To prepare for the home World Cup, the German handball women contest an additional summer course in Dortmund from July 7th to 13th and in the Dutch Rotterdam.
National coach Markus Gaugisch nominated 22 players, including Annika Lott (Brest Bretagne) and Lisa Antl (Borussia Dortmund), who return to German after injuries. The World Cup takes place in autumn (November 26 to December 14) in Germany and the Netherlands.
Gaugisch: “Every minute counts on the way to the World Cup”
“We are glad that we got this additional week of course in close consultation and after good conversations with the clubs“, said Gaugisch:”Every minute counts, every unit used together in the hall and outside is valuable on the way to the home World Cup. With the course in early July we ring in the hot phase towards November.“
The location of Rotterdam, where the World Cup final games will be played in December, you have “consciously chosen“, says Gaugisch:”Rotterdam is a dream for which we want to wake up the greed in July. But we also know that we have to work very hard to have a chance against the absolute top nations. “
Test games and other courses up to the World Cup
Following the summer measure, the women’s national team will contest its next course on the way to the home World Cup in mid-September. Part of the measure are two test games against the Netherlands. The home game will take place on September 21st in Krefeld. In mid -October, the first two games in qualification for the 2026 European Championship against Northern Macedonia and Belgium are due.
The immediate World Cup preparation then starts on November 17th, nine days later, the World Cup opening game against Iceland (November 26) will increase in the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart. Further preliminary rounds against Uruguay (November 28) and Serbia (November 30) follow.
| Player | Association | position |
|---|---|---|
Katharina Filter | Brest Brittany/France | Goal |
Sarah Wachter | Sarah Wachter | Goal |
Nicole Roth | HB Ludwigsburg | Goal |
Marie Weiss | TuS Metzingen | Goal |
Jenny Behrend | HB Ludwigsburg | Outside right |
Luisa Scherer | Fresh on Göppingen | Outside right |
Antje Döll | HB Ludwigsburg | Left |
Alexia Hauf | HSG Blomberg-Lippe | Left |
Julia Maidhof | Ramnicu Valcea/Romania | Back room |
Viola candlestick | HB Ludwigsburg | Back room |
Nina Engel | HSG Bensheim/Auerbach Flames | Back room |
Alina Grijsels | CSM Bucharest/Romania | Back room |
Annika Lott | Brest Brittany/France | Back room |
Mareike Thomaier | HB Ludwigsburg | Back room |
Xenia Smits | HB Ludwigsburg | Back room |
Emily Bölk | FTC Budapest/Hungary | Back room |
Nieke Kühne | HSG Blomberg-Lippe | Back room |
Aimée of Pereira | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub/Denmark | Back room |
Dana Bleckmann | Borussia Dortmund | Back room |
Lisa Antl | Borussia Dortmund | Circle |
Marie Steffen | VfL Oldenburg | Circle |
Jolina chickenstock | Buxtehuder SV | Circle |