Injured in the adductors during the first match against Norway, restored for a shattering return against Portugal on Sunday (5 goals in the first period), the back of theFrench team Timothey N’Guessan (28 years old, 83 caps) “Has a lesion, always, on that right thigh, at a different level from what he had. His first injury was well healed, unfortunately he got a new injury ”, said Pierre Sébastien in videoconference.
Defense boss in this World Championship where he pairs up with Ludovic Fabregas, Luka Karabatic (32 years old, 112 caps) has an injury to his abdominals. “It will be difficult to use them”, said the doctor of the Blues, awaiting ultrasounds which will make it possible to establish a diagnosis “Refined” by Friday or Saturday.
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Tournat and Acquevillo in the rotation
However, France faces Sweden on Friday in the semi-final, before a final or a match for the bronze medal against Spain or Denmark, the other semi-finalists, on Sunday. Three days before the big deadline, coach Guillaume Gille said he wanted “Draw first from the tank” of the 20 players present in Egypt rather than bringing in players from Europe at such short notice.
If the staff does have 15 reservists in France, the health crisis complicates things with the need to provide a negative PCR test for Covid-19 before flying to Cairo.
Third pivot behind Fabregas (Barcelona) and Karabatic (Paris), Nicolas Tournat (Kielce) was decisive in extra time against Hungary (35-32) with a goal and a penalty obtained. The former Nantes driver finished 3/3 on close range shots.
At the left-back position, Jean-Jacques Acquevillo should make his return to the group of 16 players listed on the scoresheet. With the return of N’Guessan at the end of the main round, the Nîmes player was once again one of the four substitutes present in Cairo.
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