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#1 Karim Benzema
Frenchman Karim Benzema will be waiting in agony for Didier Deschamps to reveal his World Cup squad on the 17 of May. The Real Madrid striker has not been in the national team since his involvement in a sex scandal that involved former teammate Mathieu Valbuena.
Deschamps opted not to select the Frenchman for Euro 2016 and lost the final at home to Portugal. Eager to get back to playing for France, Benzema knows there is nothing he could do about the decision and it solely rests with the manager.
A fantastic finisher and footballer, Benzema is France's leading striker and could miss out on the spot due to past unresolved problems with the national team and manager. A host of former French players have backed the player to be selected and included in France's contingent. In great form for his club, Benzema along with a number of Madrid players are in line to lift their third consecutive Champions League trophy.
