Overview

• Juri Knorr, a pivotal player for Germany, suffered a thumb fracture in early October during a match against HSV Hamburg.
• His club, Rhein-Neckar Löwen, confirmed that Knorr will be unavailable for several weeks, impacting both club and national commitments.
• The German national team will play their first matches since winning a silver medal at the Paris Olympics, facing Switzerland on November 7 and Turkey on November 10.
• Knorr's absence is a significant blow as these matches are crucial EM qualifiers for the German handball team.
• The team, led by coach Alfred Gislason, will need to adjust strategies to compensate for Knorr's absence in these important games.