In the main round games against Italy and Tunisia, the German national handball team had to do without playmakers Juri Knorr, who had to suspend due to illness. Now the decision has been made whether the 24-year-old will be back against Portugal at the quarter-finals of the handball World Cup on Wednesday.
On Saturday evening, the DHB-Tross traveled from the Danish Karup to Oslo by plane, where the German selection will be competed against Portugal on Wednesday evening (8:30 p.m., Live in the Sport.de ticker). Playmaker Juri Knorr was missing from board, who missed the final main rounds against Italy and Tunisia because of an infection.
In the meantime, the 24-year-old had even traveled to his parents to cure his illness there. Due to the departure, it was sometimes even speculated that the World Cup could already be ended for the DHB superstar. But on Monday there were good news from Knorr, which flew into the Norwegian capital.
Handball World Cup: Knorr “Ready for the quarter-finals”
“The days were good for me. I am doing quite well so far,” the native of Flensburg told the “Sport Information Service” (SID) on request: “We did a blood test yesterday, the values are in I am ready for the quarterfinals, otherwise I would not be here. “
Already in the afternoon, the linchpin of the German offensive game could be on the record again and participated in the team training of Alfred Gislason’s team. In the absence of Knorr, the DHB selection had won two clear victories.
Thanks to an increase in performance, the German handball players won two with 34:27 against the World Cup surprise team. At the main round end on Saturday, Tunisia was swept out of the hall with 31:19.