UPDATE 2-Soccer-World-Talisman Ribery strikes again for France

* Ribery scores to boost France's qualifying chances

* Midfielder strikes winner again (Adds quotes, detail in last para)

By Julien Pretot

PARIS, April 1 (Reuters) - Franck Ribery boosted France's World Cup qualifying hopes with a second-half goal to secure a 1-0 win over Lithuania in Group Seven on Wednesday.

Ribery, who also netted the winner in Lithuania on Saturday, poked the ball home from an Andre-Pierre Gignac cross 15 minutes from time.

The result lifted France to second in Group Seven with 10 points from five games, two behind leaders Serbia and one above third-placed Lithuania.

"We knew it was going to be complicated because of our opponent's (defensive) strategy," France coach Raymond Domenech told reporters.

"Ribery is one of the key elements in this team, just like Titi (Thierry Henry) and William (Gallas).

"In every generation, you need a great player. We are lucky because we have four or five," he added.