The World Cup Round of 16 Eliminated Player Draft

With the organisation stage of World Cup 2010 over, you have to contend goodbye to sixteen of the 32 teams. Thats 368 players whose World Cup adventure is finished only dual weeks after it began. Which is the shame, since the small of those players merit to stay as well as fool around in South Africa, as well as the small of the flourishing sixteen teams could use their services.

So receiving the cue from Dave Chapelles Racial Draft, Chris as well as myself formed an unpretentious World Cup 2010 Draft Committee, as well as allocated one player from each eliminated group to each of the sixteen superfluous teams. Here have been the picks:

Argentina: Nemanja Vidic (Serbia)
Nothing wrong with Argentinas defence so far, though pairing the shaven head as well as frightful face of Nemanja Vidic with the shaven head as well as frightful face of Walter Samuel proved irresistible.

Brazil: Andrea Pirlo (Italy)
Dunga is clearly reluctant to deviate from his stand in defensive midfielder formation, as well as so the Brazilian open have been left complaining in vain about the lack of pleasing football. Andrea Pirlo solves both problems. He can lay low in Dungas formation, though he can additionally fool around the small pretty football.

Chile: David Suazo (Honduras)
Chile already has Humberto Suazo, though is still in need of goals. Clearly La Roja need to stand in their Suazo.

England: Diego Benaglio (Switzerland)
This was arguably the most viewable choice. England needs the goalkeeper which people will respect, as well as Diego Benaglio has had an outstanding tournament. Now all Fabio Capello needs is the time appurtenance as well as he can collect Benaglio to fool around in goal vs USA instead of Rob Green.

Germany: Taye Taiwo (Nigeria)German ys most viewable debility appears to be left back, where Jogi Loew has so distant attempted immature Holger Badstuber as well as Jerome Boateng (who seems to be more of the centre back), though Taiwo is an experienced general left behind with the rocket launcher for the left foot.

Ghana: Samuel Etoo (Cameroon)
Ghana needs goals. Though the Black Stars made the Round of 16, theyve so distant failed to score from open play. Asamoah Gyan chastisement kicks will only take you so far. Having Samuel Etoo personification ahead of which gifted Ghanaian midfield will take you most further.

Japan: Jong-Tae Se (North Korea)
Jong was the North Korean striker who blubbed by the inhabitant anthem in North Koreas first game, though he was essentially innate in Japan to South Korean parents. This will be something of the homecoming.

Mexico: Jeremy Toulalan (France)
French players didnt just cover themselves in glory this World Cup, though Toulalan looked the steady participation anchoring the midfield. Mexico could use the small of that. Plus his grey hair competence make Cuauhtmoc Blanco feel the small younger.

Netherlands: Dennis Rommedahl (Denmark)
Arjen Robben competence be behind from injury, though you know which injure leg tendon will snap again the second Robben does anything upon top of the jog. Dennis Rommedahl is the perfect spare.

Paraguay: Alexandros Tzorvas (Greece)
Justo Villar might be Paraguays captain. But Greece keeper Tzorvas kept the score down in Group B, as well as somehow stopped Leo Messi from scoring.

Portugal: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)
Portugal has indispensable the absolute centre brazen for longer than you can remember. Now they have Didier Drogba. Someone pass them the World Cup.

South Korea: Siphiwe Tshabalala (South Africa)
Not an viewable fit, though you like to consider Tshabalala would be welcomed in t! o this S outh Korea group with open arms, as well as which scrunchy sales upon Seoul will enlarge 1,000%.

Slovakia: Robert Koren (Slovenia)
Because casual World Cup viewers consider Korens been personification for Slovakia all along.

Spain: Nadir Belhadj (Algeria)
Current Spain left behind Joan Capdevila is not the bad footballer. He competence even be the better footballer than Algerias left behind But you consider Vicente Del Bosque should at least have the option to deploy Nadir Belhadj instead, since Belhadjs brazen excursions have been approach more sparkling than anything Capdevila has to offer.

Uruguay: Tim Cahill (Uruguay)
Seems odd which Uruguay have been personification Diego Forlan behind dual strikers. Id prefer to see Forland serve forward, as well as Cahill in La Celestes aggressive midfield role.

USA: Ryan Nelsen (New Zealand)
Big American defender Oguchi Onyewu has not looked his most appropriate for the USA. So most so which he was forsaken for the diversion against Algeria. But likewise sized New Zealand captain Nelsen tender each time he played for the All Whites. Also, Nelsen outlayed 4 seasons in MLS with DC United, so should be able to fit in the US patrol but disrupting group spirit.

For the record, there wasnt the complement of who picked first or anything. It was only the box of matching players with teams. And Im sure you disagree with us already. So who do you consider should have left where?