Munich –
5 players German national team was dropped ahead of the international break due to having to undergo quarantine. This happened because one of them tested positive for COVID-19.
Bad news for the German national team ahead of the match 2022 World Cup Qualification facing Liechtenstein (12/11) and Armenia (15/11). Five players called Hansi Flick for the match must undergo quarantine by the German health authorities.
The German Football Federation (DFB) via their social media accounts stated that this happened because one of the five players tested positive for COVID-19. The DFB did not reveal the names of the players who had contracted COVID-19 and were quarantined.
They only stated that one player who had contracted COVID-19 had been vaccinated and had no accompanying symptoms. Meanwhile, four other players who were quarantined tested negative for COVID-19 in a PCR test, but were in close contact with the player who was positive for COVID-19.
German media, DW.com, revealed that the German national team player who tested positive for COVID-19 was a defender Bayern Munich, Niklas Sule. The four players who are undergoing quarantine are the other three Die Roten pillars who were called up to the German national team, namely Joshua Kimmich, Serge Gnabry, and Jamal Musiala. One more player is Red Bull Salzburg striker, Karim Adeyemi.
These five players certainly cannot compete in the match against Liechtenstein and Armenia. Flick immediately moved to call Riddle Baku and Maximilian Arnold (Wolfburg), and Kevin Volland (AS Monaco) to make up for the absence of five players who had to be quarantined.
Director of Sport for the German National Team, Oliver Bierhoff, emphasized that the safety and health of Nationalelf players and staff is now a top priority. The German national team will carry out the health protocols imposed regarding the positive case of Sule for the match in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers this week.
Moreover, positive case COVID-19 in Germany is growing rapidly. According to data from the Robert Koch Institute, COVID-19 cases in Germany for seven days were reported to have increased, to 201.1 per 100,000 population. Higher than the previous record in December last year, which was 197.6 per 100 thousand.
“The number of Corona cases has risen sharply across the country. Therefore, we will continue to implement the health protocols for the last international match of the year, so that we can handle the current situation responsibly,” Bierhoff was quoted as saying by the DFB website.
“This news comes so quickly before the last two World Cup qualifiers were very difficult, both for the coaching staff and the whole team, but health and safety is our top priority, of course. I wish the player who tested positive a speedy recovery and he remains asymptomatic.” .
Germany is currently still at the top of Group J in the Euro 2022 World Cup Qualifiers with 21 points. They are eight points ahead of Romania in second.
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