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title: "Danish handball wins third World Championship in a row"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/3407/danish-handball-wins-third-world-championship-in-a-row
published: 2023-01-30T16:17:23Z
language: en
author: "Dmitri Ciolacu"
section: "Sport"
source: moldova1.md
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# Danish handball wins third World Championship in a row

> The Denmark men's handball team won the world title in Stockholm after defeating Tokyo Olympic champion - France, by a score of 34-29. Denmark dominated from start to finish, with a maximum lead of five goals in the first half, but by half-time the gap had narrowed to 16-15. The Danes pulled away in the final quarter, winning in the end by five goals.

The Denmark men's handball team won the world title in Stockholm after defeating Tokyo Olympic champion - France, by a score of 34-29. Denmark dominated from start to finish, with a maximum lead of five goals in the first half, but by half-time the gap had narrowed to 16-15. The Danes pulled away in the final quarter, winning in the end by five goals.

![IHF](https://storage.moldova1.md/images/682161a9-2fd8-48e8-aab8-ef9825a3c0d7.jpg)

*Sursa: IHF*

Under these circumstances, the Nordics achieved a historic treble, after the titles in 2019 and 2021. France, who defeated Denmark at the Tokyo Olympics final, stays with six world titles in its palmares.

Spain defeated Sweden 39-36 in the small final, despite the Scandinavians being supported by 20,000 spectators.