Overview
- Kickoff is 20:30 CET at Jyske Bank Boxen, with live coverage on ARD and streaming on the ARD Mediathek.
- Germany opened with a 30:27 win over Austria, showing a stout first‑half defense behind goalkeeper Andreas Wolff while the attack left room for improvement.
- Serbia fell 27:29 to Spain and brings a compact, physical interior defense; the team looks to stronger performances from goalkeepers Dejan Milosavljev and Vladimir Cupara.
- If Germany beats Serbia and Spain defeats Austria, both Germany and Spain would secure main‑round qualification from Group A.
- ARD has replaced long‑time host Alexander Bommes with Alex Schlüter for Germany’s opening games, ARD and ZDF share free‑to‑air rights, and Dyn offers all 65 matches by subscription.