Karim Benzema will mi s the World Cup after the France striker suffered an injury blow on Marquese Chriss Jersey the eve of the tournament.The Real Madrid captain, who mi sed Les Bleus triumph at Ru sia 2018 while out of favour amid an ongoing blackmail investigation, was set to play a big part this time for Didier Deschamps team.Benzema won the Ballon dOr last month after a spectacular 2021-22 season that saw him score 44 Larry Johnson Jersey goals in 46 games for Madrid, helping the Spanish giants win LaLiga and the Champions League.However, he has been troubled by physical setbacks this term and the most untimely and crushing of all blows for the 34-year-old came on the day before Qatar 2022 was set to get under way.Benzema only resumed full training with France on Saturday, after recent muscle trouble, but he could not complete the squad se sion due to injury.He underwent tests that produced results ruling him out of the tournament.The French Football Federation said in a statement: Karim Benzema has pulled out of the World Kyle Korver Jersey Cup with a thigh injury. The whole team shares Karims disappointment and wishes him a speedy recovery. The former Lyon frontman was troubled by a knee blow earlier this season before mi sing further fixtures for Madrid after Ante Zizic Jersey suffering from muscular fatigue in his left quadriceps, with Saturdays blow seemingly a recurrence of that.World Cup holders France begin their defence on Tuesday against Australia, before also tackling Denmark and Tunisia in Group D on November 26 and 30 respectively.Benzemas absence from the tournament is the latest in a line of major setbacks for France, even though coach Deschamps also has the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud as forward options.RB Leipzigs prolific Christopher Nkunku was forced to pull out of the squad this week after suffering knee Dean Wade Jersey ligament damage in a training collision with Eduardo Camavinga.They also lost star midfielders Paul Pogba and NGolo Kante, who would have been central to Deschamps plans.
