France vs Germany - Handball Olympic Preview 27 July 2021

Round 3 brings new handball excitement in Tokyo!

Group A has very high-quality national teams, with great tradition in handball and big aspirations for this tournament. After the first two rounds, France and Spain are placing themselves as the favorite teams in the group, by winning both played games.

So tomorrow the game between the national teams of France and Germany will definitely have a great impact on the next unfoldings in the group.

France managed to beat Argentina (33:27) and Brazil (34:29), and Germany on the other hand lost the first game from Spain (28:27) and won the second one against Argentina (33:25).

So the excitement about the France and Germany clash is very high in the handball world.

France has 7 appearances in the Olympic games till now and has managed to win two gold, one silver, and one bronze medal so far. They won the first gold medal in Beijing in 2008 in the finale against Iceland, and the second gold medal they won in London in 2012 in the finale against Sweden.

Since then, the French handball national team went through a generation transition, but still, they possess great quality ready to fight for medals in this Olympic tournament. So tomorrow will be another great test for the Franch best squad, against the big rival, Germany.

Germany’s handball team was part of the Olympics 10 times. They won the gold medal in 1936 on their home ground in Berlin in the final against Austria. They won two silver medals, one in Los Angeles in 1984, and the other in Athens in 2004. In Rio De Janeiro 2016 they won the bronze medal. So now they are facing another challenge in an attempt to win a medal in Tokyo, and tomorrow's duel against the great handball team of France will be a real test of the capacity for this German national team for the highest achievements.

We expect a very attractive match, with great quality and fighting spirit through the whole game, where the French team will be a slight favorite for the win.

So tune in tomorrow and witness this very exciting handball game from Group A in the Olympic tournament.