World Cup 2022: Karim Benzema out of Qatar 2022 with injury, France announce

By Ben Hayward
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Karim Benzema has been forced to pull out of the World Cup due to a thigh injury, France announced in a statement on Saturday

Karim Benzema arrives at a France get-together ahead of the World Cup in Qatar.
(Image credit: Getty Images)

France striker Karim Benzema has been forced to pull out of the World Cup in Qatar due to injury, Les Bleus have confirmed in a statement.

This year's Ballon d'Or winner missed Real Madrid's last three games ahead of the tournament and reports earlier on Saturday indicated that he had suffered a fresh setback in training for Qatar 2022.

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Ben Hayward
Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is the Weekend Editor of FourFourTwo. A European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.