Always so impressive, these Blue.

The French handball players, Olympic champions four months ago in Tokyo, outclassed Slovenia (29-18) on Sunday for their first big test of the 2021 World Cup. Thanks to this second victory, they are already guaranteed to play the main round .

Two days after a controlled start against Angola (30-20), Olivier Krumbholz's players raised their level by several notches, in particular thanks to their defense, around the boss Béatrice Edwige, who completely suffocated the rear base Slovenian, yet sparkling against Montenegro.

Pay attention to shooting efficiency

“We played a very serious game, very committed defensively. We really managed to implement what we wanted, especially in the first period, ”said the coach after the meeting. As for the quarter-final of the Olympic Games against the Netherlands (French victory 32-22), the French very quickly took the lead (6-0, 12th), helped by the saves of Laura Glauser, to new tenured.

“It's huge, I don't think it's happened to us before.

We are super happy, Laura is really in her competition, Cléo (Darleux) will gradually enter.

I think the goalkeepers helped us a lot and we helped them a lot, ”said Béatrice Edwige after the match.

“We had counterattack balloons.

We also found good solutions in attack, even if we lost a few balls.

The downside is shooting efficiency, we could have been much more comfortable, ”added the coach, with a view to the coming confrontations in the main round.

"It sends a message"

Because the French are now guaranteed to join the second round.

They will have to finish the work against Montenegro on Tuesday evening (8:30 p.m.), in order to arrive with plenty of points for the rest of the competition.

“I think that sends a message, it's not trivial that we won our first two games of 10 goals.

Now, we know each other a little in the international context, I think the other teams also know that we did not come here to sunbathe in Barcelona, ​​but to get something ”, warns center-half Grâce Zaadi, best player in the game.

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