Karim Benzema was expected to feature in the World Cup in Qatar for France, but the Real Madrid striker was sent home by Didier Deschamps after getting an injury before the start of the tournament.

Since France lost the tournament to Argentina, bad blood has existed between Benzema and France head coach Didier Deschamps.

Benzema’s agent Karim Djaziri has released a video, questioning Deschamps for snubbing Benzema, claiming that the player would have been fit from the knockout stages.

Karim Djaziri tweeted a video detailing the extent of Benzema’s pre-World Cup injury before seemingly taking aim at Deschamps’ decision to send his client home early.

Je pose ça là mais avant ça j’ai consulté 3 spécialistes qui confirment le diagnostic que @Benzema aurait pu être apte à partir des 1/8 éme pour au moins être sur le banc ! Pourquoi lui avoir demandé de partir si vite ? pic.twitter.com/wtOHhDeDVW

— Karim Djaziri (@KDjaziri) December 26, 2022

He said: “I put that there but before that I consulted 3 specialists who confirm the diagnosis that Benzema could have been fit from the last 16 to at least be on the bench! Why did you ask him to leave so quickly?”

Indeed, Benzema could have been a game changer in the final.