Prior to their World Cup championship match against Argentina on Sunday, France has experienced additional problems, with two more players falling unwell.
This weekend, Didier Deschamps has the opportunity to make history by becoming the first manager to win back-to-back World Cups since Brazil did so in 1962.
Given that they are going up against an Argentina team that is led by the fiercely competitive Lionel Messi, who might win the World Cup, Golden Ball, and Golden Boot in a single match, it won’t be an easy feat.
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However, with several players suffering from illnesses over the past several days, life in the Les Bleus camp has not been easy.
Regular starters Dayot Upamecano and Adrien Rabiot were both ruled out of the game due to illness before to the semi-final victory over Morocco.
Some blamed England for the issues, but in the end it didn’t matter because France took their chances in the match while the Africans did not.
Despite the fact that the first two players were instructed to isolate themselves on their own, it was announced on Thursday that Kingsley Coman was the most recent member of the team to become unwell.
The situation for the Europeans has gotten worse as center backs Varane and Ibrahima Konate are also out of practice due to sickness, according to L’Equipe.
Varane, who played for Manchester United last month while recovering from an injury, has been France’s defensive stalwart throughout the competition.
On the other hand, Upamecano started for the 2018 World Cup champions rather than Konate, who was not Deschamps’ first choice.
The Munich defender’s absence from the championship round, however, gave the Liverpool center back the opportunity to start against Morocco.
He and Varane worked well together, even occasions when they were under siege, to help Deschamps’ team keep their first tournament-opening clean sheet.
Varane is believed to merely be experiencing “mild” symptoms, whilst Konate is said to be experiencing more severe ones.
French football journalist Julien Laurens told talkSPORT that Coman should be alright and that Upamecano had resumed training.
“It’s not all that horrible, no.
“Dayot Upamecano, who was absent for the semifinal, is back and back in the gym.
Kingsley Coman, who had a slight sore throat, was now feeling better. It’s okay.
“I believe Rabiot was the great loss; his absence from the final would have been significant. I believe it would be a huge boost if he were to return, if he is able to.