Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Chile’s national football team has finally removed Roberto Cereceda, a player from Colo-Colo, from the list of players in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Chilean press had pointed out that Cereceda was the most probable player to be discarded in the final list, although Marcelo Bielsa, coach of the football team, said some weeks ago that his inclusion in the list was not being discussed.
The official list of players on the football team follows:
| Player | Funtion | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Pinto | Goalkeeper | Real Sociedad de España |
| Claudio Bravo | Goalkeeper | Universidad de Chile |
| Luis Marín | Goalkeeper | Unión Española |
| Waldo Ponce | Defender | Universidad Católica |
| Pablo Contreras | Defender | PAOK |
| Gary Medel | Defender | Boca Juniors |
| Ismael Fuentes | Defender | Universidad Católica |
| Mauricio Isla | Defender | Udinese |
| Marco Estrada | Defender | Universidad de Chile |
| Arturo Vidal | Defender | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Gonzalo Jara | Defender | West Bromwich |
| Carlos Carmona | Midfielder | Reggina |
| Rodrigo Tello | Midfielder | Besiktas |
| Gonzalo Fierro | Midfielder | Flamengo |
| Rodrigo Millar | Midfielder | Colo Colo |
| Jorge Valdivia | Midfielder | Al Ain |
| Matías Fernández | Midfielder | Sporting |
| Mark González | Forward | CSKA |
| Jean Beausejour | Forward | América |
| Humberto Suazo | Forward | Zaragoza |
| Fabián Orellana | Forward | Xerez |
| Esteban Paredes | Forward | Colo Colo |
| Alexis Sánchez | Forward | Udinese |