Kyle Lafferty is back among the goals for Northern Ireland, but whether he will be back in the team against world champions Germany on Tuesday night is another matter altogether.
The Norwich City striker came off the bench in the 79th minute to score twice and set up another as Michael O'Neill's side beat San Marino 4-0 in Group C at Windsor Park.
O'Neill admits it is difficult to put his talisman in the starting line-up when he has played just 28 minutes of Championship football under Alex Neil at Norwich so far this season.
Lafferty, 29, is set to leave Carrow Road in the January transfer window, but may have to accept being an impact substitute for his country until then despite ending a five-game barren run by taking his tally to nine goals in his last 11 qualifiers.