German Handball Team Faces Key EM Qualifiers Without Star Players

Injuries and illness sideline key players Knorr and Uscins, adding pressure ahead of matches against Austria.

Germany's handball team will likely be without playmaker Juri Knorr and left back Renars Uscins for the upcoming European Championship qualifiers against Austria.
Coach Alfred Gislason attributes the absences to player fatigue from a packed schedule, citing a lack of recovery time following the recent World Cup and Olympic year.
Other notable absences include Justus Fischer and Franz Semper, further weakening the team’s backcourt lineup.
Germany leads its qualification group after wins against Switzerland and Turkey, but Austria, now a stronger opponent, sits closely behind in the standings.
The matches are critical not only for qualification but also for determining seeding in the European Championship tournament draw.