“It’s ’flu season now, and in that sense, we have to be careful,' France's head coach Didier Deschamps said.
Coach Didier Deschamps said two players with symptoms, defender Dayot Upamecano and midfielder Adrien Rabiot, were isolated earlier this week and didn’t play inRabiot wasn't in the lineup in Wednesday's match at Al Bayt stadium. Upamecano was in the lineup as a substitute but didn't play. Deschamps said Upamecano was recovering from "three difficult days" since playing in the quarterfinals against England on Saturday.
"However, we have four days until the next game, so he should be available for Sunday," the coach said, adding back-up winger Kingsley Coman had also felt feverish. FILE - Kingsley Coman of France in action under pressure from Luke Shaw of England during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 quarter-final match between England and France at Al Bayt Stadium on Dec. 10, 2022, in Al Khor, Qatar. for the final week of the month-long tournament which started with temperatures in the low-30s .
The first World Cup to be played in November and December was moved from the usual scheduling in June and July when temperatures in Qatar routinely rise above 40 C "The temperatures have dropped in the last few days, and you always need to be careful," Deschamps said. "Regarding the virus, we’re not worried, really."
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