Raphael Varane and his teammate Ibrahima Konate became the last French players to be infected with a viral infection, two days before the 2022 World Cup final against Argentina.
Manchester United defender Varane and Konate played the heart of Liverpool’s defense in the semi-final match against Morocco, which ended with the French winning 2-0 and qualifying to meet Argentina.
According to “Monte Carlo” radio, the duo Varane and Konati woke up on Friday feeling symptoms of a cold and influenza, and they were isolated from the rest of the players and placed under observation over the coming hours so that the virus would not spread among the players.
Another defender, Dayot Obamecano, was infected with the same virus earlier, and fellow midfielder Adrien Rabiot followed him, before winger Kingsley Coman joined the list of infected people a few days ago.
And if the duo did not recover from the disease in a short period of time, then coach Didier Deschamps would have to change his plan completely, as it is possible that he would convert right-back Jules Conde to the middle defense and return Benjamin Pavard to the main list.