French national team forward Karim Benzema will miss the 2022 World Cup, which kicks off today in Qatar, according to a tweet from the French national team.
Karim BenzemaThe owner of the "Golden Ball" was recently injured quadriceps injury of the left thigh. Despite this, there were still hopes that Benzema would have time to return to action during the 2022 World Cup, but last Saturday, the striker received a new injury to the tendons of the thigh muscles during a training session for the French national team.
A survey conducted after that showed that the attacker's participation in the World Cup was excluded. Benzema's recovery will take from two to four months.
Recall that at the group stage of the 2022 World Cup, the French team will play in Group D with Australia, Denmark and Tunisia.
