World Cup 2022: Third France Star Struck With Illness Ahead of Finals

• France's preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals has been disrupted by an unfortunate illness disaster
• France are not the only team to have been hit by sickness concerns at the World Cup with Brazil also facing similar crises
• Despite the fitness concerns in camp, Les Bleus are in a hunt for a third world title when they face Argentina

France have been struck with yet another fitness blow ahead of their World Cup final match with Argentina on Sunday, December 18.

The defending world champions have found themselves on the wrong side of fitness with a key component of their squad ruled out to injuries before the start of the tournament in Qatar.

When it seemed they had finally overcome the unfortunate fitness concerns, Les Bleus were struck with another fitness issue in the semifinal stage.

Ahead of their semifinal showdown with giant killers Morocco, France had two of their starters Dayot Upamecano and Adrien Rabiot ruled out due to illness, per Football Espana.

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The duo missed France's two-nil win over the Atlas Lions and are currently fighting to be fit for Sunday's final against Argentina at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.

Meanwhile, France coach Didier Deschamps has now confirmed that a third member of his squad has been hit with the illness, known as the 'Camel' virus in the shape of winger Kingsley Coman.

“Coman also had a fever this morning," Deschamps said as quoted by Sport Bible.

“In Doha, the temperatures have dropped a bit and you still have air conditioning on all the time. We have had a few cases of flu-like symptoms.

“We are trying to be careful so that it does not spread and the players have put in a great effort on the pitch and obviously their immune systems suffer.”

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France would hope to have a clean bill of health before facing Argentina in the finals. Deschamps' charges are looking forward to winning back-to-back World Cup titles after their 2018 success.

France star fires warning

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that head of the final 2022 FIFA World Cup final, France star Theo Hernandez has boasted that Les Blues are not scared of Lionel Messi.

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France defender Theo Hernandez has stated that Messi does not scare the French team. The Bayern Munich full-back told RAI Sport via SPORTbible.