Croatian team will be missing some key players, but the spirit is high, according to reports from France

After the last three major tournaments - the World Championship in Qatar 2015, the European Championships in Poland, and the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 - Croatia has won only one medal and that is the bronze medal from Poland. The Croatian handball team is facing a new challenge - the World Championship - which will be held from January 11 to 29 in France.

The Croatian handball team is in Umag where, until January 10, they will work off the second phase of preparations for the upcoming World Cup in France which begins on January 11, 2017.

The Croatian champion lost to Meshkov 22-25 at home and is at the bottom of the table with no points earned in four rounds

Although he resigned after the Olympic Games, his resignation is to be refused by the Handball Federation board, according to Ivano Balić, and Babić might continue his work with the national handball team

The Croatian champions lost to Celje 28:30

The Croatian handball champions will face Celje Pivovarna Laško in the first round of the EHF Champions League Group B

Željko Babić resigned his post after the failure of the national team's performance at the Olympics

Croatia lost to Poland in the quarter-finals of the Olympic handball tournament 27-30

TCN brings you the itinerary of Croatian athletes' participation at the Olympics (all times are in Central European Time Zone)