Germany, Spain, Slovenia and Hungary won their ticket to the men's handball tournament of the Paris Olympic Games at the end of the last day of the qualifying tournaments played on Sunday.
In Granollers, the Spaniards, bronze medalists in Tokyo in 2021, suffered against Brazil, still at their height three minutes from the end (26-26), but ended up winning 28 to 26 (a draw on also qualified) and finished at the top of their group, followed by Slovenia, victorious over Bahrain (32-26).
The Germans also needed a draw in front of their home crowd against neighboring Austria (34-31), who hoped to build on their successful Euro in January (8th) to secure a first qualification for the Olympics.
The Mannschaft finished second in their TQO, behind Croatia, who ensured their qualification on Saturday.
In the same case as the Croats, Norway also experienced a stress-free last day in Tatabanya, unlike the Hungarian host, obliged to win against Portugal who could be satisfied with a draw.
The Hungarians, who made the difference at the end of the match (30-27), will participate in the Olympic Games for the first time since 2012.
We now know the full field of the competition: the 12 qualified countries are France, Denmark, Egypt, Argentina, Japan, Sweden, Spain, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany, Norway and Hungary.