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
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
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
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)