France beat North Macedonia 39:29.
In the first matches of the European Handball Championship held in Dusseldorf, France beat North Macedonia 39:29, and Germany beat Switzerland 27:14. The second match was watched by 53,586 fans, which is a record attendance in this sport.
Both matches were played at the Merkur Spiel-Arena multi-purpose stadium, where Fortuna Dusseldorf's players usually play.
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The previous record was set on September 6, 2014 at Eintracht Frankfurt. The German league match between Rhein-Neckar Loewen and Hamburg was watched by 44,189 spectators from the stands.
On Thursday, the Polish national team will start participating in the championship, which will play against Norway (group D) in Berlin.
France – North Macedonia 39:29 (17:13)
Germany – Switzerland 27:14 (13:8)
BS, PAP
