JAKARTA - The preparations for the French national team to undergo the European zone World Cup 2022 qualification have been disrupted by the hotel where they stay is exposed to the COVID-19 case.
The French national team usually stays at the Grand Hotel in Enghien-Les-Bains, which is a 20-minute drive from their home stadium Stade de France.
However, following positive COVID-19 tests by several hotel staff, Les Bleus had to stay overnight near the training base in Clairefontaine, which is an hour more away from the Stade de France.
"We are adapting. With the number of COVID-19 cases in hotels, it doesn't make sense to stay there", head coach Didier Deschamps said.
"It is not an ideal situation as it will be a longer trip to the stadium, but we are quite comfortable staying at Clairefontaine", he added.
France will start their Group D campaign against Ukraine on Wednesday local time (Thursday morning CET), before traveling to Kazakhstan on Sunday, March 28, and Bosnia-Herzegovina three days later.
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