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Slideshow: The 15 sexiest World Cup stars

By Aysha Hussain

5:18 PM on 06/11/2010

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England goalkeeper David James holds the ball during a training session at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Complex where the England soccer team are based, near Rustenburg, South Africa, Sunday June 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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.

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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)