The French imposed their rhythm from the very beginning and very quickly reached a convincing advantage of 5:1. They continued with a strong game, and the lead quickly grew to 10:4, and then to 16:8.
The advantage of France continued to increase in the first half, and with the result 19:9 they already had a plus ten. They went to the break with a huge advantage of 28:15, which broke the record for the number of goals scored in one half at the European Championships.
With 28 goals, France have scored the most goals in one half EVER, at the EHF EURO. . #ehfeuro2026 #puregreatness @FRAHandball pic.twitter.com/5VHNpHvF0U
— EHF EURO (@EHFEURO) January 24, 2026
In the second part of the match, the French maintained a double-digit advantage, and the Portuguese managed to reduce the score to the final 46:38 only in the last minute.
The most effective in France were Dika Mem with 8 and Ludovic Fabregas with 6 goals, while for Portugal Victor Iturriza, Salvador Salvador, Diogo Branquinho, Luis Frade and Ricardo Brandao scored 5 goals each.
(Vijesti.ba)
