Doha: Striker Karim Benzema was compelled to depart France’s coaching session due to an harm on Saturday in what’s doubtlessly a significant blow for the defending champions three days earlier than their World Cup opener, L’Equipe reported.
The Ballon d’Or winner, who has been fighting a muscle downside, and central defender Raphael Varane, who’s recovering from a knee situation, educated with the squad on Saturday for the primary time since they arrived in Qatar.
L’Equipe stated that Benzema didn’t final the complete session after sustaining an harm, the character and severity of which isn’t but identified.
France, already with out influential midfielders Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante for the event due to harm, open their marketing campaign in opposition to Australia in a Group D match on Tuesday.