After its victory against Spain, the French handball team is currently on the perfect course and is now waiting for the quarter-finals.
100% success for the French handball team at the World Cup. Already qualified, the Blues won against the Spaniards this Sunday, January 22 and finished in first place in the group after a fairly well controlled meeting and a good start to the match. “We started the game pretty well. We had the opportunity to widen the gap but we lost balls. In the second, when we were trailing, we were able to show character to overturn the game. We closed up around our defensive bases. We were more together, more compact, even if it meant taking shots from distance. Vincent was able to give us a very good game and I hope he will still be at this level for the next three matches. C “It was also important to win. Playing against Spain was important before a tough opponent in the quarters. We won, we did it. Now we expect a difficult battle” explained Ludovic Fabregas after the encounter.
Now it’s time for the final phase of this World Handball Championship, which takes place from Wednesday 25 January. At the time of writing these lines, Spain, Sweden, Hungary and France have already qualified and are awaiting their opponents who will be known on Monday 23 January.
Calendar and results of the Handball World Cup
Here is the calendar of the French team and the other nations for the handball world championship, which takes place from January 11 to 29. The main round has been scheduled for January 18-23, the final round for January 25-29. If only one nation interests you during this World Cup, you can filter the results with our search bar.
- Quarter-finals
- Wednesday January 25
- Semi-finals
- Friday January 27
- Final
- Sunday January 29. Composed of the small final first for 3rd and 4th places, then the grand final for 2nd place and the winner of the 2023 World Cup.
What are the groups of the World Handball Championship?
Here are the standings of the four main round groups that will determine the quarter-finals.
What TV broadcast for the World Handball Championship?
Since Wednesday January 11, beIN SPORTS, official broadcaster of the French handball team, has been broadcasting the entire 2023 World Cup for men’s handball. Up to 5 matches are broadcast live and unencrypted on TF1 Group channels
- The opening game of the competition
- One main round match
- A 1/4 Final (In case of qualification of the French team)
- A 1/2 Final (In case of qualification of the French team)
- The Final (In case of qualification of the French team)
The 18 French for the World Cup
Here is the list of players from the France team summoned by Guillaume Gille for this Handball World Cup, including the inexhaustible Nikola Karabatic.
- Guardians (3): Bolzinger, Desbonnet, Gerard.
- Left wingers (2): Grebille, Nahi.
- Left backs (4): Briet, N. Karabatic, Lagarde, E. Prandi.
- Center half (2): K. Mahé, Remili.
- Right backs (2): Mem, Mr. Richardson.
- Right wingers (2): Y.Lenne, Porte.
- Pivots (3): Fabregas, L. Karabatic (cap.), Tournat.