 The team won the gold medal in the 2008 handball tournament in Beijing, defeating underdogs Iceland in the final (28–23).Thierry Omeyer, Daniel Narcisse and Bertrand Gille were voted into the tournament's All Star team.France won the world title again in 2009 at the 2009 World Championship, hosted by Croatia, against the organizing country, and the European title in 2010 in Austria, once more against Croatia.