20:20
Everything is done, Denmark is looking for the opponent in the final. The warm-up ceremony is now in full swing and both teams will be introduced. In a few moments the national anthems will sound.
20:14
The nomination of the DHB elite team Tanja Kuttler and Maike Merz is pleasing from a German point of view. When they take part in the European Championship for the first time, they are entrusted with refereeing a semi-final, which speaks for their very convincing performance.
20:04
The Scandinavians, on the other hand, want to build on their World Cup triumph from 2021, so they have to get past the French, among other things. The Norwegian selection was also able to prevail in the group phase without much effort, but had significantly more trouble in the main round. In the end there were two narrow victories (against Sweden, 27:25 and against Slovenia, 26:23) and last Wednesday a somewhat surprising defeat against Denmark with 29:31. Only because of the better goal difference she stayed on the first place of the group and was able to avoid a duel against the hosts Montenegro. In the first semi-final, the aforementioned Montenegrins met Denmark’s team. Denmark prevailed here with 27:23 and is thus in the final, while the second finalist is now being sought.
19:51
The French marched absolutely flawlessly to the semi-finals, especially in the main round they removed any doubts and confidently, like a top team, were able to win all their games so far. But in the fight for Europe’s crown, a real test awaits the team from Western Europe today. “Norway is currently one of the best, if not the best, team in the world,” said France coach Olivier Krumbholz. The head coach is playing his 500th game on the sidelines of the Équipe Tricolore today and wants to keep the dream of the next European Championship title since 2018.
19:43
Both nations are regular guests when it comes to awarding titles and medals on the international stage. The French selection was crowned with the title at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo. And it was precisely this wave of success that should actually be continued, but then came to an end in December last year after an almost flawless World Cup tournament – of all things in the final against none other than the Norwegians. With a difference of seven goals (29:22), they were able to prevail surprisingly clearly in this last encounter.
19:30
Welcome to the second semi-final of the 15th European Handball Championship for women! The reigning world and European champions from Norway meet France’s Olympic champions. Who takes the last step to the final? From 8:30 p.m. the decision will be made in the Arena Stožice in Ljubljana.