The Uruguayan Football Association has confirmed friendly against Iran

Uruguay caretaker boss Gustavo Ferrin has named 23 home-based players only for next weekend's international friendly against Saudi Arabia.

Ferrin will not call on any of his foreign-based stars for the March 18 encounter in Riyadh or players from reigning Uruguayan champions Rocha and giants Nacional, both of whom are playing in the Copa Libertadores.

The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) has also confirmed three more friendlies against Serbia & Montenegro (May 27 in Belgrade), Iran (May 31 in Hamburg) and the Ivory Coast (June 4 in Paris).

Uruguay, who lost 2-1 to England in injury-time last Wednesday at Anfield, failed to make it into the World Cup after losing their final play-off against Australia.

Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, will play Germany 2006 in Group H, alongside Spain, Tunisia and Ukraine.

Uruguay squad: Fernando Muslera (Wanderers), Oscar Castro (Rentistas); Nelson Semperena (Defensor Sporting), Pablo Lima (Danubio), Ruben Fernandez (Rentistas), Diego Godin (Cerro), Sebastian Diaz (Central Espanol), Carlos Garcia (Penarol); Juan Ignacio Surraco (Central Espanol), Alvaro Gonzalez (Defensor Sporting), Maximiliano Pereira (Defensor Sporting), Leandro Ezquerra (River Plate), Walter Lopez (River Plate), Gabriel Alcoba (Wanderers), Egidio Arevalo Rios (Bella Vista), Omar Pouso (Penarol), Walter Gargano, Ignacio Gonzalez (both Danubio); Mauro Vila (Defensor Sporting), Richard Porta (River Plate), Joaquin Boghossian (Cerro), Sebastian Fernandez (Miramar Misiones), Elias Figueroa (Liverpool).