​The French men’s handball team defeated Poland on Wednesday in Group B in the first match of the World Cup hosted by Poland and Sweden.

France defeated Poland in the first match of the 2023 World Cup in handball

The match in Katowice ended with a score of 26-24 in favor of the reigning Olympic champion.

France has won gold at the World Championships six times (1995, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015 and 2017), three times at the European Championships (2006, 2010 and 2014) and three times at the Olympic Games (2008, 2012 and 2020). ).

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— International Handball Federation (@ihf_info) January 11, 2023

World Men’s Handball Championship 2023 – Group composition

• Group A: Spain, Montenegro, Chile, Iran

• Group B: France, Poland, Slovenia, Saudi Arabia

• Group C: Sweden, Brazil, Uruguay, Cape Verde

• Group D: Hungary, Iceland, Portugal, South Korea

• Group E: Germany, Serbia, Algeria, Qatar

• Group F: North Macedonia, Holland, Norway, Argentina

• Group G: Croatia, Egypt, Morocco, USA

• Group H: Belgium, Denmark, Tunisia, Bahrain.

Know:

• The first three places will go to the main groups, from where the teams that will take 1-2 places will go to the quarter-finals, eliminators, semi-finals, and then to the fight for medals, writes News.ro.

• The title of world champion – Denmark.

• The Romanian national team was eliminated in the qualification, in the playoff phase of the competition, by North Macedonia.

• Romania has not qualified for the finals of the world tournament since 2011, when they finished 19th.