From November 4 to November 20, the France team will try to win the European title, a year after its failure in the World Cup final.
New competition for the French handball team with the Women’s Euro which begins on November 4th. For this competition, the Bleues present themselves as Olympic champion, vice-champion of Europe and vice-world champion in title… What makes them the favorites of the competition? Not sure, especially since the coach had to deal with the injuries of Orlande Kanor, Méline Nocandy and Laura Glauser. Among the choices, Allison Pineau, international since 2007 and named best player in the world in 2009, was not called.
Among the favorites, defending champion Norway is a scarecrow in women’s handball. With eight European titles, the Norwegians are still there. As a reminder, during the World Cup last year, the Norwegians brought down Les Bleues in the final, shattering their dream of an Olympics double…
What are the groups for the Women’s Handball Euro?
At the end of the preliminary round, the top three from each pool advance to the main round. Two groups are then formed: group I, which brings together the qualifiers from groups A and B, and group II, which brings together the qualifiers from groups C and D. The results of the matches of the preliminary round between teams qualified for the main round are kept. The teams play against those they have not yet faced. In each group of the main round, the first two are qualified for the semi-finals. The third of each pool compete for a classification match.
Group A (in Ljubljana)
- Norway
- Hungary
- Croatia
- Swiss
Group B (in Celje)
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Slovenia
- Serbia
Group C (in Skopje)
- France
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Romania
Group D (in Podgorica)
- Poland
- Montenegro
- Germany
- Spain
What is the schedule for the Women’s Handball Euro?
From November 4, 2022, the preliminary round of the Women’s Euro handball will start in three countries, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro, find out all the dates of the different phases.
- November 4 to 9
- Preliminary round in Ljubljana (Slovenia), Celje (Slovenia), Skopje (North Macedonia), Podgorica (Montenegro)
- November 10 to 16
- Main tour in Ljubljana and Skopje
- November 18
- Semi-finals and match for fifth place in Ljubljana
- November 20
- Finals in Ljubljana