The Russian men's handball team defeated the Lithuanian team with a score of 29:27 in the opening match of the European Championship. The meeting took place in Kosice.
In the next match in group F, the Russians will play with Norway on January 15. In the final meeting of the preliminary stage, the Russian team on January 17 will play with the Slovaks.
The ex-coach assessed the chances of the Russian national team to reach the playoffs of the European Championship in handball. Others Two best teams from each group will advance to the main round of the tournament. Two groups of six teams will be formed, of which two teams will advance to the semi-finals. The playoffs will start on January 28, and the tournament will end on January 30.
At the last European Championship in 2020, the Russian team showed the worst result in its history - 22nd place. The Russians took the medals of the European championship for the last time in 2000, when they became the second.
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