By beating Germany on Tuesday evening, France begins the main round with plenty of points.
The French handball team qualified for the main round of the men’s Euro by winning in style on Monday evening against Germany, host country of the competition. An important victory which allows the Blues to refuel before the start of this main round and the semi-finals. Four matches now await the band Nikola Karabatic with Croatia, Iceland, Austria and Hungary.
The first match against an old acquaintance will be eagerly awaited with Croatian supporters present in droves. “Of course it’s going to be very difficult, we’ve seen that they have a lot of supporters, it’s going to be very heated but in a Euro there are no easy matches, it’s still going to be a fight. We have four matches , so many fights to hope to enter the last four” explained Nikola Karabatic.
The French handball team calendar:
- January 18: France – Croatia at 6 p.m.
- January 20: France – Iceland at 3:30 p.m.
- January 22: France – Austria at 6 p.m.
- January 24: France – Hungary at 6 p.m.
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 groups of the preliminary round:
Group A:
- France
- Germany
- North Macedonia
- Swiss
Group B:
- Spain
- Austria
- Croatia
- Romania
Group C:
- Iceland
- Hungary
- Serbia
- Montenegro
Group D:
- Norway
- Slovenia
- Poland
- Faroe Islands
Group E:
- Sweden
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- The Netherlands
- Georgia
Group F:
- Denmark
- Portugal
- Czech Republic
- Greece
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.
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)