France has made it to the final of the World Cup, and the Ballon d'Or-winning striker Benschmar, who was originally regarded as the leader of the team, was injured and had to withdraw from the team before the final week. However, France has not made any by-election, and Benschmar is still nominally a member of France's World Cup army. Binschmar has recently been on the sidelines of the
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Resumption of operations, as reported
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It was also agreed to allow Binschmar to fly to Qatar for the final, prompting heated debate among fans.
Binschmar left the team early with a muscle injury before finals week, but returned last Saturday (10) to
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Resumption of exercises shows a full recovery from the injury, and Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo reports that
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It has been agreed to let Binschmar leave the team for the World Cup final, pending only the French
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The final decision was taken by Mr. BINSCHMER.
When asked if he would call up Benschmar for the final in the press conference after the match, France's team leader Dee Gans dismissed the question by saying: "The next question is:". As a matter of fact, Deegans has already stated several times during the World Cup that Benschmar will not return to the team, and it would be unfair to the other players to call Benschmar back to the team for the final.