2022 Ballon d'Or winners
Karim Benzema announced on the morning of 11/20 Taiwan time that he would be withdrawing due to injury
the national team
The team has not been able to qualify for the World Cup for two consecutive years.
Christopher Nkunku, Presnel Kimpembe, Mike Maignan, Paul Pogba, N'Golo Kanté and Benzema, who just announced his retirement.
Lining up France's injured players, each one a world-class top player.
Perhaps it's a case of the magic spell playing out, as France's serious injury problems are taking them further and further away from defending their title.
With the withdrawal of Nkunku (left) and Benzema (center), only teenage kingpin Mbappé (right) remains in France's luxury trident
The withdrawal of Benzema and Nkunku also means that France's luxurious trident will not be present at this year's World Cup.
But perhaps that's not entirely a bad thing for the French team.
Veteran Oliver Giroud has been on a roll this year in the
AC Milan (football club)
Manifestations of Rejuvenation
, would be the obvious choice to replace Benzema as the starting center.
Griezmann returned to Atletico this year and in his limited time on the pitch, he still managed a very efficient 5 goals and 3 assists.
.. Add to that the world-class hands of Junior Ballon d'Or winner Kylian Mbappé.
The trio of Mbappé-Griezmann-Giroud, winners of the last World Cup, are still in pretty good shape.
last year
League of Europe
s two matchweeks, France head coach Didier Deschamps used two old and two new trident combinations.For the June matches, the French team
Benzema and Mbappé, the world's top frontcourt, were used several times, but failed to get good results in the offense. Even in the field many times appeared in the position overlap situation, the two people between the poor tacit understanding between the front became the hidden worry of the French team.
The two September
League of Europe
For the tournament, Deschamps reintroduced the Mbappé-Griezmann-Giroud trident lineup from the last WC. In the two matches, they won with 2:0 against Austria, but lost with 2:0 against Denmark. These two matches could see that the
The trio is much smoother than Benzema-Mbappé. Although Giroud and Griezmann's poor form was one of the main reasons for their loss to Denmark, they have since regained their form in the league, and it is definitely worth looking forward to seeing the trio work together again in the WC.
Giroud (top row, first from right), Mbappé (bottom row, first from right) and Griezmann (bottom row, second from left) will once again anchor France's frontcourt.
Together with Ousmane Dembélé, who is invincible as long as he's healthy, France's frontcourt is still very strong despite missing two superstars in Benzema and Nkunku.
France have yet to announce the player who will fill Benzema's vacancy, the
Monaco center Ben Yedder,
Manchester United Football Club
Junior Anthony Martial and Lille's Martin Terrier are possibilities.
Ben Yedder, who happens to be vacationing in the Middle East, has 10 goals and 2 assists this season, and is the most likely candidate to replace him, given his past experience playing for his country.
Regardless, Benzema's inability to bring his golden globe body to Cada is definitely a shame for the fans.
Benzema's ill-fated
the national team
A career that is filled with emotion. The 35-year-old veteran's dream of winning the World Cup may turn into the biggest regret in his great career with this injury.
