Coach of the Uruguayan soccer national team Oscar Tabarez named on Monday a list of 26 players for the World Cup of South Africa 2010, without forward Cristian Rodriguez.

Rodriguez, who plays for Portuguese club Porto, was part of the team during the preliminaries, but he was to cover a sanction of two matches in the coming World Cup.

Among the summoned players are captain Diego Lugano of Fenerbahce, Nicolas Lodeiro of Ajax and Diego Forlan of Ateltico de Madrid.

Tabarez will have to reduce its list to 23 before June 1, as it is required by the Federation International of Football Associations (FIFA).

Uruguay returns to a World Cup after eight years and will play in Group A, together with South Africa, Mexico and France.

The "Blue Sky" national team will have a friendly match on May 26 against Israel in Montevideo. And its first match in the World Cup will be on June 11 against France.

Squad:

Goalkeeper: Fernando Muslera (Lazio, ITA), Juan Castillo (Deportivo Cali, COL), Martin Silva (Defensor Sporting, URU).

Defenders: Diego Lugano (Fenerbahce, TUR), Diego Godin (Villarreal, SPN), Andres Scotti (Colo Colo, CHI), Jorge Fucile (Porto, POR), Martin Caceres (Juventus, ITA), Mauricio Victorino (Universidad de Chile, CHI)

Midfielders: Walter Gargano (Napoles, ITA), Egidio Arevalo Rios (Penarol, URU), Sebastian Eguren (AIK, SWD), Diego Perez (Monaco, FRA), Maximiliano Pereira (Benfica, POR), Alvaro Pereira (Porto, POR), Jorge Rodriguez (River Plate, URU), Ignacio Gonzslez (Valencia, SPN), Nicolas Lodeiro (Ajax, HOL), Alvaro Gonzalez (Nacional, URU), Alvaro Fernandez (Universidad de Chile, CHI).

Forwards: Diego Forlan (Atletico de Madrid, SPN), Luis Suarez (Ajax, HOL), Sebastian Abreu (Botafogo, BRA), Edinson Cavani (Palermo, ITA), Sebastian Fernandez (Banfield, ARG), Jorge Martinez (Catania, ITA).