Ancelotti announced, according to what he told the Italian newspaper, ” Corriere dello Sport “, that Benzema will resume training with the royals next Saturday, saying: “The owner of the Golden Ball returns on Saturday … we will return him to the stadium.”
On the same day, the French national team will be the world champions in a difficult confrontation against England in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
The striker (34 years old) withdrew from the World Cup squad on November 19, after suffering a thigh injury during training, and the French Federation estimated his recovery time at 3 weeks.
Didier Deschamps, coach of the national team, did not choose any name in his place, and his place is still empty in the official list of roosters in the World Cup.
In response to a question by Agence France-Presse, FIFA indicated that in the event of a coronation, it will award a medal to each player, and that Benzema is entitled to one, but the decision to consider him the world champion is ultimately up to the French team.
The disappointment after announcing his absence was enormous for the striker, who is living his best days, especially after the 2021-2022 season, in which he scored 44 goals in 46 matches at the club level, and led Real to the 35th league title and the 14th European Champions League.
As he has become since March March 2022 French top scorer in history with more than 400 professional goals, ahead of Thierry Henry.
