• In an intense battle, the biggest advantage (three goals) was first won by the Spanish handball players, who simultaneously accumulated a three-goal advantage (21:18) in the second half. Later, the initiative was taken over by the French team, initially regaining the balance (22:22), on the other hand in the time interval from the 49th to the 59th minute, keeping his fortress unoccupied, as well as making a three-goal breakthrough during this time and achieving 27:24.
• Kentans Mahé, Dikas Mem, Thibaut Briet and Nedims Remilly scored four goals each for the French national team. Daniel Fernandez Jimenez’s seven accurate shots did not save the Spanish from the loss.
• In the second group, the vacant ticket to the quarter-finals was taken by the Hungarian national team, which defeated (42:30) Cape Verde in the last game. Bendeguz Boka, Miklos Rosta and Richard Bodo each scored seven goals for the Hungarian team.
• Hungary reached the top eight for the first time since 2011 and 2013’s second consecutive World Championship finals.
• It was not enough for the Hungarians to win alone – they had to hope for Sweden’s success over Portugal in the evening match. With difficulty, the Scandinavians got the desired result for Hungary, winning with the result 32:30.
• Eight of the eight shots taken were made by the Swede Daniel Peteshon and the Portuguese Antoniu Areja. Erik Johansson and Viktor Ituriza scored seven goals each.
• In another game, Iceland eliminated a five-goal deficit (18:23) by beating (41:37) Brazilian handball players. A draw would have suited the Icelanders in the duel between Sweden and Portugal.
• Icelandic national team leader Bjarki Mar Ellison scored nine times for the Nordics. Brazil’s Jean-Pierre Dupuis and Iceland’s Kristjan Orn Kristjansson scored eight goals each.
World Men’s Handball Championship, second stage
| The date | Gr. | The game | Rez./Laiks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.01. | Ⅰ | Iran – Slovenia | 21:38 (9:20) |
| France – Montenegro | 35:24 (16:13) | ||
| Spain – Poland | 27:23 (16:15) | ||
| Ⅱ | Portugal – Brazil | 28:28 (12:11) | |
| Kaboverde-Islande | 30:40 (13:18) | ||
| Sweden – Hungary | 37:28 (18:14) | ||
| 19.01. | Ⅲ | Qatar – Netherlands | 30:32 (19:15) |
| Germany – Argentina | 39:19 (24:11) | ||
| Norway – Serbia | 31:28 (14:17) | ||
| Ⅳ | ASV – Bahrain | 27:32 (13:17) | |
| Egypt – Belgium | 33:28 (22:15) | ||
| Denmark – Croatia | 32:32 (15:16) | ||
| 20.01. | Ⅰ | Slovenia – Spain | 26:31 (15:15) |
| Iran – France | 29:41 (14:18) | ||
| Montenegro – Poland | 20:27 (8:11) | ||
| Ⅱ | Cape Verde – Portugal | 23:35 (12:14) | |
| Brazil – Hungary | 25:28 (14:14) | ||
| Iceland – Sweden | 30:35 (16:17) | ||
| 21.01. | Ⅲ | Serbia – Argentina | 28:22 (12:10) |
| Qatar – Norway | 17:30 (9:14) | ||
| Netherlands – Germany | 26:33 (12:15) | ||
| Ⅳ | Bahrain – Egypt | 22:26 (9:13) | |
| Croatia – Belgium | 34:26 (21:13) | ||
| USA – Denmark | 24:33 (10:18) | ||
| 22.01. | Ⅰ | Montenegro – Slovenia | 23:31 (8:15) |
| Iran – Poland | 22:26 (10:16) | ||
| Spain – France | 26:28 (13:13) | ||
| Ⅱ | Cape Verde – Hungary | 30:42 (15:22) | |
| Brazil – Iceland | 37:41 (22:18) | ||
| Sweden – Portugal | 32:30 (13:14) | ||
| 23.01. | Ⅲ | Qatar – Argentina | 16.30 |
| Serbia – Netherlands | 19.00 | ||
| Germany – Norway | 21.30 | ||
| Ⅳ | USA – Belgium | 16.30 | |
| Croatia – Bahrain | 19.00 | ||
| Egypt – Denmark | 21.30 |
The second round of the World Championship
| V | Group Ⅰ | U | N | Z | +/- | P | V | Group Ⅱ | U | N | Z | +/- | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | In France | 5 | 0 | 0 | +31 | 10 | 1. | Sweden | 5 | 0 | 0 | +31 | 10 | ||
| 2. | Spain | 4 | 0 | 1 | +25 | 8 | 2. | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 | ||
| 3. | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 2 | +25 | 6 | 3. | Iceland | 3 | 0 | 2 | +11 | 6 | ||
| 4. | Poland | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 4 | 4. | Portugal | 2 | 1 | 2 | +13 | 5 | ||
| 5. | Montenegro | 1 | 0 | 4 | -28 | 2 | 5. | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 3 | -13 | 3 | ||
| 6. | Iran | 0 | 0 | 5 -49 | 0 | 6. | Kaboverde | 0 | 0 | 5 | -43 | 0 | |||
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| V | Group Ⅲ | U | N | Z | +/- | P | V | Group Ⅳ | U | N | Z | +/- | P | ||
| 1. | Germany | 4 | 0 | 0 | +32 | 8 | 1. | Egypt | 4 | 0 | 0 | +37 | 8 | ||
| 2. | Norway | 4 | 0 | 0 | +28 | 8 | 2. | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | +39 | 7 | ||
| 3. | Serbia | 2 | 0 | 2 | +12 | 4 | 3. | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 1 | +17 | 5 | ||
| 4. | The Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 4 | 4. | Bahrain | 2 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 4 | ||
| 5. | Katara | 0 | 0 | 4 | -29 | 0 | 5. | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 4 | -30 | 0 | ||
| 6. | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 4 | -47 | 0 | 6. | ASV | 0 | 0 | 4 | -51 | 0 |
Quarterfinals
| Couple | The date |
|---|---|
| France – 2nd place in group Ⅲ | 25.01. |
| Sweden – 2nd place in Group Ⅳ | 25.01. |
| 1st place in group Ⅲ – Spain | 25.01. |
| 1st place in group Ⅳ – Hungary | 25.01. |
Used sources:
https://www.ihf.info/competitions/m…
