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Ben Yedder earns first France call-up after United double

Soccer Football - Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg - Manchester United vs Sevilla - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - March 13, 2018 Sevilla’s Wissam Ben Yedder celebrates scoring a goal Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

PARIS (Reuters) - Sevilla forward Wissam Ben Yedder was called up by France for the first time on Thursday after his Champions League double against Manchester United earlier this week.

Ben Yedder struck twice at Old Trafford to send Sevilla through to the quarter-finals with a 2-1 aggregate win against United on Tuesday.

The former Toulouse striker, 27, was included in Didier Deschamps’ squad for friendlies against Colombia on March 23 and in Russia against the World Cup hosts four days later.

France will play in Group C at the World Cup where they will face Australia, Peru and Denmark.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Toby Davis)

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