Group E: France, team preview
![Group E: France, team preview](img-news/41/GEn5tlx.jpg)
France will play in group E with Norway, Austria and USA.
Best result: Gold medal (1995, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017)
Appearances: 22 (first in 1954)
![default title France handball team - handball-base.com](https://www.handball-base.com/images/FRA_995.png)
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Vincent Gérard (Paris Saint-Germain), Yann Genty (Paris Saint-Germain), Wesley Pardin (Pays d’Aix UC)
Left Wingers: Hugo Descat (Montpellier Handball), Michaël Guigou (USAM Nîmes Gard)
Right Wingers: Yanis Lenne (Montpellier Handball), Luc Abalo (Elverum Håndball)
Line Players: Nicolas Tournat (Łomża Vive Kielce), Luka Karabatić (Paris Saint-Germain), Ludovic Fabregas (Barça)
Left Backs: Jean-Jacques Acquevillo (USAM Nîmes Gard), Timothey N'Guessan (Barça), Romain Lagarde (Rhein-Neckar Löwen)
Centre Backs: Melvyn Richardson (Montpellier Handball), Kentin Mahe (Telekom Veszprém), Nicolas Claire (Pays d’Aix UC)
Right Backs: Valentin Porte (Montpellier Handball), Adrien Dipanda (Saint-Raphaël Var Handball), Dika Mem (Barça)
Coach: Guillaume Gille
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