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AFP

FIFA, the organizer of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, announced yesterday that all doping tests conducted before and during the tournament, over 2,000 tests, have given negative results

"At the end of the FIFA World Cup 2018, FIFA is able to announce that the results of the anti-doping tests conducted before and during the competition gave negative results. ", said the governing body. Since January, 2,037 tests have been carried out by FIFA, the anti-doping organizations of the countries concerned and the confederations in "the most comprehensive program ever set up for a World Cup".

Each player from the 32 participating teams was tested before the competition, during surprise checks, in addition to those made during the tournament, including those made after the selected national semi-finalists – France, Belgium , England and Croatia – have been monitored an average of 4.41 times since January, and up to eight days of rest. times in the case of some players.