Today at 9:00 p.m. Denmark and France will play for the handball crown at the 2023 World Cup in Poland and Sweden.
In the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, the defending champions around superstar Mikkel Hansen are chasing the third world title in a row.
Record world champion France around Nikola Karabatic and Dika Mem is playing for the seventh world championship in history.
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41 minutes: France – Denmark 20:22
Almost 20 minutes remain in the Arena in Stockholm. Rasmus Lauge fills up on the left side and carries the ball into the short corner.
38 minutes: France – Denmark 18:21
Hard to believe, in the 38th minute Mikkel Hansen scored his first shot on goal. But this is an important one and finds its way into the mesh from the seven-meter point.
37 minutes: France – Denmark 17:20
Niklas Landin is up to speed again and makes a great parry against the left winger by shortening the angle. Simon Pytlick safely converts the counterattack.
36 minutes: France – Denmark 17:19
In the meantime, a hard-fought duel has developed. The pace has dropped noticeably, but Mathias Gidsel plucks up courage and hits from the right back to give the Danes a two-goal lead.
31 minutes: France – Denmark 16:16
What a cracker from Dika Mem! In distress, he thunders the throw under the bar at an incredible speed and equalizes for France.
31 minutes: France – Denmark 15:16
Throw-off at halftime two! Denmark left to right, France right to left, now in possession.
HALFTIME: France – Denmark 15:16
The Danes go into the dressing room with a razor-thin lead. The Scandinavians, who got off to a lightning start in this match and were able to quickly break away with four goals, are leading 16:15. From about the middle of the first half, however, the French came into play better, strengthened their defense and proved more accurate in attack against goalkeeper Landin. Likewise, veteran Mikkel Hansen hardly comes into play in Denmark. For the second round, excitement is guaranteed with this score, every little thing can make the difference in the end!
First against Mahé, then Karabatić: Landin nailed the goal
30 minutes: France – Denmark 14:16
The last minute of the first half is running. Simon Pytlick creates space, recovers the pass at the right moment and nets.
28 minutes: France – Denmark 14:15
Fabregas already conceded his second 2-minute penalty. But Denmark carelessly gives the ball away in the following attack. The game remains open just before half-time.
27 minutes: France – Denmark 13:15
Mikkel Hansen is conspicuously holding back with the Danes. Not a single real shot on goal by the playmaker has been seen so far.
24 minutes: France – Denmark 12:14
The Danish lead has dwindled to two goals in the last few minutes after a few misses. Coach Nikolaj Jacobsen takes his first break to realign the team.
20 minutes: France – Denmark 11:14
Jakobsen is out of the game for 2 minutes after stopping an attack with an illegal foot defense. France now with the chance to catch up in numbers.
19 minutes: France – Denmark 10:13
Left winger Emil Jakobsen jumps in and scores for the Danes. On the other side, Melvyn Richardson cuts the penalty with a seven-metre throw.
16 minutes: France – Denmark 7:12
Hard to believe – outnumbered, the Danes extend the lead. Starting with Niklas Landin, who intercepts the balls at the back, the Scandinavians’ attacking game is excellent.
14 minutes: France – Denmark 7:10
There is the first 2-minute penalty of the game against Denmark. after pivot Ludovic Fabregas was unfairly stopped. But Landin is like a wall in front of the goal and saves the penalty kick!
12 minutes: France – Denmark 6: 9
A great hit from right winger Nahi, who literally flies into the circle and throws the throw nicely past Landin. France are now a bit better in the game offensively.
9 minutes: France – Denmark 3:7
Again Rasmus Lauge gets through on the right side and thunders the ball into the net with a powerful throw. Contrary to their actual strength, the French have so far had little access to the defensive.
7 minutes: France – Denmark 2: 6
The pace in the early minutes is very high. France have also found the target, but Denmark are not giving up and are already four goals ahead. Rasmus Lauge nets with a counterattack. France’s coach Guillaum Gille responded with a very early time-out.
5 minutes: France – Denmark 0:3
Niklas Landin continues where he left off in the semifinals. The Danish keeper has already made three first-class saves on the counterattack and can’t get past him yet!
2 minutes: France – Denmark 0:1
Simon Pytlick opened the spectacle with a remarkable jump shot from the back. On the other side, France passes the ball with a mistake.
1st minute: France – Denmark 0-0
Anwurf in Stockholm! The fight for the World Cup title is on, France in the white jerseys from left to right. Denmark in red from right to left with the ball at the start.
INFO – the countdown
With loud cheers from over 20,000 fans, the opponents come into the well-filled hall in Stockholm. The hymen sound – everything is ready for a highly exciting finale. It starts in a few moments!
INFO – about the teams
There will also be interesting duels on the field. With Nikola Karabatić for France and Mikkel Hansen for Denmark, two absolute handball legends face each other. There was also an important long-distance duel between the posts between France’s goalkeepers Vincent Gérard and Rémi Desbonnet, who drove Germany to despair, and Denmark’s goalkeeper Niklas Landin from THW Kiel, who delivered an unbelievable performance in the semifinals.
INFO – before the game
Both teams can also set new records with a win: For the Danes it would be the third world title in a row, France could screw its world title record to seven world championships. A piquant detail on the side, in the last Olympic final there was also today’s duel, at that time the French celebrated a tight 25:23.
INFO – before the game
It is a clash between two handball giants and at the same time the best teams of this tournament. The reigning Olympic champion France on the one hand and the defending World Cup champion Denmark on the other. Neither team has lost a game in the tournament so far – but today there can only be one winner.
INFO – Welcome
Good evening now also from my side to the highlight of this Handball World Cup! I’m Oliver Seidel and I’m looking forward to the summit meeting in the fight for the World Cup – France versus Denmark!
INFO – Welcome
Hello and welcome to the final of the Handball World Championship 2023. It is the final from the scripts: defending champion Denmark meets Olympic champion France in Stockholm. Eurosport.de accompanies the final from 8:50 p.m. live in the ticker and wishes you a lot of fun.
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UPDATE YESTERDAY AT 9:32 PM
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UPDATE 01/27/2023 AT 7:54 PM