Karim Benzema went to Qatar World Cupbut he did not play for a single minute because he was out due to a quadriceps problem, with a detail that was discussed until the day of the Final that France lost against Argentina: Since nobody replaced him, there was the possibility of his return just to the definition.
However, Didier Deschamps He did not use that resource and gambled with what he had left, among all the selected ones that fell due to physical problems.
Once the curtain closed Qatara journalistic version emerged through the French communicator Romain Molinawho signaled “boycott” against Karim Benzema in Les Bleus.
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The journalist said that Didier Deschamps was upset by a detail that may sound trivial, since it would have bothered the strategist that Benzema did not mention him in the Ballon d’Or speech; The version was even handled that the technician trusted the “questioned medical service” to send Karim back.
Days after the Final in Lusail, a video emerged showing the return of Karim Benzema before the Eurocopa, where Didier Deschamps received it with the rest of those selected and, at one point, the camera fixed on Hugo Lloris y Antoine Griezmannthe captain and one of the leaders of the dressing room, who showed a hard expression when the merengue striker took a seat, in contrast to the applause and laughter of other teammates.
The video took force on the information that Lloris y Antoine “they never saw with good eyes” the return of Karim Benzema to Les Bleus.
Look at the faces of Lloris and Griezmann when Benzema, after being away from the national team for several years, was called up last year just before the start of the Euro Cup.
— Madridista.1902 (@madridissta1902) December 20, 2022
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