The President of France intervenes.. Benzema in the World Cup final
French President Emmanuel Macron wants to accompany veteran striker Karim Benzema and a number of other players, who were absent from the (roosters) team in the FIFA World Cup currently being held in Qatar due to injury, on his trip to the Qatari capital, Doha, to follow the World Cup final between his country and his Argentine counterpart on Sunday. next.
"I know that President Macron wants this, I know that the plan is being studied," Amelie Audia Castera, the French Minister of Sports, said in statements to the French television station (RTL).
"The president would like to take them with him," Castera added, "so they can play their part" in this adventure.
Speculation had been raised that Benzema might be in the final, after France's victory over Morocco in the semi-finals of the World Cup the day before yesterday, Wednesday, in the match that witnessed the presence of Macron, who encouraged the French team from the stands.
Didier Deschamps, coach of the French national team, refused to talk about the Real Madrid star, who did not prepare for his fitness in time to participate in the World Cup, but he is still officially in the squad for the tournament, just like Lucas Hernandez, who suffered a severe knee injury in the team's first match. World Cup.
Deschamps decided to exclude a group of stars from the official list of France in the tournament due to injury, such as Paul Pogba, Ngolo Kante and Christopher Nkunku, but they can also accompany Macron and be present in the final match.
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