The World Handball Cup semi-finals will witness a fiery match between France and Croatia, at the Zagreb Arena, this evening.
The tournament, which started on the fourteenth of this month, will continue until the second of next February, with joint organization between Norway, Denmark and Germany.
In the second semi-final, the Danish national team will play against Portugal, after the former defeated Brazil in the quarterfinals with a score of 33-21, and the latter defeated Germany 31-30.
Date of the France and Croatia match in the World Handball Cup semi-finals and the broadcasting channel
The match between the two teams will be played at ten o’clock in the evening and will be broadcast on Time Sports 1.
What did the French national team do in previous matches?
The French national team swept Qatar 37-19, beat Kuwait 43-19 and defeated Austria 35-27 in the first stage, to advance to the main round with 6 points, due to the Kuwaiti team not qualifying for the same round, as the tournament regulations stipulate that the points of the match of the team that does not qualify for the main round are not counted.
In the main round, the French national team defeated Hungary 37-30, before defeating the Netherlands 35-28 and North Macedonia 32-25.
In the quarterfinals, the French national team defeated Egypt 34-33.
Croatia’s journey before today’s match against France
As for the Croatian national team’s journey, it began its participation in the first round by defeating Bahrain 36-22, defeated Argentina 33-18, and lost to Egypt 28-24, and qualified for the main round with 4 points.
In the main round, he defeated Cape Verde 44-24, Iceland 32-26 and Slovenia 29-26. He also eliminated Hungary in the quarterfinals, with an exciting 31-30 win.