It was the fifth duel against Croatia since 2009, and for the fifth time, France are the winners. On Sunday, the 27:19 win in the rematch of the 2020 EHF EURO semi-final, was the key for the 12^th straight EHF EURO participation of the French side. In contrast to the close 21:19 result in the reverse fixture on Thursday, the hosts were never in danger. While France have the optimum of eight points from four matches, Croatia remain on two points - and most likely have a “final” against the Czech Republic ahead in their final qualification match.