Karim Benzema did not play a single minute at the World Cup in Qatar and a falling out with coach Didier Deschamps saw the Real Madrid forward not help France in the final, which they lost in dramatic fashion to Argentina.

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

Karim Benzema is ready to play from the 1/8 finals of the 2022 World Cup

More than a week after the end of the World Cup in Qatar, the agent of Karim Benzema spoke about the episode of not using the forward at the final tournament in Qatar.

Karim Jaziri posted a note about Benzema on his Twitter. Thus, the forward of Madrid “Real” could play starting from the 1/8 finals.

Karim was in physical form immediately after the group stage of the WC-2022.

“I consulted three specialists who confirmed my diagnosis that Benzema could be fit from the round of 16 to at least be on the bench. Why did you ask him to leave so quickly?”, the agent of the football player, who did not even make it to the World Cup in Qatar, said in a message.

This season’s Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema announced his retirement from the French national team right after the World Cup in Qatar. It became increasingly apparent that disagreements with Didier Deschamps were the reason for the striker’s absence from the field. the final tournament of the world.