17:42 – Time for hymns!
Time for the anthems before the imminent kick-off of the clash!
17:38 – It’s the Blues’ turn
The Blues in turn enter the Lanxess-Arena.
17:36 – Entrance of the players
The Swedes enter the floor of the Lanxess-Arena in Cologne. Next up for the Blues.
17:35 – Bellahcene expected
This evening, Samir Bellahcene should experience his 10th selection with the Blues jersey and his first international semi-final.
5:30 p.m. – Match odds
This Friday evening, the France team faces Sweden in the semi-final of Euro 2024 where the Blues are favorites according to online sports betting sites:
- Betclic: France: 1.65 / Draw: 6.50 / Sweden: 2.80
- Bwin: France: 1.48 / Draw: 7.00 / Sweden: 2.75
- NetBet: France: 1.65 / Draw: 8.00 / Sweden: 2.92
- Unibet: France: 1.67 / Draw: 8.10 / Sweden: 2.88
17:25 – Richardson and Karabatic close to hundreds
Top scorer in the history of the European Championship, Nikola Karabatic finds himself five points away from 300 goals in the history of the competition. As for Melvyn Richardson, the right-back currently has 198 goals for the Blues.
17:20 – Fifth semi-final in a row
At the head of the French team, Guillaume Gille will experience his fifth semi-final in a row in a major competition this evening.
17:15 – Mathé: “A very fast game with many ball climbs”
Assistant coach of Guillaume Gille, Erick Mathé returned to the Swedish team’s play: “This team produces a very fast game with many ball climbs. It relies on a lot of rotations since almost all positions are doubled with equivalent playing times. His passing game is specific to the Scandinavians, very precise and very fast while our game is more powerful. Sweden also has two very good goalkeepers.”
17:10 – How to follow France – Sweden in streaming?
If you want to watch the Euro 2024 semi-final between the Blues and the Swedes on your computer, smartphone or tablet, you will need to subscribe to MyCanal or on the site Bein Sports. You can also create an account on MyTF1.
17:05 – A Macedonian duo on the whistle
For this semi-final, the Macedonian duo composed of Slave Nikolov and Gjorgji Nachevski will be on the whistle for France – Sweden.
17:00 – France, the only undefeated nation
Qualified for the semi-finals of Euro 2024 handball alongside Sweden, Germany and Denmark, the French team is the only nation still undefeated in the competition.
16:55 – On which channel to watch France – Sweden?
Holder of the TV rights for the European handball championship, BeIN Sports 1 will broadcast the clash between France and Sweden. The meeting will also be broadcast unencrypted on TMC.
16:50 – The same 16 as against Croatia
Against Sweden, Guillaume Gille lined up the same 16 as against Croatia where the coach realigned his “typical” team after blowing his staff against Hungary. Charles Bolzinger, Timothey N’Guessan and Benoit Kounkoud will be in the stands.
4:45 p.m. – Hello everyone!
Hello everyone and welcome to the France – Sweden live stream. The two nations face each other in the semi-final of the 2024 European handball championship. Kick-off in an hour.