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Hottest World Cup Athletes

Four years after a loss to Ghana ended America's World Cup dreams, the two teams squared off again—and felt the devastating sting of a repeat loss to the African team.

Published Jun. 5 2010 5:20AM EDT

galleries/2010/06/05/world-cup-hotties/world-cup-hotties---cristiano-ronaldo_a1wbda — INFPhoto.com

galleries/2010/06/05/world-cup-hotties/world-cup-hotties---cristiano-ronaldo_f7ehsq — Cristiano Ronaldo
Country: Portugal (captain)
Club: Real Madrid
Position: Forward
Age: 25
Height: 6’1”
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galleries/2010/06/05/world-cup-hotties/world-cup-hotties---kaka_tfn3wj — Kaka
Country: Brazil
Club: Real Madrid
Position: Midfielder
Age: 28
Height: 6’1”
Alessandro Garofalo / Reuters

galleries/2010/06/05/world-cup-hotties/world-cup-hotties---stephen-appiah_a347qj — Stephen Appiah
Country: Ghana (captain)
Club: Bologna
Position: Midfielder
Age: 29
Height: 5’10”
AP Photo

galleries/2010/06/05/world-cup-hotties/world-cup-hotties---cesc-fabregas_guxbyn — Cesc Fabregas
Country: Spain
Club: Arsenal
Position: Midfielder
Age: 23
Height: 5’9”
Phil Cole / Getty Images

galleries/2010/06/05/world-cup-hotties/world-cup-hotties---salomon-kalou_rvi9zp — Salomon Kalou
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
Club: Chelsea
Position: Forward
Age: 24
Height: 6’1”
Carl de Souza, AFP / Getty Images

galleries/2010/06/05/world-cup-hotties/world-cup-hotties---nicklas-bendtner_ahferu — Nicklas Bendtner
Country: Denmark
Club: Arsenal
Position: Forward
Age: 22
Height: 6’4”
Patrick Hertzog, AFP / Getty Images

galleries/2010/06/05/world-cup-hotties/world-cup-hotties---fabio-cannavaro_xbnvcc — Fabio Cannavaro
Country: Italy (captain)
Club: Al-Ahli Dubai
Position: Defender
Age: 36
Height: 5’9”
AP Photo

galleries/2010/06/05/world-cup-hotties/world-cup-hotties---tim-cahill_n9vdme — Tim Cahill
Country: Australia
Club: Everton
Position: Midfielder
Age: 30
Height: 5’10”
Tertius Pickard / AP Photo

galleries/2010/06/05/world-cup-hotties/world-cup-hotties---yoann-gourcuff_hxklxr — Yoann Gourcuff
Country: France
Club: Girondins de Bordeaux
Position: Midfielder
Age: 23
Height: 6’1”
AP Photo

galleries/2010/06/05/world-cup-hotties/world-cup-hotties---iker-casillas_jrxzja — Iker Casillas
Country: Spain (captain)
Club: Real Madrid
Position: Goalkeeper
Age: 29
Height: 6’0”
Matthias Schrader / AP Photo

galleries/2010/06/05/world-cup-hotties/world-cup-hotties---gonzalo-higuain_rkhd46 — Gonzalo Higuaín
Country: Argentina
Club: Real Madrid
Position: Forward
Age: 22
Height: 6’0”
Felix Ausin Ordonez / Reuters

galleries/2010/06/05/world-cup-hotties/world-cup-hotties---carlos-bocanegra_borwfm — Carlos Bocanegra
Country: USA (captain)
Club: Rennes
Position: Defender
Age: 31
Height: 6’0”
Clive Mason / Getty Images

galleries/2010/06/05/world-cup-hotties/world-cup-hotties---lukas-podolski_uklnmv — Lukas Podolski
Country: Germany
Club: F.C. Köln
Position: Forward
Age: 25
Height: 6’0”
AP Photo

galleries/2010/06/05/world-cup-hotties/world-cup-hotties---samuel-etoo_hnqrbz — Samuel Eto’o
Country: Cameroon (captain)
Club: Inter Milan
Position: Forward
Age: 29
Height: 5’11”
Giuseppe Bellini / Getty Images

galleries/2010/06/05/world-cup-hotties/world-cup-hotties---john-terry_oj4jr6 — John Terry
Country: England
Club: Chelsea
Position: Defender
Age: 29
Height: 6’2”
Clive Mason / Getty Images

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