They were the team of Romania, according to the results of the second round of the tournament, finishing second in their group, passing the Dutch national team ahead.
The duel between Russian and Romanian handball players will be held this coming Friday, December 14, in Paris. In the other semifinal match of the European Championship teams from the Netherlands and France will meet.
Earlier it was reported that the Russian handball players lost to the Swedish team in the final match of the second round of the European Championship, but reached the semifinals of the tournament from first place in the group.