Photo by Prince Christian of Denmark and Kungahuset
“Good luck Sweden, may the best team win!”, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark told his Swedish counterpart Crown Princess Victoria on the telephone shortly before the Men’s World Championship handball where their two countries will face each other in the finals.
The royals shared a photo of the telephone call with Crown Prince Frederik being photographed by his eldest son Prince Christian. The photo of the Swedish royals includes the entire Crown Princess Family with Prince Oscar waving a Swedish flag.
The shared photo led to delight amongst royal fans and had been liked over 5,000 times and shared over 140 times on the Danish Royal Family Facebook page.
Thursday, 21 January 2021
Defending champions Denmark were among the winners as Groups I and II got underway in the main round phase of the International Handball Federation (IHF) World Men’s Handball Championship in Egypt.
Teams started this phase of the competition with the points gained against the sides in their main round group which they had already faced earlier in the tournament.
In Group II defending champions Denmark, starting on four points, began this phase with an impressive 32-23 win over Qatar, who started with two.
Mathias Gidsel scored six goals for the Danes as they dominated proceedings at the Cairo Stadium Sports Hall.
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Sunday, 17 January 2021
Hungary were among the teams to reach the main round of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Men’s Handball World Championship after a comprehensive win against Uruguay.
The Magyars secured their second win from as many group games as they overcame the South Americans 44-18 at the Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex in the 6
th of October City in Group A.
That was the only match played in the group today following the cancellation of the fixture between Cape Verde and Germany because positive coronavirus tests left the African nation unable to field a team.
Germany were awarded a 10-0 win by walkover while Cape Verde called up extra players to ensure they were not thrown out of the competition – which could happen if they miss three matches.
Friday, 15 January 2021
Germany recorded a comprehensive victory over Uruguay as group action continued at the International Handball Federation (IHF) World Men’s Handball Championship in Egypt.
Today saw the opening fixtures in Groups A, B, C and D with Germany making an early statement of intent in Group A as they won 43-14 at the Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex in 6
th of October City.
The Germans opened up a 16-4 lead at the interval and the result never looked in doubt as they outscored their opponents 27-10 in the second half.
The other Group A game was a much tighter affair as Hungary defeated Cape Verde 34-27.