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With the 2014 World Cup just around the corner, we thought we’d test your knowledge by looking back at some less than familiar faces from South Africa 2010.
While we’d all probably remember Spain going on to lift the famous trophy, how many faces can you recall from the rounds along the way?
These stars were all present in one guise or another back in 2010 – can you name all 10 and achieve real legend fan status? Or are you just a World Cup rookie?
2010 winners: Spain (Picture: AP)
Italy
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Antonio Di Natale
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Fabio Quagliarella
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Christian Maggio
Argentina
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Gabriel Heinze
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Javier Pastore
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Martín Palermo
Spain
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Carlos Marchena
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Javi Martínez
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Joan Capdevila
Brazil
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Nilmar
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Fred
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Luis Fabiano
France
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Mathieu Valbuena
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Jeremy Toulalan
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Anthony Reveillere
England WAGS
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Cheryl Cole
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Alex Jones
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Christine Bleakley
Holland
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Rafael van der Vaart
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Khalid Boulahrouz
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Joris Mathijsen
Ivory Coast
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Didier Zokora
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Emmanuel Kone
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Guy Demel
France
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Abou Diaby
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Alou Diarra
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Sidney Govou
England
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Matthew Upson
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James Milner
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Jamie Carragher
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