The United States of America delivered one of their biggest-ever performances on the world stage as they pushed record-breakers Denmark at the Malmö Arena, eventually losing 24:33 in their main round clash of the 2023 IHF Men's World Championship.
The Danes, with a rotated team and key players rested, were not only playing in front of a packed arena of their fans but are also going for their third, unprecedented world championship in a row. This result now means they have gone 25 games unbeaten in the competition.
Croatia narrowly missed the chance to hand Denmark a rare IHF Men's World Championship defeat as a last-second Luka Cindrić full-court shot just went over Niklas Landin's bar to ensure their opening main round encounter ended with 64 goals shared – 32:32.
By avoiding defeat this evening, Denmark extend their World Championship unbeaten run to 23 matches – their last defeat coming at the 2017 IHF Men's World Championship in their last 16 match against Hungary.