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France get Sidibe boost ahead of Uruguay clash

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July 2, 2018

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France are expected to be at full strength when they take on Uruguay in their World Cup quarter-final on Friday after assistant coach, Guy Stephan, described Djibril Sidibe’s injury as a minor scare.

Full back Sidibe limped out of Sunday’s training session with an ankle injury, a day after France beat Argentina 4-3 in the last 16.

“It’s nothing serious. I can’t say he’ll train with the others today, and his ankle is bruised but it’s nothing big,” Stephan told a news conference on Monday.

He added that full back Lucas Hernandez was nursing a minor muscle problem.

Another full back, Benjamin Mendy, had suffered a thigh muscle problem but “he will resume his activity today,” said Stephan.

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