Teenage striker Higuain earns France call-up

PARIS, Nov 9 (Reuters) Teenage striker Gonzalo Higuain was called up by France coach Raymond Domenech today for a friendly international against Greece next week.

Higuain, 18, who plays for River Plate in Argentina, was born in France and has Argentinian parents. He is a French national but does not speak French.

A highly promising player, Higuain is already being compared in France to another French forward with an Argentinian father, David Trezeguet, who was not on the 24-man list unveiled by Domenech for the match against Greece next Wednesday at Stade de France.

Higuain was listed as a midfielder on Domenech's list, which featured another uncapped teenage striker in Olympique Lyon's Karim Benzema.

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