Handball World Cup 2023: France beats Slovenia and seals victory in ‘Polish’ group – News
They both won earlier in Spodek in Katowice with Poland and Saudi Arabia. Therefore, the Monday meeting decided about the first place in the group.
The points scored were also important, “taken away” by the three best results in order to get the round played in Krakow.
From the beginning, the defense of both teams was a common “manly” game. The goalkeepers in the first half presented several saves by the crowd in disbelief. The French were leading all the time, even by five goals (15:10). Slovene coach Uros Zorman was very nervous on the touchline when his mistakes were made. By the break, France had a two-goal advantage.
After the match against the Poles, Zorman said that the Slovenes played almost perfectly. Monday was different. The second part started with a missed penalty by Dejan Bombac, then more accurate and more effective by the rival, sealing the first place in the group.
France, with a set of points, winning the POLISH group in the preliminary #stick together @ffhandball pic.twitter.com/F2apzqtcd1
— World Cup 2023 Poland | Sweden (@handball2023) January 16, 2023
France – Slovenia 35:31
Most goals for France: Nedim Remili 7, Kentin Mahe 7; for Slovenia: Aleks Vlah 9, Dejan Bombac 5.