At the 2021 IHF Men's World Championship in Egypt, Denmark beat Spain 35:33 in the semi-final on their way to winning gold.
Now, at the 2023 IHF Men's World Championship co-hosted in Poland and Sweden, the two teams meet in a semi-final again – the winners going through to the final in Stockholm on Sunday (29 January).
The ERGO Arena in Gdansk says goodbye to its brief encounter with the 2023 IHF Men's World Championship as the third and final match in the Baltic seaport sees a mouthwatering semi-final clash between Spain and Denmark.
The match also concludes the Polish part of the co-hosted championship between Sweden and Poland, which will see a finale between two teams who have won three of the last five editions of the championship.
The quarter-finals of the 2023 IHF Men’s World Championship are now a thing of the past. Still, we reflect on what has happened in Gdansk and Stockholm in a fiery day at Poland/Sweden 2023 while also looking for a bit in the future for the final weekend at an exciting 28th IHF Men’s World Championship.
A carbon copy of Egypt 2021 semi-finals
WARSAW, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) Spain men handball team beat Norway 35-34 in extra-time to seal their spot in the last four of the IHF 2023 World Championship in So
After a fascinating 80-minute double additional time at the ERGO Arena in Gdansk, Spain overcame Norway by a single goal (35:34) to move through to the 2023 IHF Men’s World Championship semi-finals.
Spain will now face Denmark in the semi-finals after the Danes saw off Hungary in their quarter-final in Stockholm.
Quarter-final
Norway vs Spain 34:35 after extra time (25:25, 13:12)