Perfect competition for Les Bleues, already qualified for the semi-finals of the European Championship.
Imperial! The French handball team currently reigns over this European women’s championship and won another very precious victory against Germany on Wednesday November 15 in the main round. Before the match against Spain, Les Bleues are already officially qualified for the semi-finals of this Euro.
We are where we wanted to be, tired but in good condition”, savored satisfied coach Olivier Krumbholz. Les Bleues also secured first place in their group, which normally offers them a more affordable opponent in the semi-finals. Friday in Ljubljana (Slovenia). I don’t have many memories of us dominating the competitions like that, launched the captain of the Blue. The scenario is that we often struggled at the start of the competition and we arrived often to go all the way. There is no ideal scenario, but it feels good.
The calendar :
- Wednesday 16 November from 8.30 p.m.: France – Spain
- Friday November 18
What are the groups for the Women’s Handball Euro?
At the end of the preliminary round, the top three from each pool advance to the main round. Two groups are then formed: group I, which brings together the qualifiers from groups A and B, and group II, which brings together the qualifiers from groups C and D. The results of the matches of the preliminary round between teams qualified for the main round are kept. The teams play against those they have not yet faced. In each group of the main round, the first two are qualified for the semi-finals. The third of each pool compete for a classification match.
Group I
- Norway
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Croatia
- Slovenia
- Hungary
Group II
- France
- Montenegro
- Spain
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Romania
What is the schedule for the Women’s Handball Euro?
From November 4, 2022, the preliminary round of the Women’s Euro handball will start in three countries, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro, find out all the dates of the different phases.
- November 4 to 9
- Preliminary round in Ljubljana (Slovenia), Celje (Slovenia), Skopje (North Macedonia), Podgorica (Montenegro)
- November 10 to 16
- Main tour in Ljubljana and Skopje
- November 18
- Semi-finals and match for fifth place in Ljubljana
- November 20
- Finals in Ljubljana