France is guaranteed to play in the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Friday thanks to Spain’s victory against Slovenia.
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L’Thanks to Spain’s victory over Slovenia (31-26), the French team has qualified for the quarter-finals of the World Handball before Friday’s match (6 p.m.) against Iran in Krakow. The Blues (6 points) in one of the first two places in Group I of the main round can no longer be joined by Slovenia (4 points) or Montenegro (2 points), who will overtake them in the event of a final draw after you have defeated.
The reigning Olympic champion dominated the Slovenians in the first round (35-31) and the Montenegrins on Wednesday (35-24). They will take on Sunday, after the modest Iranians, against Spain (8 points), also qualified, for the challenge of first place in the group. It would allow them to face the second group III (Germany, Norway, the Netherlands or Serbia) and not the first. The quarterfinals of the Blues are scheduled for Wednesday in Gdansk (Poland).
The Blues are still undefeated
The French team did not force its talent and continued its clear trot against Iran, limited (41-29), in Krakow on Friday. In a game where the calf injury of one of the two referees in the first half, forcing the Bosnian pair to give way to their replacement (Croatian), was one of the most entertaining moments. The lack of commitment to the Blues, the difference in level with Iran and the lack of atmosphere in the vast Tauron Arena (15,000 seats), three-quarters empty, made this game rather boring indeed. The French Olympic champions played their game by simply boosting at the start of the second period to take an eight-goal (22-14) lead against the rugged Iranians (seven temporary suspensions, including one for simulation).
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