After the bitter smack against France, Germany will now face Egypt in the placement games of the 2023 Handball World Cup.
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Handball World Championship
: Placement matches 5-8, Germany – Egypt
After gossip against France
: DHB team wants to redeem itself against the African champions
Before placement game against Egypt
: national coach Gislason nominated two players
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Stockholm – It has been less than 48 hours since Germany lost to France in the quarter-finals of the 2023 World Handball Championship in Sweden and Poland.
At 3.30 p.m. (TV information) the first placement game for the team of national coach Alfred Gislason is due.
Then the DHB team will meet African champions Egypt in Stockholm's Tele2 Arena.
After gossip against France: DHB team wants to rehabilitate themselves against the African champions
On paper, the duel is a clear affair.
Germany and Egypt met 14 times in handball.
The DHB won eleven of those games, and the North Africans won three games.
According to the statistics, Germany is the favorite.
But the Egyptians will certainly not make it easy for the Germans, after all they went into the tournament as African champions.
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The DHB team around Juri Knorr is challenged at the Handball World Cup against Egypt.
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In addition, the German team seems weakened.
After the great start to the World Cup, the winning streak broke after a thriller against top favorite Norway.
Olympic champion France was then a house number too big for the team.
The travel strains also seem to bother the players.
After two defeats in a row, Germany now want to get back on the road to success against Egypt.
Before placement game against Egypt: national coach Gislason nominated two players
The placement games are by no means insignificant.
On the one hand, the partly young players can gain experience at the highest level and end the tournament with a sense of achievement.
After the duel against Egypt, the DHB team will meet either Hungary or Norway for the second time.
The final World Cup placement also decides on qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
The better the DHB team performs at the World Cup, the easier the qualifying group for the Olympics will be on paper.
National coach Alfred Gislason made some changes to the squad before the duel against Egypt.
Backcourt player Lukas Stutzke from Bergisches HC replaces Paul Drux (Füchse Berlin), who is out with a cold.
Right winger Lukas Zerbe TBV Lemgo-Lippe also completes the squad.
Germany against Egypt in the live ticker: DHB team fights for fifth place
Follow the placement game Germany against Egypt at the Handball World Cup 2023 today from 3.30 p.m. here in the live ticker.
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