World Cup favourite beat Hungary
A win for Spain in a handball thriller is sort of inconceivable
25.01.2023, 20:28
The Danish handball staff has confirmed its standing as the favourite in the World Championship. Winning the quarter-final in opposition to Hungary appears straightforward. In the parallel recreation, Spain and Norway are exchanging nice photographs.
In what was a handball thriller between Spain and Norway in Gdansk, it resulted in the one defeat for the German staff in the ultimate of the primary spherical of the present World Cup: EM completed second in a dramatic quarter-final in opposition to Norway after two video games. Overtime 35:34 (29:29, 25:25, 13:12). Both groups hit nice photographs. Norway took the lead 25:24 and had the ball with a few seconds left in regulation time. Spain tried to mark the open man. Instead of sending one of many free gamers to shoot a objective, the Norwegians round director Sander Sagosen tried to chop time with a final assault – and misplaced the ball. Despite being outnumbered, Spain equalized on the last siren and 25:25. thus forcing the Renewal.
After ten minutes, there was no winner. Just after the second further shift, the 2018 and 2020 European champions celebrated as world-class goalkeeper Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas fired a last-gasp save previous former Bundesliga professional Christian Bjornsen. Due to the thriller marathon, the beginning time of the quarter-final between Germany and France was additionally postponed.
Denmark – Hungary 40:23 (21:12)
Defending champions Denmark now face Spain – and might dream of a third title in a row. The 2019 and 2021 gold winner simply certified for the semi-finals with a straightforward 40:23 (21:12) win in opposition to Hungary. At the 2022 European Championship, Hungary knocked out the primary favourite Denmark in the group stage.
This time, the Danes confirmed their class in a one-sided recreation in Stockholm and impressively underlined their ambitions to win the title once more – which might be a third in a row. No staff in the historical past of the World Handball Championships has achieved such a consequence. The finest shooter for Nicolai Jakobsen’s staff was Mathias Gidsel, who scored 9 targets for Bundesliga chief Führze Berlin. With their twenty sixth consecutive victory in a World Cup match, Denmark is now the only real document holder. Only with a 30-25 rating in opposition to Egypt did the Bundesliga staff, which featured many professionals, draw stage with earlier document holders France.
The conflict between Denmark and Spain is a repeat of the 2021 World Cup semi-final the place the northern Europeans gained 35-33. The remainder of the ultimate 4 can be decided by Germany and Olympic champion France, together with European champion Sweden and African champion Egypt.
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