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Hours to go! Karim Benzema ruled out of 2022 World Cup- joins Pogba, Kante on injury list

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France's Karim Benzema eyes the ball during a training session at the Jassim Bin Hamad stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. France will play their first match in the World Cup against Australia on Nov. 22. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Defending champion France's World Cup hopes took a huge blow with the news that star striker Karim Benzema is out of the tournament after tearing a muscle in his left thigh during training on Saturday.

"Karim Benzema is out of the World Cup," the French soccer federation (FFF) said. "After hurting the quadriceps on his left thigh the Real Madrid striker is forced to give up on taking part in the World Cup."

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