Overview
- The unbeaten DHB team enters the knockout stage at 6–0 to play Brazil in Dortmund’s Westfalenhalle today at 17:15 local time, with live coverage on ZDF and a free Joyn stream.
- The game marks the tournament’s first free-to-air broadcast in Germany, following a record home crowd of 10,522 for the prior match in the same arena.
- Prominent backing has arrived from the men’s Bundesliga and ex-national keeper Johannes Bitter, though analysts caution Brazil poses the decisive test of Germany’s medal hopes.
- Coverage has intensified scrutiny of pay and conditions in the women’s game, with many players supplementing low club wages through part-time work or moves abroad.
- The DHB cites new commitments, including equal per diems, a record €425,000 title prize, a €13 million event budget with an expected ~€1 million deficit, and youth academies in Stuttgart and Leipzig from 2027 funded up to €250,000 per center annually.