The 2020 Women’s European Handball Championships continue with the final preliminary matches in Groups B and D. Here are the video links, odds, standings, scenarios for advancing and some preview articles that were written before these matches were played.
Monday, 7 December
All Times Local (CET) / US ET is -6 hrs)
Odds courtesy of BetMGM
Group B (Herning, Denmark)
Everything is pretty straightforward in Group B. Spain and the Czech Republic will play first to determine who will be the 3rd qualifier from the group. The Czech Republic needs to win while Spain will go through with a win or a draw. Russia and Sweden have already qualified, but their match will result will carry through to the Main Round standings.
Group B Daily Preview at the Euro 2020 official site: Link
18:15 Spain (-3.5) vs Czech Republic (Live on ehfTV)
Match Video (On Demand): Link (Commentary: Paul Bray)
20:30 Russia (-3.5) vs Sweden (Live on ehfTV)
Match Video (On Demand): Link (Commentary: Paul Bray)
Group D (Kolding, Denmark)
Norway and Romania have both qualified for the Main Round and they will play a match that will carry through in the standings. Norway steamrolled over Poland and Germany by 13 and 19 goals respectively, so they are huge favorites to get another 2 points. Assuming Romania loses to Norway, Poland has a chance to qualify by beating Germany and creating a 3 way tie with (GER-ROM-POL) all level on 2 points. The tiebreaker for 3 way ties is Goal Differential among their common games and the table below shows why Poland needs to win by 4 to qualify. Germany qualifies with a win, draw or loss by 1-3 goals.
Group D Daily Preview at the Euro 2020 official site: Link
18:15 Germany (-4.5) vs Poland (Live on ehfTV and beIN Sports Xtra: How to watch
Match Video (On Demand): Link (Commentary: Clayton Lucas)
20:30 Romania vs Norway (-10.5) (Live on ehfTV and beIN Sports Xtra: How to watch
Match Video (On Demand): Link (Commentary: Clayton Lucas)