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The Spanish team handball men will face France, Hungary and Russia in the first phase of the 2012 European Championship to be held in Serbia from 15 to 29 January next, after the draw held on Wednesday at the Convention BELEXPO Centre in Belgrade.
BELGRADE, 15 (EUROPA PRESS)
Valero Rivera's men, who were drawn in Group C and will play their matches in the first phase in Novi Sad, have had no luck, since they could not avoid the 'coco' in the raffle, gala selection, European champions , World and Olympic.
And, after finishing second in the qualifiers, Spain, drawn in Pot 3, had to compare an opponent of each of the other groups and face to face again with France, with whom he played in the first phase Austria's 2010 European and 2011 World Cup in Sweden, each with a tie score of 24 and 28 respectively. The overall balance is very even 74 games with 32 wins, 8 draws and 34 defeats.
The rest of drums, however, if it got around to Denmark, another major candidate for the title, and was matched to Hungary and Russia, which does not cross his best after being Olympic champion in Sydney and bronze in Athens.
Spain was measured both in Austria Hungary 2010, as in Sweden 2011, in both cases with victory, and the historic confrontation Spain has won 13 times, lost 12 and added four draws.
Finally, Russia has spent four years without crossing to Spain from the 2007 World in Germany where the national team getting beat one of the 12 wins they have in the 22 direct duels with two draws.
Valero Rivera's debut against France on 16, while Hungary will play two days later to close the first phase towards Russia, 20.
For its part, in Group A, will play in Belgrade, will be in addition to the host, Poland, Denmark and Slovakia, Germany, Sweden, Czech Republic, Macedonia, in the B (Nis), Croatia, Norway, Iceland and Slovenia, in the D (Vrsac).
GROUP DRAW.
GROUP A: Poland, Denmark, Serbia and Slovakia.
GROUP B: Germany, Sweden, Czech Republic, Macedonia.
GROUP C: France, Hungary, Spain and Russia.
GROUP D: Croatia, Norway, Iceland and Slovenia.
