Shortly after making official his package for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Karim Benzema broke his silence on his account Instagram.
It was with immense disappointment that supporters of the French national team learned the sad news on Saturday evening. The Real Madrid striker will not be able to participate in the World Cup with the world champions while the optimism was still there a few hours before. This package is a real coup for Didier Deschamps and his crew, who have relied heavily on Benzema’s experience to go very far in the competition. His body finally let go on the eve of the official start of the competition. On Saturday, when he had just resumed group training, Benzema had a relapse and is in fact suffering from an injury to the quadriceps of his left leg.
Benzema thinks first of all about the team
This injury puts an end to the 2022 Ballon d’Or dream of winning the most coveted trophy on the planet. A few minutes after the official announcement of his package, the Blues striker confided Instagram. “DI have never given up in my life. Tonight I have to think about the team, as I always have, so reason tells me to leave my seat to someone who can help our group to have a good World Cup. wrote Benzema on the social network.
🚨 Karim Benzema is out of the World Cup. It’s a terrible blow for the Blues.
—RMC Sport (@RMCsport) November 19, 2022
The carnage continues!
After the packages of Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kanté, Presnel Kimpembe and Christopher Nkunku, fate is relentless on the world champions, more weakened than ever after this announcement regarding Benzema. Didier Deschamps still has a few hours to choose a replacement for him. Indeed, a reinforcement can arrive before Monday evening, i.e. 24 hours before France’s first match against Australia (20 hours). The names of Moussa Diaby, Wissam Ben Yedder or even Martin Terrier circulate insistently…
