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Diego Maradona completed his squad with nine home-based players for Argentina's final World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Uruguay after Diego Milito was ruled out.

Internazionale striker Milito has had to pull out with a muscle strain.

Argentina are in fifth place in the South American group needing wins at home to Peru next Saturday and away to Uruguay on October 14 to ensure they remain on course for next year's finals in South Africa.

The top four in South America qualify automatically, while the fifth-placed nation plays off against the fourth-placed CONCACAF team.

Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar), Mariano Andujar (Catania), Diego Pozo (Colon)

Defenders: Emiliano Insua (Liverpool), Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich), Gabriel Heinze (Marseille), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Nicolas Pareja (Espanyol), Rolando Schiavi (Newell's Old Boys), Nicolas Otamendi (Velez Sarsfield), Fabian Monzon (Boca Juniors)

Midfielders: Javier Mascherano (Liverpool), Mario Bolatti (Huracan), Luis Gonzalez (Marseille), Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle United), Angel Di Maria, Pablo Aimar (both Benfica), Enzo Perez, Juan Sebastian Veron (both Estudiantes), Federico Insua (Boca Juniors)

Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Carlos Tevez (Manchester City), Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli), Martin Palermo (Boca Juniors)

Colombia's 1994 World Cup goalkeeper Oscar Cordoba has been handed a surprise call-up for the 2010 qualifiers at home to Chile on Saturday and away to already qualified Paraguay four days later.

The Colombian Football Federation announced the 39-year-old Cordoba, who plays for Millonarios, has replaced Agustin Julio after he suffered a muscle strain playing for Santa Fe at the weekend.

Atletico Madrid defender Luis Perea has also withdrawn from coach Eduardo Lara's squad after twisting his right ankle playing against Real Zaragoza and been replaced by Atletico Nacional's Humberto Mendoza.

Former Boca Juniors and Besiktas keeper Cordoba, who was also in Colombia's 1998 World Cup squad and has more than 70 caps, will act as understudy to David Ospina of French club Nice. He last played in a qualifier in 2003.

Eighth in the South American group, Colombia must win their matches and hope other results go their way to progress to the finals in South Africa, which would be their first since 1998.

The top four teams go through automatically and the fifth plays off over two legs against the fourth-placed nation in the CONCACAF region.

In a tight race for the fourth and fifth places, Ecuador are fourth with 23 points, Argentina have 22, Uruguay and Venezuela 21 and Colombia 20.

Goalkeepers: David Ospina (Nice), Oscar Cordoba (Millonarios)

Defenders: Luis Perea (Atletico Madrid), Pablo Armero (Palmeiras), Camilo Zuniga (Napoli), Mario Yepes (Chievo Verona), Ivan Cordoba (Inter Milan), Cristian Zapata (Udinese), Yulian Anchico (Santa Fe)

Midfielders: Adrian Ramos (Hertha Berlin), Jherson Cordoba (La Equidad), Freddy Guarin (Porto), Giovanni Hernandez (Atletico Junior), Cristian Marrugo (Deportes Tolima), Vladimir Marin (Toluca), Abel Aguilar (Real Zaragoza), Giovanny Moreno (Atletico Nacional), Carlos Quintero (Santos Laguna), Dorlan Pabon (Envigado)

Forwards: Radamel Falcao Garcia (Porto), Teofilo Gutierrez (Atletico Junior), Jackson Martinez (Independiente Medellin), Hugo Rodallega (Wigan Athletic)

Uruguay coach Oscar Washington Tabarez named a squad of 26 foreign-based players for their final World Cup qualifiers away to Ecuador and at home to Argentina next month.

Goalkeepers: Juan Castillo (Botafogo), Fernando Muslera (Lazio)

Defenders: Martin Caceres (Juventus), Carlos Valdez (Reggina), Mauricio Victorino (Universidad de Chile), Diego Lugano (Fenerbahce), Diego Godin (Villarreal), Andres Scotti (Argentinos Juniors), Bruno Silva (Ajax Amsterdam), Jorge Fucile (Porto), Juan Manuel Diaz (Estudiantes)

Midfielders: Alvaro Pereira, Cristian Rodriguez (both Porto), Maximiliano Pereira (Benfica), Alvaro Fernandez (Vitoria Setubal), Sebastian Eguren (Villarreal), Diego Arismendi (Stoke City), Walter Gargano (Napoli), Diego Perez (Monaco), Jorge Martinez (Catania)

Forwards: Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid), Sebastian Fernandez (Banfield), Rodrigo Lopez (Velez Sarsfield), Luis Suarez (Ajax), Sebastian Abreu (Aris Salonika), Edinson Cavani (Palermo)

Striker Hector Mancilla of Mexican side Toluca was recalled by Chile for their closing World Cup qualifiers next month.

Goalkeeper: Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad)

Defenders: Gary Medel (Boca Juniors), Arturo Vidal (Bayer Leverkusen), Gonzalo Jara (West Bromwich Albion), Waldo Ponce (Velez Sarsfield), Ismael Fuentes (Atlas), Mauricio Isla (Udinese), Gonzalo Fierro (Flamengo)

Midfielders: Carlos Carmona (Reggina), Rodrigo Tello (Besiktas), Matias Fernandez (Sporting, Lisbon), Jorge Valdivia (Al Ain, UAE)

Forwards: Alexis Sanchez (Udinese), Fabian Orellana (Xerez), Humberto Suazo (Monterrey), Hector Mancilla (Toluca), Jean Beausejour (America), Mark Gonzalez (CSKA Moscow)

Bolivia coach Erwin Sanchez, whose team have no chance of reaching the World Cup finals, named a 22-man squad for their final qualifiers against Brazil and Peru next month.

Bolivia are at home to already qualified Brazil on October 11 and away to eliminated Peru three days later.

Goalkeepers: Carlos Arias (Bolivar), Hugo Suarez (Wilstermann)

Defenders: Enrique Parada (San Jose), Wilder Zabala (Oriente Petrolero), Abdon Reyes, Leonel Reyes (both Bolivar), Edemir Rodriguez (Real Potosi) Ronald Raldes (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Ronald Rivero (Universitario), Rosauro Rivero (The Strongest), Helmut Gutierrez (La Paz FC)

Midfielders: Ignacio Garcia (Bolivar), Pablo Escobar (Santo Andre), Alejandro Gomez, Jose Luis Chavez (both Blooming), Edgar Olivares (Wilstermann), Daner Pachi (LDU Portoviejo), Joselito Vaca (Oriente Petrolero)

Forwards: Juan Carlos Arce (Sport Recife), Marcelo Martins (Werder Bremen), Diego Cabrera (Oriente Petrolero), Ricardo Pedriel (Giresunspor)

Defender Jose Luis Perlaza, whose goal at the weekend helped Ecuador's most popular club Barcelona avoid relegation, has been called up by Ecuador for their closing World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Chile.

Perlaza replaces Uruguayan-born Marcelo Fleitas of Emelec, who has a muscle problem and will miss the matches at home to Uruguay on Saturday and away to Chile four days later.

Ecuador are fourth in the South American group and need to maintain that position to qualify automatically for the 2010 finals in South Africa. Should they finish fifth they would go into a playoff with a CONCACAF team.

Goalkeepers: Marcelo Elizaga (Emelec), Jose Cevallos (LDU Quito), Cristian Mora (El Nacional)

Defenders: Neicer Reasco (LDU Quito), Ivan Hurtado (Deportivo Quito), Giovanni Espinoza (Birmingham City), Jose Luis Perlaza (Barcelona, Ecuador), Paul Ambrossi (Rosario Central), Jorge Guagua (El Nacional), Miguel Ibarra (Espoli)

Midfielders: Walter Ayovi (Monterrey), Segundo Castillo (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Cristian Noboa (Rubin Kazan), Edison Mendez (LDU Quito), Jefferson Montero (Villarreal), Fernando Hidalgo (Barcelona, Ecuador), Cristian Lara (LDU Quito), Antonio Valencia (Manchester United)

Forwards: Cristian Benitez (Birmingham City), Felipe Caicedo (Sporting, Portugal), Joao Rojas (Emelec), Edmundo Zura (El Nacional), Carlos Tenorio (Al Sadd)

Reuters