France, who are trying to defend their World Cup title, suffered a fatal blow a day before the final week began. Ballon d'Or winner striker Binschmar was injured again when he returned to work on Saturday (19), and after being examined by a military doctor, it was confirmed that the thigh injury was serious.
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General Sunday (20) issued a statement to announce that Bensma will not be able to finish this year's World Cup, and the leader of the team, Dee Gans, said that he is extremely sad about this result.
The 34-year-old Benschmar is in the
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The injury has plagued the player, who played only 26 minutes of football in November. Saturday was his first training session after arriving in Qatar, but he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his thigh during a sprinting exercise, and after an MRI examination, it was found that there was a tear in his muscle, and he will be out of the game for three weeks, with the earliest chance of making a comeback coming from the last four to the final," said the coach.
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Total just decided to suck it up.
I am extremely sad for Benschmar, who has always been aiming for the World Cup. Although he has suffered a big blow, I still have full confidence in the French team, and we will do our best to meet any challenges in front of us," said France's team leader Dee Gans. After Benschmar's injury, his arrow position is expected to be filled by another veteran, Chiote.
Binschmar was France's top scorer at the 2014 World Cup (3 goals), but was later implicated in a blackmail scandal against his teammates.
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After 5 years of exile, he was finally re-called by France last year, and he has reached the peak of his career in recent seasons, winning the Ballon d'Or, the highest honor for a player, last month. This is the first time since Denmark's Simon Simonsohn (Ballon d'Or '77) missed the 1978 World Cup that a Ballon d'Or winner did not play in the same World Cup.
In a post on the social network, Bensma said: "In my life, I've never given up, but today I have to do what's best for the team, just as I've always done. Let's be reasonable, I'll leave my place to someone who can help France succeed in the World Cup. Thank you all for your concern, good wishes and support.
France is in Group D of the World Cup and will face Australia in the early hours of Wednesday (23rd) in their first group match, along with Denmark and Tunisia in the same group.
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Allowing teams to change their rosters before the first group stage game, the French
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The General Manager has not yet decided whether or not he will replace Benschmar with a replacement player.
