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
.
Germany - Hungary -: - (- :-) 20.30 you live on ZDF
Germany: |
Hungary: |
Time penalties: |
Update from January 19, 6:14 p.m.:
Meanwhile, ex-national coach Dagur Sigurdsson is with
Japan
in the main round of the World Cup.
The Olympic hosts won the decisive game against
Angola
very narrowly with 30:29 (16:12).
Update from January 19, 5.47 p.m.:
Coach Alfred Gislason's DHB team receives prominent support from home in Germany.
Triple winner Thomas Müller from
FC Bayern
* wishes the handball boys good luck in the final group game against Hungary.
“Get the group win, guys!” Wrote the FCB star on Twitter.
Will the soccer world champion's fingers crossed?
We'll know from 8.30 p.m.
Then the game is started.
Get the group win, guys 💪🤾♂️ #HandballWM #DHB https://t.co/tJx4YYquyi
- Thomas Müller (@esmuellert_) January 19, 2021
Update from January 19, 5:03 p.m.:
The game against
Hungary
only has an important meaning at second glance.
Because with a victory over the Magyars, the
DHB team
would have
four points, which they take with him in the main round.
Physically, today's opponent will demand a lot from the Germans.
In the half positions and in the inner block, the Hungarians already have good edges at the start.
Julius Kühn, Paul Drux and Co. will be really challenged.
Update from January 19, 1:24 p.m.:
Today is getting serious for German handball
players
!
In the evening, the DHB selection meets Hungary, it's about the group victory.
We are already excited.
Germany - Hungary in the live ticker: Preliminary round at the Handball World Cup 2021
First report from January 18, 6:11 p.m .:
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."
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 a lot 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".
However, the statistics speak for the German team: The DHB selection has won all of 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.
(ck / sid / dpa) * tz.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network