France versus Germany: The eternally young handball classic will also be available at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo.
Follow the game of the DHB team on Wednesday afternoon here in the live ticker.
Olympia 2021 *: France - Germany, Wednesday, 2.30 p.m. (CET)
The German handball players are fighting against the record world champions for an early entry into the quarter-finals.
Follow the third game of the DHB team at the summer games in Tokyo here in the live ticker.
France - Germany -: - (- :-), Wednesday, 2.30 p.m. (CET)
Tokyo - It's at least about the quarter-finals and, at best, about a favorable starting position for the knockout round in the battle for medals at the Olympics 2021 *.
The German handball players will meet record world champions France this Wednesday afternoon (2.30 p.m., CET) in the Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgijō hall.
It is a real cracker in the preliminary round of the Olympic handball tournament in Tokyo.
Olympia / handball: France against Germany in the live ticker - DHB team wants to go to the quarter-finals
“The French have outstanding players in every position, there is a lot of caliber coming up,” said DHB captain Gensheimer before the match: “But we are self-confident enough to know that with a good performance we also have a chance against France have to win two points. “Germany finally wants to win again against the French.
At major tournaments there were two narrow defeats in the 2016 Olympic semifinals and in the small final of the 2019 World Cup, as well as a draw in the preliminary round of the same World Cup.
The last duels at major tournaments: |
Result: |
Handball World Cup 2019, game for 3rd place |
France - Germany 26:25 |
Handball World Cup 2019, preliminary round |
Germany - France 25:25 |
Olympia 2016, semi-finals |
France - Germany 29:28 |
“We are not the favorites, but we will give everything to win.
That could be a big point.
Everyone is hungry, "said national coach Alfred Gislason before the game:" France is in great shape, we have to play a very good game. "But the DHB team also made it into the handball tournament at the 2021 Olympics.
A very narrow bankruptcy against European champions Spain (27:28) was followed by a clear victory for the German handball players in Japan against South and Central American champions Argentina (33:25).
In the video: Olympia 2021 - German handball players win against Argentina
If they beat France, the quarter-finals of the summer games would be almost certain.
Follow the third preliminary round match of the German national handball team on Wednesday afternoon here in the live ticker.
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