National coach Yérime Sylla announced his wide World Cup squad of 35 players on Wednesday morning. This selection will be reduced to 18 players by mid-December.
The Belgian handball men narrowly lost a true propaganda match of Belgian handball against Croatia on Sunday afternoon. Halfway through the match it was 13 – 15. The match eventually ended 27 – 30.
Tickets are still on sale for the Belgium-Croatia match, and the ticket offices will still be open on Sunday and you can still buy a ticket on the spot. If you do not manage to watch the match in Hasselt, enjoy the livestreams and broadcasts of the regional channels.
Belgium started their European Championship qualification campaign with a defeat. Visiting the Netherlands, the Red Wolves lost by the narrowest of margins: 25 – 24.