Karim Benzema will probably miss France's first game of the World Cup against Australia and is in danger of pulling out of the entire tournament after suffering a leg injury in Saturday's training, according to the French and Spanish sporting press.

The 34-year-old, who travelled to Qatar after missing five of Real Madrid's last six games before the World Cup due to a niggling muscle injury, had a problem in his left leg, which is different to the issue that troubled him over the last month.