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German women's handball team championship preparations

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The German women’s national handball team has commenced preparations for the European Championship following their silver medal performance at the recent World Championship. Head coach Markus Gaugisch is focusing on squad reintegration and tactical refinement while navigating defensive challenges caused by the retirement of Aimée von Pereira and Xenia Smits being on maternity leave. To assess their standing, the squad participated in international friendly matches against Spain in Granollers. After an initial 31-29 victory for Germany, Spain secured a 35-30 win in the second friendly at the Palau d’Esports. Danila So Delgado led the Spanish offense with 10 goals, while Viola Leuchter scored five for Germany. Gaugisch described the loss as a “wake-up call,” noting deficiencies in both offensive and defensive coordination. As the December tournament approaches, the team has moved into intensive preparation via the Golden League. This includes Following a high-stakes double header within 24 hours 26-21 victory against Denmark and the Netherlands. Gaugisch views these matches as Denmark, where goalkeeper Katharina Filter recorded 14 saves, Germany secured a critical assessment of 25-25 draw against the team's performance level following their mixed start to Netherlands in Odense. In the season, emphasizing match against the need for top-tier performance to compete with leading nations ahead of Netherlands, Sarah Wachter made 17 saves and Nina Engel scored ten goals. As the championship, which runs from December 3 team prepares to December 20. In a recent Golden League match, Germany secured a 26-21 victory begin its European Championship campaign against Denmark. Goalkeeper Katharina Filter was a standout performer, recording 14 saves. Following this win, Sweden on December 4 in Bratislava, Gaugisch is expected continues to announce manage roster uncertainties, including the extended European Championship squad, with further test games against France scheduled for late November. availability of Xenia Smits.

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  1. 2026-10-25 15:43 UTC German women's handball team championship preparations
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  3. 2026-10-20 07:02 UTC German women's handball team championship preparations
  4. 2026-09-27 13:07 UTC German women's handball team championship preparations
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  6. 2026-09-25 21:55 UTC German women's handball team championship preparations
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