This is the big question six days from France - Australia, which will launch the Blues World Cup in Qatar.
Can Karim Benzema start the game?
The Madrilenian, embarrassed in the left thigh, has played only 116 minutes since his coronation on October 17 at the Ballon d'Or France Football, a complete meeting then 26 minutes.
He has not played with Real Madrid since November 2, those famous 26 minutes, entering against Celtic Glasgow (5-1), the last match of the Champions League group stage.
He missed the White House outings against Sevilla, Girona, Rayo Vallecano and Cadiz.
A first clue comes this Thursday in Doha, where the French team is training for the first time in Qatar at the Jassim Bin Hamad stadium the day after its arrival in Qatar.
On the usual facilities of the Al Saad club and under the mild temperature of 29 degrees lightened by the wind, the striker with white studs adorned with gold warmed up normally with the full group, working with Eduarduo Camavinga and Ibrahima Konaté .
But after this good start, he isolated himself with Raphaël Varane and Cyril Moine, the physical trainer.
They carried out exercises to change support and direction, with and without the ball.
“He is very serene, he knows his body, explained this Thursday at a press conference his partner at Real, Aurélien Tchouaméni.
If he did not play, it was because he did not consider himself able to help the team.
He knows it's going to be fine, there's nothing to worry about.
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