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The French national team confirmed their place in the second round with another impressive victory over Ukraine, winning by a 20-goal margin, 46:26, and setting a new record at the European Championships for the highest number of goals scored by one team in a single match. The most efficient players in this historic win for Les Bleus were Melvyn Richardson, Benoît Kounkoud, and Dylan Nahi with six goals each, while Dmytro Artemenko scored eight goals for Ukraine.
Ukraine – France 26:46 (12:24)
In the same group, Norway managed to break the resistance of a spirited Czech team after an even first half, securing a 29:25 (16:16) victory in front of their home fans in Oslo. With this win, Norway, like France, also booked a place in the second round. August Pedersen led the Norwegians with nine goals, while goalkeeper Torbjørn Bergerud recorded 14 saves. For the Czech Republic, Jonas Josef scored seven times, and the Czech goalkeeper collected 17 saves, earning the Man of the Match award.
In the final round of Group C, France and Norway will face each other directly on Monday, January 19, at 20:30, to decide which team advances to the second round from first place and carries over the maximum number of points.
In Group E in Malmö, Sweden, one of the host nations of the championship, made an excellent start to the tournament by defeating the Netherlands 36:31 (16:12). The standout performer for Sweden was Felix Claar, who scored eight goals and was named the best player of the match. On the Dutch side, left wing Rutger ten Velde found the net nine times.
Sweden – Netherlands 36:31 (16:12)
Earlier in the day, at 18:00 in the same group, Croatia claimed a hard-fought 32:29 victory over Georgia.
