Before the World Cup quarter-finals
Before the quarter-finals: Golla calls out World Cup restart for handball players
The German handball players moved from Denmark to Norway. There, the K.-O. game against Portugal is about moving into the semi-finals.
After arriving in Oslo, captain Johannes Golla excluded a World Cup restart for the German handball players. “For us, the move is the sign that the tournament is going to start now because we have arrived in the K.O. round,” said Golla with a view to the quarter-finals against Portugal on Wednesday (8:30 p.m./ARD). “We look forward to it.”
Respect for the opponent is great, the Portuguese switched off three handball powers in the tournament course with the Olympic third of Spain, the European Championship third in Sweden and co-host Norway. “When you see who they have left behind, it says a lot about their quality,” said national coach Alfred Gislason.
Goalkeeper David Späth therefore expects the strong Costa brothers Francisco and Martim an “extreme fight in the duel with the southern Europeans. They have some world-class players in their ranks. We know what to expect and have to burn,” said the 22-year-old.
Marko Grgic, who focused on eleven goals for the main round end against Tunisia, also warned of the opponent’s underestimation. “You have a lot of young players who act at an international top level, high speed and a large back area. Year old youngster in the DHB team.
Backaum-Ace Renars Uscins even sees the Portuguese a little in the footsteps of the German team, which surprisingly won silver at the Olympic Games. “It may be similar with us at Olympia that they have a flow and the lightness. We are warned,” said Uscins. But you don’t want to be stopped: “Our goal is that we come to the semi -finals and play for the medals.”
dpa
Source: Stern

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