Sweden are hosting the IHF Men's World Championship for the fifth time in history and they have never finished outside the top 5 in any of those competitions. This time around, the Scandinavian side are in the semi-finals and have started the competition with seven wins in a row for the third time in history.
A 7:0 unanswered run that spanned over 11 minutes helped Sweden clinch their second consecutive semi-final berth at the IHF Men’s World Championship with a 26:22 win over Egypt, which have been eliminated at this stage of the competition for the third time in a row.
Quarter-final
Sweden vs Egypt 26:22 (14:9)
Tele2 Arena in Stockholm is ready to take over the 28th IHF Men's World Championship. In the first quarter-final, defending champions, Denmark will face the lucky Hungarians.
Denmark have the opportunity to become the first nation to win three consecutive world titles, and their first obstacle in the knock-out stage is Hungary.
The Hungarian team are in the second quarter-finals and will try to redeem themselves for an up-and-down performance in the first six matches.
What a game it was. Portugal had everything in their hands but failed to stop Sweden or even snatch a draw. It was a close contest until the 40th minute of the match when Sweden made a six-goal lead, a hard challenge for the Portuguese side, even though they came close five minutes before the final whistle. Co-host claimed their sixth win in a row and pushed Hungary into the quarter-final with them.
Main Round Group II
Sweden vs Portugal 32:30 (13:14)
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