Tournoi de France 2026: French handball team matches and concert at Paris La Défense Arena

On January 9 and 11, 2026, the Paris La Défense Arena will be hosting a major handball event for the very first time: the Tournoi de France. A high-level friendly competition with Austria, Iceland and Slovenia, where the French men's handball team, led by Guillaume Gille, will be preparing for the 2026 European Championship in Norway a few days later.

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European champions in 2024, bronze medallists at the 2025 World Cup, Les Bleus are in top form, giving fans the chance to thrill to the players and admire a concentration of the best talents in French and international sport. But it's not all about sport, either: on Friday January 9, after the first match, an exceptional concert awaits you, while on Sunday 11, a Hall of Fame induction ceremony will bring the tournament to a close, with former champions and legends of the French handball teams receiving moving tributes.

The event program

Friday, January 9

• Iceland vs. Slovenia - 6:30 p.m.
• France vs. Austria - 9:00 p.m.
• Concert

• Finals - 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.
• Hall of Fame