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Gomis back in to France squad

Laurent Blanc's men, who top Group D by a point from Bosnia with just next Friday and the October 11 games left, will look to quickly wrap up qualification for next year's finals in Ukraine and Poland.

Gomis, who has five caps, is Ligue 1's top scorer with six goals and scored with an exquisite strike in Tuesday's 2-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.

"It was obvious from what he has been doing at the start of the season that he is a player full of confidence," Blanc told reporters about the tall but athletic Gomis, whose last game for France was in October 2009.

"We said last time he was not far from the France squad. The team is always open to players with confidence and all those who could give us something extra."

Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United), Alou Diarra (Marseille), Yann M'Vila (Stade Rennes), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Marvin Martin (Sochaux), Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain), Samir Nasri (Manchester City), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille)