Seven Germany players are suffering from flu
symptoms, 24 hours before Friday’s World Cup
quarter-final against France.
Coach Joachim Low did not reveal the names of
the players affected.
“One third of our team were complaining about a
sore throat,” he said. “All players were able to
train. “They still have a slight cold but there’s no
feeling of exhaustion. I hope that we do not have
any worsening overnight.”
Mats Hummels and Christoph Kramer suffered
with illness earlier in the week, with the former
missing Monday’s last-16 win over Algeria.
Low believes that the travel across Brazil, and
different climate zones for their four matches so
far – as well as matches in tropical heat, a heavy
downpour and then in chilly Porto Alegre – have
taken their toll.
He added: “Sometimes you have little problems
and you have to wait for a day to see how that
develops. With Mats Hummels, it was at its worst
on day three; he had a fever.”
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