Overview
- Kickoff is 20:30 in Herning, live on ARD, with Alexander Schlüter hosting Germany’s broadcasts in place of Alexander Bommes for the first two games.
- Coach Alfred Gíslason brings THW Kiel wing Rune Dahmke back into the match squad after he sat out the Austria opener.
- Germany again looks to goalkeeper Andreas Wolff after a strong start, while Serbia needs a lift in goal after Dejan Milosavljev (6/28, 21%) and Vladimir Cupara (1/6, 17%) struggled against Spain.
- If Spain defeat Austria earlier and Germany beat Serbia, both Spain and Germany would clinch main-round berths before meeting next.
- A physical, defense-first matchup is expected, with Serbia’s core of Mijajlo Marsenic and Dragan Pechmalbec framing the game as a final after recording five suspensions in their first match.