Handball powerhouse Denmark aims for fourth consecutive World Cup

The men’s World Handball Championship begins on Tuesday. The tournament will be held in three countries, Denmark being one of them. The red-and-whites are both Olympic and world champions and will enjoy massive support in Herning, Jutland

Denmark is three times World Champions in handball and the team is hugely popular in the whole country. Photo: Dansk Håndbold

When Denmark hands off the World Cup on Tuesday evening at 8:30 p.m. in the Jyske Bank Boxen with a showdown against Algeria, it will be as big favorites.Denmark has won the tournament the previous three times in 2019, 2021 and 2023. Most recently, Denmark also won the Olympics in Paris with a crushing final […]


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