Highlights: DHB team toils down Les Bleus
01/29/2026 08:26 | 2:30m
Germany’s national handball team defeats defending champions France at the European Championships. The highlights of the DHB break.
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Highly concentrated and fully energized. Like the national coach, Alfred Gislason and his team made it easy from the start. Johannes Goller accurately. Marco Girgic and Lukas Mertens have a strong combination.
We made our chances pure. We played really well, weren’t afraid of the defense, had a brilliant attack and it’s nice that we were able to show a different side.
As Germany pulls away to ten to seven. First time out France the Blues. Nervous.
Attack is great.
The national coach satisfied. Four goals ahead at halftime. Even the cool Gislason explodes in the second half. Goalkeeper rotation paints, plays. Take a look at Wolf, who is preventing the equalizer here. And the German team is up front.
Juri Knorr Yes, he was outstanding. He carried our attack and ensured that we kept our distance from the French.
Then it’s done. 38 to 34. Semifinals.
I am very proud of the team. What maturity we have shown. What a fantastic performance, especially across the board, has been shown by that senior? Someone who hadn’t found the tournament that well yet. We set a fantastic tone and everyone did their part to help us win today.
Death group survived. Now it’s about the medals. With an outstanding performance, Germany’s handball players dethroned defending champions France and are now in the semi-finals of the European Championships in Denmark. Thanks to a fantastic Juri Knor, the German team has an extremely broad chest for the next game. And the team can actually do anything in this condition.
We’ll throw everything we’ve got back into it. Give 150% that we get to the final.
Even the Chancellor congratulates.
I would like to take this opportunity to warmly congratulate the German national handball team on their great game this evening. This is a great joy. I wish the team a lot of success in the semi-final game on Friday and hopefully a place in the final next Sunday.
Federal Chancellor to national coach.
I wasn’t relaxed at all. I think you can see that. But that was natural. I was incredibly proud of the boys the whole time and I’m really happy about the great performance from everyone.
The best so far in this tournament. You’re welcome to keep it up!
