Didier Deschamps will NOT call up a replacement for Karim Benzema after a thigh injury forced the Ballon d’Or winner OUT of the World Cup just days before opener against Australia
- Didier Deschamps says France will not call in a replacement for Karim Benzema
- Benzema suffered a thigh injury in his first full training session after prior issues
- Benzema, 34, underwent individual training sessions alongside Raphael Varane
- However, he later confirmed he had withdrawn from the squad due to his injury
- The France boss will not call anyone up despite having the opportunity to do so
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Didier Deschamps has confirmed France will not call up a replacement for Karim Benzema after he was ruled out of the 2022 World Cup with a thigh injury.
The Real Madrid striker saw his first full training session in Qatar brought to an early conclusion after he suffered an injury on Saturday afternoon.
He was ruled out of France’s opening game against Australia after undergoing a scan, but had hoped to return for their second fixture against Denmark.
Didier Deschamps has confirmed France will not call up a replacement for Karim Benzema
However, Benzema took to Instagram to confirm that he had withdrawn from the France World Cup squad on Saturday.
The news came as a blow to Deschamps given the fact France have already lost Christopher Nkunku, Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante.
Deschamps was asked whether he would call in a replacement for Benzema on Sunday morning. He told reporters he would not.
The reporter said to the France manager: ‘Karim Benzema will be replaced?’, to which Deschamps said: ‘No’.
Deschamps spoke to reporters on Sunday morning ahead of…
