MLS got great news today as Seattle Sounder sensation Fredy Montero was placed on Colombia coach Eduardo Lara's "pre-callup" for upcoming World Cup qualifying play against Argentina and Peru in the middle of June.

Montero would be the first player since Carlos Valderrama to be called up from the North American league. His current run of form has caught the eye of the former Cafetero U-20 boss.

Montero, 21, will have to compete for that spot as he will have to be among seven forwards that will be part of Eduardo Lara's struggling offense. He will have to beat out players like River Plate's Radamel Falcao García, Wigan's Hugo Rodallega, Monaco's Juan Pablo Pino, and, Sporting Braga's Wason Rentería, Santos' Carlos Carwin Quintero. He will also have to contend with the needs in midfield that Lara might deem more urgent as well as the chance to promote U-20 standouts Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Adolfo Valencia, Sebastián Viáfara, and Juan Andrés Bolaños as well as U-17 Cristian Bonilla and Juan Camilo Saíz.

Former MLS player Juan Pablo Toja is also in Lara's list. The former FC Dallas star was never considered for international duty while in the United States. That was an unfortunate bad rap that he obtained after playing only four matches in three years with River Plate.

The Colombian Football Federation will officially release this list Thursday as they begin preparations to visit Argentina in Buenos Aires and will make their first-ever home appearance in the city of Medellín against last-place Peru.

1. ARMERO, Pablo (Palmeiras-Bra)
2. AGUILAR, Abel (Hércules-Esp)
3. CORDOBA, Iván Ramiro (Inter-Ita)
4. CALERO, Miguel (Pachuca-Méx)
5. GUARIN, Freddy (F.C. Porto-Por)
6. FALCAO, Radamel (River Plate-Arg)
7. MARIN, Vladimir (Libertad-Par)
8. MOSQUERA, Jossimar (Arsenal-Arg)
9. MONTERO, Freddy (Seattle-USA)
10. OSPINA, David (Niza-Fra)
11. PEREA, Luís Amaranto (Atlético Madrid-Esp)
12. PINO, Juan Pablo (Mónaco-Fra)
13. QUINTERO, Darwin (Santos-Méx)
14. RENTERIA, Wason (Sporting Braga-Por)
15. RODALLEGA, Hugo (Wigan-Eng)
16. SANCHEZ, Carlos (Valenciannes-Fra)
17. TOJA, Juan Carlos (Steaua Bucarest -Rou)
18. TORRES, Macnelly (Colo Colo-Chi)
19. VARGAS, Fabián (Boca Juniors-Arg)
20. YEPES, Mario (Chievo-Ita)
21. ZAPATA, Cristian (Udinese -Ita)
22. ZAPATA, Robinson (Steaua Bucarest-Rou)
23. ZUÑIGA, Juan Camilo (Siena-Ita)