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France vs Portugal Prediction & Betting Tips - Handball World Championship
by Steve Ashfield | in Handball World Championship Predictions
France and Portugal meet on Sunday afternoon in the bronze medal match of the 2025 Men's World Handball Championships. Both teams have to get over the disappointment of their semi-final defeats. Who'll win the bronze? Read our match prediction.
It's been another successful tournament for France who have now finished in the top four in six successive world championships. They won the Euros at the start of last year but have been unable to build on that success. Only the quarter-finals were reached at the 2024 Paris Olympics and now they have missed out on the world final after being runners-up to Denmark two years ago.
Portugal have been the surprise team iin these championships. They had never previously made it past the Main Round before but now have the chance to return home with the bronze medal. They were soundly beaten in their semi-final, can they bounce back from the loss to Denmark?
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The Best Betting Odds for France v Portugal Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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1.35 | 10 | 4.5 |
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1.25 | 11 | 4.4 |
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1.35 | 10.4 | 4.73 |
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1.35 | 10.4 | 4.73 |
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1.34 | 10 | 4.7 |
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1.34 | 10 | 4.7 |
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1.34 | 10 | 4.7 |
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1.29 | 11 | 4.8 |
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1.29 | 11 | 4.5 |
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1.36 | 10 | 4.6 |
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1.29 | 11 | 4.75 |
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1.32 | 10 | 4.7 |
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1.25 | 10 | 4.5 |
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1.3 | 11 | 4.3 |
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France vs Portugal Form
France and Portugal Last Matches
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
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5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
30 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
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25 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
18 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
14 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
10 Jan 2025 - Int. Friendly Games
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
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21 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
16 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
9 Nov 2024 - EHF Eurocup
7 Aug 2024 - Men's Olympics Handball
4 Aug 2024 - Men's Olympics Handball
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
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6/6 (100%)
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
29 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
26 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
17 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
15 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
9 Jan 2025 - Int. Friendly Games
10 Nov 2024 - European Championship, Playoffs
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
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24 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
22 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
19 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
10 Jan 2025 - Int. Friendly Games
12 May 2024 - European Championship, Playoffs
France vs Portugal Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
67 %
0 %
33 %
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24 Jan 2021 - Handball World Championship
10 Jan 2020 - Euro Handball
France - Portugal: Form Analysis
France had gone 11 games unbeaten until they lost to Croatia in the semi-finals. That was a hugely disappointing defeat for the current European champions. They trailed by seven goals at half-time in that match and although they narrowed the gap in the second half, still lost by three goals.
Before that loss, France had won Preliminary Round Group C with three convincing wins. Main Round Group II was also won and they then narrowly beat Egypt in the last eight before losing to Croatia.
Portugal bid to cause another surprise.
Portugal had two notable wins in their Preliminary Round group. They beat both Norway and Brazil as well as the USA. Their 100 per cent record ended when drawing with Sweden in the Main Round but still won the group thanks to wins over Spain and Chile.
In the quarter-finals, they beat Germany after extra time. Their bid to reach the final ended in defeat to world champions Denmark, losing by a 13-goal margin. These two sides met last year and France won by a six-goal margin.
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France & Portugal Squad Analysis
Neither side have reported injury problems ahead of this game.
France will be looking for more goals to be scored by Dika Mem. He's scored 50 goals so far in ths tournament and that makes him the second highest scorer behind Denmark's Mathias Gidsel.
More goals from Costa?
Portgual will be hoping that Francisco Costa wiill continue his good form in these championships He's the joint third-highest scorer with 46 goals.
France - Portugal Key Points
- France have only lost one of their last 12 matches.
- Portugal had never made it past the Main Round of this tournament before 2025.
- France have finished in the top four of these championships six times in a row.
- France beat Portugal last year by a six-goal margin.
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Our France vs Portugal Prediction
France have failed to repeat their performance in the 2023 World Championships when being losing finalists. They looked to be on their way to another title decider but a poor first half against Croatia saw them lose in the semi-finals. Last year saw them beat Portugal and they are favorites to win this.
Portugal have had a groundbreaking run in these championships. They'd never made it past the Main Round before but have had good wins over sides such as Norway, Brazil and Spain. They were no match for Denmark in the last four.
Our main France v Portugal prediction is France to win on a -3.5 goals handicap.
France vs Portugal - Other Interesting Predictions
France to lead at half and full time
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