France Qatar will face Argentina on Sunday, 18 December at 10am (Peru time) at the Lusail Stadium for the Grand Final of Qatar 2022. The current Ballon d’Or, Karim Benzema was likely to return, but didier deschamps There is no chance of this happening.
“The group that is going to play the final is already here. I am not talking about inviting old players, about injuries, who is going to come or who will not be there. We have 24 players and be they who are going to stand face to face Argentina“, said the strategist of the French National Team very confused.
Where is Karim Benzema?
The current Ballon d’Or winner injured his left thigh during a training session prior to the tournament and had to leave Qatar before making his World Cup debut, as he did not participate in it. ‘Galik’ title in Russia 2018 due to non-football problems.
Since then, the 34-year-old striker has been training at his club, where he managed to recover and could rejoin. France from round 16, but did not do so despite authorization from his institution.
All casualties of France during the World Cup
France has been permanently injured throughout the World Cup: first it had to permanently withdraw 2 of its 26 players (Lucas Hernandez and Karim Benzema) before the debut, they then had to do without attacker Marcus Thuram and midfielder Adrien Rabiot and central defender Dayot Upamecano in the first qualifying games for the group stage, although they have fully recovered and are training with the rest of the squad. . , they were not alone.
In addition to those already mentioned for the previous stages, Deschamps saw defenders Raphael Varane, Ibrahima Konate and Kingsley Coman go down due to flu symptoms, with midfielder Aurélien Tchoumeni replacing his teammates in the medical department. . Theo Hernandez out at the hip and side due to a knee injury.
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