This Saturday afternoon, the French women’s handball team will play the Olympic final against an opponent it knows very well, Norway.
Olympic final day! This Saturday afternoon, the Blues face the Norwegians in the hope of winning a second consecutive Olympic title.
A handball classic
The script was written! During the last major competitions, France and Norway have very often competed for world and European titles: world championships in 2017 (victory for France), in 2021 (revenge for the Scandinavians) and in 2023 (success for the Bleues), Euro 2020 and semi-final of the 2022 European Championship. Suffice to say that the two nations know each other by heart.It’s a special challenge. If we don’t play our best handball, we’ll quickly be overwhelmed by their speed of execution,” stressed the coach of the Blues, Olivier Krumbholz.
In Villeneuve d’Ascq, the French handball players will be able to count on the support of some 27,000 supporters present at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy. A support that pushes them to consider only one possible outcome: “Nobody is going to beat us at home during the Games. Never in my life. In a hundred years if you want, but not there, not now. That’s all that motivated me. : out of the question, angry as we are, that someone comes to beat us here…”added Méline Nocandy, center half.We are very comfortable with our status as big favourites while remaining very humble. We know where we want to go, but we also know the work that needs to be done to get there. Little by little, we are building our route. Without any preference as to the opponent because, to go all the way, you have to beat everyone.”continues Tamara Horace, a member of the French squad.
Norway, absent since 2012
If Les Bleues are playing in their third Olympic final in a row after silver in Rio and gold in Tokyo, the Norwegians have not qualified for an Olympic final since London (bronze in Brazil and Japan). Olympic champions in 2008 and 2012, they are counting on making their return to the roof of Olympus this Saturday against Les Bleues, a prestigious victim. This will be the 98th confrontation between the two great handball nations. Before the JO 2024the Blues and the Norwegians faced each other twice to prepare for the deadline. If the Scandinavians won the first meeting, Estelle Nze Minko and her partners had their revenge two days later. To return to the Olympic summit, Norway has played many friendly matches in recent years in order to gain automatism and team cohesion.
What time does France – Norway start?
The Olympic women’s handball final between France and Norway is scheduled to kick off Saturday August 10 at 3:00 p.m. at the Pierre-Mauroy Stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq. The Spaniards Ignacio Garcia and Andreu Marin Lorente will be the referees.
On which channel can I watch France – Norway?
TV rights holders for the 2024 Olympic Games, the groups’ channels France Televisions And Eurosport will broadcast the women’s Olympic handball final.
How to follow France – Norway in streaming?
If you want to watch the Olympic final of the women’s handball tournament between the Blues and the Norwegians on your computer, smartphone or tablet, you will need to create an account on France.tv or subscribe to a subscription on MyCanal.
What are the France – Norway numbers?
France: Laura Glauser and Hatadou Saka (Goalkeeper), Alicia Toublanc and Lucie Granier (Right Winger), Lena Grandveau and Laura Flippes (Right Back), Méline Nocandy and Tamara Horacek (Centre Half), Orlane Kanor and Estelle Nze Minko (Left Back), Chloé Valentini and Coralie Lassource (Left Winger), Sarah Bouktit and Pauletta Foppa (Pivot).
Norway: Silje Solberg-Oesthassel and Kätrine Lunde (Goalkeeper), Marit Jacobsen (Left Wing), Stine Skogrand and Nora Moerk (Left Back), Henny Reistad and Stine Bredal Oftedal (Centre Half), Veronica Kristiansen, Kristine Breistoel and Thale Rushfeldt Deila ( Left Back), Camila Herrem and Sanna Solberg-Isaksen (Left Winger), Kari Brattset Dale and Maren Aardahl (Pivot).
What are the predictions for France – Norway?
- Betclic: France: 2.15 / Draw: 7.50 / Norway: 1.98
- Bwin: France: 2.10 / Draw: 6.50 / Norway: 1.83
- NetBet: France: 2.22 / Draw: 8.00 / Norway: 2.00
- Unibet: France: 2.21 / Draw: 7.50 / Norway: 2.00