On paper, it should have been the most exciting quarter-final, but it was decided already in the 1st half - Sweden's handball players overcame Germany, won 27:20 (16:6) and won their second semifinal at the world championships.
In it, France will be waiting for him, which was better in the semifinals of the World Cup in Germany in 2017 (24:22), but also in the semifinals of the Olympic Games in Tokyo (29:27).
The "three crowns" team finished fourth in both of those appearances, and now in their third attempt they will try to win their first world or Olympic medal.
In her collection, she only has European silver from 2010, when Per Johanson was the coach, and bronze in 2014, when she defeated Montenegro in the match for 3rd place.
Sweden started the match perfectly, completely stopped all German actions with their defense and took a 7:0 lead.
Markus Gaugiš's team defeated the great Johanna Bundsen only in the 15th minute, and Tyra Aksner took care of the double digit at halftime with a goal from over 10 meters.
The Germans continued to play much better, the closest they came in the 54th minute at 22:18, but the rival responded with a series of 4:0...
Lynn Blom, Jamina Roberts, Natalie Hagman and Olivia Melegord scored five goals each, and player of the match Bundsen made 15 saves.
Alina Grejsels, Amelie Berger and Viola Leuchter scored four times for the defeated team. Sara Vachter saved 13, and Katarina Filter two shots.
It is interesting that the match ended without a single suspension, and the only yellow card was given to one of the best defenders in the world, Ana Lagerqvist.
Germany will play the Czech Republic in the battle for the 5th to 8th place.
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