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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hollandse Hoogte/REX/Shutterstock (14426990jc)
BREDA – Victoria Pelova of Holland and Merel van Dongen of Holland after the European Championship qualifying match for women in group A1 between the Netherlands and Norway at the Rat Verlegh stadium on April 9, 2024 in Breda, the Netherlands.
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hollandse Hoogte/REX/Shutterstock (14426990jc)
BREDA – Victoria Pelova of Holland and Merel van Dongen of Holland after the European Championship qualifying match for women in group A1 between the Netherlands and Norway at the Rat Verlegh stadium on April 9, 2024 in Breda, the Netherlands.
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