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2008 Davis Cup World Group#Argentina vs. Spain

{{main|2008 Davis Cup}}

{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2008|Davis Cup World Group

| date=8 February – 23 November

| edition=28th

| champ={{davis-big|ESP}}

| main_name=Davis Cup

}}

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2008. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2009.

Participating teams

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colspan=4|Participating teams
style="width:25%;"| {{davis-big|ARG}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{davis-big|AUT}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{davis-big|BEL}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{davis-big|CZE}}

{{davis-big|FRA}}

!{{davis-big|GBR}}

!{{davis-big|GER}}

!{{davis-big|ISR}}

{{davis-big|PER}}

!{{davis-big|ROM}}

!{{davis-big|RUS}}

!{{davis-big|SER|2004}}

{{davis-big|KOR}}

!{{davis-big|ESP}}

!{{davis-big|SWE}}

!{{davis-big|USA}}

Draw

{{DCWorld

| RD1-date=8–10 February

| RD2-date=11–13 April

| RD3-date=19–21 September

| RD4-date=21–23 November

| RD1T1-loc=Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1={{davis|RUS}} | RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|SRB|2004}} | RD1-score2=2

| RD1T2-loc=Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed3=8 | RD1-team3={{davis|BEL}} | RD1-score3=2

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|CZE}} | RD1-score4=3

| RD1T3-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

| RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score5=4

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|GBR}} | RD1-score6=1

| RD1T4-loc=Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

| RD1-seed7=6 | RD1-team7={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score7=3

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|ISR}} | RD1-score8=2

| RD1T5-loc=Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay)

| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|KOR}} | RD1-score9=2

| RD1-seed10=4 | RD1-team10={{davis|GER}} | RD1-score10=3

| RD1T6-loc=Lima, Peru (clay)

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|PER}} | RD1-score11=0

| RD1-seed12=5 | RD1-team12={{davis|ESP}} | RD1-score12=5

| RD1T7-loc=Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard)

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|ROM}} | RD1-score13=0

| RD1-seed14=7 | RD1-team14={{davis|FRA}} | RD1-score14=5

| RD1T8-loc=Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{davis|AUT}} | RD1-score15=1

| RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16={{davis|USA}} | RD1-score16=4

| RD2T1-loc=Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1={{davis|RUS}} | RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|CZE}} | RD2-score2=2

| RD2T2-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

| RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3={{davis|ARG}} | RD2-score3=4

| RD2-seed4=6 | RD2-team4={{davis|SWE}} | RD2-score4=1

| RD2T3-loc=Bremen, Germany (indoor hard)

| RD2-seed5=4 | RD2-team5={{davis|GER}} | RD2-score5=1

| RD2-seed6=5 | RD2-team6={{davis|ESP}} | RD2-score6=4

| RD2T4-loc=Winston-Salem, United States (indoor hard)

| RD2-seed7=7 | RD2-team7={{davis|FRA}} | RD2-score7=1

| RD2-seed8=2 | RD2-team8={{davis|USA}} | RD2-score8=4

| RD3T1-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

| RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1={{davis|RUS}} | RD3-score1=2

| RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-team2={{davis|ARG}} | RD3-score2=3

| RD3T2-loc=Madrid, Spain (clay)

| RD3-seed3=5 | RD3-team3={{davis|ESP}} | RD3-score3=4

| RD3-seed4=2 | RD3-team4={{davis|USA}} | RD3-score4=1

| RD4T1-loc=Mar del Plata, Argentina (indoor hard)

| RD4-seed1=3 | RD4-team1={{davis|ARG}} | RD4-score1=1

| RD4-seed2=5 | RD4-team2={{davis|ESP}} | RD4-score2=3

}}

First round

=Russia vs. Serbia=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=RUS

|team2=SRB |team2-var=2004

|venue=Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010156|title=Russia v Serbia|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=8-10 February 2008

|surface=Hard (i)

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mikhail Youzhny | 2| 6| 6| 6| |T2P1=Nenad Zimonjić | 6| 3| 2| 4| }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Nikolay Davydenko |6 |1 |6 |1 |6 |T2P1=Viktor Troicki |1 |6 |3 |6 |2 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mikhail Youzhny |T1P2=Dmitry Tursunov | 3| 6.055| 6.045| | |T2P1=Novak Djokovic |T2P2=Nenad Zimonjić | 6| 7| 7| | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Nikolay Davydenko | 4| 3| 6| | |T2P1=Novak Djokovic | 6| 6| 4| |re2=4}}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Dmitry Tursunov | 6.065| 6| 3| | |T2P1=Viktor Troicki | 7| 4| 6| | }}

|}}

=Czech Republic vs. Belgium=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=CZE

|team2=BEL

|venue=ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010157|title=Czech Republic v Belgium|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=8-10 February 2008

|surface=Carpet (i)

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tomáš Berdych |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Kristof Vliegen |3 |1 |4 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Radek Štěpánek | 6| 7| 7| | |T2P1=Steve Darcis | 4| 6.035| 6.045| | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tomáš Berdych |T1P2=Radek Štěpánek | 6.015| 7| 7| 5| 6|T2P1=Kristof Vliegen |T2P2=Olivier Rochus | 7| 6.055| 5| 7| 4}}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Lukáš Dlouhý |6.01 |4 | | | |T2P1=Steve Darcis | 7| 6| | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Pavel Vízner | 7| 5| 2| | |T2P1=Ruben Bemelmans | 6.035| 7| 2| | re1=3}}

}}

=Argentina vs. Great Britain=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=ARG

|team2=GBR

|venue=Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010158|title=Argentina v Great Britain|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=8-10 February 2008

|surface=Clay

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=David Nalbandian | 6| 6|6 | | |T2P1=Jamie Baker | 1| 3|3 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Agustín Calleri | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Alex Bogdanovic | 3| 1| 1| | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Acasuso |T1P2=David Nalbandian | 6| 7|6 | | |T2P1=Ross Hutchins |T2P2=Jamie Murray | 2| 6.105|0 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Acasuso | 7| 7| | | |T2P1=Alex Bogdanovic | 5| 5| | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Agustín Calleri | 6.035| 4| | | |T2P1=Jamie Baker | 7| 6| | | }}

}}

=Israel vs. Sweden=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=ISR

|team2=SWE

|venue=Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010159|title=Israel v Sweden|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=8-10 February 2008

|surface=Hard

|score1=2

|score2=3

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Dudi Sela |7|6|6| | |T2P1=Jonas Björkman | 6.075|3|1| | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Harel Levy |1|1|3| | |T2P1=Thomas Johansson |6|6|6| | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jonathan Erlich |T1P2=Andy Ram |6 | 7| 7| | |T2P1=Simon Aspelin |T2P2=Robert Lindstedt | 3| 6.025| 5| | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Dudi Sela | 6.055| 1| 5| | |T2P1=Thomas Johansson| 7| 6| 7| | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Harel Levy |6|4|3|6.055| |T2P1=Jonas Björkman |0|6|6| 7| }}

}}

=Germany vs. South Korea=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=GER

|team2=KOR

|venue=Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010160|title=Germany v South Korea|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=8-10 February 2008

|surface=Clay (i)

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=An Jae-sung | 2| 2| 2| | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Florian Mayer | 5| 3| 6| 7| 3|T2P1=Hyung-Taik Lee | 7| 6| 1| 6.065| 6}}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Philipp Kohlschreiber |T1P2=Philipp Petzschner | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Woong-Sun Jun |T2P2=An Jae-sung | 1|3 | 3| | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6| 4| 6| 7| |T2P1=Hyung-Taik Lee | 0| 6| 1| 6.01| }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1= Michael Berrer| 1| 6| 4| | |T2P1=Woong-Sun Jun | 6| 3| 6| | }}

}}

=Peru vs. Spain=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=PER

|team2=ESP

|venue=Jockey Club de Peru, Lima, Peru{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010161|title=Peru v Spain|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=8-10 February 2008

|surface=Clay

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Matías Silva | 3| 5| 0| | |T2P1=Nicolás Almagro |6 |7 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Iván Miranda | 2| 3| 3| | |T2P1=Tommy Robredo | 6| 6| 6| | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Luis Horna |T1P2=Iván Miranda | 3| 4| 6.035| | |T2P1=Feliciano López |T2P2=Fernando Verdasco | 6| 6| 7| | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mauricio Echazú | 4| 1| | | |T2P1=Tommy Robredo | 6| 6| | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Iván Miranda | 2| 3| | | |T2P1=Nicolás Almagro | 6| 6| | | }}

}}

=Romania vs. France=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=ROU

|team2=FRA

|venue=Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, Romania{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010162|title=Romania v France|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=8-10 February 2008

|surface=Hard (i)

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Victor Hănescu | 6.045| 4| 5| | |T2P1=Richard Gasquet | 7| 6| 7| | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andrei Pavel | 7|4 | 4| 4| |T2P1=Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |6.015 |6 |6 | 6| }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Florin Mergea |T1P2= Horia Tecău| 3|4 | 7| 6| 2|T2P1=Arnaud Clément |T2P2=Michaël Llodra | 6| 6| 6.055| 3| 6}}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andrei Pavel | 6.045| 6.065| | | |T2P1=Michaël Llodra | 7| 7| | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Horia Tecău | 6.025| 6| 4| | |T2P1= Arnaud Clément| 7| 2| 6| | }}

}}

=Austria vs. United States=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=AUT

|team2=USA

|venue=Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, Vienna, Austria{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010163|title=Austria v United States|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=8-10 February 2008

|surface=Clay (i)

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jürgen Melzer | 4| 6| 3|7 | 3|T2P1=Andy Roddick | 6| 4| 6|6.035 | 6}}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Koubek | 7| 5| 2| 2| |T2P1=James Blake | 5| 7| 6| 6| }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Julian Knowle |T1P2=Jürgen Melzer | 1| 4| 2| | |T2P1=Bob Bryan |T2P2=Mike Bryan |6 |6 | 6| | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Koubek | 7| 1| | | |T2P1= Mike Bryan| 5| 0| | | re2=2}}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Werner Eschauer | 0| 6| 6.025| | |T2P1=Bob Bryan | 6| 3| 7| | }}

}}

Quarterfinals

=Russia vs. Czech Republic=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=RUS

|team2=CZE

|venue=Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010168|title=Russia v Czech Republic|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=11-13 April 2008

|surface=Clay (i)

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marat Safin | 6.045| 4| 6| 6| 6|T2P1=Tomáš Berdych | 7| 6| 3| 2| 4}}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Igor Andreev | 3| 2| 4| | |T2P1=Radek Štěpánek | 6| 6| 6| | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Igor Andreev |T1P2=Nikolay Davydenko | 3| 6| 7| 6| |T2P1=Radek Štěpánek |T2P2=Pavel Vízner | 6| 3| 5| 4| }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Nikolay Davydenko | 6| 2| 6.045| 6|1 |T2P1=Tomáš Berdych | 3| 6| 7| 3|2 |re2=5 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marat Safin | 3| 3| | | |T2P1=Lukáš Dlouhý | 6| 6| | | }}

}}

=Argentina vs. Sweden=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=ARG

|team2=SWE

|venue=Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010169|title=Argentina v Sweden|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=11-13 April 2008

|surface=Clay

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=David Nalbandian | 6| 5| 6| 6| |T2P1=Thomas Johansson | 2| 7| 4| 2| }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Acasuso | 0| 4| 1| | |T2P1=Robin Söderling | 6| 6| 6| | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Guillermo Cañas |T1P2=David Nalbandian | 7| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Jonas Björkman |T2P2=Robert Lindstedt | 5| 4| 4| | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=David Nalbandian| 6| 1| 4| 6| 9|T2P1=Robin Söderling | 4| 6| 6| 4| 7| }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Mónaco | 6| 6| | | |T2P1=Thomas Johansson | 3| 3| | | }}

}}

=Germany vs. Spain=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=GER

|team2=ESP

|venue=AWD Dome, Bremen, Germany{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010170|title=Germany v Spain|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=11-13 April 2008

|surface=Hard (i)

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Nicolas Kiefer | 6.045| 0| 3| | |T2P1=Rafael Nadal | 7| 6| 6| | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Philipp Kohlschreiber | 7| 3| 4| 2| |T2P1=David Ferrer | 6.025| 6| 6| 6| }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Philipp Kohlschreiber |T1P2=Philipp Petzschner | 7| 6.01| 4| 6| 10|T2P1=Feliciano López |T2P2=Fernando Verdasco | 6.025| 7| 6| 2| 12| }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Michael Berrer | 6| 6.045| 4| | |T2P1=Fernando Verdasco | 2| 7| 6| }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Nicolas Kiefer | 6| 7| | | |T2P1=Feliciano López | 4| 6.015| | | }}

}}

=United States vs. France=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=USA

|team2=FRA

|venue=Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, United States{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010171|title=Germany v Spain|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=11-13 April 2008

|surface=Hard (i)

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andy Roddick | 6| 7| 7| | |T2P1=Michaël Llodra | 4| 6.025| 6.045| | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=James Blake | 7| 6.025| 6| 3| 7|T2P1=Paul-Henri Mathieu | 6.045| 7| 3| 6| 5}}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Bob Bryan |T1P2=Mike Bryan | 7| 5| 3| 4| |T2P1=Arnaud Clément |T2P2=Michaël Llodra | 6.065| 7| 6| 6| }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andy Roddick | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Paul-Henri Mathieu | 2| 3| 2| }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=James Blake | 6.035| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Richard Gasquet | 7| 4| 4| | }}

}}

Semifinals

=Argentina vs. Russia=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=ARG

|team2=RUS

|venue=Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010172|title=Argentina v Russia|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=19-21 September 2008

|surface=Clay

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=David Nalbandian | 7| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Igor Andreev | 6.045| 2| 4| | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Martín del Potro | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Nikolay Davydenko | 1| 4| 2| | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Guillermo Cañas |T1P2=David Nalbandian | 2| 1| 7| 6| 6|T2P1=Igor Kunitsyn |T2P2=Dmitry Tursunov | 6| 6| 6.085| 3| 8}}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=David Nalbandian | 6| 3| 6.015| 0| |T2P1=Nikolay Davydenko | 3| 6| 7| 6| }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Martín del Potro | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Igor Andreev | 4| 2| 1| | }}

}}

=Spain vs. United States=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=ESP

|team2=USA

|venue=Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010173|title=Spain v United States|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=19-21 September 2008

|surface=Clay

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Rafael Nadal | 6.045| 6| 6| 6| |T2P1=Sam Querrey | 7| 4| 3| 4| }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=David Ferrer | 7 | 2| 1| 6| 8|T2P1=Andy Roddick | 6.045| 6| 6| 4| 6}}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Feliciano López |T1P2=Fernando Verdasco | 6| 4| 3| 6| 4|T2P1=Mike Bryan |T2P2=Mardy Fish | 4| 6| 6| 4| 6|}}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Rafael Nadal | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Andy Roddick | 4| 0| 4| | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Feliciano López | 7| 7| | | |T2P1=Sam Querrey | 6.025| 6.035| | | }}

}}

Final

=Argentina vs. Spain=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=ARG

|team2=ESP

|venue=Estadio Polideportivo, Mar del Plata, Argentina{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010174|title=Argentina v Spain|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=21-23 November 2008

|surface=Hard (i)

|score1=1

|score2=3

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=David Nalbandian | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=David Ferrer | 3| 2| 3| | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Martín del Potro | 6| 6.015|6.035 |3 | |T2P1=Feliciano López | 4| 7| 7| 6| }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Agustín Calleri |T1P2=David Nalbandian | 7| 5| 6.045| 3| |T2P1=Feliciano López |T2P2=Fernando Verdasco | 5| 7| 7| 6| }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Acasuso | 3| 7| 6| 3| 1|T2P1=Fernando Verdasco | 6| 6.025| 4| 6| 6}}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=David Nalbandian | | | | | |T2P1=Feliciano López | | | | | np=}}

|}}

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