A few months after their silver medal at the Olympics, the French women fell in the semi-finals and left without any charm.
In the end, Norway wins! Once again, the Norwegians were imperial in this European handball championship, winning in style in the final against Denmark for the 10th title in their history. A clear victory against the Danes who won against the French team in the semi-final.
Les Bleues precisely, after a preliminary phase and a main round perfectly conducted with only victories, the girls collapsed in the semi-final against Denmark and were especially surprised for the small final against Hungary and left in a very cruel without any medals from this European Championship. “We arrived in the last four with the feeling of being ready even though we probably weren’t ready enough,” explained captain Estelle Nze Minko.
Results
Discover all the results of the European Handball Championship with Norway’s coronation.
Euro women’s handball rankings
At the end of the preliminary round, the first two in each group advanced to the main round. The qualified nations were then divided into two groups: group I for the teams from groups A, B and C and group II for those from groups D, E and F.
The list of players of the France team
Here is the list of 19 players which was made by Sébastien Gardillou with the captain Estelle Nze Minko
Guardians: Floriane André, Laura Glauser, Hatadou Sako
Left wingers: Coralie Lassource, Chloé Valentini
Left backs: Orlane Kanor, Clarisse Mairot, Estelle Nze Minko (cap.)
Center halves: Tamara Horacek, Grace Zaadi Deuna
Right rears: Laura Flippes, Léna Grandveau, Déborah Lassource
Right wingers: Pauline Coatanea, Lucie Granier, Alicia Toublanc
Pivots: Sarah Bouktit, Pauletta Foppa, Oriane Ondono