Second Division Players on Preliminary World Cup Squads

A list of World Cup 2010 preliminary squad players that did not play in a top division league during the 2009/2010 season.

GROUP A

SOUTH AFRICA
Rowen Fernández (Arminia Bielefeld; Germany)

MEXICO
Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Veracruz; Mexico)

URUGUAY
NONE

FRANCE
NONE

GROUP B

ARGENTINA
Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle United; England)
Jonás Gutiérrez (Newcastle United; England)

NIGERIA
NONE

SOUTH KOREA
Kim Bo-Kyung (Oita Trinita; Japan)

GREECE
NONE

GROUP C

ENGLAND
NONE

UNITED STATES
Jay DeMerit (Watford; England)

ALGERIA
Carl Medjani (Ajaccio; France)
Rafik Saïfi (Istres; France)
Djamel Mesbah (Lecce; Italy)

SLOVENIA
Jasmin Handanovič (Mantova; Italy)
Matej Mavrič (TuS Koblenz; Germany)
Robert Koren (West Bromwich Albion; England)

GROUP D

GERMANY
NONE

AUSTRALIA
Brad Jones (Middlesbrough; England)
Rhys Williams (Middlesbrough; England)
Scott McDonald (Middlesbrough; England)
Adam Federici (Reading; England)
Nick Carle (Crystal Palace; England)
Dario Vidošić (MSV Duisburg; Germany)
Mark Milligan (JEF United; Japan)
Carl Valeri (Sassuolo; Italy)

SERBIA
Antonio Rukavina (1860 Munich; Germany)

GHANA
André Ayew (AC Arles-Avignon; France)

GROUP E

NETHERLANDS
NONE

DENMARK
Søren Larsen (MSV Duisburg; Germany)

JAPAN
NONE

CAMEROON
Marcel Ndjeng (FC Augsburg; Germany)
Geroges Mandjeck (Kaiserslautern; Germany)

GROUP F

ITALY
NONE

PARAGUAY
Denis Caniza (León; Mexico)

NEW ZEALAND
Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town; England)
Chris Killen (Middlesbrough; England)
Chris Wood (West Bromwich Albion; England)
Rory Fallon (Plymouth Argyle; England)
Jeremy Christie (Tampa Bay Rowdies; USA)

SLOVAKIA
Ľuboš Kamenár (Nantes; France)
Marek Čech (West Bromwich Albion; England)
Ľubomír Michalík (Leeds United; England.3)
Martin Petráš (Cesena; Italy)
Erik Jendrišek (Kaiserslautern; Germany)

GROUP G

BRAZIL
NONE

KOREA DPR
NONE

COTE D'IVOIRE
Abdoulaye Méïté (West Bromwich Albion; England)

PORTUGAL
NONE

GROUP H

SPAIN
NONE

SWITZERLAND
NONE

HONDURAS
Julio César de León (Torino; Italy)

CHILE
Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad; Spain)
Gonzalo Jara (West Bromwich Albion; England)
Carlos Carmona (Reggina; Italy)



Players that are on recently relegated teams are not included in this list. Only players who were on 2nd division sides during this past season are included.