Nikolaj Jacobsen and his Denmark squad must have been sick of hearing about all the mathematics and permutations for the past 48 hours about their final main round group IV match at the 2023 IHF Men’s World Championship.
‘If Croatia do this’, ‘Denmark need to do this’. What was certain was that after Croatia beat Bahrain earlier today by 11 goals, Denmark just needed to not lose against Egypt tonight, and if they did, not by more than 10 goals. In the end, the title-holders took a five-goal lead in a match where they were never behind.