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Asked ahead of the semi-final against Morocco if Benzema could play a part, Deschamps said: “I don’t really want to answer that question. Next question. I do apologise.”
After that, Benzema posted a picture of himself on Instagram with the caption: “I’m not interested in that.”
And in his pre-match press conference on Saturday, Deschamps appeared to finally rule out a possible role for Benzema against Argentina.
“I have players who were injured before,” he said. “Karim is one of them. The last to be injured was Lucas Hernandez.
“Since then, I have 24 players to manage. Asking the question regarding these players, it’s awkward to say the least, if not a little more. The group is there.
“I don’t care about invitations from players, former players or injured players. I don’t know who will be there. We had a group at the start and who, from what happened… we lost three, with [Christopher] Nkunku at the beginning. They were part of the beginning of the adventure.
“They will be 24 important players for France tomorrow.”
