jenni_blog | WHO WILL WIN 'MOST ATTRACTIVE FOOTBALLER' AT THIS WORLD CUP?

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.