There is no doubt that the French team and its new coach Sébastien Gardillou dream of meeting again on December 15 in the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, scene of the final of the 16e edition of the European women's handball championship.
Victorious in Euro 2018 at home, the Blues are in the race to win the second continental coronation in their history. But for this, the group of 19 players led by captain Estelle Nze Minko will have to overcome a preliminary round and a group made up of Poland, Spain and Portugal.
To carry out this mission, Sébastien Gardillou, former assistant to the emblematic Olivier Krumbholz, relied on 15 Olympic vice-champions this summer in Paris. Find the complete program for the Bleues preliminary round.
The French team's program for the preliminary round
Group C
Thursday November 28: France – Poland (8:30 p.m.) in Basel
Saturday November 30: France – Spain (6 p.m.) in Basel
Monday December 2: Portugal – France (8:30 p.m.) in Basel
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The main round program (if qualified)
At the end of the preliminary round, the first two from each group advance to the main round. The qualified nations are then divided into two groups: group I for teams from groups A, B and C and group II for those from groups D, E and F.
Tour principal
Thursday December 5: match 1 in Debrecen
Friday December 6: match 2 in Debrecen
Sunday December 8: match 3 in Debrecen
Tuesday December 10: match 4 in Debrecen
Semi-final
Friday December 13: in Vienna
Match for 3e place
Sunday December 15 in Vienna (3:15 p.m.)
Finale
Sunday December 15 in Vienna (6 p.m.)
