Injured players prior to the WC

Missing out for sure :

René Adler (Germany) : rib
Anderson (Brazil) : knee
Michael Ballack (Germany) : ankle
David Beckham (England) : heel
José Bosingwa (Portugal) : knee
Salvador Cabañas (Paraguay) : head
Carlo Costley (Honduras) : foot
Ivica Dragutonovic (Serbia) : heel
Michael Owen (England) : hamstring
Simon Rolfes (Germany) : knee
Charlie Davies (USA) : face
Christoph Spycher (Switzerland) : knee

Injured, might still make it :

Gareth Barry (England) : ankle
Sekou Cissé (Ivory Coast) : toe
Mickaël Essien (Ghana) : knee
Cesc Fabregas (Spain) : shin
William Gallas (France) : calve
Marcell Jansen (Germany) : ankle
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) : knee
Oguchi Onyewu (USA) : knee
Pepe (Portugal) : knee
Wayne Rooney (England) : groin
Martin Skrtel (Slovakia) : foot
Thomas Sørensen (Danemark) : ellbow
David Suazo (Honduras) : thigh
Keji Tamada (Japan) : groin
Fernando Torres (Spain) : knee


....and counting....

Buffon
Riquelme