralized and centralized exchanges, yes DEX is safer because we have access to private Key but the trading volume and low amount of DEX keeps CEX the choice. I've only seen a few decentralized casinos on this forum, even though they're not that well-known, some of them don't exist anymore the slow development of decentralized casinos has finally made them unable to survive in this gambling business, and KYC will always be a hot topic of discussion, there will always be pros and cons, and whatever choice the player chooses, they have to be prepared for all the risks that arise. Well said, and you have covered it all, nothing has merits without demerits, which was why I always advocate KYC and more regulations to the disbelieve of others as such have their merits too. Besides, since there are still some decentralized casinos, one could still take advantage of them no matter how scarce they could be. And I don't think they are scarce or diminishing because they are decentralized, but because they don't attract gamblers with bonuses and perks that would make them register and stay like the centralized casinos. |
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Omo, like dis everybody dey para for the redesigned naira notes. But wetin I Kno be say wetin don happen don happen. We dey lament say we govt corrupt and all that, but e no go change the fact say the naira dey lose value on a daily. Sombodi say wetin e go profit the naira if e gain all the redesign and lose e value?
As it is, the power to change all these confused geriatrics from power na with our vote. Imagine person go dey whine me say e use not #8bn as was meant to believe but #218bn just to achieve a bunch of turd. So e go beta if we all calm down and think if ways to make the contri beta.
People neva start to dey para, e go soon happen if things dey go like dis. Everything 4 naija na shame and d old bunch of leaders wey we get no go tire or let beta people reach there if people no do something. APC get nothing right 4 their 8 years reign, no be even d mere redesigning of naira note. D thing be like photocopy 4 my eye, photocopy wey dem con mix with colour. This is shameful! I wonder how dem go dey feel if oyinbo people con Naija con dey spend the photocopy...lol. Seriously, I tire 4 dis country. According to our leaders their intention no be to redesign per say , but say their intention na to bring out money wey people done hide, so that it will be in circulation, as me I see the color of money I was like what is this if that is truly their motive not bad at all because money wey people don hide no be small oh my brother so make we try look this thing for another dimension, and CBN have lifted all deposit charges so abeg if una get old money make we try carry them go bank. I code! But make u no trust dis people oo, dem fit get their hidden agenda. Truly, e good make central banks dey redesign periodically, but d timing of dis 1 bad gan, why now? I know d benefit country fit enjoy from redesigning, but dis people fit dey use am favour their special candidate. E fit be for Tinubu bcos e be APC or for Atiku bcos e be Fulani. See politics in Nigeria deep, so no trust dem or take dem 4 their words. Why did they redesign the naira in a hurry? Or u no see say dem no change any design? Dem just change colour and some effects. Dis is condemnable my brother, that's d truth. |
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Ps: Guys don't forget to make use of the poll above, lets get the thought of the community on which nation do we think is likely to advance fro. the group stages of the competition.
I'd so much appreciate it if we can all make good use of the above poll, it won't take much of your time for that. Would it ?! I did casted my votes already in the place of Senegalese National Team, I also feel like Tunisia are also likely to qualify for the next round. Only 4 people answered to the poll, assuming the other members didn't pay attention to it. So it is "None" or Senegal or Ghana.
Senegal was the only team to get 3 points among African teams but this only happened in the second round vs weak Qatar. Their next game vs Ecuador will tell which team will progress between them but honestly Ecuador is very powerful and should not be underestimated. They showed better performance vs Netherlands than their game vs Qatar, it will not be an easy game for Senegal at all.
For the other teams, their mission is harder..
If Senegal can at least hold and take full control of that Midfield for the game, they can stop flow and supplies of balls to them hit man Valencia who's got three goals now. Since Ecuador has four points currently, Senegal will have to defend very and take those chances in the back of the net when they have it, else they'll be punished. It's crystal clear they Dutch side's are topping the standing if they sure get a win against Qataris. Good luck to the winners and losers too. But Senegal for the next level and round. As much as I don't want to still celebrate the win of Senegal against Qatar, I know that they have a better chance to contend with Ecuador. Qatar is weak, which was why I made mentioned a day after their defeat by Ecuador that the Ecuadorian team should be more prepared because they only won but I was still not encouraged by their display on the pitch. Now that Senegal has trashed Qatar 1-3, it's a challenge for Ecuador, and my chance with the two teams is 50/50 because they are of the same form. |
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This is thoughtful of you though the already existing threads about the world cup should have taken care of that. You could also have added a poll about this, it would be easier to know the percentage of people who support certain pairs of teams to play the final. However, I was a good supporter of Germany winning the world cup just like you, but with the present reality, it seems that the German team are not yet away from their slumbering like the last world cup, so they are not good to bet upon.
Still, I like to reserve my preference for now. I could not honestly decipher between England, Spain, Brazil, France, and even Germany since they still played once.
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The youngest and oldest player in the history of Portugal to score a goal at the World Cup, the same person: Cristiano Ronaldo!
The Superstar becomes first player to score in five World Cups. I don't know if he's the best footballer in history, but he's perfect.
After the goal scored by Ronaldo, there was an interesting moment. There was a photo of Messi on the back during Ronaldo's goal joy. The standout moment at the world cup.
After the match, this iconic photo remained.
I have never doubted Christiano Ronaldo in this world cup, he must score, and more are coming because Portugal would move past the group stage for sure and he would be one of the major scorers. This is his last world cup, he has not declared it yet, but judging by his age he would probably not play in any world cup again. So, he would give it his best as this is his last shining moment. Besides, Ghana performed more than expected, at least they were better than the Senegalese team that people were looking up to in Africa. |
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Smarter now, those who perform criminal act are also aware of changes around, even crypto casinos are making changes
in terms of securities, but criminals are adjusting to that change as well.
They understand the risk, so instead of withdrawing or depositing amount which can create suspicions
they will do it in a such way that there's nothing or like just a normal transaction to avoid gaining
attentions.
They also understand the latest changes in regulations to avoid attention from money laundering and they are looking for weaknesses to be exploited to deposit some money for withdrawal to bank accounts from other people's identities, so it is very difficult to identify the main perpetrators of money laundering activities on gambling platforms even though there are requirements KYC but the team can only freeze assets but never find the main identity of the account owner. Those involved in money laundering are always looking for new avenues. Nowadays, a very easy way to do this is through gambling sites. But gambling sites are also very careful in this regard. KYC is made mandatory by many gambling sites. Also, if money laundering money is kept on gambling sites, freezing it is also a good initiative, I think that will discourage such criminals from depositing there. They must enter their KYC to withdraw the freezing amount. But some gambling sites are flexible in this regard for their profit which should never acceptable. You guys are overrating the integrity of gambling sites, how many of them have that integrity? One thing I want you to know today is that most gambling sites are just making sure they take the KYC of their customers for personal gains, or to have excuses for blocking accounts, not that they are really serious about it. And perhaps, some would do that so that people would think they are serious and more legit, but it is a lie. Regardless, as cryptocurrency is concerned, if they would truly fight money laundry, the only important thing for them to do is to process withdrawals back to the originating address. Don't be surprised that these companies are complacent in money laundering themselves. |
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I don't think, Arsenal can withstand Manchester city in this season because there are some signs that showed in the beginning of this tournament that made many people to believed that Arsenal will find it difficult to embrace second position in this premier league competition. Manchester city squads are very ready to improve their performance after the world cup competition to takeover the first position in the premier league competition to let the whole world know that they still remain the best team in this season.
Many people have changed their minds about Arsenal at the start of the season as a result of their impressive performance after a few games, which is correct. Arsenal is not a team to underestimate in the Premier League this season. They may not have enough squad depth, but their first eleven are very serious and have the zeal to compete for the Premier League title this season. They can undoubtably surprise so many people by claiming the Premier League if they can maintain their performance, which I know they will try. I don't blame those people that did not support Arsenal at the beginning of the league to win the title, the club did not deserve that. But what they played this time has changed the mind of people and I am one of those who betted for Manchester City to win the league this season. As Man City will possibly be the second in the league now, Arsenal is my priority, and I hope they will not start misbehaving after the world cup. Still, my doubt for them is whether they could replicate their performance next season. |
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