First in its group during the main round of Euro 2024, the French handball team faces Sweden, who finished 2nd in the other group, in the semi-final of the competition.
At what time and on which channel to watch the France – Sweden semi-final
The match will be played at 5:45 p.m. on Friday January 26, 2024 and will be broadcast live on beIN Sports, for subscribers, and on TFX, the TF1 group channel.
You can also follow the France-Sweden meeting live on “20 Minutes” via our live commentary.
The Almighty Blues
The French team meets an old acquaintance in the semi-final of the Euro. After finishing as leaders of their group thanks to their victory against Austria (33-28), Nikola Karabatic’s teammates inherited the Swedes, 2nd behind the Danes in the other group. The Blues arrive in good shape after beating the Austrians, who were undefeated, and the Hungarians, who were playing for their qualification. The semi-final promises to be as complicated as it is exciting between two of the best nations in the world.
Here come the Swedes again
In 2021, Sweden inflicted a defeat in the semi-final of the World Championship in Egypt (26-32). The Blues finished the match numerically inferior. In 2022, the French team had the opportunity to take revenge but it lost (33-34) in the semi-final of the Euro. In 2023, the Tricolores reversed the trend by winning in Stockholm (31-26) in the semi-final of the World Championship against the Swedes. A year later, this poster will still thrill handball fans. And this time, Jim Gottfridsson (absent last year against the Blues) will be present. The 2020 Olympic champions have been warned… Dika Mem, Nikola Karabatic, Ludovic Fabregas, Samir Bellahcene and others want to offer a first European title in 10 years to France.
