Blackburn midfielder Vratislav Gresko was recalled to the squad today for Slovakia's World Cup Playoff games against Spain. Gresko recovered from a knee injury which kept him out of the last two World Cup Qualifiers of Slovakia.

Qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany is seen as a strategic target for Slovakia, as it will be the first time the country participates in the World Cup since it achieved independence in 1993. Manager Dusan Galis had to leave midfielders Marek Mintal and Karol Kisel out of the squad because of injury.

Slovakia Squad:

Goalkeepers: Kamil Contofalsky (Zenit St. Petersburg), Juraj Cobej (Artmedia Bratislava).

Defenders: Roman Kratochvil (Denzilispor), Martin Petras (Sparta Prague), Jozef Valachovic (Rapid Vienna), Stanislav Varga (Celtic Glasgow), Radoslav Zabavnik (CSKA Sofia), Martin Skrtel (Zenit St. Petersburg), Marian Had (FC Brno), Jan Durica (Artmedia Bratislava).

Midfielders: Peter Hlinka (Rapid Vienna), Vratislav Gresko (Blackburn Rovers), Vladimir Janocko (Austria Vienna), Matej Krajcik (Slavia Prague), Miroslav Karhan (Wolfsburg), Marek Cech (FC Porto), Branislav Fodrek (Artmedia Bratislava), Ivan Hodur (Slovan Liberec).

Forwards: Lubomir Reiter (Chicago Fire), Robert Vittek (FC Nuremberg), Filip Holosko (Slovan Liberec), Szilard Nemeth (Middlesborough).

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