(ANSA-AFP) - ROME, NOVEMBER 19 - The World Cup is over before it starts for Karim Benzema.
The Ballon d'Or of France world champion who had left the training ground in the afternoon after accusing a quadriceps problem in his left thigh, will have to miss the entire tournament.
The medical examinations carried out by the Real Madrid striker confirmed a muscle "injury" in the quadriceps of the left thigh which "will require a recovery period of three weeks", announced the French football federation.
(ANSA-AFP).