Karim Benzema was in the France squad but did not play a single minute at the World Cup in Qatar due to injury. A day after the Galician roosters dramatically lost the final to Argentina, Benzema announced the end of his career with the national team of his country.

Didier Deschamps and Karim BenzemaPhoto: FRANCK FIFE / AFP / Profimedia

Karim Benzema withdrew from the French national team

In a post on social networks, Benzema announced that the story between him and the French national team had come to an end.

Benzema, injured before the first leg of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, made a full recovery ahead of the grand final, but Didier Deschamps was reluctant to call up the Real forward.

Much has been written about this rift between them, and just a day after France lost the final in dramatic fashion to Argentina (2-2 after 90 minutes, 3-3 after 120 minutes and 4-2 after penalties), Benzema announced the end of his career. era national team “Cocoșilor Galici”.

Check out this Instagram post

A post shared by Karim Benzema (@karimbenzema)

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