What our internationals are up to
The 2019 Handball World Cup, which will be played in Germany and Denmark, starts on 10 January and will run for 17 days. Before then, numerous Parisians will be in pre-tournament preparations with their respective national teams. Check out their schedules.
France:
Reigning champs France, with a squad featuring Luc Abalo, Luka Karabatic and Nedim Remili, take on Slovenia in a double-header at the Kindarena in Rouen. Both matches will be shown live on beIN SPORTS.
- Slovenia: 5 January
- Slovenia: 7 January
#EdFM
— Equipes France Hand (@FRAHandball) 1 janvier 2019
🗞 A la veille de se retrouver à Rouen, l'occasion est bonne de faire un point sur la préparation au Mondial. 2 matches (5 & 7 janvier contre la Sovénie) attendent les bleus à la Kindarena 👉 https://t.co/OIQuwtAdfW
🏟 Billetterie 🇫🇷🌩🇸🇮 https://t.co/YyWueM6Q1d#BleuetFier pic.twitter.com/vI9GKxmbBi
Denmark:
Our left-back Mikkel Hansen and our pivot Henrik Toft Hansen will being action in successive matches against Hungary.
- Hungary: 3 January
- Hungary: 6 January
Spain:
Meanwhile, our Spaniards Viran Morros and Rodrigo Corrales will take part in a friendly tournament against Saudi Arabia, Poland and Belarus.
- Saudi Arabia: 3 January
- Poland: 4 January
- Belarus: 5 January
Norway:
Sander Sagosen will turn out for reigning World Cup runners-up Norway in the Gjensidige Cup in Oslo, doing battle with Iceland, the Netherlands and Brazil.
- Iceland: 3 January
- Netherlands: 5 January
- Brazil: 6 January
Håndballgutta er klare for å vise krefter i VM 💪🇳🇴 pic.twitter.com/V2n1g0lxP8
— Håndballforbundet (@NORhandball) 17 décembre 2018
Sweden:
Kim Ekdahl du Rietz's Sweden side will face Russia twice in the space of two days.
- Russia: 5 January
- Russia: 6 January
Germany:
Mannschaft captain Uwe Gensheimer will play two matches: against the Czech Republic in Hannover and against Argentina in Kiel.
- Czech Republic: 4 January
- Argentina: 6 January
Feintuning für die Heim-WM in Hannover und Kiel! 🇩🇪 #GERCZE #GERARG #aufgehtsDHB
— DHB_Nationalteams (@DHB_Teams) 2 janvier 2019
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Freitag, 4. Januar, 16.15 Uhr: 🇩🇪🇨🇿 @sportschau
Sonntag, 6. Januar, 14 Uhr: 🇩🇪🇦🇷 Livestream @ZDFsport pic.twitter.com/dEp8suVuz9
Croatia:
Last but not least, Luka Stepancic and his Croatia team-mates will prepare with clashes against Montenegro and Italy.
- Montenegro: 4 January
- Italy: 5 January
The results of all these encounters will be available on our official website.
(Credits: J. Azouze/PSG)