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Benzema Quits International Football After Missing World Cup

By IANS News December 20, 2022 • 09:43 AM View: 458

A day after France lost to Argentina in the World Cup final in Qatar, striker Karim Benzema announced his retirement from international football on his 35th birthday on Monday.

Real Madrid star Benzema, the current Ballon d'Or winner who has scored 37 times in 97 appearances for France, missed out on playing in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after suffering a thigh injury during training a day before the start of the tournament.

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