French defender William Saliba was left behind by the team bus at Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park after Les Bleus’ 1-1 draw with Poland.
The central defender was selected to take a drug test after his team’s Euro 2024 match in Dortmund on Tuesday, L’Equipe reports. However, the test took longer than expected and he was unable to board the team bus when it left the stadium at 9 p.m. Saliba finally left around 10:30 p.m. in a van accompanied by members of the French team staff.
France ended the group stage with a frustrating draw against Poland. With Austria beating the Netherlands 3-2 in the group’s other match, Ralf Rangnick’s side took the lead in the group, while France finished second and the Netherlands third.
Saliba forgotten, then recovered
Saliba and his French team teammates welcomed family members to their training camp in Bad Lippspringe on Tuesday evening after the match. They will then start preparing for the round of 16 of Euro 2024.
Didier Deschamps’ team will find out its opponent for the next round of the competition on Wednesday. It will face the second-placed team in Group E, which consists of Belgium, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine.
