Group 1 ranking after this match
1. France 6 points (+1 match)
2. Austria 3 pts
3. Hungary 2 pts
4. Germany 2 pts
5. Croatia 1 pt
6. Iceland 0 pt (+1 match)
France 39-32 Iceland
It’s over in Cologne! Facing a brave Icelanders, the French team showed seriousness to achieve another success in this major round. The semi-finals are looming for the Blues, who could qualify this evening, while Iceland are out.
With 5 goals, Nedim Ramily was elected as the man of the match.
France 38-32 Iceland
Nice tricolor defense in these last minutes. Blues is in management. Conchaud score on the wing.
France 37-32 Iceland
Perfect move from inside by Nahi, his first goal of the match. It looks good for the Blues.
France 35-30 Iceland
Melvin Richardson! +5 for the blues!
France 34-30 Iceland
Belahsin Awake! Stop 7m in front of Kristjansson! A time-out was requested by Guillaume Guille.
France 34-30 Iceland
Belahsin goes very close with a Richardson shot that goes between the legs.
France 33-29 Iceland
110 Km/hr Huge shot from Prandi!
France 32-29 Iceland
The Blues are outnumbered with a two-minute exclusion for Luka Karabetic. Richardson continues his flawless performances (4/4) and Icelanders avoid French setbacks.
France 32-27 Iceland
Time expired with Iceland contesting France in the second half.
France 31-27 Iceland
French Numerical Excellence. He scores with Richardson, but he crumbles in defense with only one save from Belahsin.
France 29-25 Iceland
Two minutes for Kristjansson and 7m by Desket.
France 28-25 Iceland
Richardson’s counter allowed Niko Karabetic to lose the ball.
France 28-24 Iceland
After a brilliant behind-the-back pass from Remilly, Koukoud’s lofted shot gave the Blues a four-goal lead.
France 26-23 Iceland
The gap still stands at three goals. France are led by Mem (5 goals) and Fabregas (6). But the defense has crumbled, conceding 23 goals.
France 25-22 Iceland
Efficiency is increasing slightly for France (65%=), but it is also increasing for Iceland (59%).
France 23-20 Iceland
Nico Karabetic takes a break and offers some reassurance to the French, who are not safe.
France 22-18 Iceland
Good comeback from timeout for the Icelanders, who score two goals in quick succession.
France 22-16 Iceland
Kung Fu by Richardson concludes! A half-time comeback from the Blues. Time-out set by Iceland.
France 21-16 Iceland
Fabregas is strong enough to find his way through the Icelandic defence. +5 for Blues, biggest gap of the match.
France 19-16 Iceland
Desbonnet was beaten again on a 7m throw from Kristjansson
France 19-15 Iceland
The Remilly-Fabregas pairing continues their feast and gives the Blues a narrow advantage.
France 17-15 Iceland
Defeated by Desbonnet Kristjansson on the 7m throw.
France 17-14 Iceland
Belahsin starts his second half with another save! Entering the game, Melvin Richardson finds himself in a precarious position and not hitting his shots.
France 17-14 Iceland
A brilliant inspiration from Cantin Mahe to leave the Blues at +3 at the break. The Blues are in the lead, but Iceland remain within firing range.
France 16-13 Iceland
Dika Mem finds a solution to place a shot into the top corner. He passed away today at 5/6 pm. And behind Belahsin comes a decisive rescue!
France 15-13 Iceland
Richardson Kung Fu then passes his arm from behind with a magnificent gesture and shot to bring Iceland back two goals! Guillaume Gille takes some time off.
France 15-12 Iceland
Holgrimsson defends against Lenny on the wing! This action was difficult to construct on the part of the Blues.
France 15-11 Iceland
Two minutes too for Kristjansson, who catches Mahe from behind. Both teams are at 6 vs 6.
France 14-11 Iceland
But Prandi takes two minutes for the second time in the match for a neck shot. He alternates with Niko Karabetic on the bench, as he is under threat of a permanent ban in the event of another offence.
France 14-10 Iceland
Prandi’s enormous mouth, who finds a small trap!
France 12-9 Iceland
Johnson sneaks through the French defense and brings Iceland to -3.
France 12-7 Iceland
An attack with six French field players concluded by Luka Karabatic. In defense, our French goalkeepers pulled out all the stops with the return of Belahsin (6 saves).
France 10-7 Iceland
Desbonnet already decisive by intercepting Magnuson’s 7m throw! And he continued his front attack against Kristjansson!
France 10-7 Iceland
Another failure for the Blues with Prandi’s post. Look for an Icelandic comeback and an awakening of Holgrímsson. Prandi takes two minutes.
France 10-7 Iceland
Belahsin closes well at the near post in front of Johnson! France is delaying.
France 9-7 Iceland
Three failures in a row for the Blues, while Iceland are closing their gap thanks to Johnson.
France 8-5 Iceland
Iceland and Kristjansson end up going goalless for almost 7 minutes.
France 8-4 Iceland
The French dominance is reflected in the statistics with 73% success on shots for France compared to 44% for Iceland.
France 8-4 Iceland
Dika Mem stands out for her return from exclusion. First goal for the French right-back.
France 7-4 Iceland
Hugo Desquet feasts on his left wing, which mystifies Holgrimson. +3 for France, Icelandic timeout.
France 6-4 Iceland
Belahsin’s second save against Palmarsson, his third of the match. On the offensive level, everything is going well for Remily, who shoots Holgrimsson.
France 5-4 Iceland
Great start to the match from Fabregas, 100% this afternoon (3 goals).
France 4-3 Iceland
Huge defensive return from Nikola Karabetic, who puts his body in opposition to stop Wiedersen. But the Icelander quickly returned to Remily.
France 3-2 Iceland
It’s the blues’ turn to outnumber the meme’s two-minute exclusion.
France 3-1 Iceland
Back to seven against seven, Iceland comes to an excellent Belahsin, who is the author of another save against Gudjonsson. At the counter, Remily gives some air.
France 2-1 Iceland
Iceland attacked with six outfield players, leaving the goal blank. As the French defense stepped up to stop the onslaught, Belahsen made his first save of the match.
France 2-1 Iceland
After watching the video, the referees awarded two minutes to Widderson, the top scorer in Euro history.
France 2-1 Iceland
A new goal for Fabregas, well served by Remily. But Nikola Karabatic is on the ground, a blow to the face.
France 1-1 Iceland
Good pass on the break to Fabregas, who opens the scoring. But Palmarsson immediately equalized for Iceland
France 0-0 Iceland
Let’s go to this second match of the main round of the Euros. First possession for the Blues.
Entry of teams to Cologne
Kick-off in 10 minutes!
Watch out for the Icelandic goalkeeper
Hallgrimsson and Gustavsson have been in good form in this competition, especially in the last match against Germany (lost 24-26).
Blues lost last match against Icelanders
It was at Euro 2022 (29-21) during the main round. Otherwise, the Blues have 4 wins in the Euros.
France start seven
With Belahsin’s tenure in goal. For the rest, it is a classic for Guillaume Gille.
Belahsin – Desket, n. Carabatic, Fabregas – Mem, Lene, L. Karabetic
Matches of the second day of the main round
3:30 pm: France-Iceland
6 pm: Hungary-Croatia
8:30 pm: Germany-Austria
Hello everyone
Welcome to this live to follow the rest of the main rounds of Euro Handball. After the victory against Croatia (33-30), the France team will face Iceland this Saturday in Cologne (at 3:30) to get closer to the semi-finals.
The match will be broadcast on TV on BIN Sport, on radio on RMC and followed live on our Live Text, RMC Sport website and app.
