PARIS (FRANCE) (ITALPRESS) – His relationship with the French national team and Didier Deschamps isn’t the best, but Karim Benzema, who turns 38 next week, hasn’t stopped dreaming. In an interview with L’Equipe, the Al-Ittihad striker also talks about the national team and admits he’s thinking about the World Cup, even though he knows it’s beyond his control and that it’s unlikely he’ll fit into Deschamps’ plans. “Who wouldn’t play in a World Cup?” is the rhetorical question posed by the French-Algerian striker. “Every player wants to play in the World Cup, so if they were to call me, as a lover of football and competition, I couldn’t say no.”
If the coach were Zinedine Zidane, he would probably have a better chance, but Zizou’s arrival as the “Blues” coach is expected to take place right after the 2026 World Cup. “If that were the case, I’ll wish him the best. In any case, wherever he goes, he’ll win, and it doesn’t matter if it’s for club or national team, he wins. We’re still in touch, we have an excellent relationship,” Benzema says of his former coach at Real Madrid. “He’s the number one, and if he becomes the France coach, I have no doubt he’ll succeed.”
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