We do not joke with the health of a Ballon d'Or.
Barely two hours after the end of the French team's training session which saw Karim Benzema feel new discomfort in the quadriceps of his left thigh, the Real Madrid striker went for tests to take the extent of the severity of the injury.
Around 11:05 p.m. (local time), the Blues striker arrived in a van at Aspetar, the reference hospital in the city of Doha, labeled FIFA, accompanied by several members of the tricolor staff.
The next few minutes promise to be decisive to know with certainty the future of Karim Benzema in this World Cup.
The injury of the star striker had the effect of a shock in the locker room of the Blues.
The former Lyonnais participated in his first collective training with the rest of the team, this Saturday, after having followed an individual protocol at the start of the week.
He had to stop in the heart of the opposition, raising fears of a blow to his participation in the World Cup.
Didier Deschamps has until the day before the first match, against Australia on Tuesday evening (8 p.m.), to replace him in the event of a forfeit.