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Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, is appearing in his fifth consecutive World Cup finals, sharing the record with Antonio Carbajal of Mexico (1950–1966) and Lothar Matthaus of Germany (1982–1998).[Photo/Agencies] |
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