As of: January 25, 2024, 4:55 a.m
By: Melanie Gottschalk
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Germany is already in the semi-finals of the 2024 European Handball Championship before the final main round game.
Top favorite Denmark is waiting there.
Cologne – Germany is in the semi-finals of the European Handball Championship in its own country.
Due to the defeats of Austria (against Iceland) and Hungary (against France) in their final main round games, the DHB team is safely second in main round Group I.
In the semi-finals, the DHB team will face top favorite Denmark.
The Danes have so far only lost the last main round game against Slovenia, but were already the group winners before the game and therefore rested some of their top players.
The semi-finals will take place on Friday, January 26th at 8:30 p.m. in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.
Main round of the 2024 European Handball Championship: What do the tables look like?
The main round will be played between January 17th and January 24th.
The main round group I on the fourth matchday:
Place |
team |
games |
Gates |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. |
France |
5 |
174:154 |
10 |
2. |
Germany |
4 |
113:107 |
5 |
3. |
Iceland |
5 |
142:152 |
4 |
4. |
Austria |
5 |
132:138 |
4 |
5. |
Hungary |
5 |
151:151 |
4 |
6. |
Croatia |
4 |
116:126 |
1 |
Main round group II after the fourth matchday:
Place |
team |
games |
Gates |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. |
Denmark |
5 |
158:132 |
8th |
2. |
Sweden |
5 |
147:144 |
6 |
3. |
Slovenia |
5 |
145:147 |
6 |
4. |
Portugal |
5 |
163:172 |
5 |
5. |
Norway |
5 |
151:150 |
4 |
6. |
Netherlands |
5 |
154:173 |
1 |
The DHB team hopes to be able to celebrate again in the main round.
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Main round at the 2024 European Handball Championship: Mode
Unlike in football, after the preliminary round there is no direct entry into the knockout games, but rather into a second group phase.
In the preliminary round, 12 of the 24 teams were eliminated, the remaining 12 teams will be divided into two groups.
The two groups of six are formed from the two best placed in the preliminary round groups.
This means: The teams from seasons A, B and C compete in main round group I, and the teams from D, E and F in main round group II.
Who will the DHB team face in the main round of the 2024 European Handball Championship?
Each team in the main round groups meets the four teams they did not play against in the preliminary round.
The DHB team has to play against the following teams:
Hungary (35:28)
Croatia
Austria (22:22)
Iceland (26:24)
And here comes the crux of the matter: The German national team will not play against France, the points from the preliminary round will be taken into the main round.
The Germans had zero points, while the French already have two points on the table.
In the end, both nations still prevailed.
(msb)