Fabregas is Back to action

(it's our world cup)
Cesc Fabregas ended a two-month stint on the sidelines by featuring in Spain’s World Cup warm-up against South Korea.
Arsenal captain Fabregas, sidelined since March with a cracked fibula, played an hour of the European champions’ 1-0 victory.
The Spaniard, who could make a summer return to Barcelona, said: “The first half was better than the second for me.
“This has all been a bit like a pre-season for me, but I’m feeling good.”
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Capello drops Super great Theo Walcot

Fabio Capello makes surprise decision to leave Arsenal winger out of trip to South Africa
While many of us were expecting Shaun Wright-Phillips or Adam Johnson to be axed from the England squad on Tuesday afternoon, very few of us expected to see Theo Walcott left out of the 23-man party that will be going to South Africa.
The Arsenal winger was controversially included in Sven-Goran Eriksson's 23-man squad that travelled to Germany for the 2006 World Cup, so it's ironic that Walcott has been omitted against all the odds four years down the line.
It means that Aaron Lennon is likely to start England's first group match against USA on 12th June, although perhaps we should expect the unexpected with Fabio Capello.
England are 7/1 (Paddy Power) to win the 2010 World Cup.
but he is young they say, and has more time for three or so world cups....

Capello's 23 for south africa

(it's our world cup)
Fabio Capello announced his provisional 30 man England squad on June 1st
Goalkeepers: Joe Hart, David James, Robert Green.
Defenders: Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock.
Midfielders: Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Forwards: Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney.

The elephants failed to step on the guaranis

(it's our world cup)

Sven-Goran Eriksson's first match at the Côte d'Ivoire helm finished in a draw against Paraguay as the two World Cup qualifiers fine-tuned their preparations in Thonon Les-Bains, France.

The game sprang into life after the interval, following a goalless first half. Chelsea striker Didier Drogba opened the scoring for the Elephants nine minutes after the break when he netted his 44th international goal with a deflected free-kick, and Hibernian defender Sol Bamba extended their advantage with a 74th-minute volley.

But substitute Lucas Barrios pulled one back for the South Americans with a low shot a minute later and Aureliano Torres equalised a minute from time to deny Eriksson a winning start to his regime.

The Swede, who took up his new post on March 28, will oversee one more friendly - against Japan on Friday - before leading his team in South Africa, where the Ivorians will play Portugal, Brazil and Korea DPR in the so-called 'group of death'.

The Paraguayans, who tackle Greece in their final warm-up friendly on Wednesday, have been drawn in Group F alongside Italy, Slovakia and New Zealand.

Germany's 23 for southe africa's fifa 2010 world cup

(It's our world cup)
Preliminary Germany squad of 27 players, announced May 6th:
Keepers:
Manuel Neuer
Tim Wiese
Jörg Butt.
Defenders:
Per Mertesacker
Heiko Westermann
Philipp Lahm
Jerome Boateng
Andreas Beck
Arne FriedrichSerdar Tasci, Marcell Jansen, Dennis Aogo and Holger Badstuber.
Mids: Michael Ballack
Sami Khedira
Piotr Trochowski
Marko Marin
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Christian Träsch
Mesut Özil
Toni Kroos.
Forwards: Lukas Podolski, Miroslav Klose, Stefan Kießling, Cacau, Thomas Müller and Mario Gomez.
(and just for Malta game: Tobias Sippel, Mats Hummels, Stefan Reinartz, Marco Reus and Kevin Großkreutz.)

The french who will play Jabulani

Keepers
Cédric Carrasso (FCG Bordeaux)
Mickaël Landreau (LOSC)
Hugo Lloris (Ol. Lyon)
Steve Mandanda (Ol. Marseille)
Defenders
Eric Abidal (FC Barcelone)
Gaël Clichy (Arsenal FC)
Patrice Evra (Manchester United)
Rod Fanni (Stade Rennais)
William Gallas (Arsenal FC)
Marc Planus (FCG Bordeaux)
Adil Rami (LOSC)
Anthony Reveillère (Ol. Lyonnais)
Bacary Sagna (Arsenal FC)
Sébastien Squillaci (Séville FC)
Midfielders
Vassiriki Diaby (Arsenal FC)
Alou Diarra (FCG Bordeaux)
Lassana Diarra (Real Madrid FC)
Yoann Gourcuff (FCG Bordeaux)
Yann M’Vila (Stade Rennais)
Florent Malouda (Chelsea FC)
Jérémy Toulalan (Ol. Lyonnais)
Strikers
Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea FC)
Hatem Ben Arfa (Ol. Marseille)
Jimmy Briand (Stade Rennais)
Djibril Cissé (Panathinaikos)
André-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse FC)
Sidney Govou (Ol. Lyonnais)
Thierry Henry (FC Barcelone)
Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern Munich)
Mathieu Valbuena (Ol. Marseille)

Denmarkers for 2010 fifa world cup

Denmark World Cup 2010 Squad
(it's our world cup)
Morten Olsen announced Denmark’s 23-man final squad on May 28th:
Goalkeepers:
Thomas Sørensen (Stoke)
Jesper Christiansen (København)
Stephan Andersen (Brøndby)
Defenders:
William Kvist (København)
Simon Kjær (Palermo)
Daniel Agger (Liverpool)
Simon Poulsen (AZ Alkmaar)
Lars Jacobsen (Blackburn)
Patrick Mtiliga (Malaga)
Per Krøldrup (Fiorentina)
Midfield:
Thomas Kahlenberg (Wolfsburg)
Jakob Poulsen (Aarhus)
Christian Poulsen (Juventus)
Daniel Jensen (Werder Bremen)
Jesper Gronkjær (København)
Dennis Rommedahl (Ajax)
Martin Jørgensen (Aarhus)
Thomas Enevoldsen (Groningen)
Mikkel Beckmann (Randers)
Christian Eriksen (Ajax)
Forwards:
Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal)
Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord)
Søren Larsen (Duisburg)

Chile's men for ZA

(it's our world cup)
Goalkeepers:
Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad), Miguel Pinto (Universidad de Chile), Luis Marin (Union Espanola)
Defenders:
Roberto Cereceda (Colo Colo), Pablo Contreras (PAOK), Ismael Fuentes (Universidad Catolica), Mauricio Isla (Udinese), Gary Medel (Boca Juniors), Gonzalo Jara (West Brom), Waldo Ponce (Universidad Catolica), Arturo Vidal (Bayer Leverkusen)
Mid-fielders:
Charles Aranguiz (Colo Colo), Carlos Carmona (Reggina), Marco Estrada (Universidad de Chile), Matias Fernandez (Sporting Lisbon), Gonzalo Fierro (Flamengo), Jose Pedro Fuenzalida (Colo Colo), Manuel Iturra (Universidad de Chile), Rodrigo Millar (Colo Colo), Pedro Morales (Dinamo Zagreb), Rodrigo Tello (Besiktas), Jorge Valdivia (Al-Ain), Jaime Valdes (Atalanta)
Forwards:
Jean Beausejour (America), Mark Gonzalez (CSKA Moscow), Hector Mancilla (Toluca), Fabian Orellana (Xerez), Esteban Paredes (Colo Colo), Alexis Sanchez (Udinese), Humberto Suazo (Real Zaragoza)

Dunga's boys for south africa

(It's our world cup)
Dunga named his 23 man Brazil squad on May 11th:
Goalkeepers:
Julio Cesar (Inter Milan)
Doni (AS Roma)
Gomes (Tottenham Hotspur)
Defenders:
Maicon (Inter Milan)
Daniel Alves (Barcelona)
Michel Bastos (Olympique Lyon)
Gilberto (Cruzeiro)
Lucio (Inter Milan)
Juan (AS Roma)
Luisao (Benfica)
Thiago Silva (AC Milan)
Midfielders:
Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos)
Felipe Melo (Fiorentina)
Ramires (Benfica)
Elano (Galatasaray)
Kaka (Real Madrid)
Julio Baptista (Roma)
Kleberson (Flamengo)
Josue (VfL Wolfsburg)
Forwards:
Robinho (Santos)
Luis Fabiano (Sevilla)
Nilmar (Villarreal)
Grafite (VfL Wolfsburg).
And seven reserves: Diego Tardelli, Ganso, Carlos Eduardo, Marcelo, Alex, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Sandro.

Ausralia's 23 for its our world cup

Pim Verbeek named his 30 man Australia squad on May 11th.
Goalkeepers:
Mark Schwarzer (Fulham)
Adam Federici (Reading)
Brad Jones (Middlesbrough)
Defenders:
Lucas Neill (Galatasaray)
Craig Moore(unattached)
Scott Chipperfield (Basel)
David Carney (Twente Enschede)
Luke Wilkshire (Dynamo Moscow)
Rhys Williams (Middlesbrough)
Shane Lowry (Aston Villa)
Mark Milligan (JEF United)
Jade North (Tromso)
Michael Beauchamp (Al-Jazira)
Midfielders:
Tim Cahill (Everton)
Mark Bresciano (Palermo)
Vince Grella (Blackburn)
Brett Emerton (Blackburn)
Jason Culina (Gold Coast)
Harry Kewell (Galatasaray)
Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar)
Carl Valeri (Sassuolo)
Mile Jedinak(Antalyaspor)
Richard Garcia (Hull)
Nick Carle (Crystal Palace)
Tommy Oar (Utrecht)
Dario Vidosic (Nuremberg)
James Holland (AZ Alkmaar)
Forwards:
Josh Kennedy (Nagoya)
Scott McDonald (Middlesbrough)
Nikita Rukavytsya (Twente Enschede)

Diego's 23 men for our world

(it's our world cup)


Final 23-man squad announced May 19:
Goalkeepers:
Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar)
Mariano Andujar (Catania)
Diego Pozo (Colon)
Defenders:
Nicolas Burdisso (Inter Milan)
Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich)
Walter Samuel (Inter Milan)
Gabriel Heinze (Olympique Marseille)
Nicolas Otamendi (Velez Sarsfield)
Clemente Rodriguez (Estudiantes)
Ariel Garce (Colon)
Midfielders:
Javier Mascherano (Liverpool)
Juan Sebastian Veron (Estudiantes)
Maximiliano Rodriguez (Liverpool)
Mario Bolatti (Fiorentina)
Angel Di Maria (Benfica)
Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle)
Javier Pastore (Palermo)
Forwards:
Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid)
Diego Milito (Inter Milan)
Martin Palermo (Boca Juniors)
Carlos Tevez (Manchester City)
Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Obams's final 23 for Zafrica

Bob Bradley’s 23-man USA World Cup squad, announced May 26th: 

Keepers:
Brad Guzan
Marcus Hahnemann
Tim Howard
Defenders:
Calos Bocanegra
Jonathan Bornstein
Steve Cherundolo
Jay DeMerit
Clarence Goodson
Oguchi Onyewu (and beard)
Jonathan Spector.
Midfielders:
DaMarcus Beasley
Michael Bradley
Ricardo Clark
Clint Dempsey
Landon Donovan
Maurice Edu
Benny Feilhaber
Stuart Holden
Jose Francisco Torres.
Forwards:
Jozy Altidore
Edson Buddle, Robbie Findley
Herculez Gomez

Spain's final 23 for Zafrica

(it's our world cup)


Vicente Del Bosque named his 30 man Spain squad on May 10th:
Goalkeepers:
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
Pepe Reina (Liverpool FC)
Diego López (Villarreal FC)
Víctor Valdés (FC Barcelona)
David De Gea (Atlético de Madrid)
Defenders:
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Raúl Albiol (Real Madrid)
Álvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid)
Gerard Piqué (FC Barcelona)
Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona)
Carlos Marchena (Valencia CF)
Joan Capdevila (Villarreal CF)
César Azpilicueta (Osasuna)
Midfielders:
Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid)
Sergi Busquets (FC Barcelona)
Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona)
Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona)
David Silva (Valencia CF)
Juan Mata (Valencia CF)
Marcos Senna (Villarreal CF)
Cesc Fábregas (Arsenal)
Javi Martínez (Athletic de Bilbao)
Jesús Navas (Sevilla FC)
Santi Cazorla (Villarreal CF)
Strikers:
David Villa (Valencia CF)
Álvaro Negredo (Sevilla FC)
Fernando Torres (Liverpool)
Dani Güiza (Fenerbahce)
Fernando Llorente (Athletic de Bilbao)
Pedro Rodríguez (FC Barcelona)

Diego drive them nutttttsssss!!!!

(it's our world cup)
Who said Diego Maradona was an accident waiting to happen? Well he was a few days ago, not just for leaving out Javier Zanetti and Esteban Cambassiso, but when he ran over a photographer's foot after naming his World Cup squad. Surprisingly, after the surprise of the provisional squad, there were no real surprises as Diego, captain of Argentina when they last won the World Cup in 1986, pulled the final seven names from his squad.
While their goalkeeping and defensive options are not first class not many sides can match the attacking depth that Sergio Aguero, Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Carlos Tevez and Diego Milito.
Oh, and Martin Palermo's in there too. His physical option, and the debt that Diego owes to him for his 94th minute winner in a 2-1 World Cup Qualifying win over Peru late in the campaign, sees him take the final attacking berth ahead of Napoli's Ezequiel Lavezzi - a man who enjoys the sort of adulation in Naples not seen since Maradona brought the League title to the San Paolo in the late 80s