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26.02.2010 12:45

Del Bosque calls up five Barça stars

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Carles Puyol, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Busquets, Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta have all been called up by Spain coach Vicente del Bosque for the squad to face France in a friendly next week.

The FC Barcelona five have been named for the encounter on Wednesday and all are favourites to earn a place on the plane to South Africa for the World Cup Finals in the summer. Thierry Henry will be on the opposing side in the Stade de France in Paris as he was called up by Les Bleus’ trainer Raymond Domenech.

Jeffren Under-21

Jeffren Suárez has also had his talents recognised after being called up by Luis Milla for the Spain Under-21 for their encounter with Liechtenstein. The game in Ponferrada on Tuesday is a qualifier for the European Championships.

Márquez and Jonathan

Mexico boss Javier Aguirre named his Mexico squad for the friendly against New Zealand on march 3 and included Barça’s Rafael Márquez and Jonathan dos Santos. Deportivo de La Crouña’s Andrés Guardado is the other player in the Spanish league to be named.