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In 2006 this distinction was given to Roque Santa Cruz of Paraguay. Roque is in the running again and could very well win it a second time. But he is up against some tough competition. I have taken the liberty of scrutinizing each team for good-looking players and have tried to come up with only one per team. This is difficult with some teams who have several hot players. If I have chosen someone you disagree with, please tell me who you think is hotter and I'll add that player to this picspam. I am only going to post one photo of each of my first choices. I don't think there is a clear choice for an overall winner, but I'll post my own personal 'Top Ten' at the end of this entry. Teams are in order of their appearance at the World Cup.
SOUTH AFRICA
STEVEN PIENAAR

MEXICO
CARLOS VELA

URUGUAY
DIEGO LUGANO

FRANCE
YOANN GOURCUFF

SOUTH KOREA
CHO YONG-HYUNG

GREECE
GEORGIOS SAMARAS

ARGENTINA
SERGIO 'KUN' AGUERO

NIGERIA
CHIDI ODIAH

ENGLAND
GLEN JOHNSON

USA
CARLOS BOCANEGRA

ALGERIA
CHAOUCHI

SLOVENIA
BOSTJAN CESAR

SERBIA
GOJKO KACAR

GHANA
KEVIN-PRINCE BOATENG

GERMANY
SERDAR TASCI

AUSTRALIA
LUCAS NEILL

THE NETHERLANDS
ROBIN VAN PERSIE

DENMARK
NICKLAS BENDTNER

JAPAN
ATSUTO UCHIDA

CAMEROON
BENOIT ASSOU-EKOTTO

ITALY
RICCARDO MONTOLIVO

PARAGUAY
ROQUE SANTA CRUZ

NEW ZEALAND
WINSTON REID

SLOVAKIA
VLADIMIR WEISS

IVORY COAST
DIDIER DROGBA

PORTUGAL
MIGUEL VELOSO

BRAZIL
THIAGO SILVA

NORTH KOREA
JONG TAE SE

HONDURAS
AMADO GUEVARA

CHILE
MATI FERNANDEZ

SPAIN
JESUS NAVAS

SWITZERLAND
TRANQUILLO BARNETTA

EDIT: My Top Ten: Yoann Gourcuff, Georgios Samaras, Sergio Aguero, Glen Johnson, Carlos Bocanegra, Serdar Tasci, Roque Santa Cruz, Mati Fernandez, Jesus Navas and Robin Van Persie.
NEW EDIT: I am adding Sebastian Abreu of Uruguay to this post for your consideration.

SOUTH AFRICA
STEVEN PIENAAR

MEXICO
CARLOS VELA

URUGUAY
DIEGO LUGANO

FRANCE
YOANN GOURCUFF

SOUTH KOREA
CHO YONG-HYUNG

GREECE
GEORGIOS SAMARAS

ARGENTINA
SERGIO 'KUN' AGUERO

NIGERIA
CHIDI ODIAH

ENGLAND
GLEN JOHNSON

USA
CARLOS BOCANEGRA

ALGERIA
CHAOUCHI

SLOVENIA
BOSTJAN CESAR

SERBIA
GOJKO KACAR

GHANA
KEVIN-PRINCE BOATENG

GERMANY
SERDAR TASCI

AUSTRALIA
LUCAS NEILL

THE NETHERLANDS
ROBIN VAN PERSIE

DENMARK
NICKLAS BENDTNER

JAPAN
ATSUTO UCHIDA

CAMEROON
BENOIT ASSOU-EKOTTO

ITALY
RICCARDO MONTOLIVO

PARAGUAY
ROQUE SANTA CRUZ

NEW ZEALAND
WINSTON REID

SLOVAKIA
VLADIMIR WEISS

IVORY COAST
DIDIER DROGBA

PORTUGAL
MIGUEL VELOSO

BRAZIL
THIAGO SILVA

NORTH KOREA
JONG TAE SE

HONDURAS
AMADO GUEVARA

CHILE
MATI FERNANDEZ

SPAIN
JESUS NAVAS

SWITZERLAND
TRANQUILLO BARNETTA

EDIT: My Top Ten: Yoann Gourcuff, Georgios Samaras, Sergio Aguero, Glen Johnson, Carlos Bocanegra, Serdar Tasci, Roque Santa Cruz, Mati Fernandez, Jesus Navas and Robin Van Persie.
NEW EDIT: I am adding Sebastian Abreu of Uruguay to this post for your consideration.

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Date: 2010-06-19 07:03 pm (UTC)Ahh! Winston Reid! It's because he took his shirt off and we got to see his body as well! But he does have a pretty face too! Long eyelashes and all...*sigh*