Switzerland crew chiefs denied Wednesday that a number of sick gamers had been affected by the coronavirus as they sought to clarify their World Cup humbling by Portugal. At least three gamers had been affected throughout their 6-1 defeat within the spherical of 16 on Tuesday. Coach Murat Yakin stated Tuesday that Silvan Widmer had been affected by “fever” and “cold symptoms”, Fabian Schaer was changed at half-time as a result of he was combating breathlessness and Nico Elvedi, who didn’t play, was “not 100 percent”.

Sports director Pierluigi Tami advised a press convention on Wednesday: “It was not a question of Covid. It was a virus that spread in the hotel. Not all, but some players caught it.

“We knew about the issue (the virus) and had made suggestions to the crew. At the beginning, it was not an issue.

“Of course we will see if we can do things better in the future.”

Several Swiss gamers have suffered through the World Cup from what the crew administration has known as “colds”.

“We were lacking in freshness. Unfortunately, we had several players who were sick or suffering and our opponents were stronger,” Yakin stated after the sport.

The coach blamed the defeat on the “energy” spent within the first three video games.

Portugal will play Morocco in Saturday’s quarter-final.

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