Doha: France’s preparations for the World Cup final were thrown off when three more players missed training on Friday with cold-like symptoms, just two days before their match with Argentina.
Raphael Varane, Ibrahima Konate, and Kingsley Coman are all out for Les Bleus as they prepare for Sunday’s final against Lionel Messi and Argentina at Doha’s Lusail Stadium.
After two players, Adrien Rabiot and Dayot Upamecano, were ruled out of the semi-final win over Morocco, fears of a mysterious virus grew in the French camp. The three players who didn’t play added to those fears.
On Friday, both Rabiot and Upamecano went back to training.
The French Football Federation (FFF) said that Coman had already missed a training session on Thursday because he had a “light viral syndrome.”
The French Football Federation (FFF) said that Coman had already missed a training session on Thursday because he had a “light viral syndrome.”
“The players work so hard on the field that their immune systems can’t keep up. Your body is less strong and you are more likely to get sick.”
France is trying to become the first team to win back-to-back World Cups since Brazil did it in 1962. Messi, the captain of Argentina, is trying to win the one major title that has eluded him during his long and successful career.
