French handball players obtained their ticket for the next European Championship, scheduled for January 13 to 30, 2022, without playing, thanks to Serbia's victory over Greece (27-25) on Thursday in Athens. With 7 points on the clock (three wins, a draw and a defeat) in this qualifying campaign, Guillaume Gille's players have three points more than the Greeks (4), who can no longer join them in the standings, and four less than Serbia (11).
In this group where the first two are qualified for Euro-2022 in Hungary and Slovakia, Belgium has been forced to forfeit due to the health crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic.
The French will play a final non-stakes qualifying match against Greece on Sunday (5 p.m.) in Créteil and can already focus on preparing for the Tokyo Olympics (23 July-8 August).
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