The final stretch before a big competition should be done in the best condition. This French tournament in Dunkirk offers a great opportunity for Sébastien Gardillou Bleues to gain confidence before the IHF World Cup (from November 26 to December 14) in Germany and the Netherlands.
Since Euro 2024, France has only tasted victory. Eight successes in as many games against high caliber teams like Germany or Romania. France – Angola, ranked 13th, is a good way to prepare for the next competition. France have only lost once against Africa’s best women’s team, in 2007. Suffice it to say that they started as favourites. But most importantly, it will be a question for the Team France staff to test the players and associations before facing Japan on Sunday, another emerging international handball nation.
At the end of this French Tournament, won or not, the Blues will have answers about their form before facing Tunisia, five days later at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands.
The first match of the French Tournament will begin at 9 p.m. at the Stade des Flandres in Dunkirk. The meeting will be watched on BeIN Sports 2, The L’Équipe channel and Handball TV.
