French Real Madrid and France striker and current Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema has announced the end of his career with the national team.
The striker made his debut for the national team on March 28, 2007 and has since played 97 matches, scoring 37 goals with 20 assists.
I made efforts and mistakes to be who I am today, and I'm proud of it! I wrote my story, and our story ends here.
Karim Benzema on his social media
Benzema was supposed to play for the French national team at the 2022 World Cup, but was injured in training before the start of the tournament and left the location of the national team. The media reported that Benzema took offense to Deschamps, who didn't rely on the player, who had just recovered from injury, in the crucial playoff matches.
The French national team lost to Argentina in the final of World Cup 2022 in Qatar in a penalty shootout with a score of 2-4 after a draw in regular time - 3-3.