Jakarta, CNNI Indonesia —
There are conflicting conditions French And Argentina before the final match World Cup 2022 at Lusail Stadium, Sunday (18/12) evening WIB.
Les Bleus are hit by the problem of players’ readiness as they try to defend their title for four years. Several players in Didier Deschamps’ team have been infected with the virus.
Reporting from the Daily Mail, Raphael Varane and Ibrahima Konate are the two new players to fall ill.
Varane and Konate partnered in the heart of defense from the opening minute as France beat Morocco 2-0 in the semi-final. Both have appeared solid throughout the game.
However, the condition of Varane and Konate is now not so good. Both experienced mild cold and flu symptoms on Friday (12/16) morning local time.
Varane and Konate were immediately placed in solitary confinement and their conditions will be monitored for the next 24 hours. Varane and Konate followed in the footsteps of Kingsley Coman, Dayot Upamecano and Adrien Rabiot who had similar problems.
This condition is different from Argentina. All players of La Albiceleste unhindered and all players are ready to fight to give their all in the final match.
Team captain Lionel Messi missed training on Thursday (12/15). But not because Messi is sick, but because he is given more rest and then attends sessions in the gym.
Angel Di Maria also trained, absent for several games. Only Papu Gomez was practically absent from training that day.
Argentina didn’t necessarily have the upper hand even though France were affected by the problem of sick players. After all, before the start of this tournament, France was used to not playing with the best force.
This can be seen in the absence of N’Golo Kante, Paul Pogba, Christopher Nkunku and Karim Benzema. Kylian Mbappe and his friends still managed to progress to the final with existing players.
In addition, France also have good squad depth, so they don’t worry when a player has to be sidelined through injury or illness.
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