Ballon d’Or winner Benzema was unable to participate in the World Cup due to injury.
MOSCOW, November 20 – RIA Novosti. Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema will not be able to help the French team at the World Cup in Qatar due to his injury. reported on the national team’s Twitter account.

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Benzema left the French national team training session early on Saturday due to his injury, after which he was sent for a medical examination. As a result of the examination, it was reported that the 34-year-old striker had damage to the quadriceps muscle of his left thigh, and this injury would not allow him to compete in the World Cup.
Earlier, before the 11th round match of the Spanish championship with Sevilla, the owner of the Golden Ball was diagnosed with muscle fatigue in the quadriceps muscle of the left thigh. He missed several La Liga games and only returned to training in the general group as part of the national team on Saturday.
Benzema played 97 matches for France and scored 37 goals.
It was previously learned that midfielders N’Golo Kante and Paul Pogba would not be able to play for the French national team in the World Cup due to injuries, while defender Rafael Varane’s participation in the tournament was doubtful.
The World Cup in Qatar kicks off on 20 November. The current winner of the tournament, the French national team, was in the same group as the Australian, Danish and Tunisian teams.
Source: Ria

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