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In the 1987 European Cup final against Bayern Munich, Rabah Madjer scored his iconic equaliser with what kind of finish?
WhyMadjer's improvised backheel flick in the 77th minute of the 1987 final in Vienna became one of Porto's most famous goals. -
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Deco left Porto in 2004, shortly after the Champions League win, to join which club?
WhyDeco signed for Barcelona in 2004 after starring in Porto's Champions League triumph. -
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Which winger moved from Barcelona to Porto as part of Deco's 2004 transfer deal?
WhyRicardo Quaresma switched from Barcelona to Porto as a makeweight in the Deco transfer in 2004. -
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Who is Porto's all-time top scorer, with 355 goals for the club?
WhyFernando Gomes scored 355 goals for Porto and won two European Golden Boots in the 1980s. -
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Porto's biggest-ever competitive win was a 19-1 rout of which side in a 1932-33 match?
WhyPorto beat Coimbrões 19-1 in a 1932-33 regional championship game. -
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Porto's 2017-18 league title under Sérgio Conceição ended a run of four straight championships by which rival?
WhyPorto's 2018 title ended Benfica's four consecutive Portuguese championships. -
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Porto's record sale sent which forward to Zenit St Petersburg for around €60m in 2012?
WhyBrazilian forward Hulk moved from Porto to Zenit for roughly €60m in 2012. -
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How many goals did Radamel Falcao score in Porto's victorious 2010-11 Europa League campaign?
WhyFalcao netted 17 goals in the 2010-11 Europa League, a single-season tournament record at the time. -
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A week after Porto's 2004 Champions League triumph, José Mourinho left to manage which club?
WhyMourinho joined Chelsea days after lifting the 2004 Champions League with Porto. -
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Who scored Porto's second goal and was named man of the match in the 2004 Champions League final?
WhyDeco scored and won man of the match in the 3-0 final win over Monaco. -
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Porto beat which South American side to win the 1987 Intercontinental Cup on a snow-covered Tokyo pitch?
WhyPorto edged Uruguay's Peñarol 2-1 after extra time in the snow, Madjer scoring the winner. -
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Which then-16-year-old made his Barcelona debut in the 2003 friendly that inaugurated the Estádio do Dragão?
WhyA teenage Lionel Messi came off the bench for Barcelona at the Dragão's opening match in November 2003. -
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James Rodríguez left Porto in 2013 to sign for which club?
WhyJames moved from Porto to Monaco in 2013, a year before his World Cup breakout earned a Real Madrid move. -
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Which backup goalkeeper, who later managed clubs in England, came on for Vítor Baía in the 2004 Intercontinental Cup final?
WhyNuno Espírito Santo, later a Premier League manager, replaced Baía in Porto's goal in Yokohama. -
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Who scored the winning goal in Porto's 2011 Europa League final victory over Braga?
WhyFalcao headed home the only goal against Braga to win the 2011 final. -
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In which season did Mário Jardel score a remarkable 54 goals in all competitions for Porto?
WhyJardel bagged 54 goals across all competitions in Porto's 1999-2000 campaign. -
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Porto legend and goalkeeper Vítor Baía had a spell at which club before returning to Porto?
WhyBaía joined Barcelona under Bobby Robson in 1996 before returning to become a Porto great. -
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Porto's 2011 Europa League final was the first all-Portuguese European final; which club did they beat 1-0?
WhyPorto beat Braga 1-0 in Dublin in 2011 in the first all-Portuguese European final. -
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Falcao's winning header in the 2011 Europa League final came from a cross by which midfielder?
WhyColombian Fredy Guarín crossed for compatriot Falcao's winning header against Braga. -
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Deco finished runner-up in the 2004 Ballon d'Or behind which player?
WhyDeco came second to Milan's Andriy Shevchenko in the 2004 Ballon d'Or. -
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Whose injury-time goal at Old Trafford in 2004 knocked Manchester United out and sparked Mourinho's touchline sprint?
WhyCostinha pounced on Tim Howard's parry of a McCarthy free-kick to send Porto through in the last minute. -
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What did André Villas-Boas's 2010-11 Porto side achieve in the domestic Primeira Liga?
WhyPorto won the 2010-11 title unbeaten with 27 wins and 3 draws. -
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The Estádio do Dragão, opened in 2003, replaced which former Porto home ground?
WhyThe Dragão was built to replace the old Estádio das Antas ahead of Euro 2004. -
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Which manager led Porto to a 2010-11 quadruple of league, cup, Supertaça and Europa League?
WhyAndré Villas-Boas swept all four available trophies in his single full season in charge. -
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Which Porto centre-back followed Mourinho to Chelsea in 2004 and later joined Real Madrid?
WhyRicardo Carvalho left Porto for Chelsea alongside Mourinho in 2004. -
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Who scored Porto's only goal, a penalty, in the 2004 Champions League semifinal second leg at Deportivo's Riazor?
WhyDerlei's penalty at the Riazor gave Porto a 1-0 aggregate win over Deportivo to reach the 2004 final. -
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In which city did Porto beat Celtic 3-2 after extra time to win the 2003 UEFA Cup final?
WhyPorto beat Celtic in Seville in 2003 for their first major European trophy since 1987. -
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Porto's record 58-match unbeaten Primeira Liga run took place between which years?
WhyPorto went 58 league games unbeaten from November 2020 to April 2022 (47 wins, 11 draws), breaking Benfica's Portuguese record. -
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Right-back João Pinto, Porto's record appearance-maker (1981-1997), played roughly how many competitive games?
WhyJoão Pinto made 587 competitive appearances for Porto across sixteen years. -
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Radamel Falcao was sold by Porto in 2011 to which club?
WhyFalcao joined Atlético Madrid from Porto in 2011 before his later move to Monaco. -
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Which Englishman won back-to-back Porto titles in 1995 and 1996 and was nicknamed 'Bobby Five-O'?
WhyBobby Robson earned the 'Five-O' nickname for Porto's frequent 5-0 wins before leaving for Barcelona. -
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In which two seasons did Fernando Gomes win the European Golden Boot for Porto?
WhyGomes topped Europe's scoring charts in 1982-83 and 1984-85, earning the nickname 'Bibota'. -
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Who scored Porto's decisive extra-time goal in the 2003 UEFA Cup final against Celtic?
WhyDerlei's extra-time strike settled the 3-2 win over Celtic in Seville. -
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Jorge Costa, captain of Porto's 2004 Champions League-winning side, was famously nicknamed what?
WhyThe combative centre-back Jorge Costa was called 'Bicho' for his ferocious defending. -
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Who worked as Bobby Robson's assistant and interpreter at Porto before his own rise to management?
WhyA young José Mourinho served as Robson's translator and assistant at Porto in the mid-1990s. -
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Porto are the only Portuguese club to win five consecutive league titles; over which span did this 'pentacampeonato' run?
WhyPorto's run of five straight titles ran from 1994-95 through 1998-99. -
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The 2004 edition Porto won was the final Intercontinental Cup before it was absorbed into which tournament?
WhyPorto's 2004 win was the last Intercontinental Cup before FIFA folded it into the Club World Cup. -
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How did Porto beat Colombia's Once Caldas to win the 2004 Intercontinental Cup?
WhyPorto won 8-7 on penalties after a goalless draw with Once Caldas in Yokohama.
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Porto are the relentless engine of Portuguese football — founded in the northern port city in 1893, based since 2003 at the Estádio do Dragão, and crowned champions of Portugal more often than any other club. This free Porto quiz covers the whole story: the Fernando Gomes goal glut of the 1980s, the two European crowns, the five-in-a-row league dynasty of the 1990s, and the conveyor belt of South American talent bought cheap and sold on for fortunes. For a club from a country of barely ten million, Porto have punched at the very top of Europe for four decades, and they wear the nickname to match — Os Dragões, the Dragons, the fire-breathing beast on the crest. Their rivalry with Benfica and Sporting frames the domestic season, but Porto's real identity has always been European: cussed, well-drilled and forever ready to upset a bigger name. If you call them the Dragons, this quiz is for you.
The defining nights are unforgettable. Vienna, 27 May 1987: a European Cup final against Bayern Munich slipping away at 1-0 down until Rabah Madjer flicked in an outrageous backheel on 77 minutes, then teed up Juary to win it 2-1 and land Porto's first continental crown. Gelsenkirchen, 26 May 2004: José Mourinho's young, fearless side dismantling Monaco 3-0 through Carlos Alberto, Deco and Dmitri Alenichev — the night the 'Special One' was born, a week before he left for Chelsea. Around those came more silverware: the 2003 UEFA Cup, won 3-2 after extra time against Celtic in Seville, and the 2011 Europa League, a 1-0 win over Braga in an all-Portuguese final in Dublin, Radamel Falcao heading the winner in André Villas-Boas's treble season. Add Fernando Gomes's club-record 352 goals and two European Golden Shoes, and the five straight titles from 1994-95 to 1998-99 — a first for any Portuguese club — and the history runs deep.
Expect questions on the famous sell-on transfers — Deco to Barcelona in 2004, Falcao to Atlético Madrid for around €40 million in 2011, Hulk's big-money move to Zenit St Petersburg in 2012, James Rodríguez to Monaco for €45 million in 2013 — the model that turned the Dragão into Europe's smartest trading floor. The managers get their turn too, from Mourinho and Villas-Boas to Francesco Farioli, the debutant head coach who led Porto to a record 31st Primeira Liga title in 2025-26. You'll be asked about the iconic finals, the Intercontinental Cups of 1987 and 2004, the club's record league haul, and the cult heroes fans still sing about. Difficulty climbs from easy openers — who scored the 1987 backheel, which club Porto beat in the 2004 final — to genuinely hard deep cuts about specific scorelines, squad players and transfer fees. Casual fans and lifelong Super Dragões both get a proper test.
Every question comes with a short explained answer, so even when you miss one you pick up the detail that makes it stick — the exact minute of Madjer's backheel, or which club Porto sold a future Galáctico to. That's the Ball IQ way: the quiz teaches as it tests. Play the sample set below free in your browser, no sign-up needed. When you want the full Porto quiz — plus daily challenges, leaderboards and multiplayer — it's all free in your browser at balliq.app/play — or in the Ball IQ app.
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In the 1987 European Cup final against Bayern Munich, Rabah Madjer scored his iconic equaliser with what kind of finish?
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Backheel. Madjer's improvised backheel flick in the 77th minute of the 1987 final in Vienna became one of Porto's most famous goals.
Deco left Porto in 2004, shortly after the Champions League win, to join which club?
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Barcelona. Deco signed for Barcelona in 2004 after starring in Porto's Champions League triumph.
Which winger moved from Barcelona to Porto as part of Deco's 2004 transfer deal?
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Ricardo Quaresma. Ricardo Quaresma switched from Barcelona to Porto as a makeweight in the Deco transfer in 2004.
Who is Porto's all-time top scorer, with 355 goals for the club?
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Fernando Gomes. Fernando Gomes scored 355 goals for Porto and won two European Golden Boots in the 1980s.
Porto's biggest-ever competitive win was a 19-1 rout of which side in a 1932-33 match?
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Coimbrões. Porto beat Coimbrões 19-1 in a 1932-33 regional championship game.
Porto's 2017-18 league title under Sérgio Conceição ended a run of four straight championships by which rival?
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Benfica. Porto's 2018 title ended Benfica's four consecutive Portuguese championships.
Porto's record sale sent which forward to Zenit St Petersburg for around €60m in 2012?
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Hulk. Brazilian forward Hulk moved from Porto to Zenit for roughly €60m in 2012.
How many goals did Radamel Falcao score in Porto's victorious 2010-11 Europa League campaign?
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17. Falcao netted 17 goals in the 2010-11 Europa League, a single-season tournament record at the time.
A week after Porto's 2004 Champions League triumph, José Mourinho left to manage which club?
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Chelsea. Mourinho joined Chelsea days after lifting the 2004 Champions League with Porto.
Who scored Porto's second goal and was named man of the match in the 2004 Champions League final?
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Deco. Deco scored and won man of the match in the 3-0 final win over Monaco.
Porto beat which South American side to win the 1987 Intercontinental Cup on a snow-covered Tokyo pitch?
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Peñarol. Porto edged Uruguay's Peñarol 2-1 after extra time in the snow, Madjer scoring the winner.
Which then-16-year-old made his Barcelona debut in the 2003 friendly that inaugurated the Estádio do Dragão?
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Lionel Messi. A teenage Lionel Messi came off the bench for Barcelona at the Dragão's opening match in November 2003.
James Rodríguez left Porto in 2013 to sign for which club?
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Monaco. James moved from Porto to Monaco in 2013, a year before his World Cup breakout earned a Real Madrid move.
Which backup goalkeeper, who later managed clubs in England, came on for Vítor Baía in the 2004 Intercontinental Cup final?
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Nuno Espírito Santo. Nuno Espírito Santo, later a Premier League manager, replaced Baía in Porto's goal in Yokohama.
Who scored the winning goal in Porto's 2011 Europa League final victory over Braga?
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Radamel Falcao. Falcao headed home the only goal against Braga to win the 2011 final.
In which season did Mário Jardel score a remarkable 54 goals in all competitions for Porto?
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1999-2000. Jardel bagged 54 goals across all competitions in Porto's 1999-2000 campaign.
Porto legend and goalkeeper Vítor Baía had a spell at which club before returning to Porto?
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Barcelona. Baía joined Barcelona under Bobby Robson in 1996 before returning to become a Porto great.
Porto's 2011 Europa League final was the first all-Portuguese European final; which club did they beat 1-0?
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Braga. Porto beat Braga 1-0 in Dublin in 2011 in the first all-Portuguese European final.
Falcao's winning header in the 2011 Europa League final came from a cross by which midfielder?
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Fredy Guarín. Colombian Fredy Guarín crossed for compatriot Falcao's winning header against Braga.
Deco finished runner-up in the 2004 Ballon d'Or behind which player?
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Andriy Shevchenko. Deco came second to Milan's Andriy Shevchenko in the 2004 Ballon d'Or.
Whose injury-time goal at Old Trafford in 2004 knocked Manchester United out and sparked Mourinho's touchline sprint?
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Costinha. Costinha pounced on Tim Howard's parry of a McCarthy free-kick to send Porto through in the last minute.
What did André Villas-Boas's 2010-11 Porto side achieve in the domestic Primeira Liga?
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Went unbeaten all season. Porto won the 2010-11 title unbeaten with 27 wins and 3 draws.
The Estádio do Dragão, opened in 2003, replaced which former Porto home ground?
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Estádio das Antas. The Dragão was built to replace the old Estádio das Antas ahead of Euro 2004.
Which manager led Porto to a 2010-11 quadruple of league, cup, Supertaça and Europa League?
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André Villas-Boas. André Villas-Boas swept all four available trophies in his single full season in charge.
Which Porto centre-back followed Mourinho to Chelsea in 2004 and later joined Real Madrid?
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Ricardo Carvalho. Ricardo Carvalho left Porto for Chelsea alongside Mourinho in 2004.
Who scored Porto's only goal, a penalty, in the 2004 Champions League semifinal second leg at Deportivo's Riazor?
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Derlei. Derlei's penalty at the Riazor gave Porto a 1-0 aggregate win over Deportivo to reach the 2004 final.
In which city did Porto beat Celtic 3-2 after extra time to win the 2003 UEFA Cup final?
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Seville. Porto beat Celtic in Seville in 2003 for their first major European trophy since 1987.
Porto's record 58-match unbeaten Primeira Liga run took place between which years?
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2020-2022. Porto went 58 league games unbeaten from November 2020 to April 2022 (47 wins, 11 draws), breaking Benfica's Portuguese record.
Right-back João Pinto, Porto's record appearance-maker (1981-1997), played roughly how many competitive games?
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About 587. João Pinto made 587 competitive appearances for Porto across sixteen years.
Radamel Falcao was sold by Porto in 2011 to which club?
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Atlético Madrid. Falcao joined Atlético Madrid from Porto in 2011 before his later move to Monaco.
Which Englishman won back-to-back Porto titles in 1995 and 1996 and was nicknamed 'Bobby Five-O'?
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Bobby Robson. Bobby Robson earned the 'Five-O' nickname for Porto's frequent 5-0 wins before leaving for Barcelona.
In which two seasons did Fernando Gomes win the European Golden Boot for Porto?
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1982-83 & 1984-85. Gomes topped Europe's scoring charts in 1982-83 and 1984-85, earning the nickname 'Bibota'.
Who scored Porto's decisive extra-time goal in the 2003 UEFA Cup final against Celtic?
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Derlei. Derlei's extra-time strike settled the 3-2 win over Celtic in Seville.
Jorge Costa, captain of Porto's 2004 Champions League-winning side, was famously nicknamed what?
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Bicho. The combative centre-back Jorge Costa was called 'Bicho' for his ferocious defending.
Who worked as Bobby Robson's assistant and interpreter at Porto before his own rise to management?
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José Mourinho. A young José Mourinho served as Robson's translator and assistant at Porto in the mid-1990s.
Porto are the only Portuguese club to win five consecutive league titles; over which span did this 'pentacampeonato' run?
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1995-1999. Porto's run of five straight titles ran from 1994-95 through 1998-99.
The 2004 edition Porto won was the final Intercontinental Cup before it was absorbed into which tournament?
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FIFA Club World Cup. Porto's 2004 win was the last Intercontinental Cup before FIFA folded it into the Club World Cup.
How did Porto beat Colombia's Once Caldas to win the 2004 Intercontinental Cup?
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A penalty shootout. Porto won 8-7 on penalties after a goalless draw with Once Caldas in Yokohama.
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