Leaving behind the immense disappointment of its elimination in the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games at home, the French handball team is back in business this week. This Tuesday (6 p.m.) against Qatar, the Blues begin their quest for redemption at the World Cup, co-organized this year in Croatia, Norway and Denmark. A competition which has been rather successful for them historically, since they have qualified for the last four in the last five editions.
The preparation went as expected for Guillaume Gille's men, who easily defeated the Czech Republic (37-28) then Portugal (44-38). Getting used to the captaincy of Ludovic Fabregas, since Luka Karabatic has decided to give up the armband, and to life without their elders, Nikola Karabatic, Vincent Gérard and Valentin Porte having chosen to hang up, the Blues will be favorites in their preliminary round , where they will also face Austria and Kuwait.
The World Handball World Cup preliminary round match between France and Qatar will be followed this Tuesday, January 14 from 6 p.m. on BeIN Sports 1.
