(ANSA-AFP) - ZAGREB'YE, 12 NOV - Croatia defender Domagoj
Vida was informed that he tested positive for Covid-19 after
playing the first half of a friendly with Turkey in Istanbul on
Wednesday, the Croatian football federation (HNS) said. All the
Croatia squad and staff members tested negative on Monday but
additional testing was carried out on Wednesday morning ahead of
Saturday's Nations League match with Sweden, HNS said. The
Croatia team's medical service received initial information on
"one potentially positive result" during half-time of the Turkey
match. Doctors isolated the player while the suspicious result
was retested and confirmation came that he was positive. Vida,
the 31-year-old World Cup finalist who plays club football for
Turkish side Besiktas, will "spend the next few days in
self-isolation in Istanbul", HNS said. He is set to miss the
Sweden game and the Nations League fixture against Portugal on
Tuesday. Apart from Vida one member of HNS delegation, who was
not in contact with players or staff members, tested positive.
Wednesday's friendly with the Turks ended in a 3-3 draw.
Croatia, who were surprise finalists at the 2018 World Cup, are
third in Nations League Group A3 which also includes France, the
team that beat them to the World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo's
Portugal and Sweden. (ANSA-AFP).
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