Handball internationals: Germany meets Brazil!

national coach Alfred Gislason looks optimistic about the upcoming test games of the German national handball team against Brazil. The games will take place on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at 6.30 p.m. in Flensburg and on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at 4:20 p.m. in Hamburg. Gislason emphasizes the positive mood and cohesion in the team, which also reflects the results and the way of playing, which are crucial for further fun in the team, such as Handball-World reported.

The test games are of great importance for German handball players to identify need for improvement and make progress. Gislason describes Brazil as a "very good opponent", which represents valuable preparation for the upcoming World Cup. Brazil has developed strongly in recent years and was only a goal from the Olympic qualification. At the same time, Gislason emphasizes the good fitness of the players and the positive training sessions. The games are broadcast on free TV: The first game can be seen on Sportstudio.de and in the ZDF media library, the second game is broadcast on ZDF.

special team dynamics and pressure to perform

The squad comprises 19 players, from which Gislason 16 has to select for the game report sheet. In particular, the position of the right wing promises exciting competition between Timo Kastening, Lukas Zerbe and Christoph Steinert. Right -wing Timo Kastening emphasizes how important these test games are to familiarize themselves and secure the last squad places. He wants to concentrate on his performance and help the team without worrying about nomination, which also supports captain Johannes Golla. Golla hopes for a positive start to the new handball year, similar to in the previous year against Portugal.

goalkeeper Joel Birlehm will not travel to Denmark, but receives operational time against Brazil. The broadcasts of the two games are moderated by Florian Zschiedrich, while Martin Schneider commented and Sven-Sören Christopersen acts as handball experts, such as Sportschau reported.