France centre-backs Raphael Varane and Ibrahima Konate are battling illness bugs forward of Sunday’s World Cup closing towards Argentina, in accordance with stories.
The defending champions had points within the lead-up to their semi-final conflict with Morocco as properly, with Adrien Rabiot and Dayot Upamecano unable to play resulting from sickness. Rabiot was overlooked of the squad fully, whereas Upamecano was properly sufficient to make the bench however didn’t characteristic.
Konate got here into the aspect to exchange Upamecano, and slotted in seamlessly alongside Varane because the pair helped France preserve a clear sheet to guide their place in a second successive closing.
Nonetheless, each males have now emerged as doubts with the virus spreading by means of the French camp, leaving them feeling unwell, in accordance with L’Equipe. The group are blaming air-con in Qatar for a lot of their gamers being struck down by sickness.
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Raphael Varane is battling a illness bug forward of Sunday’s World Cup closing towards Argentina
