Injured, Karim Benzema “leaves his place” in Blue for the World Cup in Qatar – Liberation

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2022 World Cup in Qatardossier

After the right thigh, the French Ballon d’Or also suffered the alternation, with an injury to the left this Saturday which forced him to forfeit the 2022 World Cup.

The Qatari curse continues to hang over the infirmary of the Blues. After Pogba, Kanté, Kimpenbe, Maignan and Nkunku, Karim Benzema finally forfeited the 2022 World Cup overnight from Saturday to Sunday, struck down by a new injury, an additional blow for the Blues three days away. face Australia at the World Cup.

Convalescent for a month for a right thigh injury, the French Ballon d’Or hoped to see the end of the tunnel, this Saturday, by participating in his first collective training with the Blues. But he had to cut it short, victim of a “lesion” left thigh muscle, “which will require a recovery period of three weeks”, explained the Federation in a press release. It would be a tear, according to The Parisian.

“In my life I have never given up but tonight I have to think about the team as I always have,” reacted the striker on Instagram. “Reason tells me to leave my place to someone who can help our group to have a good World Cup”.

At 34, the center-forward will probably never play a second World Cup, after that of 2014 which he finished as the top French scorer.

Les Bleus coach Didier Deschamps has until Monday evening to make a last-minute substitution in the event of injury, according to FIFA regulations.

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