text: who are the top 23 players not at this world cup? they must have played in the 2005/2006 season. samuel eto'o ( camaroon ) diego forlan ( uruguay ) alvaro recoba ( uruguay ) fernando morientes ( spain ) nicolas anelka ( france ) robert pires ( france ) ludovic giuly ( france ) antonio cassano ( italy ) javier zanetti ( argentina ) juan sebastian veron ( argentina ) clarence seedorf ( holland ) edgar davids ( holland ) el hadgi diof ( senegal ) henri camarra  ( senegal ) mustapha hadgi  ( morocco ) ilhan mansiz ( turkey ) hasan sas ( turkey ) dejan salihamazic ( georgia ) darius vassel ( england ) christian panucci ( italy ) fabrizio miccoli ( italy ) ryan giggs ( wales ) robbie keane ( rep. of ireland )