Brazil has a historic campaign, but is eliminated by Denmark at the Handball World Cup

Brazil’s historic campaign in the men’s handball world has come to an end. The team fought, but could not resist the duel against the powerful Denmark, current three-time world champion and Olympic champion, and lost 33 to 21 on Wednesday (29) in Oslo, Norway. It was the first time the national team reached the quarterfinals of the competition.>

Brazil ends its participation among the eight best teams in the world, with two losses in seven games. Until then, the best result was ninth place, in 2019. In the last edition, in 2023, the green and yellow team ended in 17th place. In Croatia, Denmark and Norway, Brazil played the World Cup for the 16th consecutive time.>

Goalkeeper with better use of the World Cup, Emil Nielsen made a difference in the match and was elected the best player on the court. Panda was the scorer of the match, with seven goals. They also scored goals for Brazil Bryan (3 goals), Rudolph (3), Santista (3), Acácio (2), Jean-Pierre (1), Marquinhos (1) and Leandro (1).>

In Oslo, where he played all his matches, Brazil exceeded traditions of tradition and weight titles, such as hostess Norway, Sweden and Spain. This Wednesday, the national team had the most difficult opponent of the championship. Invicta in this World Cup, Denmark had been running over rivals on the wake of its long history of victories in the sport, such as the three-time world championship and the gold medal at the Paris-2024 Olympics.>

Faced with the favorite rival, Brazil made a discreet start. Denmark imposed on the court and opened 2-0. The team had difficulty containing the Danish attack and began to make fouls in sequence. The Danes took advantage of a seven -meter shot series to make 6 to 2.>

The difference on the scoreboard reached seven, until Denmark suffered an expulsion, which left Brazil with one more player on court for two minutes. At the end of this period, Brazilians sought a good reaction, especially goalkeeper Rangel, and reduced the difference in the scoreboard to 15 to 12.>

Gradually, the Danish team expanded the advantage, which reached 12 goals (31 to 19), and Brazil barely sketched a reaction. The game then fell with rhythm and the two teams stayed more than three minutes without marking. With tranquility, Denmark began to rotate its players, already thinking about the semifinal, keeping an eye on the four -time championship.>

The scorer of Brazil on Wednesday was Vinicios Angelo, with seven goals. By Denmark, Jakobsen, Lauge Schmidt and Gidsel scored six goals each.>

In the semifinal, Denmark will face the winner of the duel between Portugal and Germany, who face each other later this Wednesday. The other semi will have Croatia, one of the hosts of this World Cup, and France. These games are scheduled for Thursday and Friday. The final will be played on Sunday in Oslo.>