The German national hockey team started the tournament with a confident victory at the men’s European Indoor Championships.
The 2022 European Championship runner-up won the opening game in Leuven against Spain 6-2 on Thursday (February 1, 2024). The goals for national coach Rein van Eijk’s selection were scored by Elian Mazkour (3), Henrik Mertgens (2) and Paul-Philipp Kaufmann.
Other opponents in Group A are Croatia and Austria on Friday (11:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m.) and Switzerland (Saturday/9 a.m.).
Not with a top cast
The first and second in the table each reach the semi-finals. The defending champion is Austria, the record winner with 16 victories is Germany.
Due to the Olympic Games in the summer, the DHB team will not be competing in Belgium with its top line-up, but the record European champions still have title ambitions.