EUROPEAN HAND 2022 CHAMPIONSHIP. Guillaume Gille’s gang is launching their hand-held Euro this Thursday, January 13 against Croatia.
[Mis à jour le 13 janvier 2022 à 13h30] After the Olympic coronation in Tokyo, the Blues begin a new competition with the Euro hand. If the Olympic champion is still considered one of the favorite teams, France is approaching the competition with a new squad and will certainly have some complicated matches. The defeat in the preparation match against Germany was a reminder and this first match of the Euro against Croatia will be a real test for the Blues. “This Euro is a new chapter to be written for the France team, in a very different context and with a team that has changed a lot, noted Guillaume Gille a few hours before the entry into the running of the Blues. this competition with the excitement of the beginnings of competition, in these moments when a lot of things have been asked, repeated, where we will see how this group is able to deliver performance in very high level matches that await us. whatever our current status and our recent history with the Olympics, we end up with three great teams, two of which are part of the European top and against which we will have to put out our best handball to leave them behind. “
What is the schedule of matches for the Blues?
The Blues will be in an accessible pool for the first round and aim for a quick qualification for the main round.
Preliminary round from January 13 to 18, 2022
- Thursday January 13, 2022 at 8:30 p.m. Croatia – France
- Saturday January 15, 2022 at 6 p.m .: France – Ukraine
- Monday January 17, 2022 at 8:30 p.m .: France – Serbia
What are the groups of the European Handball Championship?
Here are all the groups for the men’s hand Euro:
- Group A: Slovenia, Denmark, North Macedonia, Montenegro
- Group B: Portugal, Hungary, Iceland, Netherlands
- Group C: Croatia, Serbia, France, Ukraine
- Group D: Germany, Austria, Belarus, Poland
- Group E: Spain, Sweden, Czech Republic, Bosnia
- Group F: Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Lithuania
What is the classification of the Euro Handball groups?
You can find throughout the competition the complete classification of the Euro handball groups. For the first phase, six groups are present before the main round made up of two groups (I and II).
Which TV broadcast for the men’s hand Euro?
Exclusive free broadcaster of the most beautiful matches of the Blues, the TF1 Group will offer up to five matches of the French team, from the 1st Round to the final on January 30 on TF1, in the event of the Blues qualifying while the beIN Sports channel will broadcast live and in full this European Championship.
Who are the selected players?
Guardians: Rémi DESBONNET (Usam Nîmes Gard) – Vincent GÉRARD (Paris SG HB) – Wesley PARDIN (Pays d’Aix University Club)
Left wingers: Hugo DESCAT (Montpellier HB) – Dylan NAHI (Kielce)
Left backs: Thibaud BRIET (HBC Nantes) – Nikola KARABATIC (Paris SG HB) – Karl KONAN (Pays d’Aix Université Club) – Romain LAGARDE (Pays d’Aix Université Club)
Half centers: Kentin MAHÉ (Telekom Veszprem HC) – Aymeric MINNE (HBC Nantes)
Pivots: Ludovic FABREGAS (FC Barcelona) – Théo MONAR (HBC Nantes) – Nicolas TOURNAT (PGE Vive Kielce)
Right backs: Julien BOS (Montpellier HB) – Dika MEM (FC Barcelona) – Melvyn RICHARDSON (FC Barcelona)
Right wingers: Benoît KOUNKOUD (Paris SG HB) – Yanis LENNE (Montpellier HB) – Valentin PORTE (Montpellier HB – Cap)