{"id":9614,"date":"2022-11-20T11:17:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T05:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footytimes.com\/?p=9614"},"modified":"2022-11-20T11:17:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T05:47:47","slug":"karim-benzema-ruled-out-of-world-cup-with-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footytimes.com\/karim-benzema-ruled-out-of-world-cup-with-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Karim Benzema ruled out of World Cup with injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

The French football federation announced on Saturday that France forward Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup in Qatar after suffering an injury during training.<\/p>\n

The Ballon d’Or winner, who has been suffering from a muscle issue, was forced to leave France’s training session on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

“I am extremely sad for Karim who had made this World Cup a major objective. Despite this new blow for the French team, I have full confidence in my group. We will do everything to meet the huge challenge that awaits us,” said coach Didier Deschamps in a statement.<\/p>\n

Last season, Benzema enjoyed a spectacular season with Real Madrid, scoring 44 goals in 46 games across all competitions to help the club win the LaLiga and Champions League double.<\/p>\n

He was France’s leading scorer in the 2014 World Cup, but he was not a part of their 2018 World Cup success, having only returned to the France team last year after a six-year absence due to a blackmailing scandal.<\/p>\n

Benzema has scored 10 goals in 16 appearances for the international squad since his return.<\/p>\n

“I’ve never given up in my life but tonight I have to think of the team, as I have always done,” Benzema wrote in an Instagram post.<\/p>\n

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