MADRID, 9 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The German soccer team confirmed on Tuesday that it has detected a positive case for coronavirus in one of its footballers, who has been put in isolation along with four other teammates who have been considered close contacts.
As reported by the German Federation (DFB), which did not reveal any of the names of those involved, the affected “is fully vaccinated and currently has no symptoms,” while the other four have been confined by regulations despite the fact that they tested negative in the new evidence.
“All the other players on the national team, as well as the coaching staff and the rest of the ‘staff’, tested negative and are preparing for the two World Cup qualifiers as planned,” said the DFB.
Germany, which is already qualified for the World Cup in Qatar next year, must face modest Liechtenstein in Wolfsburg this Thursday and Joaquín Caparrós’s Armenia in Yerevan next Sunday.
“The number of coronavirus infections has recently increased again throughout the country and that is why we are constantly implementing hygiene and behavior rules during the last international match of the year. This news is very bitter so little before the last two matches. qualification for the World Cup, but health comes first, “warned Olivier Bierhoff, sports director of the DFB.