Deschamps excludes Benzema in the final: “I do not deal with invitations”

Deschamps excludes Benzema in the final: “I do not deal with invitations”

Karim Benzema will not face Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final. The French striker even recovered from injury, but French coach Didier Deschamps ruled out the presence of the Real Madrid striker in the decisive match of the current tournament. in Qatar.

“If I don’t answer, they will say I’m upset. I have players who are already injured. Karim is one of them. The last one who was injured was Lucas Hernandez. Since then, I have 24 players to manage, “he began saying at the press conference that was a preview of the game with the South American.

On Friday, the striker posted a photo with the caption, “I don’t even care” and later posted another photo on social media of the moment he was awarded the Ballon d’Or, alongside Zinedine Zidane, who was billed as his future. Khalifa de Deschamps is ours Le Bleus And who, according to international newspapers, rejected the invitation of the French Federation to be present in Qatar.

“That’s the group. I’m not the one who handles invitations for players, ex-players or injured players. I don’t know who’s going to be there. We had a group in the beginning, and since then we’ve lost three players.” [Nkunku, Karim e Lucas Hernández]🇧🇷 They were part of the beginning of this adventure, but tomorrow there will be 24, ”the coach confirmed.

It is worth noting that Benzema was injured before France’s first match in the World Cup. The striker, who has a troubled past in the national team, left several messages on social media.

Argentina and France face each other on Sunday in the 2022 World Cup Final, at 3 p.m.

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