French team sickness Which France player

With under 24 hours kicked off, faced uncertainties because of a flu outbreak that had spread through the camp.Raphael Varane, Ibrahima Konate and Kingsley Coman became the latest French players affected, joining the team's semifinal win over Morocco because of illne s.Varane, Konate and Coman - as well as Aurelien Tchouameni (hip) and Theo Hernandez (knee) - were part of training on Saturday.The i sue could scarcely have come at a worse time for manager Didier Deschamps as he attempted to against an Argentina side captained by Lionel Me si Amani Hooker Jersey in Qatar, but there was good news for Les Bleus on Sunday.Deschamps said he'd taken "all nece sary precautions" to prevent the virus from spreading further and was able to call upon all of the players who had been suffering from flu.We know there has been an illne s going around in Doha," he had told reporters. Brett Kern Jersey "Temperatures have fallen a little bit, and we have had a few cases of flu-like symptoms.Were all trying to be careful so it doesnt spread."A video taken on Friday had shown a depleted squad on the training pitch with a number of players clearly mi sing from the group.Dbut de lentranement des Bleus Nicolas Georgereau (@ngeorgereau) Rabiot, Upamecano, Varane, Konate and Coman were the main doubts for the game initially.Rabiot and Upamecano were confirmed to Taylor Lewan Jersey be ill after mi sing the semifinal match against Morocco, but both started the final on Sunday.That was a major boost for the team who were but fell agonisingly short on penalties to Argentina.MORE: While Deschamps wasn't without any of his players due to the virus that swept through his French side, he did suggest his side wasn't at its best as a result.France started the final poorly and were 2-0 down before a quick-fire brace from Kylian Mbappe in the LeShaun Sims Jersey 80th minute took the match to extra time.Les Bleus once again dug deep to equalise and take the game to penalties but lost on spotkicks 4-2.Speaking after the match, Deschamps felt his side were flat and lacked the energy they had in previous matches."The whole squad has been facing a tricky situation for a while now, he said."Maybe that had a physical or psychological impact. But I had no concerns about the players who started the match: they were 100 per cent fit.We only had four days since the last match Kamalei Correa Jersey so there was some tiredne s, perhaps. Thats not an excuse, we just didnt have the same energy as in the previous match and thats why, for the first hour or so, we werent in the match."France notably made two substitutions after just 42 minutes in the final against Argentina with both Ousmane Dembele and Olivier Giroud coming off.