another round of the SA WCQ this weekend
Saturday, September 3rd
19.00 /
Bolivia vs Ecuador @ Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
21.00 /
Paraguay vs Argentina @ Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
00.00 /
Venezuela vs Perú @ Estadio José "Pachencho" Romero, Maracaibo
Sunday, September 4th
19.00 /
Brazil vs Chile @ Estadio Mané Garrincha, Brasilia
21.10 /
Uruguay vs Colombia @ Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
*All times GMT
Called Players
Argentina
GKs: Roberto Abbondanzieri (Boca Juniors) and Germán Lux (River Plate).
Defenders: Roberto Ayala (Valencia), Fabricio Coloccini (Deportivo), Gabriel Milito (Zaragoza), Juan Pablo Sorín (Villarreal), Facundo Quiroga (Wolfsburg) and Gabriel Heinze (Manchester United).
Midfielders: Juan Román Riquelme (Villarreal), Maximiliano Rodríguez (Atlético Madrid), Luciano Galetti (Atlético Madrid), Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol), Esteban Cambiasso (Inter), Mario Santana (Palermo), Luis González (Porto), Javier Mascherano (Corinthians) and Andrés D'Alessandro (Wolfsburg).
Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Hernán Crespo (Chelsea), Lucas Bernardi (Monaco) and Lisandro López (Porto).
Crespo is injured, so i guess they will call Saviola or Figueroa (or both).
Brazil
GKs: Dida (Milan) and Júlio César (Inter).
RBs/LBs: Cafu (Milan), Cicinho (Sao Paulo), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid) and Gustavo Nery (Corinthians).
CBs: Juan (Bayer Leverkusen), Luisao (Benfica), Alex (PSV Eindhoven) and Lúcio (Bayern Munich).
Midfielders: Emerson (Juventus), Zé Roberto (Bayern Munich), Kaká (Milan), Ricardinho (Santos), Gilberto Silva (Arsenal), Renato (Sevilla), Júlio Baptista (Real Madrid) and Juninho Pernambucano (Lyon)
Forwards: Adriano (Inter), Ricardo Oliveira (Real Betis), Robinho and Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
5 Real Madrid players... but almost everyone on the list has been linked to us
Chile
Gks: Jhonny Herrera (U. de Chile), Claudio Bravo (Colo Colo) and Nelson Tapia (Junior)
Defenders: Luis Fuentes (Cobreloa), Cristián Alvarez (River Plate), Moisés Villarroel (Colo Colo), Rodrigo Pérez (Cobreloa), Pablo Contreras (Celta), Ricardo Rojas (América) and Waldo Ponce (U. de Chile)
Midfielders: Rodrigo Meléndez (Estudiantes LP), Jorge Acuña (RBC Roosendaal), Claudio Maldonado (Cruzeiro), Rodrigo Tello (Sporting), Luis Jiménez (Ternana), Matías Fernández (Colo Colo) and David Pizarro (Inter)
Forwards: Marcelo Salas (U. de Chile), Eduardo Rubio (U. Católica), Humberto Suazo (Audax Italiano) and Mauricio Pinilla (Sporting)
Perú
Gks: Erick Delgado (Sporting Cristal) and Diego Penny (Bolognesi).
Defenders: Miguel Villalta, Alberto Rodriguez, Walter Vilchez (Sporting Cristal) Jorge Huamán (Universidad San Martín), Martín Hidalgo (Libertad) and Luis Guadalupe (Universitario).
Midfielders: Edwin Pérez (Universidad San Martín), Juan Carlos La Rosa (Cienciano), Luis Alberto Ramírez (Bolognesi), Juan Manuel Vargas, Juan Cominges (Colón de Santa Fe), José Mendoza and Alex Magallanes (Universitario).
Forwards: Miguel Angel Mostto (Cienciano), Junior Ross (Bolognesi), Jefferson Farfán (PSV Eindhoven), Paolo Guerrero (Bayern Munich) and Piero Alva (Universitario).