France – Qatar (37-19): without flinching, the Blues successfully enter the World Handball World Cup

Without worry and without bad surprises, France very easily managed to enter the 2025 Handball World Cup. For their first official match since the crash of the Games, the Blues largely beat Qatar 37-19. The remake of the 2015 World Cup final in the Qatari deserts came to an end. Qatar no longer has the level of the team full of naturalized mercenaries that shone 10 years ago.

This Qatar version 2025 is too weak to cause the slightest problem to the French even during reconstruction. The Blues, at a slow trot in the first half in the face of the opponent’s lack of rhythm, moved up a gear in the second half. They won with a comfortable lead of 18 goals.

“It was a good first match with a complete squad review which allowed everyone to get their bearings. The score shows it: we dominated from start to finish and even if there are always things to improve, it’s rather satisfactory” welcomes coach Guillaume Gille at the microphone of BeIN Sport.

Without stressing, the Blues entered the competition well. The sequel should be of the same ilk. The next opponent this Thursday (6 p.m.) will not offer a more complicated opposition. Kuwait, also very weak, should only make up the numbers. France is already very well on its way to being in the second round. This is an opportunity for her to slowly gain strength.