Defending champions France lose star striker Karim Benzema, who is out of FIFAWorldCup after tearing a muscle in his left thigh during training Qatar2022
earlier reported that Benzema “felt a sharp muscle pain” in his left thigh in training.
“I’m fine. I had a bit of pain but no tear and no serious injury. I could have played but I wasn’t at 100 percent,” he toldForward Christopher Nkunku was injured just minutes before the end of the team’s last training session on Tuesday evening and replaced in the squad by Randal Kolo Muani on Wednesday.
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