Semi-finals of the handball World Cup
Croatia wins in the giant duel and is in the final
Updated on January 30, 2025 – 11:14 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
The six -time world champion France is out. Croatia left little chance of the French in the semi -finals of the World Cup.
Giant duel in the first semi-finals of the handball World Cup-with the better end for Croatia. The unique world champion beat the six -time champion France with 31:28 in a just exciting game.
Anyone who is the opponent of the Croatians in the final on Sunday (6 p.m. in the live ticker at T-Online) will be played on Friday evening between Germany-conveyor Portugal and Favorit Denmark (8.30 p.m. in the live ticker at T-online).
In the heated atmosphere of the Arena von Zagreb, Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Kuzmanović became the acclaimed match winner with 15 parades. In the final of Oslo, the team of former national coach Dagur Sigurdsson now has the chance to become world champion for the second time after 2003.
For the former world handball player Domagoj Duvnjak, it would be the chance of his first gold medal with Croatia in the last big tournament of his career. Duvnjak had announced that he ended his career in the national team after this tournament. The back room player is a Croatian record national player and record goal scorer. In the national jersey, he won World Cup silver, EM silver and Olympic bronze. He is still waiting for a gold medal. Duvnjak continues his career in the Bundesliga.
The fact that the Croatian is still at this World Cup borders a little miracle. In the preliminary round, the 36-year-old suffered a calf injury in the canteen victory against Argentina. The tragic end of his national team career threatened. In the main round, the veteran was back in the squad for the first time, but has only come to short stakes since then.