Olympic Handball Preview (24 Jul: Men’s Group Play; Match Day 1)


  • These 6 Group Play matches will be played in Japan on Saturday, 24 July
  • Japan is 7 hours ahead of CET; 13 hours ahead of US ET
    • Japan (Local) Match start times: 0900, 1100, 1415, 1615, 1930 and 2130
    • CET Match start times: 0200, 0400, 0715, 0915, 1230, 1430
    • US ET Match start times: 2000, 2200 (day before); 0115, 0315, 0630, 0830
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Group A

Group A Standings Prior to Match Day 1
  • Norway (-7) vs Brazil (Friday, 2000 US ET; Saturday, 0200 CET; Saturday, 0900 Local)
  • France (-6.5) vs Argentina (Friday, 2200 US ET; Saturday, 0400 CET; Saturday, 1100 Local)
  • Germany vs Spain (-1.5) (Saturday, 0315 US ET; Saturday, 0915 CET; Saturday, 1615 Local)

Group B

Group B Standings Prior to Match Day 1
  • Sweden (-9) vs Bahrain (Saturday, 0115 US ET; Saturday, 0715 CET; Saturday, 1415 Local)
  • Portugal (Pick’em) vs Egypt (Saturday, 0630 US ET; Saturday, 1230 CET; Saturday, 1930 Local)
  • Denmark (-7.5) vs Japan (Saturday, 0830 US ET; Saturday, 1430 CET; Saturday, 2130 Local)