Romania, victorious in its last match against Serbia (27-25), and Montenegro, defeater of the Czech Republic (28-21), joined the French team on Tuesday evening in the main round of the Euro which takes place on Tuesday evening. will take place in Hungary from Thursday.
Already two points for the Blues
After their last preliminary round meeting Monday evening (against Portugal 28-16), the French already knew that they would go to Debrecen (Hungary) to face Hungary and Sweden, who finished in the first two places in Group A. The reigning world champions will have Romania as their first opponent on Thursday, whose best result on the continental scene dates back to 2010 with a bronze medal.
As a reminder, Les Bleues will start the main round with already two points, acquired thanks to their victory against Poland in the preliminary round (35-22).
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The other group in the main round will be made up of Olympic champions and other big favorites for final victory, Norway. The Norwegians will notably cross paths with Denmark, bronze in Paris and whom they beat in the semi-final of the Olympic Games. Slovenia, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany complete the second group.
The composition of the groups for the main round
GROUP 1 (in Debrecen, Hungary)
1. France
2. Hungary
3. Montenegro
4. Romania
5. Sweden
6. Poland
GROUP 2 (in Vienna, Austria)
1. Norway
2. Netherlands
3. Denmark
4. Suisse
5. Slovenia
6. Germany
The French team calendar (times to be defined)
Thursday December 5
France – Romania
Friday December 6
France – Montenegro
Saturday December 8
Sweden – France
Monday December 10
Hungary – France
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