Evra out of France squad

"He needs a rest. He is affected by a family drama which will prevent him from being with us," Blanc said.

Evra, who had returned from international exile for his part in the 2010 World Cup walk-out, was expected to be listed but is replaced by Valencia’s uncapped Jeremy Mathieu.

The exact reason for Evra’s absence was not revealed.

Evra has also been in the news recently for his allegations of racial abuse by Liverpool’s Luis Suarez.

In other news for France, Montpellier striker Olivier Giroud was given his first call after scoring eight goals for the surprise package in Ligue 1.

Striker Bafetimbi Gomis has also missed out despite being recalled after a two-year absence for the final Euro 2012 qualifiers last month.

France face the United States on November 11 at the Stade de France with Belgium visiting four days later.

France squad: Cedric Carrasso (Bordeaux), Hugo Lloris (Lyon), Steve Mandanda (Marseille); Eric Abidal (Barcelona), Matthieu Debuchy (Lille), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Adil Rami (Valencia), Anthony Reveillere (Lyon), Jeremy Mathieu (Valencia), Mamadou Sakho (Paris St Germain); Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United), Alou Diarra (Marseille), Yann M'Vila (Rennes), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Marvin Martin (Sochaux), Samir Nasri (Manchester City), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich); Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Kevin Gameiro (PSG), Olivier Giroud (Montpellier), Jeremy Menez (PSG), Loic Remy (Marseille)