MONTEVIDEO, August 11, 2008 (AFP) - Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez on Monday named a 20-player squad for their August 20 friendly against Japan in Sapporo as they build up to South American World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Ecuador.

Uruguay play Colombia in Bogota on September 6 and then host Ecuador in Montevideo four days later.

Keepers: Juan Castillo (Botafogo/BRA), Fabian Carini (Murcia/Spain)

Defenders: Diego Lugano (Fenerbahce/TUR), Diego Godin (Villarreal/Spain), Martin Caceres (Barcelona/Spain), Jorge Fucile (Porto/Portugal), Bruno Silva (Ajax/NED), Carlos Valdez (Reggina/Italy)

Midfielders: Diego Perez (Monaco/France), Maximiliano Pereira (Benfica/Portugal), Alvaro Gonzalez (Boca Juniors/Argentina), Sebastian Eguren (Villarreal/Spain), Cristian Rodriguez (Porto/Portugal), Ignacio Gonzalez (Monaco/France), Diego Arismendi (Nacional), Jorge Rodriguez (River Plate/Argentina)

Strikers: Luis Suarez (Ajax/NED), Sebastian Abreu (Beitar/ISR), Vicente Sanchez (Schalke 04/German), Carlos Bueno (Penarol)