Domagoj Vida Found Out About Positive Covid Test Half Way Through Turkey Game

Croatia captain Domagoj Vida started his team's game against Turkey on Wednesday night, before finding out he had tested positive for Covid-19.

On Wednesday night Croatia kicked off against Turkey despite not getting their results from an earlier test and Vida had to be substituted at half-time after finding out about his positive test during the break.

A statement from the Croatian football association explained the situation, saying, "The medical service of the Croatian national team received initial information at the end of the break between the two halves that there was one potentially positive result. This is a common test procedure, and a "suspicious" finding is retested to confirm the result.

"As the selector Zlatko Dalic had already made a decision to change Vida at that time , the medical service of the national team isolated Vida according to all epidemiological measures until the test results were confirmed.

"Vida will, in accordance with regulations, spend the next few days in self-isolation in Istanbul.

"All other national team members and staff members, who tested negative, are scheduled to travel to Stockholm. It is taken into account that the national team complied with all epidemiological measures, in accordance with Uefa's Return to Play protocol."

The two sides played out an exciting 3-3 draw in their friendly and fortunately no one else tested positive for Covid on Wednesday.

Fortunately there are now more international breaks until 2021.