Third French player sick ahead of World Cup final against Argentina
The French team is suffering a fitness concern at the moment as some of their star players are sick ahead of the World Cup final against Argentina on Sunday, December 19.
Before the semi-final clash against Morocco, it was disclosed that Dayot Upamecano and Adrien Rabiot were sick. The duo also missed the match which ended 2-0 in favour of the French team.
While Upamecano and Rabiot are fighting to be ready to face Argentina on Sunday, France coach, Didier Deschamps has confirmed that a third member of his squad has been hit with illness.
Deschamps who told journalists that winger Kingsley Coman is sick, said;
“Coman also had a fever this morning. In Doha, the temperatures have dropped a bit and you still have air conditioning on all the time. We have had a few cases of flu-like symptoms.
“We are trying to be careful so that it does not spread and the players have put in a great effort on the pitch and obviously their immune systems suffer.”
Deschamps further revealed that Upamecano fell ill after the quarterfinal match against England. He said;
“Dayot Upamecano felt bad immediately after the game against England. It happens when you exert yourself so much, your body weakens and you are more prone to getting these viruses.
“We’re taking all the necessary precautions, we’re trying to make sure it doesn’t spread, but viruses are of course infectious and we have to take precautions against them.
“We’ll separate him from the others and from Adrien as well.”
France is looking to become the first country to win back-to-back World Cups since Brazil did in 1958 and 1962.
