MEN’S HANDBALL WORLD 2025 – Guaranteed to play in the quarter-finals, France will know its opponent on Sunday. Here are the possibilities.
The team of France will cross with the second of group IV. Currently, it is theEgypt. If mathematically 4 teams can still qualify for the quarters in this group, two teams are favorites for qualification.
Men’s Handball World Cup 2025: The teams qualified for the quarter-finals
Find the qualifiers for the quarter-finals of the 2025 World Handball Championship.
Read the article
dicodusport.fr
France – Croatia, classic of the 2010s
Currently, the Croatia is first in its group and could remain in this position. Depending on the results of the first two group matches, Slovenia could already be eliminated from the World Cup. And if Croatia were to win, they would go first in the group and would not face France.
-On the other hand, in the event of a defeat or draw for Iceland and a victory for Egypt, if Croatia wins against Slovenia, it would qualify for the second place. Indeed, Egypt brilliantly won 28-24 against Croatia in the last match of the preliminary round.
France – Croatia have often resulted in close matches in the past. And even if the players have changed, it remains a poster child for European handball. However, Croatia has not won against the Blues since the group stage of the 2019 World Cup. Last year, France won in the second round of the Euro.
Egypt to confirm
Egypt has reached the quarters in the last three editions. But it has not yet managed to go beyond this stage, reached only once: in 2001 (4th place final). And often, it was blocked by France. That year, beaten in the semi-finals by the Blues after beating Russia, or again in 1997, beaten by the Blues in the quarter-finals.
In the recent past, at the Olympics, France, which suffered two defeats against Denmark and Norway, almost suffered a third. Before snatching an unexpected draw against… Egypt.
The percentage chance of qualification for Iceland and Slovenia is quite low. The planets would indeed have to align for these teams, in addition to their respective victory. If for Iceland this could be the case, for Slovenia, who will face Croatia who are also playing in their qualification, it will be even more complicated.
