The road to gold, which has been very broad so far, could become tortuous. The French women’s handball team will face Germany in the quarter-finals of the Olympic competition on Tuesday, August 6 at 1:30 p.m. at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Lille. After a clean sheet in the five preparation matches, Olivier Krumbholz’s players are the favorites, but be careful not to miss out on this first knockout match.
The Blues are full of confidenceThe handball players are the only ones to come out undefeated from the five matches of the group stage, notably against the Spanish, whom they beat 32 to 23. “There was no accounting issue, but the desire to do well because we have to live these exceptional Games to the full” said captain Estelle Nze Minko after the meeting.
A German team in poor form. The Germans have only won one game since their entry into the Olympic Games, against Slovenia (41-22). Enough to approach the match with confidence. “We have been preparing for two days to play this team, and I have been saying for six months that we are going to play the Germans in the quarter-finals.”, explained Olivier Krumbholz.
Léna Grandveau injured, Grâce Zaadi Deuna replaces her. The best young player of the year 2023, according to the International Handball Federation, must abandon her Olympic dream, after a dislocation of the ring finger on her left hand during the last match of the Bleues against Spain. The handball player of CSM Bucharest could honor her third cap with the Tricolores.