The French team opened the doors to the semi-finals of the Euro handball championship.
All is well in the best of all possible worlds for the French handball team. While the Blues face Austria this Monday, January 22, qualification for the semi-finals is almost complete for Guillaume Gille’s gang. Despite the hiccup against Switzerland during the second match, the French team is undefeated in this Euro and therefore has its destiny in its hands. To reach the semi-finals this Monday, there are not many scenarios, you must either:
- Beat Austria
- Draw against Austria and see Germany beat Hungary in the other group match
The French handball team schedule:
- January 22: France – Austria at 6 p.m.
- January 24: France – Hungary at 6 p.m.
Group I
- France 6pts
- Austria 4pts
- Hungary 4pts
- Germany 3pts
- Croatia 1pt
- Iceland 0pt
Group II
- Denmark 8pts
- Sweden 6pts
- Portugal 4pts
- Slovenia 4pts
- Norway 2pts
- Netherlands 0pt
What are the dates for the men’s handball Euro?
The men’s handball Euro takes place from January 10 to 28.
Where is the men’s handball Euro taking place?
The European Handball Championship takes place in Germany. It will be the first, since the competition format expanded to 24 nations, to be contested in a single country. Six cities will help host the event: Düsseldorf, Berlin, Mannheim and Munich are the sites of the preliminary round, and Hamburg and Cologne the destinations of the main round.
On which channel can you watch the tournament?
As usual, beIN Sports is broadcasting the entire competition while the TFX group will broadcast a few matches such as France – Germany on January 16.
The players
For this Euro in Germany, Guillaume Gille has selected a group of 20 players:
- Guardians: Samir Bellahcene (Kiel/ALL), Charles Bolzinger (Montpellier HB), Rémi Desbonnet (Montpellier HB)
- Center halves: Kentin Mahé (Veszprem/HON), Aymeric Minne (HBC Nantes), Nedim Remili (Veszprem/HON)
- Left backs: Thibaud Briet (HBC Nantes), Nikola Karabatic (PSG), Timothey N’Guessan (Barcelona/ESP), Elohim Prandi (PSG)
- Right backs: Dika Mem (FC Barcelona/ESP), Melvyn Richardson (FC Barcelona/ESP)
- Left wingers: Hugo Descat (Veszprem/HON), Dylan Nahi (Kielce/POL)
- Right wingers: Yanis Lenne (Montpellier HB), Valentin Porte (Montpellier HB)
- Pivots: Ludovic Fabregas (Veszprem/HON), Luka Karabatic (PSG), Karl Konan (Montpellier HB), Nicolas Tournat (Kielce/POL)