DAfter the historic title of the World Championship, Denmark’s handball gamers gave free rein to their feelings and danced on the ground. Former Bundesliga coach Nicolai Jakobsen’s workforce turned the first workforce in the World Cup’s 85-year historical past to win a 3rd consecutive title. The reigning champions gained 34-29 (16-15) in opposition to Olympic champions and file world champions France in Sunday’s high-profile ultimate to clinch the title in 2019 and 2021.
“I can not imagine it,” Jacobsen instructed Danish radio station DR, “It’s exhausting to seek out the proper phrases once you’ve simply develop into a world champion. Of course, I’m very proud. We had an amazing match, it was an amazing recreation of handball.”
“A baby’s dream”
Top scorers for the winners had been Rasmus Lauge with ten targets and Simon Pitlick (9). Nedim Remilly scored six targets in opposition to France. “It’s loopy, a child’s dream,” Pitlick stated.
At the similar time, the Danes efficiently avenged bitter ultimate defeats to France at the 2011 World Cup and the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. For the “Equipe tricolore”, it was the second chapter in the ultimate of the eighth World Cup. The first was in opposition to Russia 30 years in the past – additionally in Stockholm.
Bronze went to Spain. In the second EM mini-final, they defeated the European champion Sweden with a rating of 39:36 (18:22) and disenchanted the host. The German workforce defeated Norway 28:24 and completed the match in fifth place.
The ultimate was additionally a showdown between two of the greatest handball stars of the previous 15 years, Nikola Karabátic and Mikkel Hansen, who every had three world titles and performed collectively at Paris Saint-Germain from 2015 to 2022.
The 38-year-old Frenchman has gained ten gold medals in his sports activities profession – three at the Olympic Games and the European Championships and 4 in the combat for the title of world champion. Denmark, who is three years his junior, now boasts 5 World Championships, European Championships and Olympic Games victories.
Hansen received off to a very good begin along with his workforce. After seven minutes, Denmark led by 4 targets, 6-2. France coach Guillaume Gill responded with an early timeout, however his workforce continued to combat.
This was attributable to two Bundesliga professionals amongst the Danes. German file champion THW Kiel’s goalkeeper Niklas Landin turned away a number of photographs from the French who destroyed the medal desires of the DHB choice in the quarter-finals. In assault, Mathias Gidsel from Bundesliga chief Fuchse Berlin created a number of strain and threatened the objective from behind.
Only in the final levels of the first half did the French beat their opponents and enter the objective. Even after the modifications, neither workforce gave something away. Although the Danes pulled inside 4 targets, France held on and diminished the lead in the closing levels. However, the turnaround failed – in the finish, Denmark celebrated.
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