In a nerve-wracking game, France defeated Denmark 33-31 after extra time on Sunday to claim their first men's European handball championship title in 10 years. This was France's fourth title in the competition, previously taking home the trophy in 2006, 2010 and 2014. They sit just one title behind record winners Sweden, who claimed bronze earlier. France levelled the game before half-time, but fell behind again in the second period and were forced to fight back again for the equalizer and send
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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)