<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/fifa-world-cup-2022-karim-benzema-suffers-leg-injury-in-major-blow-to-france-23256485" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Karim Benzema </a>buried his World Cup nightmare with two late goals as Real Madrid defeated Valladolid 2-0 on Friday to go top of Spain&rsquo;s La Liga.&nbsp;
Ballon d&rsquo;Or winner Benzema was selected in the French squad for the World Cup in Qatar but a thigh injury in training saw him forced to withdraw before the opening game.&nbsp;
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He then announced his retirement from international football following the tournament where France were runners-up to Argentina.&nbsp;On Friday, he tucked away his first goals since October 19 when Real defeated Elche.
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Ballon d’Or winner Benzema was selected in the French squad for the World Cup in Qatar but a thigh injury in training saw him forced to withdraw before the opening game

Karim Benzema scores brace in 2-0 win over Valladolid

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