Croatia, Hungary and Poland set to qualify for EHF EURO 2016

Croatia, Hungary and Poland can all qualify for the Women’s EHF EURO 2016 in Sweden when they take to the court in away matches on Wednesday in Round 5 of the qualification phase.

Croatia’s away match at Slovenia will be streamed live on ehfTV, and fans can follow all matches also with the EHF live ticker.

Group 4: Slovenia vs Croatia, 18:00 local time in Celje (live on ehfTV)

Group 4 is yet another in which qualification for the top two teams is not yet certain, but is very likely considering their comfortable tally.

Croatia is one of those teams, currently with seven points, and are confident they will secure their place at the final tournament when they play away.

“We need to play seriously from the beginning. A point from the match against Slovenia is enough for us, but we need to be careful because Slovenia have not given up yet. A win against us could ensure them the third best place in all groups,” says head coach Goran Mrđen.

Slovenia are on four points and are in with a good chance of being the best third-ranked team, which gives them extra motivation to do everything in their power to stop Croatia.

Group 5: Slovakia vs Hungary 18:00 local time in Michalovce

The last time Slovakia defeated Hungary was in 1996, also in the EHF EURO Qualification phase – and also, coincidentally enough, playing in Group 5.

When the teams met in Round 1 of this EHF EURO Qualification campaign, it ended with a 13-goal win for Hungary at 32:19.

The small consolation for Slovakia to draw on there is that that was an away match, and on Wednesday they play at home – and Ernö Kelecsényi, Vice President of the Slovakian Handball Federation, is confident.

“Our level of handball cannot be compared to Hungary. But I believe we will witness a very competitive game. Slovakia can still go through as the best third-ranked team. That is a big motivation. You might play Hungary ten times, and beat them only once. …

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