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.
Holders Denmark were held to a draw as the main round of the
International Handball Federation Men’s World Championship continued
at a tournament being co-hosted by Sweden and Poland.
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Seven goals from right back Mohsen Mahmoud helped Egypt to the brink of the quarter-finals of the 2023 IHF Men’s World Championship as they saw off Belgium 33:28.
Ahead of the game, and on paper at least, the result was never in doubt: the world championship debutants from Europe taking on Egypt, the host nation of the 2021 IHF Men’s World Championship, who finished seventh.
The second matchday for Group G sees Egypt trying to secure the main round spot in an all-African derby against Morocco. Croatia face a must-win match against the United States of America.
18:00 CET Egypt vs Morocco
After a dominating first match against Croatia, if Egypt repeats the same against Morocco, they can secure the main round berth. Building on their 31:22 win over the only European side of the group, Pharaohs will line up in Jönköping against Morocco.