The day after Denmark dropped out at EURO 2020, stregspiller.com talked with Danish handball legend, Lars Christiansen, about the unexpected exit of the 2019 World Champion and the teams which have surprised thus far in the tournament. How do you explain the premature departure of Denmark at EURO 2020? LC: There is a great deal of unrest, right now. Denmark …
The day after Norway eliminated France from EURO 2020 all eyes were on Sander Sagosen (he scored ten goals against the two time Olympic champion) at the media call. Yet, another player may be of even greater importance than the star from Paris St. Germain in Norway’s quest for gold. Meet Magnus Gullerud (GWD Minden) – together with Petter Overby …
Spain vs Germany 33:26 (14:11) EURO 2020 (Norway |Austria | Sweden) The match between Spain and Germany, in round 2 of Group C at EURO 2020, promised to be an early highlight in the competition, as a win would take either team deep into the tournament. Before the Match Uwe Gensheimer was back in the team, as he did not …
By Kevin Domas The EHF EURO 2020 will mark the beginning of a turning point in the history of French handball. Three key players – Cédric Sorhaindo, Luc Abalo and Michaël – plan on stopping their international careers after the next Olympics, assuming France will qualify. But, before even thinking about Tokyo, 37-year old Michaël Guigou aims for another gold …
PREVIEW – Letting Denmark play their preliminary- and main round games in Malmö was a great idea from an organizer´s point of view, as the arena will be flooded with Danish fans. From the Swedish perspective it looks like a shot in the foot, as “Tre Kronors” will be playing their main round matches “on the road” despite being at …
PREVIEW – Group E in Malmö consists of teams who know each other very well from previous championships. The ruling Olympic- and World champions from Denmark are the team to beat, but this group may be anything but a walk in the park for the men of head coach, Nikolaj Jacobsen. By Peter Bruun The four teams in Group E …
Photo: K. Domas By Kevin Domas Changing clubs can be a bit hard to adapt to, especially for young players and even more so when going to another country. That’s exactly what happened for Romain Lagarde. At age 22, he left Nantes in the summer of 2019 to join Rhein-Neckar Löwen and only now he begins to see the light …
PREVIEW – France and Norway are the likely candidates to succeed in Group D, in Trondheim, making their direct encounter even more important. Looking at a tough main round group, each team will need every point they can get. By Peter Bruun The word “surprise” won’t do justice if France and Norway won’t be the two teams who proceed to …
PREVIEW – There are two clear favorites in Group C, the third group in stregspiller.com´ s EHF EURO 2020 preview. Spain and Germany won’t be facing any problems against neither Latvia nor the Netherlands. The two handball powerhouses will determine the winner in Group C, when they clash on January 11, in Trondheim. By Peter Bruun The forecast in Group …
PREVIEW – On to Group B, where Austria is one of the three co-hosts. It will be interesting to see what Austria can accomplish given home-court advantage, in what looks like the weakest group of the competition. By Peter Bruun No doubt, playing at home always is an advantage, especially in a major tournament. In Group B, we find one …
