At the start of the Olympics, the German handball selection wants to defeat feared opponents Spain.
The preliminary round game of the German group A in the live ticker.
The German handball selection will face Spain at the start of the Olympics * on Saturday.
The first group game starts at 9.15 a.m. Central European time.
You can follow the first encounter of Alfred Gislason's team here in the live ticker.
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Tokyo - On Saturday morning German time, the Olympic handball tournament * in Tokyo begins for the German selection.
The anticipation within Alfred Gislason's team is huge, he wants to get off to the best possible start in the competition.
Captain Uwe Gensheimer and Co. want to convert their good mood into points against Spain.
Handball at the Olympics: Germany against Spain in the live ticker - Gislason wants to "beat big teams"
Right at the start, two European handball heavyweights will meet with Germany and Spain.
But the upcoming opponents from Group A are tough, as well as Brazil and Argentina, the DHB team also has record world champions France and Norway in front of their chests.
The latter two teams in particular are hot candidates for precious metals.
So a victory must be achieved in order to get off to an optimal start in the tournament.
“In a tournament like this, it is extremely important how you get in,” says coach Gislason, who has already played twice in the summer games *.
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A top position in the group would also be important in order to avoid top favorites Denmark and vice-world champions Sweden in a possible quarter-finals.
For the goal of the semi-finals you have to "beat one or more large teams in the group," said Gislason.
However, the Icelander is optimistic that his team is “in a good mood”, he said after the final training session.
Handball at the Olympics: Germany against Spain in the live ticker - captain with a good feeling before the start
Despite all the euphoria before the Olympics, there is great respect for the Spaniards. The Iberians are "not an easy opponent, we know that from the last few years," as Gensheimer noted. However, he has "the feeling that we are well prepared". In January, the German selection was defeated by the Spaniards at the World Cup in Egypt with 28:32. It also went bankrupt at the European Championships last year. This time they will "do everything possible to beat them this time", Gislason admitted aggressively.
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