Benzema trained with the squad for the first time since arriving in Qatar on Saturday but was forced to leave the session early with a thigh injury and scans ruled him out of the tournament.
"This is a quality group," he added."In everything they do, both on and off the pitch, they are united. I have confidence in them."
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