Julio Baptista
Forward, Brazil
(AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Cacau
Striker, Germany
(AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
David James
Goalkeeper, England
(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Alexandre Song
Midfielder, Cameroon
(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
Landon Donovan
Midfielder, United States
(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Gael Clichy
Defender, France
(AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Didier Drogba
Forward, Ivory Coast
(AP Photo/Keystone, Jean-Christophe Bott)
Rolando
Forward, Mozambique
(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Ryan Babel
Forward, Netherlands
(AP Photo/Ermindo Armino)
Cristiano Ronaldo
Forward, Portugal
(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Macbeth Sibaya
Midfielder, South Africa
(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Stephen Appiah
Midfielder, Ghana
(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Edson Buddle
Forward, United States
(AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Florent Malouda
Midfielder, France
(AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Robbie Findley
Forward, United States
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Six years since its official announcement in Zurich, the time has come when billions of people will be watching South Africa as it hosts the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Thirty-two international teams will compete against each other in hopes of winning the world’s largest tournament.
theGrio will also be keeping score, but also checking out the soccer players. So go ahead and feast your eyes on theGrio’s Top 15 hottest 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer players from around the globe.