Romania, the last workout before the qualification dam at the World Women's Handball Championship

Ashley Davis09/04/2025

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Article by Adrian Jitea – published Tuesday, April 08, 2025 20:44 / Updated Tuesday, April 08, 2025 20:44

The national women's handball national team performed the last training on Tuesday evening before the Tour of the Dam with Italy. The “tricolors” start large favorites in the double qualification at the World Championship.

Italy – Romania It is scheduled on Wednesday, from 7:00 pm, LiveText on GSP.ro and televised on Pro Arena.
The return is scheduled on Sunday, April 13, on their own ground, in the Multipurpose Hall in Bistrița-Năsăud, from 7:00 pm. All tickets for this confrontation have already been sold.

Romania is the only national present at all editions of the World Women's Handball Championship. Only a disaster could change this situation. The “tricolors” are great favorite in front of Italy.

Photo gallery. Images from official training before Italy – Romania

Florentin Pera, Bogdan Burcea and Ildiko Barbu have developed the last details. The official training took place in the room in Chieti, where the match will take place tomorrow.

It is expected that the atmosphere will be dominated by Romanians. Handball does not have great popularity in the peninsula. The federation announced that the entrance is free, and the town of Chieti is less than 200 kilometers from Rome, the place of an important “tricolore” community.

Romania's lot for the world “dam” with Italy:

Goalkeepers: Bianca Curmenț (Corona Brașov), Yuliya Dumanska (Minaur Baia Mare), Daciana Hosu (CSM Bucharest).
Interior D: Bianca Bazaliu (Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud), Alicia Gogîrlă, Alina Ilie (Măgura Cisnădie), Diana Lixandroiu, Ștefania Stoica (Rapid București)
COORDINATOR: Andreea Popa (Brăila Danube), Alisia Boiciuc (Corona Brașov), Rebeca Necula (SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea)
end: Gabriela Dumitrașcu (Corona Brașov), Mihaela Mihai (CSM București), Mariam Mohamed (Danube Brăila), Sonia Seraficeanu (Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud).
pivot: ASMA Elghaoui (SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea), Lorena Ostase (Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud), Bianca Voica (Corona Brașov).

Romania, on the way to the World Women's Handball Championship of 2025

The World Women's Handball Championship from 2025 will take place between November 26 and December 14 in Germany and the Netherlands. The matches will be played in Dortmund, Stuttgart, Trier, Rotterdam and 'S-Hetogenbosch.

At the final tournament, 32 teams will start. 19 of them are already known:

Europe: Germany (host), Holland (host), France (trophy holder), Hungary (euro semifinal), Norway (euro semi -finalist), Denmark (euro semifinal)
south america: Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay (the podium of the continental edition of 2024)
Africa: Angola, Tunisia, Senegal, Egypt (semifinalists of the continental edition of 2024)
Asia: South Korea, Japan, Iran and Kazakhstan (semifinalists of the continental edition of 2024)
United States and China have benefited from a Wild Card.

What the qualification dams in the European area look like: