Now that the signing of Jerome Boateng has been confirmed (with him due to become a City player part way through the World Cup) the City contingent in South Africa has swelled to double figures, with ten players of the squad now on internation duty - by far the biggest participation in the history of the club.
The full list is as follows:
Argentina - Carlos Tevez
Brazil - Robinho
England - Gareth Barry, Joe Hart, Shaun Wright-Phillips
Germany - Jerome Boateng
Holland - Nigel De Jong
Ivory Coast - Kolo Toure
Paraguay - Roque Santa Cruz
Slovakia - Vladimir Weiss