Summary: Romania surprise as France and Hungary win again

• the Women's EHF EURO 2024 main round continued on Friday 6 December with group I action in Debrecen
  
• at 15:30 CET: Sweden 23:25 Romania
  
• at 18:00 CET: France 31:23 Montenegro
  
• at 20:30 CET: Hungary 31:21 Poland
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22:40

Let's finish off tonight with this wonderful video of Romania celebrating their victory over Sweden. Catch you again tomorrow for the second day of main round action from Vienna!

22:20

What better match highlights to watch than the thriller between Sweden and Romania which started the day's action? Highlights of the other matches can be found on the Home of Handball YouTube channel.

22:11

Here are the match reviews for today's group I games.

The results - victories for Romania, France and Hungary - mean France and Hungary top the group standings with six points each. France have the superior goal difference so sit top of the table. Sweden, Romania and Montenegro all have two points and are ranked third to fifth respectively based on goal difference, while Poland are still on zero points.

14:55

For the first time, this Women's EHF EURO All-star Team, presented by Lidl, will have a category for best young player. We've picked out some of the standout young performers so far, some of which could be in the running for the award!

14:25

After main round round 1, here's an update on the outstanding players of the tournament so far. Make sure you download the Home of Handball app so you're able to vote for the All-star Team - voting opens on 12 December.

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13:35

The teams and players are hitting lots of milestones in this 16th Women's EHF EURO!

13:10

Today's stat of the day: an outstanding 62.5 per cent of the penalties on her goal have been saved by Swedish goalkeeper Johanna Bundsen so far, by far the most in the competition. Overall Sweden’s goalkeepers lead the competition with 54.6 per cent of all penalties saved. Today they will face their toughest opponents so far, as Romania’s penalty-takers stand at 86.7 per cent, which is third best among the teams left in the competition.

12:55

Today's games will show the level of endurance the teams have, with all six group I sides playing again following yesterday's main round openers. (Those making the final weekend do get an extra day at the end of the main round). Here's what Poland's coach Arne Senstad had to say about the challenge after yesterday's match.

12:35

Although Thursday did not produce a lot of really high-scoring games, there were plenty of high-quality goals to marvel at: these were the top five.

12:20

In the first day of the main round the goalkeepers were once again on top form - enjoy the best five saves of Thursday's action.

12:00

It's all about Debrecen today, with main round group I playing their second games from 15:30 CET onwards. Find out what's in store in today's preview.