Croatian handball players reached the semifinals after an unbelievable turnaround in the finish, and they reached the clash for gold at the World Championship with a victory against old rivals.
The Croatians defeated France 31:28 in a packed Arena in Zagreb and are in the World Cup final for the first time in 16 years.
The "Experts" could not match the host, who played a phenomenal first half in which they had a nine-goal lead, and the rest was a different story.
France woke up, approaching minus three, but Kuzmanović in goal and the enthusiastic Martinović, along with the experienced Karačić, knew how to preserve their team's advantage.
Croatia thus reached its fifth final at the world championships, and in the previous four it had won once - it was in 2003 in Portugal when it triumphed over Germany 34:31 in the fight for gold.
The "Cowboys" will meet the winner of the Denmark-Portugal duel in the final - on Sunday at 17 pm in Oslo - which is scheduled for Friday at 20.30:XNUMX pm.
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