A virus keeps spreading through the France camp in Qatar, with Ibrahima Konate the most recent victim, just days before the World Cup final.
Konate is the only Liverpool player left in the competition after he helped France advance to Sunday’s championship game with a commanding performance in their 2-0 victory over Morocco on Wednesday.
It was Konate’s fourth appearance having been turned to by Didier Deschamps after his former RB Leipzig team-mate Dayot Upamecano fell ill ahead of the semi-final.
That same illness has now put Konate’s place in Sunday’s final in jeopardy, with various reporters, including the Telegraph‘s Jason Burt, revealing the Frenchman is the latest to catch the virus.
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Fellow French centre-back Raphael Varane is also affected, with the pair missing training on Friday, but Liverpool’s No. 5 is said to “be more ill than Varane.”
Adrien Rabiot and Kingsley Coman have also both been ill and with the virus continuing to spread, France have introduced social distancing measures.
Players who have had symptoms have been isolated from their teammates, but it is said that “Deschamps is confident they will be available for the final against Argentina.”
With the final in two days’ time, there is a chance more players could succumb to what is being described as a “flu-like illness,” late drama France could no doubt do without.
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