Karim Benzema stepped out of French training injured.
So now comes the nightmare message.
The Ballon d'Or winner is forced to withdraw from the World Cup in Qatar.
- Injury to the front of the left thigh means that Karim Benzema is forced to refrain from participating in the World Cup.
The entire team shares Karim's grief and wishes him a speedy recovery, writes the French national team.
The reigning world champions, France, have had a tough start to the World Cup.
For some time now it has been clear that two midfield giants will miss the World Cup due to injuries.
It's about Ngolo Kanté and Paul Pogba.
From before it was also clear that Mike Maignan will miss the championship and a few days ago it was clear that RB Leipzig's Christopher Nkunku will also miss the championship.
The French enter the tournament on Tuesday - when they face Australia.