France will have to defend its World Cup title without Karim Benzema, with the injured star ruled out for the competition
that he was set to undergo further testing and could be in danger of being ruled out from France’s 2022 opener against Australia—and potentially the World Cup altogether.
With Benzema now officially out for the foreseeable future, France manager Didier Deschamps will have until 24 hours before France’s first match to call up another player.had been nursing knee and hamstring injuries that left his availability for the La Liga club limited in recent weeks. However, the injury that affected him in training Saturday is believed to be a new leg ailment.
Benzema is just the latest member of the French national team to come down with an injury ahead of the tournament. Theare already without star midfielders N’Golo Kanté and Paul Pogba, along with a host of other key players like Presnel Kimpembe and Christopher Nkunku, with the latter being hurt in a training session just before France begins play in Qatar.and Olivier Giroud, keyed the run to the title in Russia four years ago.
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