Striker David Trezeguet said he could come back from international retirement, five months after announcing he was quitting the France team.

"I didn't want to quit the national team," Trezeguet said in an interview with sports daily L'Equipe released yesterday.

"Now I think the 2010 World Cup could be an objective for me. I don't forget it. I have always missed Les Bleus and I still miss them today," the Juventus forward added.

Trezeguet said in July he was quitting international football after Raymond Domenech was confirmed as France coach.

The striker has had an uneasy relationship with Domenech, who left him out of France's Euro 2008 squad.

"I don't set any conditions... If Domenech thinks Trezeguet can help his team, then we will see," he added.

New France assistant coach Alain Boghossian had telephoned him in August and told him that he and Karim Benzema would make the best pair up front, the striker said.

Trezeguet, who last played for France in a 1-0 win over England in March, said he would rather talk to Domenech.

He also said two factors led him to change his mind: the standing ovation he received from French fans at Stade de France after being substituted against England, and a magazine poll putting him in the top 10 of France's favourite athletes.

Trezeguet, France's third all-time scorer with 34 goals, said he was recovering well after undergoing surgery on both knees in September and should be back in action in February.

France have a friendly against Argentina - where Trezeguet lived for several years as a child - on February 11, followed by World Cup qualifiers against Lithuania on March 28 and April 1.