The German handball players meet their first strong opponent at the World Cup in Egypt.
It's about winning the group and important points for the main round.
The live ticker.
The handball
world championship *
will take place in Egypt from January 13th to 31st.
Germany*
is already qualified for the main round after the cancellation against Cape Verde.
The
DHB team
fights
for important points and
group
victory in the last game of the preliminary round against
Hungary
.
We accompany the game on Tuesday evening (kick-off at 8.30 p.m.) in the
live ticker
.
Gizeh - For the
German handball players *
the
world championship
really
starts
on Tuesday evening (January 19th).
At the end of the preliminary round,
Hungary,
the strongest group opponent,
is waiting
.
The loose gallop into the World Cup tournament with the 43:14 against the exotic Uruguay was followed by the
corona shock
.
Actually, the DHB team should meet Cape Verde on Sunday and get another opportunity to play against an outsider.
But the islanders ran out of players due to numerous corona infections.
The game had
to
be
canceled
and was
rated
10-0 for Germany
.
Cape Verde has now completely withdrawn from the tournament.
Handball World Cup 2021: Germany - Hungary in the live ticker - Gislason warns
Thus, the German team already has the
ticket for the next round
before the
group
final on Tuesday (8.30 p.m.).
Against Hungary, it's not just about winning the
group
, but above all about
important points for the main round
.
The game against Hungary is actually of great importance because of the World Cup mode.
All teams take the points earned in the preliminary round against the other main round participants into the next tournament phase.
If the German team
wants
to fight for the
quarter-final ticket
with the
maximum yield
, another victory must be achieved.
"It would be very important to get these points," said national coach
Alfred Gislason *
therefore.
Like Germany, Hungary is already qualified after two victories.
"They are a very good team that have hardly any weaknesses," warned Gislason.
"We have to improve further."
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Handball World Cup 2021: Germany - Hungary in the live ticker - Wolff is guarding the goal again
Against the Magyars, Gislason will again bet on his 1a in goal
Andreas Wolff
.
Wolff is hot like no other to "take the step in the right direction".
He is also "very excited to
finally intervene in the tournament
".
Gislason had renounced his number one at the start of the tournament against Uruguay, now he lets Wolff off the leash.
"Andi will be
in the goal
with
Jogi Bitter
," announced the Icelander.
In addition,
Patrick Groetzki
, who was nominated for the injured right winger
Tobias Reichmann
, will
"almost certainly" be in the 16-man squad against Hungary.
"In my opinion, this is the
most important game of the entire tournament
because it forms the basis for a possible quarter-final," said Wolff.
“Of course there is great hunger and motivation.
Now the tournament is really
getting underway. ”With the Hungarians, many players earn their living with internationally known clubs such as KC Veszprem and Pick Szeged and have plenty of Champions League experience.
"Hungary has a team that plays at our level," warned the 29-year-old and spoke of a "very powerful backcourt and a very intelligent playmaker".
But the statistics speak for the German team: The DHB selection has all won the last four duels against the Magyars.
“Our means to success is,” said Wolff, “that we defend aggressively against the shooters and force them to throw as far away as possible”.
And then there is also a German goalkeeper.
And his name is Wolff on Tuesday.
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