“Very special conditions under which the game takes place”
Bayern professional Niklas Süle is said to have been infected with Corona. Four other national players now have to be quarantined. WELT sports reporter Julien Wolff explains what this means for the preparations for the World Cup.
Because of a corona case in the national team, national coach Flick has to cancel the first training session for the World Cup qualifiers. A total of five professionals are in quarantine. Four of them are said to be under contract with FC Bayern.
GBig excitement at the German Football Association (DFB): According to information from WELT and BILD, there is a corona case in the entourage of the national team. It should be a player from FC Bayern. According to BILD information, defender Niklas Süle tested positive despite vaccination protection.
National coach Hans-Dieter “Hansi” Flick canceled the training planned for Tuesday morning in Wolfsburg. The DFB announced this in the morning. According to the association, there is “instead an individual training session in the hotel.”
The German selection met on Monday evening at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Wolfsburg to prepare for the World Cup qualifier in the Lower Saxony city against Liechtenstein on Thursday and the game in Armenia on Sunday.
“Health comes first”
A PCR test of players and staff on Monday when they arrived at the quarters in Wolfsburg showed a positive test result in the evening. The DFB announced this on Tuesday morning. “The national player who tested positive for Covid-19, who is fully vaccinated and currently symptom-free, was immediately isolated,” said a statement. In addition to him, on the instructions of the health department in Wolfsburg, four other players who were classified as Category 1 contacts despite negative tests in the context of contact tracing, must be quarantined in the quarters of the DFB team.
According to information from Bayerischer Rundfunk, there are three other players from FC Bayern, namely Serge Gnabry, Joshua Kimmich and Jamal Musiala. According to the report, the fifth professional should be Karim Adeyemi from RB Salzburg.
“The number of corona infections has recently risen again nationwide. That is why we are consistently continuing to implement the hygiene and behavioral rules during the last international match of the year in order to act as responsibly as possible in the current infection process, “said Oliver Bierhoff, Director of National Teams, quoted by the DFB:” This news is so close to the The final two games in the World Cup qualification were very bitter – for the coaching team as well as for the entire team. But health comes first, of course. I wish the player who tested positive a speedy recovery and that he remains symptom-free. “
Press conference scheduled for noon
As early as Monday evening, Flick had nominated defender Jonathan Tah from Bayer Leverkusen, although by then none of the 27 players who had been called up to date had officially canceled the last two World Cup qualifiers. The team meeting scheduled for Monday evening was also canceled.
The association has scheduled a press conference for 1 p.m. Oliver Bierhoff and team doctor Prof. Dr. Tim Meyer will provide information there. National coach Flick has now nominated three more players. Ridle Baku and Maximilian Arnold, both from VfL Wolfsburg, will join the team, as will Kevin Volland from AS Monaco.
Most recently, the national player Joshua Kimmich from Bayern had triggered a nationwide discussion. The midfield star had confirmed in a Sky interview that he was not vaccinated against Corona.
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