Two of Switzerland’s starters were unable to participate in their team’s final group stage game against Serbia because of a serious cold outbreak.
Prior to Sunday’s World Cup final against Argentina, at least three members of the France squad have been infected with the cold virus.
Coach Didier Deschamps said that two players with symptoms, defender Dayot Upamecano and midfielder Adrien Rabiot, were isolated earlier this week and did not play in France’s 2-0 semifinal victory over Morocco. Rabiot did not make the starting lineup for the match on Wednesday at Al Bayt stadium. Upamecano was on the bench but did not play. Upamecano, as indicated by Deschamps, was recovering from “three troublesome days” since Saturday’s quarterfinal match against Britain.
“However, we have four days until the next game, so he should be available for Sunday,” the coach said, adding that Kingsley Coman, the backup winger, also had a fever.
He insisted that he anticipates that each of his players will be in good health for the matchup with Argentina in the championship game.
“It’s’season now, and in that sense, we must be careful,” he stated. In addition, the players have exerted a considerable amount of effort, and it’s possible that their immune systems are a little weak.
Deschamps stated that “use of air conditioners may also affect” how the virus is spreading while France has been training outside in Qatar. Similar to what the Brazil camp had to say earlier in the tournament, this. Seven of the eight World Cup stadiums have air conditioning at field level, and Qatari buildings and public transportation frequently have it. Due to an outbreak of severe colds, two starters for Switzerland were unable to participate in their crucial group stage matchup with Serbia.
After beginning in the low-30s (high 80s), the final week of the month-long tournament has seen daytime temperatures hover around 25-27 Celsius (77-81 Fahrenheit). The first World Cup was moved to November and December instead of June and July, when temperatures in Qatar typically exceed 40 degrees Celsius.
Deschamps expressed, “The temperatures have decreased over the most recent couple of days, and you generally should watch out.” The virus really doesn’t bother us.