Ahead of Sunday’s World Cup final, the French national team is still battling a cold wave. Centre-backs Varane and Konaté have both missed training, both have cold symptoms and have been isolated from the rest of the squad for the time being. Bayern professional Coman also remained ill in the hotel.
Will the virus win in the end? Finalist France coughs
In the semi-final against Morocco, won by the French 2-0, Rabiot and Upamecano were excluded from the squad, also due to a cold. Coach Didier Deschamps justifies the many cases of illness with the lowering of temperatures in Qatar and the air conditioning.
Among other things, Qatar ensures that the air in stadiums is reduced to 20 degrees with huge cooling systems – from an outside temperature ten degrees higher. Doctors warn, however, that the human body suffers from a difference of six.
Neymar and other stars were also flat
Not only stars of the French team, but also many other players had caught a cold in recent weeks. Neymar, the prodigy striker from Brazil, also had some, who in the meantime had a fever.
Argentina has no sick people to complain about. Messi and his teammates continue their preparations for Sunday’s final without fail. Will the Equipe Tricolore be able to defend the title again? It would be the first team since Brazil in 1962 and an historic first for France.
