Already qualified for the quarterfinals of the world championship, the French handball team faces the Northern Macedonia this Saturday in the last game of the second phase. The opportunity for coach Guillaume Gille to rest the frames.
Dreaded in the first round, still impressive against Hungary and the Netherlands in the second round, the Blues have made a faultless journey hitherto in this world of handball (5 victories in 5 matches). But Dika Mem’s partners are aware that adversity was far from being at the level of other European cadors such as Denmark, Sweden see Germany. With 5 successes of more than 6 goals, France has never experienced a tournament as much within its reach. The coach Guillaume Gille dismisses any excess of confidence while his team is already qualified for the quarterfinals ” We take this victory because it ensures our qualification for the quarter -finals. Now it is certain that our match is not satisfactory in its entirety. There are many sectors that have been in trouble. It is a free warning but we will have to work because we lost the thread in attack, especially in the second period. We now have a few days to prepare the important moment of this competition “.
Lagarde in place of Briet
While emphasizing the points of progression, Gille said the importance of recovering and sparing the organizations before the start of the final phase. For the last meeting of the second phase against the North Macedonia, several executives will have to play less than 20 minutes such as MEM, Remili, Fabregas as well as the left back Thibaud Briet who has stacked the goals since the start of the competition (28 goals in 5 games) and which should give way to Romain Lagarde. “”We have this luxury of being able to manage the workforce according to the vagaries. It is also an opportunity to explore our repertoire of the game ” To add Gille. On the possible tenure of third goalkeeper Valentin Kieffer to replace Desbonnet and Bolzinger, Gille has remained evasive “It’s an idea but we can imagine it with all the guys”.
Faced with a northern Macedonian team (3rd in group 2 and which could qualify with a short defeat), the challenge for the Blues this Saturday will be to finish the second round while refining the last settings, especially in the offensive field . In an Arena Varazdin who should not attract a huge crowd, the Nedim Remili teammates will aim at 6 out of 6 against an opponent who has 6 defeats in 6 matches against the French.
At what time will the meeting take place
The match between France and North Macedonia will start at 8:30 p.m. this Saturday. It will take place at Arena Varazdin (Croatia).
On which TV channel is broadcast France – Northern Macedonia?
This third meeting of the second phase of the World Cup will be broadcast exclusively on BeIN Sports 1.
What streaming broadcast for the France – Northern Macedonian match?
To follow the streaming match, you have to go to the dedicated Bein Connect platform.
Possible teams
The seven entrant of France: Desbonnet – Prandi, Remili, Mem, Nahi, Fabregas, Kounkoud.
The seven entrant of the North Macedonia: Mitrevski – Serafimov, Mitev, Kuzmanovski, Kostevski, Fathero, Djonov.
The different ribs
Unibet: France 1.04 / draw 27.50 / Northern Macedonia 13.80.
Winamax: France 1.02 / draw 16.00 / Northern Macedonia 8.50
Sport betons: France 1.05 / draw 29.00 / Northern Macedonia 14.50.