Moments ago, the French team confirmed Benzema's injury via Twitter. Real Madrid striker Benzema pulled out of the World Cup with a strained left quadriceps and lost his soldier on the eve of the tournament, which is certainly a heavy blow for the French team. Benzema also became the only Golden Boot winner not to play in the World Cup since 1978. Has the World Cup curse started again?
The World Cup curse dates back to 2006. From Italy that year to the present, every defending World Cup champion has lost their next group game. Even 2014 World Cup champions Germany are no exception. To break the curse, four years ago, Germany had potatoes and beer delivered in cargo planes to ensure that the players were not affected by their diets, but in the end, the German team still failed to make it out of the group stage, and even lost to South Korea in their final match. This shows the power of the World Cup curse. Now, before the tournament started, the main center forward had disappeared. As the last defending champions, France is under tremendous pressure.
While France has a very solid squad, the most of any team, soccer is round. There are no particularly weak teams in the World Cup, and there are only three games in the group stage. Everything is possible. If you're not careful, you could roll over. Just like the just-concluded second round of the China FA Cup, Chinese Super League giant Beijing Guoan was defeated by Jingchuan Wenhui.
