Denmark is world champion for the fourth time in series

Denmark’s handball players impressively confirmed their status as the best team in the world and won the fourth World Cup title in a row. The overwhelming selection around world handball player Mathias Gidsel won the emotional and characterized by some tumults against Croatia with 32:26 (16:12) and has been unbeaten for 37 World Cup games. Previously, France had secured the bronze medal against Portugal through a 35:34 (19:17).

With a success in front of around 13,300 spectators, the Danish series winner prevented a Hollywood end of career for Domagoj Duvnjak in the Croatian national team. Before the tournament, the former world handball player had announced that he ended his international career and will only be running for the THW Kiel in the future.

Thousands of Croatians had come especially for the farewell game of their national hero and transformed the arena into a heated handball temple, but the golden farewell was denied.

Aggressive duels and red card

The heated mood was transferred from the ranks to the floor. The Croatian players went into the duels extremely aggressively and sometimes stopped their opponents in an illegal manner. There were several times to tumble on the floor, in which the players pushed around. After 20 minutes, Croatia Marko Mamic saw the red card.

The Scandinavians were impressed by the hardness and afforded a lot of misconceptions. Only on Emil Nielsen in the goal could the star ensemble rely throughout. Thanks to its parades, the favorite settled on four goals at the end of the first half.

As in the semi -final against Portugal, Denmark ignited the turbo after the break and pulled it on seven goals. World handball player Mathias Gidsel, with ten goals in the end with the best thriller, was better in the game and easily danced through the rows of defense. Overall, the speed game of the Croatians did not work well.

Dans in finish safe

The game was decided after 35 minutes. The outsider, who targeted the second World Cup title after that from 2003, went out of strength and Denmark walked effortlessly to the title. Particularly bitter for the competition: No opponent made the superiority from Scandinavia at this World Cup even almost problems.

Previously, gold candidate France had comforted himself with bronze and stopped Portugal’s success run shortly before the crowning glory.