And I was the role no World🇧🇷 First match between hosts Qatar this is Ecuador in the standings for group A, in a closed tournament of the illustrious list of players, to which it was the last to join “Golden Ball 2022“.
Karim Benzema he was injured in training three days before France’s World Cup debut, he will miss the FIFA tournament in Qatar and could even complete a very strong “11” of unlucky players on his own.
The current Ballon d’Or is another significant absence from the defending European champions, and “reinforces” the list of absences due to injury in this World Cup, which has already included the best African player of the year. Sadio ManePortuguese Diogo JotaLiverpool striker.
“I never gave up in my life, but tonight (Saturday) I have to think about the team like I always do. So my mind tells me give up your seat to someone who can help our group to make a big world championship. Thanks for all the messages of support”, — wrote Benzema in the social network Instagram. shortly after it was confirmed that he would miss the tournament.
Meanwhile coach Didier Deschamps has announced that the Real Madrid striker will not be replaced in the squad, leaving the Roosters with only 25 players to take part in this World Cup.
Benzema, firstly, added to the list of injured Frenchmen, in which a few days ago another striker suffered a relatively serious injury, Christopher Nkunku, partner of the Portuguese André Silva at RB Leipzig, who was replaced by Randal Colo Muani from Eintracht Frankfurt in Frankfurt.
In addition to the two strikers, the Roosters are still missing midfielders N’Golo Kante (Chelsea) and Paul Pogba (Juventus), defender Prenel Kipembe (Paris Saint-Germain) and goalkeeper Mike Meignan (Milan “).
Globally, Benzema is now a great figure on the absent list, which also includes the second most voted for this year’s Ballon d’Or and the best African player of the year 2022, Senegalese Sadio Mané (Bayern Munich).
At another level, the Portuguese Diogo Jota (Liverpool), the Germans Marcos Reus (Borussia Dortmund) and Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), the Argentines Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) and Nico Gonzalez (Fiorentina), the Brazilian Philippe Coutinho (West Ham) ), Dutchman Georgino Wijnaldum (Netherlands), Englishman Rhys James (Chelsea).
The World Cup kicked off this Sunday, November 20, with Qatar-Ecuador qualifying for Group A, in a game in which we can single out the title as hosts Pedro Miguel, a Portuguese descendant of Cape Verdeans known as Ro-Ro and out of 10 naturalized in the Qatari team. Among the South Americans, former Sporting Gonzalo Plata was also a starter.
The World Cup will continue this Monday with the match between England and Iran in Group B, in which the Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz is ahead of the Persian team.
An exhausted France take the field on Tuesday against Australia in Group D. Portugal will make their debut on Thursday against Ghana in Group H.
