12 players in the German team are infected by covid-19.
According to the site handball-world.news, 99 established covid cases have been confirmed in the European Championship squads.
- It is a challenging situation, there is no doubt about it.
We monitor the situation all the time and try to adapt, for example by giving the team the opportunity to take out players outside the first gross squad of 35 players, says Thomas Schöneich.
Does not set
The German team applied to have their Thursday match against Spain postponed, but was rejected by the association.
- They sent the request last night and we looked at it.
But due to game schedule, TV times, arena availability and the situation in other teams it did not work.
It would not have been possible due to all those factors.
SVT's expert Magnus Grahn has criticized the event and said that "this whole European Championship gets a shimmer of ridicule over it".
Is there a sporting injustice in the championship?
- I can not comment on that.
I think handball is a team sport.
What would be required to set up the tournament?
- It is not an option.