Overview

• Germany's national handball coach Alfred Gislason has named an 18-player squad for the upcoming European Championship qualifiers.
• Thirteen players from the Olympic silver-winning team in Paris are included, alongside five returning players.
• Philipp Weber, previously absent from recent matches, is among the notable returnees to the national team.
• The team will face Switzerland on November 4 in Mannheim and Turkey on November 10 in Ankara.
• Gislason emphasizes the importance of these matches and the advantage of having a larger squad compared to the Olympics.