Live today is Romania – France, a strong test for the Romanian women's handball national team
Article by Costi Pruna, Alexandru Tomuțiu – published on Thursday, September 18, 2025, 17:08 / Updated Thursday, September 18, 202:08
Romania's handball national team plays two friendly parties with the World Champion and the Olympic vice -champion, France on Thursday and Saturday. The first match will be played today, from 6:00 pm, in Oradea and will be LiveText on GSP.ro and broadcast live 1 and Digi Sport 1.
- Romania-France »Thursday, September 18, 6:00 pm (first sport 1 and Digi Sport 1)
- Romania-France »Saturday, September 20, 3:00 pm (first sport 1 and Digi Sport 1)
Romania and France are preparing for the World Championship, a competition that begins on November 26, in the Netherlands and Germany.
Romania – France, live 6:00
The national team met in Oradea Monday, and the coach Florentin Pera has 18 players for double with France. Out of the lot are not missing, Ostase, Ciuca, Bazaliu Boiciuc, Lixandroiu, Great or Gogîrlă.
Romania is tested twice with France, in Oradea
Friends with the World Champion, France, are the most important verification parties in Romania in the perspective of the World Championship.
The selector Florentin Pera: “We will try more game formulas”
The coach Florentin Pera said that the matches against France will strengthen the cohesion and unity of the group, but also the collective game.
“The double with France is an important opportunity for the team, especially through the level of intensity and quality of the opponent, France being the world champion and the Olympic vice-champion. The national team has only to win these confrontations.
The press conference held by the coach Florentin Pera and Captain Lorena Ostase. Photo: Facebook @frh
The main objective for this action is to improve the game relationships, to try different formulas and systems. We will also continue to integrate young players into the team's system. ”, Florentin Pera told GSP.
A first “7” possible for Romania: Ciuca, Dumitrașcu, Bazaliu, Boiciuc, Gogîrlă, Raicea, Ostase.
Why friendly Romania-France is played in Oradea
France rarely plays the traveling matches, but the French federation accepted the invitation of the Bucharest for the two friendly parties.
Because the rooms in Bucharest and Cluj Napoca were occupied in the respective data, and Bistrița has no airport, it was agreed that the parties take place in the new Multipurpose Hall in Oradea.
The modern room in Oradea
The event will also be an organizational test for Oradea and FRH, because next year, the city in the north western Romania will be the host of the matches of a European Championship.
France comes with all the stars in Romania
For the double with Romania the French coach Sebastien Gardillou convened 21 players, of which they are not missing, Laura Glauser, Grace Zadi, Meline Nocandy, Orlane Kanor, Tamara Horacek, Pauline Foppa, Sarah Bouktit or Lucie Granier.
Of the basic players, only Estelle Nze Minko is missing who announced that she is pregnant.
“Romania is a quality opponent, and the two parties should help us at this stage of training. Time is short to the World Championship and I want to use this training opportunity. Romania will be a very good opponent and I am glad to play, because we will leave the comfort zone. Gardillou.
A first “7” probably for France: Glauser, Wajoka, Kanor, Zadi, Jacques, Grain, Foppa.
Romania's group for friendships with France
Photo: Facebook @frh
