Following is the preliminary 30-man Cote d'Ivoire World Cup finals squad announced by coach Sven-Goran Erikssson on Tuesday and which has to be reduced to 23 by June 1 for the tournament, which runs from June 11 to July 11 in South Africa:

Goalkeepers: Boubacar Barry (Lokeren/Belgium), Aristide Zogbo ( Maccabi Netanya/Israel), Vincent De Paul Angban (ASEC Mimosas/Cote d'Ivoire), Daniel Yeboah (ASEC Mimosas/Cote d'Ivoire)

Defenders: Kolo Toure (Manchester City/England), Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal/England), Guy Demel (SV Hamburg/Germany), Souleman Bamba (Hibernian/Scotland), Benjamin Angoua Brou (Valenciennes/France), Arthur Boka (VfB Stuttgart/Germany), Abdoulaye Meite (West Bromwich Albion/England), Siaka Tiene (Valenciennes/France), Steve Gohouri (Wigan Athletic/England)

Midfielders: Yaya Toure (FC Barcelona/Spain), Didier Zokora ( Sevilla/Spain), Emmanuel Kone (Curtea Arges/Romania), Cheik Ismael Tiote (FC Twente/Netherlands), Emerse Fae (Nice/France), Jean- Jacques Gosso Gosso (Monaco/France), Gilles Yapi Yapo (Young Boys/ Switzerland), Kanga Akale (Lens/France), Romaric N'dri Koffi ( Sevilla/Spain)

Strikers: Didier Drogba (Chelsea/England), Salomon Kalou ( Chelsea/England), Bakari Kone (Marseille/France), Kader Keita ( Galatasaray/Turkey), Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth/England), Gervinho (Lille/France), Seydou Doumbia (Young Boys/Switzerland), Lassina Traore (Cluj/Romania)