March 18 2002

Dougie Freedman

Dougie Freedman has been called up to Berti Vogts' first Scotland squad to face France this month.

Freedman, who has scored 20 goals so far this season for Palace, previously played against Lativa in October, and grabbed a goal for his country in their 2-1 win.

The match, which is away in France, takes place on Wednesday March 27 with an 8:45pm kickoff.

The full squad that Vogts has selected is as follows:

Robert Douglas (Celtic)

Paul Gallacher (Dundee United)

Neil Sullivan (Tottenham Hotspur)

Gary Caldwell (Newcastle United)

Stephen Crainey (Celtic)

Christian Dailly (West Ham United)

Dominic Matteo (Leeds United)

Kevin McNaughton (Aberdeen)

Steven Pressley (Heart of Midlothian)

David Weir (Everton)

Colin Cameron (Wolverhampton W.)

Barry Ferguson (Rangers)

Scot Gemmill (Everton)

Stephen Hughes (Rangers)

Paul Lambert (Celtic)

Jackie McNamara (Celtic)

Scott Severin (Hearts)

Stephen Crawford (Dunfermline Athletic)

Dougie Freedman (Crystal Palace)

Neil McCann (Rangers)

Kenny Miller (Wolverhampton W)

Steven Thompson (Dundee United)