France striker Karim Benzema booed by fans as Spain claim 1-0 World Cup qualifying win in Paris Real Madrid striker Benzema was booed off the pitch when substituted in the 82nd minute after yet another dismal performance. I will not say that I don't care. But if there are people whose only occupation is booing, it is their problem," a defiant Benzema said. There are periods like this. This one is long but I will continue to work to score. I hope it will come soon. Team mate Mathieu Valbuena thought the reception Benzema got was unfair. It is harsh because he moved a lot in the first half, after the interval, too. He was very motivated," he said. Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque praised his team for their maturity, and warned France they may just have lost the chance to progress automatically to the finals. "The important thing for us was to win the three points but the display of maturity by the players was also outstanding," he said. The last few days have been quite difficult for us and the prospect of falling five points behind France was very bad for the Spanish national team, so the players showed great maturity in every respect. "We could have won by a greater margin but instead we had to suffer and keep working until the very end," he added when asked if Spain should have won more comfortably after enjoying more than 75 percent of the possession. With only games against the group's lesser lights, Finland, Georgia and Belarus, remaining, Spain are in a fine position to go on and finish top of the table, and Del Bosque admitted that Tuesday's result could prove decisive come the end of the campaign. "There are still three games to go in which we and France can both still slip up," he acknowledged. There is still time for anything to happen, but it is clear that France were in a very advantageous position at the start of the day.