Vinvent Gérard and the Blues are qualified for the semi-finals of the world championships.
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If the victories are even more beautiful when they are painful, then the one against Hungary is particularly enjoyable.
Dropped at the start (2-8 to a quarter of an hour of play), well installed at the controls at the end of the match (29-26 with three minutes from the end), the French handball team finally had to wait for the extra time to reach the semi-finals of the world championships in Egypt (35-32).
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"We managed to find the way to victory in exceptional circumstances: a catastrophic start to the match, injuries, extra time," said Guillaume Gille.
A scenario just crazy for this quarter-final, faithful to the quarter-finals of our sport.
I am proud of the state of mind of the boys, who did not give up and went very deeply to seek the resources to come back to this match ”.
Nothing is done so far, judged Valentin Porte, who was in the last two semi-finals of the Blues, heavily lost each time.
“The last four is very good compared to last year, compared to everything that has happened.
Now, I would like us to be able to move up a gear and find this grinta on a semi-final to get a final, something that has not been done for a very long time (2017, Editor's note).
We must not believe that it is over, that the work is done.
We opened a new door, now we have to keep pushing to get another game and qualify for the final ”.
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