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France coach Raymond Domenech recalled Arsenal players Samir Nasri and Mikael Silvestre to the national squad for a friendly against Uruguay next week.

Domenech named three other Arsenal players in a 23-strong squad, including Gael Clichy, Bakary Sagna and William Gallas.

Nasri was not called up for France's last two games in October, while Silvestre, who moved to Arsenal from Manchester United this summer, last played for France during a 2-0 win over Togo in the 2006 World Cup.

Domenech also named 30-year-old newcomer Steve Savidan in his squad for the game on Wednesday.

Goalkeepers: Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille), Hugo Lloris (Olympique Lyon), Yohann Pele (Le Mans)

Defenders: William Gallas (Arsenal), Philippe Mexes (AS Roma), Mikael Silvestre (Arsenal), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Bakary Sagna (Arsenal), Gael Clichy (Arsenal), Julien Escude (Sevilla), Rod Fanni (Stade Rennes)

Midfielders: Patrick Vieira (Inter Milan), Jeremy Toulalan (Lyon), Alou Diarra (Bordeaux), Lassana Diarra (Portsmouth), Samir Nasri (Arsenal), Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux)

Forwards: Thierry Henry (Barcelona), Karim Benzema (Lyon), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), Steve Savidan (Caen), Jimmy Briand (Rennes)

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Germany coach Joachim Loew has left Torsten Frings out of his squad to face England next week despite having apparently settled his differences with the experienced midfielder.

Loew told Frings last week he could still be "an important part of the national team" after the player apologised for comments he had made in the media following his exclusion from Germany's last two starting line-ups.

However there was no place for the 31-year-old in the 20-man squad named by Loew for the friendly match at Berlin's Olympic stadium next Wednesday.

The German football federation said in a statement that Loew and Frings had agreed on the player's omission ahead of the squad announcement.

Germany captain Michael Ballack, who also apologised to Loew after expressing his own disappointment at the treatment of Frings, will miss the England game as he is still recovering from a foot operation.

Philipp Lahm, Clemens Fritz, Marcell Jansen and Christian Pander have also been ruled out for health or injury reasons.

In their place Loew has called up three debutants with Hoffenheim team-mates Marvin Compper and Tobias Weis, and Wolfsburg's Marcel Schaefer in line for first caps.

"We want to use the last game of the year to again try out one or two things and get some impressions for next year," Loew said.

Loew also confirmed his decision not to recall former German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann following speculation that the 39-year-old could have made a farewell appearance during the match against England.

The Germany coach said last week the friendly was too important as a means of giving international match practice to Lehmann's young successors.

Goalkeepers: Rene Adler (Bayer Leverkusen), Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen)

Defenders: Marvin Compper (Hoffenheim), Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Andreas Hinkel (Celtic), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Marcel Schaefer (Wolfsburg), Serdar Tasci (Stuttgart), Heiko Westermann (Schalke)

Midfielders: Thomas Hitzlsperger (Stuttgart), Jermaine Jones (Schalke), Marko Marin (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Simon Rolfes (Bayer Leverkusen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburg), Tobias Weis (Hoffenheim)

Forwards: Mario Gomez (Stuttgart), Patrick Helmes (Bayer Leverkusen), Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich), Lukas Podolski (Bayern Munich)

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Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz has named the following 20-man squad for the friendly with Brazil on Wednesday November 19 in Brasilia.

Goalkeepers: Quim (Benfica), Eduardo Carvalho (Braga).

Defenders: Jose Bosingwa (Chelsea), Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea), Fernando Meira (Galatasaray), Bruno Alves (Porto), Pepe (Real Madrid), Rolando (Porto), Miguel (Valencia).

Midfielders: Maniche (Atletico Madrid), Joao Moutinho (Sporting), Danny (Zenit St Petersburg), Raul Meireles (Porto), Deco (Chelsea), Cesar Peixoto (Braga), Tiago (Juventus).

Forwards: Simao Sabrosa (Atletico Madrid), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Nani (Manchester United), Hugo Almeida (Werder Bremen).

Reuters