Thursday, January 28, 2021
Sovereign appearance
Spain solves ticket to the semi-finals
First Denmark trembles against hosts Egypt in the semi-finals of the Handball World Cup, then Spain, France and Sweden follow suit: In the fight for the medals, the favorites are among themselves.
European champions Spain have reached the semi-finals of the handball world championship after an impressive 31:26 (21:15) win against Norway. The 2005 and 2013 champion will face defending champions Denmark in the semifinals on Friday, who previously had a crazy handball thriller against hosts Egypt in the first quarter-finals. The decision brought a 4: 3 in the seven-meter throw.
In the game against Germany-conqueror Spain, the Vikings had to do without superstar Sander Sagosen, who had suffered early on, for long stretches of the game. Record world champions France and record European champions Sweden compete for the second ticket to the final. The "Equipe tricolore" came against Hungary to a 35:32 after extra time. The Scandinavians clearly got the upper hand against Qatar with 35:23 (14:10).
After the thriller with a happy ending against Egypt, Denmark coach Jacobsen was at the end of his nerve. "You get a few years older," he told Danish broadcaster TV2. His team can continue to hope for the second World Cup gold after 2019. For the Egyptians, on the other hand, despite a great performance, the dream of the first World Cup medal fell through.
. (tagsToTranslate) Sport (t) Handball (t) Handball World Cup