Missing stars in 2010 world cup

Missing Soccer stars in 2010 Soccer world cup:

Despite qualification of their nations, these stars will not be there in South Africa to showcase their talents in 2010 soccer world cup. Injuries to stars is the major reason.

• Rio Ferdinand is ruled of world cup – serious blow to England hopes.

• John Obi Mikel – out of world cup – Greece and South Korea may fancy their chances.

• Didier Drogba – out of world cup – Portugal may go to second round.

• Pirlo – may miss world cup

• Humberto Suazo may miss world cup – severe blow to in-form Chile

Injuries to major players have been drammatically changing the fortunes of teams. Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Holland and Spain are favourites to win 2010 world cup.

1. Brazil: Ronaldinho, Ronado, Adriano, Pato, Diego, Neymar and Paulo Henrique.

2. Argentina: Javier Zanetti and Esteban Cambiasso.

3. Paraguay: Osvaldo Martinez, Salvador Cabanas

4. England: Rio Ferdinand, Owen Hargreaves, Paul Scholes, Bobby Zamora, David Beckham

5. France: Karim Benzema, Samir Nasri, Jeremy Menez, Sebastian Frey and Patrick Vieira

6. Italy: Francesco Totti, Luca Toni, Fabrizio Miccoli, Antonio Cassano and Mario Balotelli

7. Spain: Roberto Soldado

8. Holland: Ruud van Nistelrooy, Edwin van der Sar

9. Germany: Michael Ballack, Heiko Westermann, Rene Adler, Christian Traesch

10. Mexico: Jonathan Dos Santos

11. Ghana: Michael Essien

12. Algeria: Mourad Meghni

13. Nigeria: Victor Anichebe

14. Switzerland: Marco Streller

15. South Korea: Kwak Tae-Hwi

Spain, Brazil, Argentina and Holland are looking as hot favourites due to their team cohesion. Injuries may play havoc. England, France, Italy, Portugal and Germany have soccer stars but can they play as a team for 30 days to win Soccer world cup.

Missing stars due to non-quaification:

They are not participating in 2010 world cup as their countries failed to qualify for tournament.

1. Bosnia: Edin Dzeko

2. Russia: Andre Arshavin (Liverpool) – We saw what he can do in Euro -2008

3. Wales: Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)

4. Sweden: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona)

5. Ireland: Shay Given (Manchester City) – Among top 3 goalkeepers basing on form. Thierry Henry’s handball dashed hopes of this Ireland keeper.

6. Croatia: Ivica Olic (Bayern Munich) – Among top 5 forwards in world basing on form.

7. Peru: Claudio Pizzaro

8. Finland: Sami Hyypia

9. Belgium: Daniel Van Buyten (Bayern Munich)

10. Turkey: Mevlut Erding

11. Bulgaria: Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United)

12. Mali: Seydou Keita (Barcelona)

13. Ecuador: Luis Antonio Valencia (Manchester United)

14. Scotland: Darren Fletcher, Craig Gordon

15. Togo: Emmanuel Adebayor

Please share your favourite missing stars in world cup.

Suggestion: It may be good if a team with missing stars play in world cup (at least exhibition matches with top teams)