By Julien Pretot PARIS, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Striker Karim Benzema's failure to score in his last 15 France matches has seriously diminished his team's hopes of qualifying directly for next year's World Cup finals. The Real Madrid forward, who has gone over 20 hours without finding the back of the net with Les Bleus, produced yet another abysmal performance as France drew 0-0 with Georgia in their qualifying Group I in Tbilisi on Friday. ... More...