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Cup Final (film)

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 1991 israeli film set during the 1982 invasion of lebanon by israel”. Today it says “a 1991 israeli film set during the 1982 invasion of lebanon by israel and the 1982 fifa world cup”.
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Cup Final ( Hebrew : גמר גביע , gmar gavi'a ) is a 1991 Israeli film set during the 1982 invasion of Lebanon by Israel and the 1982 FIFA World Cup . Upon its release, the film participated in the Berlin Film Festival and the Valencia Film Festival .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 1991 israeli film set during the 1982 invasion of lebanon by israel”. Today it says “a 1991 israeli film set during the 1982 invasion of lebanon by israel and the 1982 fifa world cup”. Read the current article and compare.
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a 1991 israeli film set during the 1982 invasion of lebanon by israel

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a 1991 israeli film set during the 1982 invasion of lebanon by israel and the 1982 fifa world cup

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