The essential
In case of victory, France can qualify for its eighth World Cup final
The Blues are deprived of Luka Karabatic and the back Timothey N'Guessan
France will face the winner of the Spain-Denmark match
Follow the semi-final live:
5:15 p.m.
Against Sweden, France has the opportunity to qualify for their eighth World Cup final, their first since 2017, won at home.
5:10 p.m.
In addition to Nikola Karabatic, already withdrawn before the competition, the Blues will be deprived of his brother Luka and the back Timothey N'Guessan.
They are replaced by left-back Jean-Jacques Acquevillo and center-half Nicolas Claire.
17 hours.
Hello everyone and welcome to this semi-final of the Handball World Cup between the Blues and Sweden.
