“But who doesn’t want to play in the World Cup? » Karim Benzema didn’t beat around the bush when he was asked about a possible return to the France team. In a major interview given to the newspaper L’Equipe, the former Real Madrid center forward clearly opens the door to Didier Deschamps for the World Cup in America.
“Everyone wants to play in this competition. Afterwards, tell yourself: can I be taken on… As I am someone who loves football and competition, obviously, if you tell me to go to the French team to play in a World Cup and I tell you no, I am a liar”launched the French international.
How will this exit be received by the coach in place? The next gathering, in March 2026, will be the start of a response.
Benzema buries the history of the 2022 World Cup
For his part, Karim Benzema repeated his wish to put an end to the controversies after his sudden and controversial departure from the France group in 2022. “Me, I’m a football player. So, I play football. When they call me, I come, I play. I have goals in my head. I love football and I love winning. I like trophies. That’s what matters most to me. There, I am in my club. If I am called to the national team, I come to play football. And it stops there.”
“It’s not a story of no longer wanting to come back to the French team. But we have to ask ourselves the question: what am I coming to do with the French team? There we are talking about a World Cup. Obviously, these are not things where you have to say: “No, I don’t want to. » Because it’s a lie to say: “No, I don’t want to play in a World Cup” “ concluded the 37-year-old striker. The message got through.
