Since the start of this championship, Guillaume Gille's players have multiplied their successes.
Undefeated, the French team had four consecutive victories in the main round, against Croatia (34-32), Iceland (39-32), Austria (33-28) and Hungary (35-32). ).
The Blues thus achieve a flawless performance, and take the lead in Group I, with ten points on the clock, five points more than Germany.
France therefore joins Sweden in the semi-final, stage at which the Blues were eliminated in 2022. Since 2021, this is the fourth time that France and Sweden have faced each other in the semi-final of an international competition.
For the moment, the Scandinavians are leading the score, with two victories (World Cup 2021 and Euro 2022) for one defeat (World Cup 2023).
On the Swedish side, the defending champions finished in second place in Pool II, behind Norway.
Lucas Pellas' teammates suffered two losses, and won two victories, against Slovenia (22-28) and Portugal (40-33).
In these lines, we tell you what time and on which channel to watch the match between France and Sweden, live this Friday evening.
France – Sweden live: which channel to watch the match on?
The France – Sweden match is broadcast this Friday, January 26, live on the beIN SPORTS 1 channel. The match is scheduled to kick off at 5:45 p.m. at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.
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