How many goals has Karim Benzema scored for France? Les Bleus star's full World Cup, Euro and international friendly record

The Frenchman has been banging in the goals for his country ever since opening his account in 2007

Karim Benzema is one of the greatest footballers in modern day football in terms of goalscoring.

The Real Madrid striker is not only known for the number of goals he scores every year, but also in terms of his creativity in building up play for his team.

For the national team, Benzema scored his first goal on his debut back in 2007 against Austria.

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Just how many strikes does the Frenchman have to his name, though, and in which competitions did he find the net the most often?

Benzema's total France goals

Competition	Games	Goals
World Cup	5	4
Euro	10	4
World Cup qualification	22	7
Euro qualification	12	5
UEFA Nations League	5	3
International friendlies	43	15
	97	37

How many goals has Benzema scored at the World Cup?

Edition	Games	Goals
2014 World Cup	6	3
2022 World Cup	TBC	TBC
	7	4

Benzema's Euro Championships record

Edition	Games	Goals
Euro 2008	2	0
Euro 2012	4	0
Euro 2016	Not in squad	Not in squad
Euro 2020	4	4
	4	0

World Cup qualification goals

Edition	Goals
2010 World Cup qualifiers	2
2014 World Cup qualifiers	2
2022 World Cup qualifiers	3
	7

Benzema's friendly goals for France

Games	Goals
43	15

Benzema's favourite opponents

Team	Goals
Faroe Islands	2
Estonia	2
Jamaica	2
Honduras	2
Armenia	2
Portugal	2
Switzerland	2
Kazakhstan	2

*Data accurate as of April 2, 2024