Overview
- Departure from Zagreb was delayed by more than an hour due to severe winter conditions, according to the federation.
- The team is unlikely to make its planned Frankfurt–Hannover connection based on the updated timing.
- National team manager Benjamin Chatton said they are in constant contact with travel partners and described Hannover as a distant goal for now.
- Chatton noted he would feel sorry for the players if they were stuck in Frankfurt and lightened the mood with a joking reference to a campfire and coach Alfred Gislason’s stories.
- Germany defeated Croatia 32:29 on Thursday in Gislason’s 100th match as head coach, and the sides are set for a rematch in Hannover on Sunday at 18:05 on ARD/Dyn.