French and Real Madrid forward, Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after suffering a vast injury a day before the major kick-off.
The Ballon d’Or winner picked a yet-to-be-disclosed injury during his training section at the French camp in Qatar on Saturday.
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He was rushed to the clinic where the medical team announced that he will need a vast tally of 4 weeks to recover from the severe injury. This has likely ruined his world cup dream amid how the big tournament will end on December 11th.
The AC Milan maestro, Olivier Giroud will assume his position so as to fully defend their title alongside his teammates.
France’s head coach, Didier Deschamps has also emphasised his feelings on the injury blow following the recent gust that featured promising Nkuku who was ruled out of the tournament over a severe injury.
His words:
“I am extremely sad for Karim, for whom this World Cup was a major objective”
“Despite this new blow for the France team I have full faith in my squad. We will do all we can to rise to the huge challenge that awaits us.”
