Poland defeated by France at world women's handball championships

Poland succumbed to a 28-42 defeat against defending champions France in their third match at the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.

Poland's Paulina Uścinowicz in action against France in ’s-Hertogenbosch on Tuesday night.

Photo: PAP/Marcin Bielecki

Despite the setback, the Polish team has secured a spot in the main round of the tournament with a convincing 36-20 victory over China and a hard-fought 29-26 win against Tunisia in its previous two games in the Dutch city of 's-Hertogenbosch.

Sił wystarczyło na pół godziny. Dwa oblicza reprezentacji Polski w meczu z Francjąhttps://t.co/FewI8y14iw

— Sport PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) December 2, 2025

The Polish team, coached by Norwegian Arne Senstad, will now face Argentina, the Netherlands and Austria in the main round of the championship in Rotterdam.

Thirty-two teams are vying for supremacy in the 2025 World Women’s Handball Championship.

Tak prezentuje się tabela rundy głównej 🙌@TeamORLEN pic.twitter.com/JlMV0wjkLu

— Handball Polska (@handballpolska) December 3, 2025

The tournament, co-hosted by the Netherlands and Germany, runs until December 14.

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Source: IAR, PAP