Contagion, cold and fever: the mysterious evil that triggers the alarm in France ahead of the World Cup final against Argentina

Adrian Rabiot stayed at the hotel Dayot Upamecano on the substitutes’ bench, a “cold”, a “fever”, a “viral” and therefore transmissible syndrome… from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar against Argentina, next Sunday at the Lusail stadium.

Is there a virus at the hotel des Bleus? “no no no”he claims Jules Koundé consulted by the press after the 2-0 win over Morocco, before turning away from the journalists. “They are fine”the defender had laconically assured a little earlier, regarding Upamecano and Rabiot, who were sick.

The Bayern Munich player remained on the substitutes’ bench, while the Italian from Juventus didn’t even take the bus with the team to go to the Al-Bayt stadium.

Trainer Didier Deschamps He said a little more, stating that after such tough competition, “we’re a little more sensitive to anything that can be viral.”

“The temperatures have dropped a bit, the air conditioning is in full swing. We have been feverish. We are all careful. We take precautions. Anything viral is transmissible. We have taken precautions so that there is no contactwith Dayot and with Adrien,” explained the coach at the press conference.

With half words, Deschamps dropped the possibility that a virus circulates in the Les Bleus concentrate, but “without thinking of anything else”. Covid made itself felt in Doha, especially among journalists who follow the day-to-day life of the competition. This hypothesis was denied by a source close to ‘Bleus’ on Tuesday.

FIFA does not require teams to carry out covid tests.

Yes Teo Hernandez He assured that “nothing has changed” within the ‘Bleus’ in terms of health measures, Aurélien Tchouaméni recounted the opposite.

“Let’s be more careful, there’s more hydroalcoholic gel on the tables, we hope everyone is well for the next match because it’s a final and we want to have all our strength present,” admitted the Real Madrid midfielder.

“Dayot was available, not fully 100%, and that’s why he didn’t start the game. He had three difficult days even though he was able to make some effort. He was feverish, with an impact on the muscular aspect,” he concluded deschamps. at a press conference.

As for Rabiot, “he fell ill shortly after”. “By lunchtime he was better, but not enough, so he stayed at the hotel to play it safe. Logically, should be available by Sunday“in the final against Argentina, he clarified.

The two players, who missed training on Tuesday, are not the only ones affected.

“kingsley com he also felt a bit feverish in the afternoon”, admitted Deschamps, justifying the fact of not having given minutes this Wednesday to the far right, the logical substitute for Ousmane Dembele.

In recent days, the ‘Bleus’ have been imprecise on the exact nature of the disease affecting some members of the staff.

the second coach Stephen boy he spoke to FIFA before the match about “a cold”, which he said was “nothing serious”.

Randal Kolo Muani, who closed the victory over the Moroccans, was equally reserved. “Worried? Not at all,” he said. “Dayot was on the bench, he’s fine.”

With information from AFP