The list, voted on by coaches rather than the general public, was a little more varied than the list of starters, the Western Conference wasn't 80% L.A. based players for instance, but it was still a rather unsurprising list.
They can then sell these goods or characters to US based players for US dollars.
With the exception of Rever, Neymar, Ronaldinho and Pato, the domestically based players do not look like viable candidates for the national team.
Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni has called up eleven European-based players for the competition, including Shinji Kagawa.
Iordanescu has already named 14 overseas-based players for the Northern Ireland match, which will be followed by a friendly against Denmark.
As well as Drogba, Toure and his Arsenal team-mate Emmanuel Eboue, Michel selected 13 France-based players for the Montpellier showdown.
The New Zealand coach Brian McClennan has hinted strongly that he will largely overlook British-based players for the Tri-Nations, with the competition being held down under and beginning with New Zealand facing Australia on October 14.
The head coach did not call up most of his foreign-based players for the three-week camp that opened in California and concludes with a friendly against Canada at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston on Tuesday.
Meyer was happy to select foreign-based players for the Test team and included several in his squad for the recent World Cup, but there is no guarantee that his successor will be similarly flexible.
Maradona's first squad announcement - 20 foreign-based players for the Scotland game - included no real surprises and, like his predecessor Alfio Basile, he overlooked Italian-based striker Mauro Zarate despite his impressive recent form for Lazio.
