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{{Infobox song contest
{{Infobox song contest
| name = Special Melody  
| name = Special Melody  
| final = TBA Winter 2025
| final = 5 February 2025
| year = Q4-2024
| year = Q4-2024
| theme =  
| theme = Diversity of Languages
| logo =  
| logo = [[File:SM-Q4-24.jpg|300px]]
| host = [[File:Isr-icon.png|24px]] [[:en:Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation|Kan]]
| host = [[File:Isr-icon.png|20px]] [[:en:Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation|Kan]]
| venue =  
| venue = [[:en:Sammy Ofer Stadium|Sammy Ofer Stadium]], [[:en:Haifa|Haifa]], [[:en:Israel|Israel]]
| presenters =  
| presenters =  
| director =  
| director =  
| exproducer = [[File:Isr-icon.png|24px]] [[Israel|Nikolay Serb]]
| exproducer = [[File:Isr-icon.png|20px]] [[Israel|Nikolay Serb]]
| exsupervisor = [[File:Prt-icon.png|24px]] [[Portugal|Denis Vorobyov]]
| exsupervisor = [[File:Prt-icon.png|20px]] [[Portugal|Denis Vorobyov]]
| winner = TBD
| winner = [[File:Gbr-icon.png|20px]] [[United Kingdom in the Special Melody|United Kingdom]]</br>"Most Na Adi"
| entries = 19
| entries = 18
| debut =  
| debut = [[File:Mkd-icon.png|20px]] [[North Macedonia in the Special Melody|North Macedonia]]
| return =  {{JPN}}<br/> {{POL}}<br/> {{KOR}}
| return =  [[File:Jpn-icon.png|20px]] [[Japan in the Special Melody|Japan]]<br/>[[File:Kor-icon.png|20px]] [[South Korea in the Special Melody|South Korea]]
| nonreturn =  {{CAN}}<br/> {{SMR}}
| nonreturn =  [[File:Can-icon.png|20px]] [[Canada in the Special Melody|Canada]]<br/>[[File:Smr-icon.png|20px]] [[San Marino in the Special Melody|San Marino]]<br>[[File:Tha-icon.png|20px]] [[Thailand in the Special Melody|Thailand]]
| Participation map = TBA
| Participation map = TBA
| vote =  
| vote =  
| null =  
| null =  
| prev_year = [[Special Melody Q3-2024|Q2-24]]
| prev_year = [[Special Melody Q3-2024|Q3-24]]
| next_year = [[Special Melody Q1-2025|Q1-25]]
| next_year = [[Special Melody Q1-2025|Q1-25]]
}}
}}
The '''Special Melody Contest Q4-2024''' - was the 6th edition of the [[Special Melody Contest|Special Melody Contest]] that has been ever made. It is set to take place in [[:en:Israel|Israel]]
The '''Special Melody Contest Q4-2024''' - was the 6th edition of the [[Special Melody Contest|Special Melody Contest]] that has been ever made. It is set to take place in [[:en:Haifa|Haifa]], [[:en:Israel|Israel]]. The contest was organised by the [[Main Page|International Eurofan's Countries Organisation]] (IECO) and
the host broadcaster [[:en:Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation|Kan]]. The contest was held at the [[:en:Sammy Ofer Stadium|Sammy Ofer Stadium]], and was consisted a final on 5 February 2025.
 
Eighteen countruies participated in the competition, with [[North Macedonia in the Special Melody|North Macedonia]] debuting to the competition and [[Japan in the Special Melody|Japan]] and [[South Korea in the Special Melody|South Korea]] to return. [[Canada in the Special Melody|Canada]], [[San Marino in the Special Melody|San Marino]] and [[Thailand in the Special Melody|Thailand]] withdrawal from the competition.
 
The winner was the [[United Kingdom in the Special Melody|United Kingdom]] with the song "Most Na Adi", performed by Teodora. [[Denmark in the Special Melody|Denmark]], [[Albania in the Special Melody|Albania]] (best result), [[Australia in the Special Melody|Australia]] and [[South Korea in the Special Melody|South Korea]] rounded out the top five. The following countries improved their results: [[Italy in the Special Melody|Italy]] and [[Lebanon in the Special Melody|Lebanon]].
 
== Location ==
=== City Bidding Process ===
The city was [[:en:Haifa|Haifa]], who was chosen by the organizers immediately without bidding between cities, and the venue of the [[:en:Sammy Ofer Stadium|Sammy Ofer Stadium]] became the site.
 
== Format ==
=== Season Rules ===
The theme of the season was the language of compositions, which was awarded by drawing between the participants of the season. Each of the twenty languages was classified under a certain number.
 
The selected application was obliged to be a language that was determined by the lot to each participant. There were no restrictions on the composition, except, as, as a ban on the use of compositions from Eurovision participants.


== Participating Countries ==
== Participating Countries ==
Eighteen countries have confirmed their participation in the season of the competition. It's was the first time when [[North Macedonia in the Special Melody|North Macedonia]] participated in the contest. [[Japan in the Special Melody|Japan]] and [[South Korea in the Special Melody|South Korea]] returning to the competition, but [[Canada in the Special Melody|Canada]], [[San Marino in the Special Melody|San Marino]] and [[Thailand in the Special Melody|Thailand]] is left from the competition.


===Final===
===Grand Final===
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | #
! scope="col" | #
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! scope="col" | Points
! scope="col" | Points
|-
|-
|
| 01
| {{ALB}}
| [[File:Nld-icon.png|20px]] [[Netherlands in the Special Melody|Netherlands]]
|  
| Munisa Rizayeva & Konsta
|  
| O'ylamading
|  
| Uzbek
|
| 12
|
| 56
|-
| 02
| [[File:Aus-icon.png|20px]] [[Australia in the Special Melody|Australia]]
| Bao Thy
| La Con Gai Phai Xinh
| Vietnamese
| 4
| 81
|-
| 03
| [[File:Deu-icon.png|20px]] [[Germany in the Special Melody|Germany]]
| Soulfia
| Mirame A La Cara
| Spanish
| 6
| 68
|-
| 04
| [[File:Alb-icon.png|20px]] [[Albania in the Special Melody|Albania]]
| Tjarl & Dani Lia
| Ganz Nach Vorn
| German
| 3
| 87
|-
| 05
| [[File:Hun-icon.png|20px]] [[Hungary in the Special Melody|Hungary]]
| Anna Zak
| Lech Lishon
| Hebrew
| 14
| 49
|-
| 06
| [[File:Dnk-icon.png|20px]] [[Denmark in the Special Melody|Denmark]]
| Sonia
| Dzwonie
| Polish
| 2
| 93
|-
| 07
| [[File:Fra-icon.png|20px]] [[France in the Special Melody|France]]
| Neeraj Shridhar, Mellow D & Bob
| Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Title Track
| Hindi
| 13
| 53
|-bgcolor="Gold"
| 08
| [[File:Gbr-icon.png|20px]] [[United Kingdom in the Special Melody|United Kingdom]]
| Teodora
| Most Na Adi
| Serbian
| 1
| 110
|-
| 09
| [[File:Nor-icon.png|20px]] [[Norway in the Special Melody|Norway]]
| Eir Aoi
| Tsubasa
| Japanese
| 16
| 33
|-
| 10
| [[File:Lbn-icon.png|20px]] [[Lebanon in the Special Melody|Lebanon]]
| Roxy Dekker
| Sugardaddy
| Dutch
| 9
| 62
|-
| 11
| [[File:Isr-icon.png|20px]] [[Israel in the Special Melody|Israel]]
| Federico Rossi
| Maledetto Mare
| Italian
| 10
| 56
|-
| 12
| [[File:Ita-icon.png|20px]] [[Italy in the Special Melody|Italy]]
| Erdenechimeg
| Toiron Bujie
| Mongol
| 8
| 65
|-
| 13
| [[File:Che-icon.png|20px]] [[Switzerland in the Special Melody|Switzerland]]
| Crystallized
| Fota
| Greek
| 15
| 48
|-
| 14
| [[File:Prt-icon.png|20px]] [[Portugal in the Special Melody|Portugal]]
| Issam Alnajjar & Elyanna
| Hada Ghareeb
| Arabic
| 7
| 67
|-
| 15
| [[File:Esp-icon.png|20px]] [[Spain in the Special Melody|Spain]]
| Bini
| Salamin, Salamin
| Tagalog
| 17
| 31
|-
| 16
| [[File:Mkd-icon.png|20px]] [[North Macedonia in the Special Melody|North Macedonia]]
| Ilta
| Ei Kukaan Muu
| Finnish
| 11
| 56
|-
| 17
| [[File:Kor-icon.png|20px]] [[South Korea in the Special Melody|South Korea]]
| Irdorath
| Vaukalak
| Belarusian
| 5
| 69
|-
| 18
| [[File:Jpn-icon.png|20px]] [[Japan in the Special Melody|Japan]]
| Perola
| Tens Sorte
| Portugese
| 18
| 18
|}
 
== <strong>Voting</strong> ==
Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8-1 point(s) to their top ten songs.
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top; width: 99%;"
| style="width: 50%;"|
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%;"
|-
|+ Grand Final voting results
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background: #F2F2F2;" |
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Total score|cellstyle=border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Netherlands}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Australia}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Germany}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Albania}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Hungary}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Denmark}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|France}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|United Kingdom}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Norway}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Lebanon}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Israel}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Italy}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Switzerland}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Portugal}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Spain}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|North Macedonia}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|South Korea}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Japan}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=y|Rest of the World}}
|-
| style="height:2px; background: #eaecf0; border-top:1px solid transparent;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
| style="background: #A4D1EF;" |
|-
! rowspan="18" {{vert header|va=middle|Contestants}}
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Netherlands
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 56
| style="background: #aaa;" | || ||  ||  10||  4|| ||  ||  12|| 10||  1||  3|| ||  2|| ||  ||  4||  2|| ||  8
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Australia
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 81
|  || style="background: #aaa;" | ||  7||  5||  2||  6||  6||  3||  7||  10||  5|| ||  4||  10||  6|| ||  ||  || 10
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Germany
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 68
|  ||  || style="background: #aaa;" | ||  ||  8||  7||  5|| || 12||  4|| ||  ||  10|| ||  12|| 3|| ||  4|| 3
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Albania
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 87
|  5|| ||  || style="background: #aaa;" | ||  ||  10|| ||  ||  1|| ||  7||  12||  12||  4|| ||  6||  12||  6|| 7
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Hungary
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 49
|  ||  ||  ||  3|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  1||  8|| ||  ||  5||  8||  8||  6|| ||  ||  ||  ||  8|| 2
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Denmark
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 93
| 10|| 6||  10|| ||  7|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  12||  8||  4|| ||  4|| 7||  7|| ||  4|| 10||  1||  3||
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | France
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 53
|  ||  4|| ||  ||  ||  || style="background: #aaa;" | ||  6||  6||  6|| 2||  1||  5|| 8|| 1||  5||  8|| ||
|-bgcolor="Gold"
! scope="row" style="background: Gold;" | United Kingdom
| style="text-align: right; background: Gold;" | 110
|  8|| 8||  12||  12||  10||  5|| || style="background: #aaa;" | ||  ||  12||  6|| ||  8||  3||  7||  7|| ||  || 12
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Norway
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 33
|  ||  ||  ||  6||  3||  2|| 7||  1|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  ||  ||  || ||  6|| ||  8|| ||  ||
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Lebanon
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 62
|  ||  10||  6||  7||  5||  4||  10|| ||  || style="background: #aaa;" | ||  ||  6||  3||  5||  3|| ||  3|| ||
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Israel
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 56
|  6||  3||  3|| ||  12||  3||  4||  2|| ||  || style="background: #aaa;" | || ||  ||  2||  10|| ||  ||  7|| 4
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Italy
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 65
|  2||  12||  1|| ||  ||  ||  2||  10||  5||  3||  1|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  ||  7|| ||  ||  7|| 10||5
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Switzerland
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 48
|  ||  ||  2||  1||  6||  12|| ||  ||  8||  8|| ||  || style="background: #aaa;" | ||  ||  5|| ||  4||  2||
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Portugal
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 67
|  12||  2|| ||  ||  ||  8||  3||  7||  3|| ||  10||  2||  1|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  8|| ||  5|| || 6
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Spain
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 31
|  4||  7||  4||  8|| ||  ||  1|| ||  ||  ||  ||  5|| ||  || style="background: #aaa;" | ||  ||  2|| ||
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | North Macedonia
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 56
|  7||  5||  8||  4|| ||  ||  ||  4||  2||  7|| ||  3|| ||  1|| || style="background: #aaa;" | ||  10||  5||
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | South Korea
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 69
|  1||  1|| ||  2|| ||  ||  ||  5|| ||  2||  12||  10|| ||  12|| ||  12|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||  12||
|-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2;" | Japan
| style="text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" | 18
|  3|| || ||  ||  1|| ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  4|| ||  ||  2||  1||  6|| style="background: #aaa;" | ||1
|}
|style="width: 50%;"|
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size: 85%;"
|+ Detailed vote from the rest of the world
|-
! scope="col" |Place
! scope="col" |Country
! colspan="2" scope="col" |Points
! scope="col" |[[File:Xrw-icon.png|24px]]</br>???
! scope="col" |[[File:Xrw-icon.png|24px]]</br>???
! scope="col" |[[File:Xrw-icon.png|24px]]</br>???
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{GBR}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|-
|-
|
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{AUS}}
| {{AUS}}
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|-
|-
|
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{DNK}}
| {{NLD}}
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|-
|-
|
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4
| {{DEU}}
| {{ALB}}
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|-
|-
|
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5
| {{FRA}}
| {{PRT}}
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|-
|-
|
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6
| {{HUN}}
| {{ITA}}
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|-
|-
|
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7
| {{ISR}}
| {{ISR}}
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|-
|-
|
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8
| {{ITA}}
| {{DEU}}
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9
| {{HUN}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|-
|-
|
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10
| {{JPN}}
| {{JPN}}
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11
| {{}}
| rowspan="8" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|-
|-
|
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12
| {{LBN}}
| {{}}
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
|-
|-
|
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13
| {{NLD}}
| {{}}
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
|  
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 14
| {{}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 15
| {{}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 16
| {{}}
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|-
|-
|
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 17
| {{MKD}}
| {{}}
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
|-
|-
|
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 18
| {{NOR}}
| {{}}
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |  
|  
|}
|}
 
=== 12 Points ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 12 points awarded by the countries
|-
|-
|
! scope="col" |#
| {{POL}}
! scope="col" |Recipient
|
! scope="col" |Countries giving 12 points
|
|
|
|  
|-
|-
|
| rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4
| {{PRT}}
| {{GBR}}
|  
| {{DEU}}, {{ALB}}, {{LBN}}, '''Rest of the World'''
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
| {{KOR}}
| {{KOR}}
|  
| {{MKD}}, {{JPN}}, {{PRT}}, {{ISR}}
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
| rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{ESP}}
| {{ALB}}
|  
| {{KOR}}, {{CHE}}, {{ITA}}
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
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| rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{CHE}}
| {{DEU}}
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| {{ESP}}, {{NOR}}
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| rowspan="6" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1
|  
| {{DNK}}
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| {{FRA}}
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| {{PRT}}
| {{NLD}}
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| {{ITA}}
| {{AUS}}
|-
| {{ISR}}
| {{HUN}}
|-
|-
|
| {{NLD}}
| {{GBR}}
| {{GBR}}
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
| {{CHE}}
| {{DNK}}
|}
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