They only had eyes for Eugenie, Amandine or Wendie. Before the opening match of the first Women's Tournament of France between the Blue and Canada, this Wednesday afternoon, supporters crossed around the stadium of the Epic of Calais were very little concerned about the epidemic linked to the coronavirus. In the stadium, the prevention and safety instructions regularly stated on the microphone still reminded us of the existence of risks.
A time mentioned Tuesday morning, the hypothesis of playing the meetings behind closed doors was quickly ruled out. While the limit has been set at 5,000 people for authorized gatherings, at least 7,000 fans (with a capacity of 10,000 places) should sit in the enclosure for the launch of this newly created event by the FFF.
"There, we are outside, and the stadium is quite open," relativizes Alain, 60, a member of Irrésistibles Français, the group of official supporters of the French teams. The retiree, who came to settle in the North, took up places for the three Blue games, in Calais then in Valenciennes against Brazil on Saturday and the Netherlands next Tuesday.
Ban on shaking hands with players
"It should not be underestimated, but there are no proven cases in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais, apart from one person on Hénin-Beaumont but who comes from Creil and who is well identified. We think about it a bit, we hear about it on the radio, but we are not more worried than that, assures the one who followed the band to Corinne Deacon throughout the World Cup in France in June. If we catch it, we will be confined and we will heal. I hope it will be after the three games, history of not having bought the tickets for nothing. "
Johan came to “watch a soccer game and relax. "The coronavirus did not prevent me from coming," confirms the Calais quarantineer. We are not going to stop living and doing things. I only hope it will stop anyway. In a month or two, it will be over. "
"We do a lot and create psychosis," laments Charlotte, 42, accompanied by her two sons, football players, Justin, 11, and Romain, 8, and "not at all worried" about the risk of contagion. Fanny is not more so while her daughter Elsa will play escort girls at the entrance of the players on the lawn. But a ban on holding hands was given, while the French and Canadian players greeted each other ... with the elbow. “There is no danger, plays down the mother. We're not going to psychotic. "
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