Denmark's handball team confirmed its hegemony in the last decade and became a four-time world champion by winning Croatia 32-26 in the final in Oslo.
The 'executioners' of Portugal in the semi-finals (40-27) were always ahead in the marker, who at 16-12 led, thus adding the title to those achieved in 2019, 2021 and 2023, after they were three times silver.
Croatia, which has only one scepter, in 2003, when the competition took place in Portugal, lost its fourth final.
With goalkeeper Emil Nielson, considered the best among all, at the level that celebrated him, the Norse were always more consistent and, at the break, had five goals from the efficient Mathias Gidsel, who was the best scorer of the meeting, with 10 goals, and Emil Jakobsen.
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More 'temperamental', the Croats committed some excesses, including Marko Mamic's 'tie' that kicked him out of the game after 20 minutes, when his team lost 8-7.
The four goals below on the marker in the rest were unitable to the Croats, who, in the complementary stage, were eclipsed, because in less than 12 minutes, they were already 10 of the opponent at 14-24, after suffering a partial 5-0.
With the title practically decided, Denmark was managing this dilated margin, while Croatia was giving the possible fight, even reducing to five (23-28), however, never truly believing in a reaction capable of dreaming it with a historical recovery.
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Nikolaj Bredahl Jacobsen is the Danish who makes history, as he is the coach responsible for the four Cetros of his selection, who, in the semi-finals, had completely dominated Portugal with 40-27.
In the decision of the third classified, France was imposed (35-34) to Portugal, which had its best performance in history, with fourth place, surpassing the 10th in Egypt2021.
With 54 goals and 22 assists, Luso Francisco Costa was elected the best young player of this World Cup.
In the overall ranking of the competition, France continues to lead, with six titles, followed by Sweden, Romania and now Denmark, with four, while Germany, Russia and Spain count two, with Croatia, Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Western Germany. celebrated the success once.