The Qatar World Cup It has come to an end, and while most of the protagonists are starting to return to their teams to continue with the competition, many more still cannot shake off the controversy. It is the case of Karim Benzemathat due to an injury and by decision of Didier DeschampsHe didn’t see a minute in the World Cup which would lead to his retirement from the French national team.

The Algerian-born striker arrived at the World Cup in an unbeatable moment: no less than after receiving the Ballon d’Or for the first time in his career, but things didn’t go for the best. Benzema, who had already starred in more than one crossing with the DT of France, he was unable to get over the wounds that had made him so self-conscious over the last few monthsand when the delegation was already in Qatar, it had to return to Europe by order of Deschamps himself.

The coach has decided not to bring in a replacement for who was no doubt aiming to become one of his star forwards, and this has spawned several rumours. In France there was talk of a recovery in record time for Benzema which could bring him back to Qatar before the end of the World Cup, but none of this happened in the end. The rest is known history: France returned to the final, but unlike what happened in Russia 2018, this time they fell to Argentina.

Olivier Giroud’s weak performance in the final resonated in Madrid, where Benzema was already training normally, and more than one media started wondering whether the Real Madrid man could make an appearance in the final. The truth is, if there was any doubt, Benzema’s representative, Karin Dzajari, took charge of resolving the same issue and even rekindling the controversy.

The agent of the Frenchman came out at the crossroads Deschamps, and through his Twitter account he detailed: “I have consulted three specialists who have confirmed in their diagnosis that Benzema could be eligible at least from the round of 16 to be on the benchAs if that weren’t enough, Dzajari supplemented this information with a video with evidence that would show that the footballer could have been at the disposal of DT, who he questioned: “Why did you ask him to leave so quickly?”

If anything is clear, it is that the relationship between Karim Benzema and the rest of the French delegation has never been the best. The forward had pointed out years ago that his departure from the French squad could have had something to do with Deschamps who “got carried away by pressure from a racist part of France” in relation to his Algerian roots. They eventually resolved their issues after just three minutes of chatting, but Deschamps said: “I’ll never forget what he said, ever.”