The announcement comes amid reports that Benzema will play in Saudi Arabia.

宣布这一消息之际，有报道称本泽马将在沙特阿拉伯踢球。

Benzema, a French citizen of Algerian descent, charges he was excluded from Les Bleus because of racism.

本泽马是拥有阿尔及利亚血统的法国公民，他控诉称他因为种族主义而被排除在法国队阵容之外。

No doubt, Brazil had the best squad coming into this World Cup. Especially with France suffering huge injury blows to some of their biggest players including Kante, Pogba, and Benzema.

毫无疑问，巴西拥有本届世界杯最好的阵容。尤其是法国队的一些顶级球员，包括坎特、博格巴和本泽马，都遭受了巨大的伤病打击。