France call Frey in for Coupet

ACF Fiorentina goalkeeper Sébastien Frey has been called into the France squad for Wednesday's visit of the Faroe Islands after No1 Grégory Coupet picked up a hand injury during Saturday's 1-0 Group B loss to Scotland.

Run ended
Defender Gary Caldwell scored the goal at Hampden Park to make Scotland only the second side in 12 years to defeat France in a qualifying tie, a run encompassing 23 matches. Coupet sustained the injury to a finger during the second half in Glasgow but played on until the final whistle, suggesting he should be fit for Olympique Lyonnais' next Ligue 1 fixture against AS Saint-Etienne on Saturday.

'Overconfidence'
Mickaël Landreau from Paris Saint-Germain FC is expected to deputise for Coupet against the Faroes in Sochaux, with the 26-year-old Frey - who was last selected in November 2004 - starting on the bench. Coach Raymond Domenech said of the Scotland reverse: "Beforehand I warned the players against overconfidence and I will tell them again. It is going to be a tough group. Scotland came out like a team that wanted to cause us problems and they are now rivals in the race for qualification."