South American Futbol - Libertadores, Sudamericana, World Cup 2010

Uruguay coach Oscar Washington Tabarez has named his 23 overseas based players to face Costa Rica in a World Cup playoff next month. There have been few surprises as Tabarez has selected a squad almost identical to the one that took on Ecuador and Argentina.

The following players will miss the first match due to suspension: Martin Caceres, Andres Scotti, Maximiliano Pereira and Diego Perez.

Tabarez will complete his squad with players from the local Uruguayan league on Nov.6.

The first leg of the playoff will be staged at the Ricardo Saprissa stadium on Nov.14, while the return leg will be played at the Centenario stadium four days later.

Uruguay Squad:

Goalkeepers: Juan Castillo (Botafogo) and Fernando Muslera (Lazio)

Defenders: Martin Caceres (Juventus), Carlos Valdez (Reggina), Mauricio Victorino (Universidad de Chile), Diego Lugano (Fenerbahce), Diego Godin (Villarreal), Andres Scotti (Argentinos Jrs), Bruno Silva (Ajax), Juan Manuel Diaz (Estudiantes) and Maximiliano Pereira (Benfica).

Midfielders: Alvaro Fernandez (Vitoria Setubal), Sebastian Eguren (Villarreal), Walter Gargano (Napoli), Diego Perez (Monaco), Jorge Martinez (Catania) and Alvaro Pereira (Porto).

Strikers: Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid), Sebastian Fernandez (Banfield), Rodrigo Lopez (Velez Sarsfield), Luis Suarez (Ajax), Sebastian Abreu (Aris) and Edinson Cavani (Palermo).

Gregory Sica

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