France coach Didier Deschamps was coy about his line-up plans today ahead of the World Cup final against Argentina.

The squad comes into the final on the back of a mysterious virus that was quickly dubbed Camel Flu, before everyone realised that the symptoms were just a heavy cold. Centre backs Raphael Varane and Ibrahima Konaté - arguably the star player in France's semi-final win over Morocco - have come down with the illness, adding to the already sick trio of Adrien Rabiot, Dayot Upamecano and Kingsley Coman.

“I'm not going to get involved with details regarding the virus, we have to live with it and manage it with the medical team", said Deschamps in his pre-final press conference, [and] with regards to the virus from yesterday, the players are still sleeping so I can't tell you."

One player who is not yet affected by anything is Kylian Mbappé, who lit up the early stages of the tournament but has since allowed final rival Lionel Messi to take all the glory in the knockout rounds.

“Mbappé needs calmness, serenity, he wants to focus on his performance and I don't want to alter that calmness at this moment," added Deschamps.