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Benzema injured in training, could miss entire World Cup

Benzema injured in training, could miss entire World Cup
France’s Karim Benzema runs during a training session at the Jassim Bin Hamad stadium in Doha on Saturday. (AP)
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Updated 20 November 2022

Benzema injured in training, could miss entire World Cup

Benzema injured in training, could miss entire World Cup
  • Benzema “felt a sharp muscle pain” in his left thigh in training

DOHA: France striker Karim Benzema was reportedly injured Saturday during training in Qatar and is set to miss the defending champion’s World Cup opener against Australia — and possibly the entire tournament.
L’Equipe reported that the 34-year-old Benzema, this year’s winner of the Ballon d’Or, “will not participate in at least the first match” of France’s campaign with a risk of not playing in any games.
The sports paper said that Benzema “felt a sharp muscle pain” in his left thigh in training.
France faces Australia on Tuesday in Group D. Denmark and Tunisia are also in the group.