DHB women: in the World Cup group phase only against European teams - KICKE

The team of national coach Henk Groener measures himself in the preliminary round at the first women's World Cup with 32 teams in Group E with Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia. A releasable task for the DHB women. The three best teams from each of the eight four groups move into the main round.

The DHB selection, for which in the World Cup History of the title win of 1993 in Norway, had qualified in the play-offs against Portugal for participation in the World Cup finals last spring. At the past World Cup 2019 in Japan, the German team had become aft. At the Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Groener team was missing.

Games at the premiere of a World Cup in Spain are Castellon, Granollers, Lliria and Torrevieja. As a final show, Barcelona was originally intended, but because of the Corona pandemic, the Catalan metropolis was replaced by granollers.

Only 22 out of 32 teams are fixed

Of the 32 participating teams so far only 22 teams are fixed. Due to the Corona pandemic, not all qualifiers could be held to the draw. The ten still to be places should be played by fall.