Updated on 01/14/2023 10:31 p.m
- The favorites France, Sweden and Spain have moved into the main round of the Handball World Championship.
- Insider tip Iceland lost a clear lead against Hungary.
- With the second win in the second game, Slovenia made it into the main round.
The favorites France, Sweden and Spain are at the Handball World Championship in Poland and Sweden advanced to the main round, while Iceland failed against Hungary. Thanks to the comeback, the Hungarians have qualified for the main round, and after their second win, Slovenia can no longer slip down to last place in Group B and is therefore through.
Hungary meets Sweden in the next round
insider tip Island playful against Hungary a clear lead. Despite a six-goal lead, the Icelanders around Magdeburg’s Omar Ingi Magnusson and Gisli Thorgeir Kristjansson lost 28:30 (17:12). Hungary qualified for the next round and meets Sweden there.
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The defending champion also won his second game in Gothenburg against Cape Verde 34:27 (19:8). The World Cup hosts dominated their game and made things clear in the first half, long-time Flensburg player Hampus Wanne and Daniel Pettersson from German champions SC Magdeburg each scored five goals.
Spain beat South Africa despite initial difficulties
Spain found it a little harder against Chile, but ultimately beat the self-sacrificing South Americans 34:26 (18:15). The top scorer of the two-time world champion was Alex Dujshebaev (six goals).
In the main round, Spain will face record world champions and Olympic champions France. The co-favorite previously qualified as the first team for the next round. Against the blatant outsider Saudi Arabia, France didn’t let anything burn at 41:23 (24:14) in Katowice.
In the France group also succeeded Slovenia with the second win in the second game the entry into the main round. The Slovenians won surprisingly clearly against co-hosts Poland in Katowice 32:23 (17:11), the Poles have to win their last group game against Saudi Arabia, who was also winless, in order to progress. (SID / jst)