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Karim Benzema Delivers Bold Take on Potential France Return Ahead of the 2026 World Cup: ‘I’d Be Lying’

Karim Benzema has firmly established himself as one of Real Madrid's most pivotal players, even clinching a Ballon d'Or. Despite spending years away from the French national team, he recently gave a surprising response regarding a possible return to play in the 2026 World Cup. Karim Benzema has built a legacy as one of the most important players in Real Madrid’s history. As a key part of that attacking trio with Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo…

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Karim Benzema has not played with the French team since 2022, before the Qatar World Cup

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Questioned about his departure from the French team during the World Cup 2022 and a possible tension with the selector Didier Deschamps, Karim Benzema, who is planning to compete in the next World Cup, has shown...

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Karim Benzema was entrusted this Thursday with a possible return to the French team, while the World Cup 2026 is on its way.

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The 2026 World Cup makes players from all over the world salivate. And even the great stars at the end of their career, who don't have anything to prove anymore. This Thursday, in an interview given to the team, Karim Benzema evoked the possibility of playing this World Cup with the French team this summer. And the attacker of Al-Ittihad doesn't close the door."Who doesn't want to play the World Cup? Everyone wants to play this competition," he …

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We thought Karim Benzema's story was definitely over as a French team. As a result of his exile in Saudi Arabia, his 38th birthday (he will celebrate them on December 18) and his relationship, once again deteriorated, with Didier Deschamps. But as the 2026 World Cup approached, the former Lyonnais would imagine reuniting with the Blues. "If you tell me to go to the French team to play a World Cup and I say no, I'm a liar. I am a football player.…

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World Soccer Talk broke the news in on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
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