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Several France players have caught colds, the French Football Federation said, as the team prepares for the World Cup final against Argentina, with defenders Raphaël Varane and Ibrahima Konaté the latest to fall ill on Friday. FRANCE 24’s special correspondents report from Qatar on this mystery illness.

Ibrahima Konaté excelled for France, while Morocco’s captain, Romain Saïss, was unfit, well off the pace and soon withdrawn

Australia coach Graham Arnold will rely on his players to have each other’s backs when they meet the millionaire world champions

A fine first-half Mohamed Salah double was followed by a trademark charge from Tottenham with a Harry Kane goal but Liverpool held on to win 2-1

Mohamed Salah and Darwin Núñez scored late on to give Liverpool a 2-0 win against Napoli although the Anfield side still finished second in Group A

If Liverpool are hoping to finally reverse the worrying trend that has been harming their season, they could hardly come up against worse opponents than the champions

Jürgen Klopp’s team shook off recent troubles to cruise to a 7-1 victory that should boost their confidence

Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate gets first international start and plays part in equalising goal for France

Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson scored late goals to give Liverpool victory but it proved to be in vain