For the German handball players, the World Cup is about everything.
In the first main round duel against Spain, a victory is essential.
The game in the live ticker.
Showdown at the
Handball World Cup *
:
Germany
versus
Spain
, Thursday, 8.30 p.m. *
For the
DHB *
selection
, the experienced Spaniards face a big task and need a victory.
We accompany the prestige duel in the
live ticker
.
Cairo - With a win against
Hungary
, the
German national handball team could have created
a good starting position for the main round.
But the only real test of the previous
World Cup was
lost with a wafer-thin 27:28 - that's why the team of national coach
Alfred
Gislason *
now under great pressure.
Handball World Cup: Germany - Spain in the live ticker - DHB team doomed to victory
The
DHB team
* fights in the main round against
Spain
,
Poland
and
Brazil
for the quarter-finals.
Because of the group constellation, you will need three wins to advance.
The first of the three duels is probably the hardest.
The Spanish team is packed with stars and has an incredible amount of experience.
However, the team no longer exudes the dominance of earlier days, the average age is now 31.3 years.
The German team has to improve significantly compared to the Hungary game if it wants to be dangerous for the Spaniards.
"We are aware that we will probably have to win the next three games in order to progress," said captain
Uwe Gensheimer
, "and we want to start against Spain with that."
Handball World Cup: Germany - Spain in the live ticker - bad and good memories of the Iberians
Goalkeeper
Johannes Bitter
is aware of the difficulty of the task.
“You make few mistakes, almost everything has to fit.
We must have a very good day.
Each of them has played and won such a battle before. ”The last time was only a year ago - at the EM 2020 it was a bitter preliminary bankruptcy for Germany.
"We still have one bill open," said
Paul Drux
fiercely.
Even the Spaniards have not yet fully convinced in the preliminary round, against Brazil it was only enough to draw.
A nostalgic look into the past also inspires hope.
At the
EM 2016
, the German team won their last big title after a sensational final victory against Spain.
(epp with sid) * tz.de is part of the Ippen editorial network.
