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The 27th Men’s Handball World Championship ended on Sunday in Egypt. Jame 2019 championship title was defended by Danish handball players, 26:24 (13:13) after defeating the Swedes.
From the start of the match, the game went from goal to goal. The Swedes started a little better, though Mikkelio hanseno led by the Danes in half the time, they rebalanced the result in their favor and held a short-term lead of 2 goals (8: 6). However, later the Danes remained in the minority, and taking advantage of it, the Swedes started the ray 3: 0 and gained a 2-goal lead (10:12). At the end of the quarter, players from both teams picked up the fouls, but the Danes “won” more, having managed to equalize the result before the break (13:13).
The second half started volatile again. The Danes gained a minimal advantage three times, then the Swedes responded at the same time. Defending the championship, the Danes tried to endure a streak in the middle of the quarter. The Swedes failed to fool the rival goalkeeper Niklaso Landino, and the Danes scored 3 unanswered goals during that time and built up a record lead (23:20). Time was running out and there were only 5 minutes left. The Swedes still had a deficit of 3 goals (25:22), so they decided to take a risk and replace the goalkeeper with one more player on the field. The Swedes closed in at 25:23 and managed to keep the gap to a minimum, but the team leader Wanne Hampusas He did not notice a 7m penalty. Danai then surprised by the substitution. This risk has paid off: Magnusas Jacobsenas He scored a goal and consolidated the Danish victory.
Danish national team star M.Hansen with 7 goals was the most productive player in the final. 5 exact shots added Nicholas nielsen, 4 – Jacobas holmas. Swedish attacking leader H. Wanne finished the final with 5 goals and 4 accurate shots Albin lagergren. Meanwhile Jyou got gotffridssonas he scored only 2 goals from 10 shots.
Final summary:
The captain leads his team back to the world title! 🇩🇰 @Niklas_Landin he was at his best in the # Egypt2021 final 🔥 The 2019 IHF World Player of the Year made 15 saves at a rate of 41% and was on fire in the critical final minutes 💪@dhf_haandbold pic.twitter.com/Lxvq5voOzG
– International Handball Federation (@ihf_info) January 31, 2021
Danish triumph:
No one up, all down! WORLD CHAMPIONS AGAIN! How good! Huge congratulations 🇩🇰❤️ @dhf_haandbold # Egypt2021 pic.twitter.com/SrSVrz4qRy
– Freja (@ sportsfreaken1) January 31, 2021
Danish party in the dressing room:
🥳🍾🎉 The party started in the changing room of the world champions 🇩🇰 pic.twitter.com/p7r5jwO8jx
– HandNews (@HandNewsfr) January 31, 2021
In the first stage, the Danes entered Group D, where they crushed their opponents, scored all 6 points and their ratio of goals scored and missed was +45. The Danes were also invincible in the second round, extending the winning streak to 6 and again without facing a more serious challenge from rivals. Still, in the playoffs, the landscape has changed. In the quarter-finals, the Danes were in the hair of a sensational defeat. They were saved by an Egyptian foul in the final seconds and a 7-meter penalty was taken. The Danes later experienced a spreading drama and won only after a series of penalties. It was also difficult for the Danes to have a semi-final in which 35:33 He beat the Spanish, although the latter had a great opportunity to equalize the score, but hit the crossbar.
Danish victory in the quarterfinals:
The Swedes won all the Group G matches in the first round, although they had many problems against Egypt, which they outscored by just 1 goal difference (24:23). In the second stage, the Swedes failed to defeat the Belarusians (26:26) and Slovenian (28:28), but crushed the Russians in the deciding match and managed to become the group winners. In the playoffs, the Swedes surprised with a solid game – in the quarterfinals 35:23 taught in Qatar, and in the semi-finals 32:26 defeated France.
Swedish victory in the quarterfinals:
Swedish victory in the semifinals:
The Swedes have become world champions 4 times, but they did it all in the 20th century. In the final, they will play for the first time since 2001. The Danes became world champions for the first time in 2019, having previously lost three finals.
The statistics of the mutual matches are a bit more favorable for the Danes. In the last world championship they faced the Swedes 30:26, and of the last 6 official matches, he won 4, reached the tie once and lost only once, in 2018. In the semifinals of the European Championship. The Swedes then defeated the Danes after the extension (35:34).
The victory of the Danes in the 2019 World Championship:
Swedish victory in 2018 European Championship:
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