As of: January 24, 2024, 8:33 p.m
By: Sascha Mehr
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The last matchday of the main round is coming up.
Germany is already in the semi-finals before the game against Croatia.
The voices for the game.
Cologne – Germany's handball players are expecting a heated duel with Croatia at the end of the main round.
“You know that the Croats have a lot of national pride and are passionate about the national team,” said DHB goalkeeper Andreas Wolff before the game.
National coach Alfred Gislason also warned: “Anyone who thinks they aren’t motivated doesn’t know Croatian handball.”
The DHB selection, which was preparing for a real final to reach the semi-finals, is already among the best four nations in Europe before kick-off.
Since Austria suffered a defeat against Iceland and the Hungarians also lost out against France, the DHB selection has already qualified early for the semi-finals.
We have collected the votes for the game from ARD and Dyn.
Dominik Klein (ARD expert) before the game about...
... the early semi-final entry of the DHB selection
: “The first catch is there.
But you want to reach for the stars.
I wasn't expecting the semi-finals, but I was hoping for it.
With this atmosphere in Cologne it will still be a good game.
I was sure that the Icelanders would win against Austria and I also believed that France would beat Hungary.”
ARD expert Dominik Klein.
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...the approach against Croatia:
“It will happen that some players come off the bench and get minutes.
But there can't be a drop in performance because the boys want to repay the national coach's trust.
You can’t play with a handbrake, you have to go all out.”
... the opponent Croatia:
“They are street handball players who play with their hearts in the right place.
It won’t be an easy game today.”
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... Alfred Gislason (national coach) before the game about...
... the game against Croatia:
“We are concentrating on our performance.
Our defense has to be solid, we want to play as variably as we did against Hungary and maintain our rhythm.”