The French team will face Argentina on Sunday in the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. A meeting that Karim Benzema will watch from a distance, forfeited for the competition and not going to Qatar.
Karim Benzema has been at the center of the news and controversy for a few hours now. The Real Madrid striker was unable to participate in the World Cup due to a leg injury sustained the day before the Blues’ first game in Qatar.
But the name of the Ballon d’Or 2022 is still in the media, especially in Spain. The latter even mentioned a possible return of ‘KB9’ during the game, as his injury was less serious than expected. Rumors dismissed by Didier Deschamps, the coach of the Blues.
Enigmatic messages on social networks
Since the qualification of the French team for the final, Benzema has been panicking on social networks. This Friday night, he posted an enigmatic Instagram post with a mysterious caption, “I don’t care.” Especially in response to the many rumors surrounding him for the France-Argentina final – the media may announce him in Qatar for France-Argentina.
Hours later, he Instagrammed a friend’s post featuring him and the 2022 Ballon d’Or with the message: “We’ve already won… END.” It was enough for Karim Benzema to be at the heart of controversy again, 24 hours after a World Cup final. A meeting that he will not dispute and will not be present on site. According to information from the Parisian, he refused to go to Qatar in the company of Emmanuel Macron, N’Golo Kanté, Paul Pogba…
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His advisor tries to calm things down
Confronted with the magnitude of the reaction to his protégé’s communication, Karim Djaziri, the adviser to the former Lyonnais, posted a message on Twitter. “I remind some that France will play a CDM final tomorrow, you have to get behind all the players who will be on the field to give us back a third star and leave alone who will be behind the blues more than ever stand to him the title that misses him.” A message with a unifying purpose, but whose last sentence is also controversial…
I remind some that France will play a CDM final tomorrow, you have to get behind all the players that will be on the field to give us a 3rd star and leave it alone @Benzema who more than ever will be behind the blues to offer him the title he lacks?️
— Karim Djaziri (@KDjaziri) December 17, 2022
