The charge for several teams, including Sweden, has been far from optimal as several players tested positive for covid-19.
As recently as today (read Saturday), Sweden's international match against the Netherlands was canceled after positive covid cases in both teams.
EM spelas i två olika länder och på fem olika orter. Vad gäller publikrestriktioner skiljer det sig mellan länderna. I Slovakien har smittspridningen varit större och där riskerar det att bli mindre publik på matcherna. I Ungern är det annorlunda då man tillåter full publik i sina värdstäder, där man kommer att behöva visa någon typ av bevis för att få komma in.
Magnus Grahn, SVT:s landslagsexpert, tycker att arrangören borde ta ett beslut kring publiksituationen och till och med flytta på mästerskapet.
– Mästerskapet kommer att påverkas jättemycket. Jag tycker att det europeiska handbollsförbundet och arrangören borde ta ett kraftfullt beslut kring publikrestriktioner, kanske till och med spela utan publik för att kunna genomföra mästerskapet på ett smittsäkert sätt, säger han.
”Några sportsliga rättvisor blir det inte”
Is it possible to conduct a sporting fair championship now?
- No, it actually does not.
There are different conditions for different countries when they enter the championship.
Countries such as Denmark, France, Croatia and Bosnia have cases.
So there will be no sporting justice in this championship.
Should you consider playing this championship later?
- I think you should think about whether this championship should not be moved to June.
The culmination of the spread of infection seems to be in January and February, according to the experts.
It would be appropriate to at least consider moving it in order to be able to implement it in a sporty and infectious way.
CLIP: Sweden won European Championship test against the Netherlands (January 6)
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Hampus Wanne cheers after a goal against the Netherlands.
Photo: Bildbyrån.