German football captain Joshua Kimmich revealed that his teammates encountered a poisonous snake at their World Cup training base in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The German team is not the only one facing this issue, as Norway and Switzerland have also been warned of snakes at their training facilities.
Copperheads, a venomous species, are common in North Carolina, and players are being cautious, with some teams taking precautionary measures to avoid snake encounters.
This is the latest controversy to mar the FIFA World Cup, following issues with host nation USA and travel bans for fans from participating countries.
Germany will face the Ivory Coast on Sunday, Norway will take on Senegal on Tuesday, and Switzerland are next in action against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday.
