• The Icelandic national team, which started the final tournament with a victory (30:26) over Portugal, was also the favorite in the fight against the Hungarians, whom the Scandinavians defeated (31:30) in the previous match, which took place a year ago in the final tournament of the European Masters.
• The Icelandic handball players were in the lead for most of the game, several times in the second half accumulating a lead of as many as six goals (20:14, 21:15, 22:16, 23:17 and 25:19). The Hungarians were able to get closer in the continuation, but in the 53rd minute, when the Icelanders reached 28:25, the situation did not indicate an impending disaster. However, it happened in the final seven and a half minutes of the match, the Hungarian handball players made a 5-0 breakthrough and thus unexpectedly earned success.
• In the Hungarian team, he made six of 11 shots Gabor Anchin. Iceland was not saved by the nine goals of the leader Bjarke Mar Alisson.
• In subgroup B, the Olympic champion France and the final tournament won two victories each wildcard won by Slovenia, who scored five goals once and three goals three times in the convincing victory over the Polish handball players.
• The Slovenian star converted seven of nine shots into goals Jure Dolenecs. Alex Vlach conquered the Polish fortress six times in the same number of shots.
Vision from Aleks Vlah and a masterful finish from Tilen Kodrin for this ???????? Slovenia goal ????#POLSWE2023 #sticktogether @rzs_si pic.twitter.com/Eu7g1JVHHT
— International Handball Federation (@ihf_info) January 14, 2023
• Unexpectedly, one of the favorites of the competition, Spain, was shown by Chile, the bottom of Group A, which was a few accurate shots away for a long time, the Chileans only breaking at the end of the fight – 26:34.
• Aleks Dujshebayev Dovichebayeva scored six out of seven shots for Spain. Ervin Foiktman scored eight goals for the Chileans.
• The first place in subgroup C was secured by the European champion Sweden, which convincingly defeated (34:27) Cape Verde. Daniel Peteshon and Hampus Vanne scored five goals each.
• The chances of reaching the next stage as the first lost to Uruguay.
Men’s World Handball Championship, main tournament
| The date | Gr. | The game | Rez./Laiks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.01. | B | France – Poland | 26:24 (14:13) |
| 12.01. | A | Chile – Iran | 24:25 (11:13) |
| B | Saudi Arabia – Slovenia | 35:27 (21:11) | |
| A | Spain – Montenegro | 19:33 (8:16) | |
| C | Cape Verde – Uruguay | 33:25 (17:11) | |
| D | Hungary – South Korea | 30:25 (15:12) | |
| C | Sweden – Brazil | 26:18 (11:9) | |
| D | Iceland – Portugal | 30:26 (15:15) | |
| 13.01. | E | Germany – Qatar | 31:27 (18:13) |
| F | Argentina – Netherlands | 19:29 (11:14) | |
| G | Morocco – ASV | 27:28 (12:12) | |
| H | Bahrain – Tunisia | 27:27 (16:15) | |
| E | Serbia – Algeria | 36:27 (16:13) | |
| F | Norway – North Macedonia | 39:27 (18:11) | |
| G | Croatia – Egypt | 22:31 (12:16) | |
| H | Denmark – Belgium | 43:28 (22:15) | |
| 14.01. | A | Montenegro – Iran | 34:31 (19:16) |
| B | France – Saudi Arabia | 41:23 (24:14) | |
| C | Brazil – Uruguay | 35:24 (19:10) | |
| D | Portugal – South Korea | 32:24 (15:12) | |
| A | Spain – Chile | 34:26 (18:15) | |
| B | Poland – Slovenia | 23:32 (11:17) | |
| C | Sweden – Cape Verde | 34:27 (19:8) | |
| D | Iceland – Hungary | 28:30 (17:12) | |
| 15.01. | E | Germany – Serbia | 19.00 |
| F | North Macedonia – Netherlands | 19.00 | |
| G | Egypt – Morocco | 19.00 | |
| H | Belgium – Tunisia | 19.00 | |
| E | Qatar – Algeria | 21.30 | |
| F | Norway – Argentina | 21.30 | |
| G | Croatia – USA | 21.30 | |
| H | Denmark – Bahrain | 21.30 | |
| 16.01. | A | Montenegro – Chile | 19.00 |
| B | Slovenia – France | 19.00 | |
| C | Brazil – Cape Verde | 19.00 | |
| D | South Korea – Iceland | 19.00 | |
| A | Iran – Spain | 21.30 | |
| B | Poland – Saudi Arabia | 21.30 | |
| C | Uruguay – Sweden | 21.30 | |
| D | Portugal – Hungary | 21.30 | |
| 17.01. | E | Algeria – Germany | 19.00 |
| F | North Macedonia – Argentina | 19.00 | |
| G | Egypt – USA | 19.00 | |
| H | Belgium – Bahrain | 19.00 | |
| E | Qatar – Serbia | 21.30 | |
| F | Netherlands – Norway | 21.30 | |
| G | Croatia – Morocco | 21.30 | |
| H | Tunisia – Denmark | 21.30 |
The main tournament of the World Masters
| V | A group | P | V | B group | P | V | C group | P | V | D group | P | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spain | 4 | 1. | Slovenia | 4 | 1. | Sweden | 4 | 1. | Hungary | 4 | ||||||
| 2. | Montenegro | 2 | 2. | In France | 4 | 2. | Brazil | 2 | 2. | Portugal | 2 | ||||||
| 3. | Iran | 2 | 3. | Poland | 0 | 3. | Kaboverde | 2 | 3. | Iceland | 2 | ||||||
| 4. | Chile | 0 | 4. | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 4. | Uruguay | 0 | 4. | South Korea | 0 | ||||||
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| V | E group | P | V | F group | P | V | G group | P | V | H group | P | ||||||
| 1. | Serbia | 2 | 1. | Norway | 2 | 1. | Egypt | 2 | 1. | Denmark | 2 | ||||||
| 2. | Germany | 2 | 2. | The Netherlands | 2 | 2. | ASV | 2 | 2. | Tunisia | 1 | ||||||
| 3. | Katara | 0 | 3. | Argentina | 0 | 3. | Morocco | 0 | 3. | Bahrain | 1 | ||||||
| 4. | Algeria | 0 | 4. | North Macedonia | 0 | 4. | Croatia | 0 | 4. | Belgium | 0 |
The second stage
| I group | II group | III group | IV group |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Sweden | E1 | G1 |
| B1 | D1 | F1 | H1 |
| A2 | C2 | E2 | G2 |
| B2 | D2 | F2 | H2 |
| A3 | C3 | E3 | G3 |
| B3 | D3 | F3 | H3 |
Used sources:
https://www.ihf.info/competitions/m…
