National coach Christian Prokop has reduced his preliminary world Cup squad from 28 to 18 players. Among the ten string candidate is also a Champions of Europe of 2016. Two more players will still be deleted.
Handball coach Christian Prokop dispensed with in the world Championships at home (10. to 27. January 2019) to the European champion, Kai Häfner. Federal coach Prokop dash the 29-Year-old of the TSV Hannover-Burgdorf at the time of his reduction of the world Cup squad from 28 to 18 players. Goalkeeper Johannes Bitter, world champion of 2007, is just on call in case of injuries.
Instead Häfner, who had thrown the selection of the German volleyball Federation at the European championship Triumph in 2016 as nachnomi ned in the semi-final Thriller against Norway in the first place to the finals, received the Leipzig Franz Semper in the right rear space preference. “After much deliberation, we see it as’ Semper of the team can give something more,” said Prokop, of its decision. “Anyone who knows Kai and his past, knows that he wants no something Bad, he is always ready when something happens.”
Last Test against the Czech Republic and Argentina
After the last two test matches against Czech Republic (4. January in Hannover, Germany) and Argentina (6. January in Kiel) is deleted Prokop two more players and then the final 16-member squad name. Procopius renounced 20 days before the world Cup opening game on 10. January against a total Korean team again Surprises. The long injured Berlin’s Paul Drux and Fabian Wiede were nominated as expected. A total of nine players are on the roster, which had brought in 2016, a sensational European title.
Led the German squad with captain Uwe Gensheimer. In left-handed Semper and playmaker Tim Suton (Lemgo), there are only two players in the 18-squad that have not completed a major tournament with the German national team. Germany in the world Cup preliminary round in Berlin, in addition to Korea, even Brazil, Russia, one of the title favourites France and Serbia. The main round matches would host the DHB-selection in Cologne, Germany. The semi-finals will be played in Hamburg, the games Gold and Bronze, with Co-hosts Denmark (Herning).
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