31 January 2017
World Championship 2017: All the numbers!
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29 January 2017
Video: France vs Norway
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29 January 2017
Sensational second half secures France sixth world title
Les Experts play an exceptional second half to claim their second consecutive trophy, and yet another IHF World Championship gold medal. After trailing through the entire first half, France proved why they are one of the most successful national teams in the history of handball with an outstanding second 30 minutes that earned Les Experts...
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29 January 2017
FINAL: France vs Norway live coverage (recap)
Welcome to the (re-)LIVE coverage of France vs Norway that took place on January 29th for the final of the 25th IHF Men’s Handball World Champions in Paris, France. 20:49 This gold in the 2017 IHF World Handball Championship is the French goalkeeper Thierry Omeyer’s fifth World Championship final while Michael Guigou, Nikola Karabatic, Daniel...
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29 January 2017
Dolenec: “We will go down in history”
Wildly happy after winning the bronze medal with Slovenia (31:30 against Croatia), Jure Dolenec explained his pride to represent his country like this. “I think we can go far with this team,” he added. What an incredible scenario! Can you tell describe the end of the match? Dolenec: “It was really a crazy game, we...
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29 January 2017
“It was truly a phenomenal event”
The closing press conference for the 2017 IHF Men’s Handball World Championship saw the presentation of some impressive statistics alongside what France 2017 meant to French handball and how it will impact the sport in France and abroad. On Sunday 29 January at the 25th IHF Men’s Handball World Championship the closing press conference in...
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29 January 2017
Expert panel predicts upcoming France 2017 final
Ahead of the final of the 25th IHF Men’s Handball World Championship between France and Norway in the AccorHotels Arena in Paris (17:30 CET). We spoke to ex-world and EURO champions and experts in their field about the upcoming gold medal match. It’s clear that the favourite on everyone’s lips is France, with all five...
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29 January 2017
France ready to defend world title on home soil
Just as at the 2015 IHF World Championship in Qatar, two teams with very different histories will meet to contest the title in the ultimate match at France 2017. France are one of the most successful national teams in the history of handball, with five IHF World Championship trophies (1995, 2001, 2009, 2011 and 2015),...
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28 January 2017
Video: Slovenia vs Croatia
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28 January 2017
Slovenia secure first-ever World Championship medal
Slovenia come back from an eight-goal deficit to claim the 25th IHF Men’s World Championship bronze medal in the last minute of the game. Slovenia claimed their first-ever IHF Men’s World Championship medal with an incredible comeback, after trailing through the first 59 minutes of the game and seeing a deficit of eight goals. Veselin...
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28 January 2017
FINAL: France vs Norway in numbers
Here are some facts and figures of the 25th IHF Men’s Handball World Championship Final between France – Norway… 1 This is Norway’s first ever final at a major handball tournament; their best finishes before this were fourth at the EURO 2016 and sixth at a World Championship in 1958 2 Should France be successful...