In the north of Barcelona, the players of Olivier Krumbholz had to fight to emerge unscathed from this first match of the World Championship, while the French women often had difficulty starting their competitions.
For this first phase of the World Cup, Coralie Lassource's teammates will face Slovenia on Sunday (6:00 p.m.), then Montenegro two days later (8:30 p.m.).
To access the main round, they will have to take one of the first three places in their group in the 1st round, but above all avoid losing points along the way, with a view to the quarter-final, reserved for the first two of the main round.
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