Karim Benzema ‘is OUT of France’s World Cup opener against Australia after latest injury’
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Karim Benzema ‘is OUT of France’s World Cup opener against Australia after suffering a thigh injury in his first full training session’… and Les Bleus insiders fear their star striker ‘could miss the ENTIRE tournament’ in Qatar
- Karim Benzema will miss France’s World Cup opener against Australia
- The winner of the Ballon d’Or injured his thigh during a training in Qatar
- And could now miss the entire tournament with uncertain extent of his injury
- Benzema already trained separately with the injured Raphael Varane
Karim Benzema’s World Cup future has been thrown into disarray as the 2022 Ballon d’Or winner will miss France’s opening game against Australia on Tuesday.
The Real Madrid striker saw his first training session in the Middle East come to an early end after Benzema was injured. He is ready for scans before his future participation in the tournament is decided.
The French striker will miss his side’s opening World Cup match, as revealed by L’Equipebut also could see his participation in the tournament terminated before it had even begun.
Karim Benzema will miss France’s opening game against Australia on Tuesday
Benzema has reportedly suffered a thigh injury while training in Qatar
Benzema has reportedly suffered another injury setback, not a repeat of his knee and hamstring issues that have so far seen him train alone alongside the other injury-questionable Raphael Varane.
The 34-year-old’s future participation in what will be his final World Cup appearance has now once again come into question as team manager Didier Deschamps ponders whether to call up a replacement.
Deschamps has already been forced to make offensive changes after fellow striker Christopher Nkunku saw his World Cup hopes dashed after he was injured in a training session before the team left for Qatar.
