According to information from RMC Sport, the French Football Federation modified the regulations of the Coupe de France to allow the holding of matches threatened by the absence of players positive for Covid-19. It is precisely Article 7.3 paragraph 5 of the regulations which was put in brackets for the round of 16 of the competition scheduled for January 1 to 4, was it confirmed to The team.
This article states that “The clubs are required to include on the refereeing sheet at least seven players who took part in one of the last two official matches played by (their) team “. The exceptional suspension of this provision, decided by the executive committee of the FFF, meeting on Friday morning, should in theory allow clubs to field players playing in reserve or in their youth teams.