Karim Benzema he was in the 26-man squad chassis French international for the World Cup, but had to withdraw from the tournament due to a thigh injury. Despite this, manager Didier Deschamps did not replace him with another player, which meant there was a chance the striker would play in the later stages of the tournament (if he managed to qualify for them).
Benzema spoke about his participation in the World Cup final. Strong words
In the last weeks there have been reports that Benzema’s health is much betterlast Thursday he also played in sparring real Madrid from Leganes (1:1). Because of this, speculation arose that he would not play in the final against Argentina.
The main interested party reported on the case on Friday, announcing that he will not play the golden match. “Not interested,” he wrote on Instagram.
In this situation, Benzema will remain Madrid and together with the Real Madrid players he will prepare for the resumption of club competitions after the World Cup break.
It seems that Deschamps was also skeptical about Benzema returning to the decisive match, having been asked about it after the match against for Morocco (2:0). His answer was evasive. Will Karim Benzema play in the World Cup final in Qatar? I’m not answering this question, I’ll ask another.
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