Howdy everybody,

Now we know all the players that will be playing the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, here is the final squad list of Group A and the players that were left behind for whatever reasons. The number in front of each player’s name is their official number during the event.

FRANCE

Coach: Raymond Domenech
Goalkeepers
23. Cédric Carrasso (Bordeaux)
1. Hugo Lloris (Olympique Lyonnais)
16. Steve Mandanda (Olympique de Marseille)

No World Cup for Benzema

Defenders
3. Eric Abidal (FC Barcelona)
22. Gaël Clichy (Arsenal)
13. Patrice Evra (Manchester United)
5. William Gallas (Arsenal)
6. Marc Planus (Bordeaux)
4. Anthony Reveillère (Olympique Lyonnais)
2. Bakary Sagna (Arsenal)
17. Sébastien Squillaci (FC Sévilla)

Midfielders
19. Abou Diaby (Arsenal)
18. Alou Diarra (Bordeaux)
8. Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux)
15. Florent Malouda (Chelsea)
14. Jérémy Toulalan (Olympique Lyonnais)

Forwards
10. Sidney Govou (Olympique Lyonnais)
7. Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich)
20. Mathieu Valbuena (Olympique de Marseille)
21. Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea)
9. Djibril Cissé (Panathinaïkos)
11. André-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse)
12. Thierry Henry (FC Barcelone)

Dropped from provisional list: Lassana Diarra (Real Madrid), Hatem Ben Arfa (Olympique de Marseille), Mickael Landreau (Lille), Adil Rami (Lille), Rod Fanni (Rennes), Yann Mvila (Rennes), Jimmy Briand (Rennes)
Did not make it to the provisional list: Patrick Vieira (Manchester City), Samir Nasri (Arsenal), Julien Escudé (FC Séville), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Jean-Alain Boumsong (Olympique Lyonnais), Aly Cissokho (Olympique Lyonnais)

MEXICO

Coach:Javier Aguirre
Goalkeepers
23. Luis Ernesto Michel (Chivas de Guadalajara)
13. Guillermo Ochoa (America)
1. Oscar Perez (Jaguares de Chiapias)

Defenders
12. Paul Aguilar (Pachuca)

Marquez, the leader

16. Efrain Juarez (UNAM Pumas)
4. Rafael Marquez (FC Barcelona)
15. Hector Moreno (AZ Alkmaar)
5. Ricardo Osorio (VfB Stuttgart)
3. Carlos Salcido (PSV Eindhoven)
2. Francisco Rodriguez (PSV Eindhoven)


Midfielders
19. Jonny Magallon (Chivas de Guadalajara)
20. Jorge Torres Nilo (Atlas)
8. Israel Castro (UNAM Pumas)
18. Andres Guardado (Deportivo La Corogne)
6. Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul)

Forwards
7. Pablo Barrera (UNAM Pumas)
21. Adolfo Bautista (Chivas de Guadalajara)
10. Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Vera Cruz)
17. Giovani dos Santos (Galatasaray)
9. Guillermo Franco (West Ham)
14. Javier Hernandez (Chivas de Guadalajara)
22. Alberto Medina (Chivas de Guadalajara)
11. Carlos Vela (Arsenal)

Dropped from provisional list : Jonathan Dos Santos (FC Barcelona), Carlos Valenzuela (America), Adrian Aldrete (Monarcas)
Did not make it to the provisional list:: Jose Corona (Cruz Azul), Jose Castro (Tigres), Aaron Galindo (Chivas de Guadalajara), Oscar Rojas (America), Fernando Arce (Santos Laguna), Francisco Palencia (UNAM Pumas), Jesus De Nigris (Monterrey), Carlos Esquivel (Deportivo Toluca), Miguel Sabah (Monarcas)

URUGUAY

Coach: Oscar Washington Tabarez
Goalkeepers
12. Juan Guillermo Castillo (Deportivo Cali)
1. Fernando Muslera (Lazio Rome)
23. Martin Silva (Defensor Sporting)

Defenders
22. Martin Caceres (Juventus Turin)

Will Diego strike again?

4. Jorge Fucile (FC Porto)
3. Diego Godin (Villarreal)
2. Diego Lugano (Fenerbahçe)
19. Andres Scotti (Colo Colo)
6. Mauricio Victorino (Universidad de Chile)

Midfielders
17. Egidio Arevalo Rios (Penarol)
8. Sebastian Eguren (AIK Stockholm)
20. Alvaro Fernandez (Universidad de Chile)

5. Walter Gargano (Naples)
18. Ignacio Gonzalez (Levadiakos)
14. Nicolas Lodeiro (Ajax Amsterdam)
11. Alvaro Pereira (FC Porto/POR)
16. Maximiliano Pereira (Benfica Lisbon)
15. Diego Perez (AS Monaco)

Forwards
9. Luis Suarez (Ajax Amsterdam)
13. Sebastian Abreu (Botafogo)
7. Edison Cavani (Palermo)
21. Sebastian Fernandez (Banfield)
10. Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid)

Dropped from provisional list : Alvaro Gonzalez (Nacional Montevideo), Jorge Rodriguez (River Plate Montevideo), Jorge Martinez (Catana)
Did not make it to the provisional list:: Cristian Rodriguez (FC Porto), Hector Carini (Atletico Mineiro), Bruno Silva (Internacional Porto Alegre), Carlos Valdez (Reggina)

SOUTH AFRICA

Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira (Brazil)
Goalkeepers
1. Moeneeb Josephs (Orlando Pirates)
16. Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs)
22. Shu-Aib Walters (Maritzburg United)

Defenders

No World Cup for Mc Carthy

14. Matthew Booth (Mamelodi Sundowns)
2. Siboniso Gaxa (Mamelodi Sundowns)
20. Bongani Khumalo (Lamontville Golden Arrows)
3. Tsepo Masilela (Maccabi Haïfa)
4. Aaron Mokoena (Portsmouth)
5. Anele Ngcongca (Racing Genk)
21. Siyabonga Sangweni (Mamelodi Sundowns)
15. Lucas Thwala (Orlando Pirates)

Midfielders
7. Lance Davids (Ajax Cap Town)
13. Kagisho Dikgacoi (Fulham)
23. Thanduyise Khuboni (Lamontville Golden Arrows)
12. Reneilwe Letsholonyane (Kaiser Chiefs)
11. Teko Modise (Orlando Pirates)
19. Surprise Moriri (Mamelodi Sundowns)
10. Steven Pienaar (Everton)
6. Macbeth Sibaya (Rubin Kazan)
8. Siphiwe Tshabalala (Kaizer Chiefs)

Forwards
9. Katlego Mphela (Mamelodi Sundowns)
18. Siyabonga Nomvete (Moroka Swallows)
17. Bernard Parker (FC Twente)

Dropped from provisional list : Benny McCarthy (West Ham), Rowen Fernandez (Arminia Bielefeld), Innocent Mdledle (Mamelodi Sundowns), Bryce Moon (Panathinaïkos), Andile Jali (Orlando Pirates), Katlego Mashego (Orlando Pirates), Anele Ngcongca (Genk)
Did not make it to the provisional list: Daylon Claasen (Ajax Amsterdam), Katlego Mashego (Orlando Pirates), Elrio Van Heerden (Sivasspor), Thembinkosi Fanteni (Orlando Pirates), Gert Schalkwyk (Orlando Pirates)

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