Defender Roberto Cereceda was dropped from Chile's World Cup squad on Tuesday as coach Marcelo Bielsa [ Images ] finalised his 23-man party for South Africa [ Images ].

Bielsa named a provisional 30-man squad last month and then whittled it down, first to 25 and then 24, meaning he had to drop one more player before the FIFA [ Images ] deadline on Tuesday.

Left wing-back Cereceda, who plays for Chile's leading side Colo Colo, was the unlucky player to miss out, despite having captained his country in a friendly as recently as May 5.

Chile leave for South Africa on Saturday and play their opening group H match against Honduras on June 16.

Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad), Miguel Pinto (Universidad de Chile), Luis Marin (Union Espanola)

Defenders: Pablo Contreras (PAOK Athens), Ismael Fuentes (Universidad Catolica), Mauricio Isla (Udinese), Gonzalo Jara (West Bromwich Albion [ Images ]), Gary Medel (Boca Juniors), Waldo Ponce (Universidad Catolica), Arturo Vidal (Bayer Leverkusen [ Images ]).

Midfielders: Rodrigo Tello (Besiktas), Gonzalo Fierro (Flamengo), Carlos Carmona (Reggina), Marco Estrada (Universidad de Chile), Rodrigo Millar (Colo Colo), Matias Fernandez (Sporting Lisbon [ Images ]), Jorge Valdivia (Al Ain).

Forwards: Mark Gonzalez (CSKA Moscow [ Images ]), Esteban Paredes (Colo Colo), Juan Beausejour (America), Fabian Orellana (Xeres), Alexis Sanchez (Udinese), Humberto Suazo (Real Zaragoza).