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Delivering a huge comeback in the second half against co-hosts Sweden, Spain sealed their second bronze medal in a row at the IHF Men’s World Championship with a 39:36 win. The two sides combined for 75 goals, a new scoring record for a bronze-medal match in 28 editions of the world handball flagship competition.
Bronze-medal Match
Sweden vs Spain 36:39 (22:18)
Tele2 Arena in Stockholm is ready to take over the 28th IHF Men's World Championship. In the first quarter-final, defending champions, Denmark will face the lucky Hungarians.
Denmark have the opportunity to become the first nation to win three consecutive world titles, and their first obstacle in the knock-out stage is Hungary.
The Hungarian team are in the second quarter-finals and will try to redeem themselves for an up-and-down performance in the first six matches.
Since winning the silver medal at the 2001 IHF Men’s World Championship, Sweden have started the tournament with five wins in a row only once, at Denmark/Germany 2019, when two losses saw them eliminated in the main round.
The top-notch match of the day will be the one between co-hosts Sweden and Iceland. In a tantalising clash, Sweden seek the fifth win in a row, which would grant them a spot in the quarter-final. Both Portugal and Hungary need to step up and claim their first win in the main round as they face Cape Verde and Brazil, respectively.