Summary: France top group I; Sweden, Poland also win

• the Women's EHF EURO 2024 main round group I ends in Debrecen with three more important matches
  
• at 15:30 CET: Romania 24:29 Poland
  
• at 18:00 CET: Hungary 27:30 France
  
• at 20:30 CET: Sweden 25:24 Montenegro
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22:45

We end tonight's blog with a quote from Estelle Nze Minko, who led France to top spot in the group. Tomorrow France, Hungary and Sweden will be on a plane to Vienna; also tomorrow, we'll find out who will take the fourth semi-final place. 

Join us from noon for the last day of the Women's EHF EURO 2024 main round.

22:30

The last match was the closest and certainly the most exciting at the end, so here are the highlights from Sweden vs Montenegro. As usual you can find the rest of the match highlights on the Home of Handball YouTube channel.

22:25

Well, the last day in Debrecen really delivered with three very exciting games. So for the last time from Hungary, here are the match reviews ...

15:10

Before today's matches get started, a reminder of why all three are important.

At 15:30 CET, Romania could keep their hopes of playing the 5/6 placement match alive by beating Poland by at least two goals. It's a slim hope, but it's real. Then at 18:00 CET, the winner of Hungary vs France will meet Denmark or the Netherlands in the semi-finals and avoid Norway (assuming, of course, they want to avoid Norway). Finally, at 20:30 CET, if Montenegro win or draw against Sweden they play the placement match. They'll also make it if they lose to Sweden by just one or two goals, even if Romania have beaten Poland earlier. Sweden, for their part, need to beat Montenegro if Romania have drawn or lost against Poland, or win by at least three goals if Romania beat Poland.

For more on this, click here!

14:50

France are in the semi-finals already - here's what Grace Zaadi Deuna thinks about her fifth EHF EURO final weekend!

14:30

The winner of the game between France and Hungary at 18:00 CET will avoid playing the defending champions, Norway, in the semi-finals. Yesterday we found out how some of the players are feeling ahead of the clash.

14:00

Time to celebrate the fans of the EHF EURO, who have turned up to support their teams across all matches so far. We can’t wait for a packed Vienna Stadthalle at the weekend!

13:25

The top-of-table match in Debrecen later on will determine who wins the group. It will see the two best defences in the tournament facing each other: France lead the rankings with just 19.4 goals against per 50 possessions, closely followed by Hungary with 20.2.

13:00

And after a round where the goalkeepers shone once again, it would be wrong not to have a live blog without the top five saves of the round. Here they are:

12:20

Let’s start the day with the top five goals of main round 3. We’ve got hip shots, lobs and fast breaks all to enjoy.

12:00

Hello and welcome to the live blog for match day 12 of the Women's EHF EURO 2024, which will see action in Debrecen come to an end after 24 thrilling games.

There's still lots to play for for the six main round group I teams in Hungary. The co-hosts and France play for top spot in the group, while Montenegro, Romania and Sweden are all still in the running to come to Vienna to play the 5/6 placement match on Friday.

Read more in the day preview and find out what teams need to do tonight if they want to reach Vienna.