The DHB team wants to advance to the quarter-finals in the Olympic tournament, in the duel against Norway, the Gislason protégés want to get their second victory.
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In the fourth preliminary round game, the German handball selection * will meet Norway.
The team of national coach Gislason is waiting for the second victory at the Olympics *.
Follow the game today from 2.30 p.m. here in the live ticker.
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Tokyo - The German handball selection only won one victory in three attempts at the Olympic tournament, the other two games were narrowly lost.
After the 27:28 opening defeat against Spain and the 29:30 bankruptcy against the French, Alfred Gislason's team is waiting for their first win against a great opponent.
In the duel with Norway, the DHB players now have the chance to make amends.
Handball at the Olympics: Germany against Norway in the live ticker - a star worries DHB players
With Norway, the third place in the European Championship is waiting for the Germans, who have to be particularly careful of one player among the Scandinavians.
The DHB * team wants to try to find the right means against superstar Sander Sagosen from the German record champion THW Kiel.
He worries the Germans in advance: "He is one of the world's best handball players, if not the best," said Germany's Steffen Weinhold before the top duel.
“It's hard to play against him.
We have to put pressure on him, then he'll make mistakes too, ”he said of the 25-year-old.
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Gislason, on the other hand, does not want to focus too much on Sagosen, Norway is "overall strong," said the national coach - "You can't just concentrate on him, even if he is of course the star of this team," he added.
The starting position is clear, a win must come from this "enormously important game", as Gislason described it.
His team now has to be “fully there from the start” because it is “about very important points”.
Norway is two points ahead of Germany in third place.
Handball at Olympia: Germany against Norway in the live ticker - threatened final in the event of defeat
The DHB selection would have to compete against Brazil in the event of another defeat for the final for the quarter-finals.
Should Germany qualify as fourth in the table for the round of the last eight, however, world and Olympic champions Denmark would wait.
This constellation must now be avoided.
With a victory, the worries of the frustrated Germans could take a back seat.
“We hope that the knot will now burst in the Norway game.
We definitely need another victory to get through, ”said playmaker Philipp Weber, setting the route.
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