Handball World Cup: Denmark is world champion! Close Scandinavian duel against Sweden tips over in the final phase

At the Handball World Cup, Denmark and Sweden face each other in a Scandinavian duel.

The game is here in the live ticker.

Denmark - Sweden 26:24 (13:13), kick-off on Sunday 31 January at 5.30 p.m.

Denmark:	Niklas Landin, Kevin Möller - Lasse Andersson, Mikkel Hansen, Jacob Holm, Mads Mensah Larsen, Henrik Möllgaard, Morten Olsen, Mathias Gidsel, Nikolaj Oris Nielsen, Emil Jakobsen, Magnus Landin, Lasse Svan, Simon Hald, Magnus Saugstrup, Anders Zachariassen
Sweden:	Mikael Aggefors, Andreas Palicka - Felix Claar, Jonathan Carlsbogard, Jonathan Edvardsson, Jim Gottfridsson, Alfred Jönsson, Albin Lagergren, Lukas Sandell, Lucas Pellas, Hampus Wanne, Valter Chrintz, Daniel Pettersson, Max Darj, Anton Lindskog, Fredric Pettersson
Time penalties:	4-2

>> UPDATE <<

The

final

in Cairo on Sunday evening was balanced for a long time, it went back and forth, but no team managed to significantly extend their lead.

In the phase between the 45th and the 50th minute, the

Danes

decided

the game in their best phase.

Substitute

Jacob Holm

first met

four times in a row, while keeper Niklas Landin was able to parry one or the other strong throw.

Sweden missed out on goals for more than five minutes in this phase.

The best thrower of the tournament was Denmark's

Mikkel Hansen

with seven hits, and in the end his team defended the world championship.

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And over!

Denmark beats Sweden with 26:24 and is handball world champion for the second time in a row!

The final whistle

59th minute:

Magnus Landin (not keeper Niklas)

scores

at 26:23 - the three-goal lead is no longer taken from them.

58th Minute:

The Swedes get the chance with a seven meter throw, but Landin stays in the middle and holds strong against Wanne!

56th Minute:

Niklas Landin gets the ball from Gottfridsson directly in the face - held strong, you could say.

The keeper briefly goes to the ground, but it can go on.

The Swede Darj meets shortly after at 25:23 ...

56th Minute:

Lagergren fails to keeper Landin, who holds strong.

That was the chance for the next goal for Sweden.

54th Minute:

Mikkel Hansen converts a seven-meter throw and extends his team's lead.

In the last few minutes more must come from the Swedes.

51st Minute:

Mads Mensah restores the three-goal gap with a tight finish, but the Swedes come back up to two goals through Pettersson.

49th Minute:

Denmark is ahead with three goals for the first time after a beautifully played goal by Saugstrup!

But Sweden comes back and comes back through Claar - 23:21!

Handball World Cup: Holms mega run brings Denmark two-goal lead

47th minute:

And Jacob Holm from Berliner Füchsen continues to expand his run, the 25-year-old scores his fourth goal in a row with a caulking!

Sweden then takes a break.

45th minute:

With his third goal in a row, Holm marks the 21:20 for Denmark.

44th Minute:

First, the Berliner Holm hits at 20:19, but shortly afterwards there is a seven meter for the Swedes.

Wanne can not be asked twice and meets against Dane keeper Möller at 20:20.

41st Minute:

Now the final is more goalscoring.

First Hansen equalizes at 18:18, Wanne counters his hit.

But Denmark equalizes again after the 18:19, this time it is Holm who overcomes Palicka.

40th minute

: Denmark's goalkeeper Niklas Landin parries well, then Oris Nielsen scores at 17:17, Lagergren and Claar bring the Swedes back on the road to victory shortly afterwards.

Handball World Cup: Hansen brings Denmark to victory against Sweden

38th Minute

: Again it is Mikkel Hansen from Paris Saint-Germain who scores the 16:15 lead with his third goal, but again the Danes are unable to extend the lead.

Lagergren brings the Swedes back into the game.

36th Minute:

The Danes take the lead again with a goal, shortly afterwards Gottfridsson equalizes again.

It's a back and forth.

33rd Minute:

Möllgaard sees his second time penalty, Sweden immediately takes advantage of the majority game and equalizes at 14:14 with Hampus Wanne, who prevails from the left!

32nd Minute:

The Danes have been trying to take the lead since the restart.

From a free throw, Hansen scores for the fourth time that evening at 14:13, especially bitter for Sweden: The throw was deflected off intolerably.

31st minute:

The second half of the World Cup final continues!

There weren't many hits in the first half, but that's mainly due to the defensive rows of both teams.

The break starts at 1:13 pm.

The two Bundesliga goalkeepers Landin and Palicka also performed well in this tactically demanding final.

It will go on soon.

Handball World Cup final: Denmark and Sweden go into the break at 13:13

HALF TIME

30th minute:

Wow!

Nikolaj Oris Nielsen marked the equalizer with a surprising throw from the hip, shortly afterwards there was a break.

What an exciting endgame!

29th Minute:

Denmark reports back and meets in the person of Möllgaard in the empty Swedish goal!

28th minute:

Denmark's circle runner Hald forgives alone at the circle and throws next to it on the left.

Shortly thereafter there is a timeout

26. Minute:

Each team scores a goal, shortly afterwards there is the next time penalty against the Swedes.

25th minute:

Sweden's keeper Planicka is in a good mood today!

First he holds a few balls, then Lagergren meets at 11:10.

But that's not all: Planicka Lagergren holds a seven-meter Hansen worth seeing!

Shortly afterwards, Pettersson is there and scores for the Swedes, who now lead with two goals.

Handball World Cup: Final in the live ticker - Denmark counters the Swedish opening goal

22nd minute:

Similar scene as a minute before: Oris Nielsen gives the Danes the lead with a strong throw, but in the Kpnter there is another seven meter for Sweden, which Pellas converts again.

Saugstrup has to serve a time penalty again.

21st minute:

Oris Nielsen puts the Danes in the lead, but Sweden can equalize after a seven-meter penalty by Pellas.

19th minute:

Albin Lagergren sees that the Danes' goal is free and scores 8: 7 after a block from the Swedish defensive!

Shortly thereafter, Palicka holds strong, in the counterattack Petersson meets for the Swedes.

Strong action by the Swedes!

17th Minute:

Denmark's Nikolaj Oris Nielsen scores with a strong Leger to 8: 6!

For the first time, a team is leading this final with two goals.

Saugstrup sees a time penalty after a foul!

14.Minute

:

Andersson takes the lead after a mistake in the attacking game with the Swedes, in return Max Darj forgives against the Danish keeper Landin!

Handball World Cup: Denmark against Sweden in the live ticker - exciting start of the final

12.Minute

:

Hampus Wanne refueled on the left wing and scored 6: 6!

11th minute:

Gottfridsson is looking for the conclusion from a central position and scores from nine meters to equalize 5: 5, shortly afterwards Hansen is there with his third goal so far.

8th minute:

Again it is Lukas Sandell who scores 4: 3 for the Swedish team, after an individual mistake with the yellow-blue team the Danish counterattack rolls again.

First Saugstrup meets, then Möllgaard gives his Danes the lead for the first time in this game.

The finale already starts very evenly, which promises excitement.

6th minute

: Sandell brings the Swedes back on the road to victory, but Mikkel Hansen is slowly warming up and with his second goal this evening equalizes to 3: 3.

4th minute:

Sweden takes the lead again after Carlsbogard hits the post from the Danes, but here too, Danish star Mikkel Hansen equalizes.

2nd minute:

The Swede Hampus Wanne marks the first goal of this final after a pass to the left by Gottfridsson, but the lead is immediately equalized by the Dane Magnus Saugstrup.

Kick-off

5:26 p.m .:

The two teams are on the plate, the anthems are played in the hall.

5:22 p.m.:

In a few minutes the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex is about to win the 22-kilogram World Cup.

World champions Denmark and Sweden will face each other from 5.30 p.m., you won't miss anything in the live ticker!

5.15 p.m.:

A World Cup final between Denmark and Sweden will take place for the first time in a quarter of an hour, the Swedes have already won the title four times, but the last success was 22 years ago.

The Danes, on the other hand, are reigning world champions, in 1967, 2011 and 2013 it was only enough to win a silver medal.

At the home World Cup in 2019, Denmark was crowned world champion for the first time.

Handball World Cup: Denmark against Sweden in the live ticker

Update January 31, 4:55 p.m.:

Another half an hour until the final whistle at the handball world championship in the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex.

Sweden and Denmark are facing each other in a World Cup final for the first time - who will win the title tonight?

Follow the game in the live ticker.

Update January 31, 4:25 p.m.:

In an hour, the highly controversial handball World Cup in Egypt will culminate with the final between Denmark and Sweden.

The Danes prevailed against the eventual bronze winner from Spain with 35:33, while Sweden did a little easier at 32:26 against France.

Now it's about nothing more and nothing less than the world title.

Handball World Cup: Scandinavian duel in the final - Spain secures World Cup bronze

Update January 31, 4:05 p.m.:

Around 80 minutes until the kick-off of the final of the Handball World Cup 2021. Before Denmark and Sweden face each other in the final, third place was played out.

In the duel between

Spain

and

France

, the Iberians prevailed with 35:29 (16:13) and thus secured bronze at the World Cup.

Update January 31, 3:40 p.m .:

Two hours left until the

final of the Handball World Cup

in Egypt.

In the Scandinavian duel between Denmark and Sweden, a total of

twenty

players

from the handball Bundesliga will appear.

While Denmark won their home World Cup two years ago, Sweden had to do without a title for the past 22 years.

The last triumph came in 1999 - curiously, in Egypt.

Handball World Cup: Scandinavian duel in the final - Denmark against Sweden in the live ticker

First report from January 30, 2021:

Munich - The

final of

the

Handball World Cup

will end with a Scandinavian duel.

On Sunday,

Sweden

and

Denmark will win

the title against each other in

Cairo, Egypt's capital

.

While the Danes around superstar

Mikkel Hansen have

the chance to defend their title, it is

Sweden

's first participation in the finals in 20 years.

Handball World Cup: Final between Denmark and Sweden in the live ticker

“Tre Kronor” defeated record world champions

France well

deserved 32:26

in the semifinals

and are now reaching for their fifth gold medal.

Curious about it:

Sweden

celebrated its last title in

1999 - in Egypt.

Denmark

then prevailed in a thrilling game 35:33 against European champions

Spain

.

The outstanding player among the

Swedes

, who went into the tournament as outsiders, was once again goalkeeper

Andreas Palicka

from the Rhein-Neckar Löwen

on Friday evening

.

Flensburg left

winger Hampus Wanne became

the top scorer

with eleven goals.

Hugo Descat scored the most (5 goals) among

the French, who had previously won all of their seven

World Cup

games.

Handball World Cup: Superstar Mikkel Hansen leads Denmark into the final against Sweden

“It's absolutely incredible.

We prove that you can be damn good when you play as a team, ”said

Sweden's

top scorer

Wanne

, speaking of a“ special feeling ”.

Against Spain, which practically knocked Germany out of the tournament in the group stage,

Hansen

once again

proved to be the guarantee of victory for the

Danes

.

The backcourt player contributed twelve goals to the success.