Overview
- Germany begins its home tournament on Wednesday at 18:00 in Stuttgart against Iceland, with Gaugisch cautioning against underestimating a combative opponent.
- Group-stage games are in Stuttgart, with intermediate rounds and a possible quarterfinal slated for Dortmund, and later semifinals scheduled in Rotterdam.
- Gaugisch calls home support a potential “magic factor,” saying a few percentage points from the stands could decide close stretches.
- DHB president Andreas Michelmann names a semifinal as the benchmark, while Gaugisch downplays placement goals and stresses delivering a “high-end” performance.
- Gaugisch, 51, led Germany back to the 2024 Olympics and now enters the Worlds with his national-team contract expiring in April and no approved school leave yet.