Footballer Karim Benzema will miss the 2022 World Cup, the French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed this Saturday evening.
The FFF said in a statement that due to an injury to the “quadriceps muscle of the left thigh, the Real Madrid striker is forced to withdraw from the World Cup.”
On this saturday day The French press has already reported that Benzema he left national team training early and that he was absent from the first World Champions game against Australia the following Tuesday and also put the World Cup at risk is now clear.
At the same time, FFF clarifies that the last Ballon d’Or winner had an MRI this Saturday evening and that the results indicate a rectus femoris injury and a three-week recovery period.
“Karim Benzema was forced to interrupt the collective training due to pain in the quadriceps muscle of the left thigh. Fdid an MRI at a Doha hospital, which unfortunately confirmed a rectus femoris injury that would require a three-week recovery period,” they point out.
The period in question, looking at the calendar, indicates that Benzema will be ready around December 10, when the competition will already be on its way to the semi-finals.
A possible replacement in the squad for coach Didier Deschamps has yet to be announced, who could make a new challenge before Monday.
This is not the first change in injuries at the 2022 World Cup in the French team compared to the original squad. Randal Kolo Muani has already been called up to replace Christopher Nkunka.who in the last few hours found out that he had serious injury and an unspecified return date.
