Sweden, led by its new golden generation, was crowned Sunday January 30 in front of Spain (27-26) in the final of the Euro in Budapest. This is the first title for the Swedes since the hat-trick achieved by the great national team between the end of the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s (1998, 2000, 2002). Twenty years later, the Swedes therefore find the heights, they who had already won silver at the 2021 World Cup in Egypt.
In a crazy end to the match, the Scandinavians obtained a very last penalty, converted by Niclas Ekberg, which blew up the Swedish bench. In this duel which opposed the very experienced Spanish team, double defending champions, to Sweden, the suspense was total.
Release
The Swedes, led by their inexhaustible goalkeeper Andreas Palicka, voted man of the match, and their trio Ekberg (five goals), Oscar Bergendahl (five goals) and Hampus Wanne (four goals), started again at the break with a short delay of one goal (14-13).
But in a game where each team went blow for blow, and neither really managed to pull away, Sweden’s seven-yard throw felt like a release for a nation that had been waiting for it for twenty years. .
Denmark completes the podium of this Euro 2022 after their victory against France earlier in the day (35-32 after extra time).