One of the most consistent teams in the past years, Spain are finding themselves in uncharted waters, after finishing 13th at the EHF EURO 2024, being eliminated from the preliminary round for the first time in history, with their sixth consecutive semi-finals running streak in the European competition being ended in Germany.

Brazil missed a huge chance to secure their seventh appearance in history and their third consecutive appearance at the Olympic Games, after conceding a painful loss in the final of the 2023 Pan American Games, when they were properly dominated by Argentina, 32:25, with their big South American rivals earning the ticket for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Paris 2024 will be the ninth consecutive edition of the Olympic Games where France men’s senior national team is in the line-up and the European powerhouse has never finished lower than the sixth place, at Sydney 2000. In fact, France have sealed five medals in the process, having a 63% hitrate in podiums, with three gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal.

The first six appearances for Denmark at the Olympic Games were uneventful for the Scandinavian side, whose best finish was a fourth place at Los Angeles 1984. Their return after 24 years, at Beijing 2008, was the starting point of a fantastic uptick in their performances, with Denmark ending on the seventh place in 2008 and sixth at London 2012.