Handball World Cup, semi-finals
World champion despairs: Germany is moving away
Updated 12/12/2025 – 6:51 p.mReading time: 5 minutes
Germany is fighting for a place in the final. A tough challenge awaits against France. Who will prevail? The live ticker for the semi-finals of the Handball World Cup.
42nd minute: Von Pereira fails with her attempt at André, but the ball ends up in touch and Germany gets another try. Lott takes the chance and scores to make it 21:17. In return, France allows themselves a bad pass, but Germany cannot score on the other side either. Nocandy tanks through for France, but again Filter closes the short corner and saves!
40th minute: Grandveau is cleared by Horacek and reduces the score to 20:17, then Germany commits a striker foul. Vogel is too defensive and has to sit on the bench for two minutes. Grandvaeu then throws, but Filter parries!
38th minute: France has to look for a long time to find the gap, but then Grandveau can score. Germany allows itself a slight loss of the ball, but Lott also pays attention defensively and steals the ball. Smits is fouled on the counterattack. There are seven meters for Germany and two minutes against France. Döll stays ice cold and converts to 20:16.
35th minute: Vogel takes heart from a distance and heaves the ball into the net to make it 17:14. On the other hand, Dury is released on the left wing and also scores. But Lott makes short work of it for Germany and makes it 18:15. France steps into the circle at the next attempt and Lott makes it 19:15 from distance. France is taking a break again.
33rd minute: France also made a technical error in their first attack of the second half. Germany played the counterattack cleanly and Doll made it 16:12. In return, France played Bouktit free in the circle, who scored 16:13. A technical error by the Germans gives France their next possession. The result is 16:14.
31st minute: The second half is underway. Germany starts with possession of the ball. France defends aggressively, time play is indicated and Lott has to try from distance. She fails because of the French goalkeeper.
30th minute: Sajka tries from distance for France, but Pereira blocks the throw strongly! Germany has to look for the gap in return, then Vogel takes heart from distance and scores to make it 15:12. France makes a technical error and then there is a break. Germany leads by three goals at halftime!
28th minute: The first two-minute penalty has been served and France is trying to score. But the German defense closes well, time play is indicated, but then the German doesn’t pay attention and Toublanc is allowed to throw in freely. In return, Antl heaves the ball straight into the net to make it 14:12!