Automatically Link Contacts Macbook Pro

I have contact cards w/ same names in both my Google and iCloud accounts. I know how to manually link the contacts. However, in the help section of the Contacts app on Macbook Pro, it states, "
If you have more than one card for a contact, you can combine them, preserving all the unique information.
If the contact cards are in different accounts: You can link them, which retains the separate cards, but displays the combined contact information in one card.   If contacts have the same name, the cards are linked automatically.
So apparently, it should "automatically" link contact cards that have the same name. This would save alot of time compared to manually linking them. However, I'm finding that it IS NOT automatically linking cards w/ same name.  I have Google, FB, LinkdIn, and iCloud contact cards w/ same name. It automatically links my Google (default account) w/ FB and LinkdIn cards. But it doesn't autolink my Google and iCloud cards. Anyone having similar issue/know fix? Or am I misunderstanding the Help Section's statement?  Thanks!

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