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Cowboys are looking for a return to the podium!

The men's handball team of Croatia faces new challenges. Our dear handball players, as always, we are with you wholeheartedly, we wish you much success and happiness at the upcoming World Championship.

On January 11, the World Handball Championship will start in Sweden and Poland, which will also be a qualification for the Olympic Games that will be held in Paris in 2024.

Croatia's opponents in the group of the first round are Egypt, Morocco and the USA. The first round will be played in Jönköping, while in case of passing the second round in Malmö, we join the three best from the group consisting of Denmark, Tunisia, Bahrain and Belgium.

 

Croatia goes to Sweden as the winner of the Croatia Cup in Poreč. Israel and North Macedonia were convincingly defeated in two matches, and before that Italy was also defeated in a friendly match in Pula.

There is reason to be optimistic about the preliminary results, and this World Championship is an opportunity for Croatia to return its handball heritage. Good luck Cowboys!

 

The schedule and exact timetable of the matches of the first round of the World Championship:

January 13
20:30 Egypt - Croatia - 31:22

January 15
20:30 Croatia - USA - 40:22

January 17
20:30 Croatia - Morocco - 36:24

Schedule of matches of the main round:

January 19
20:30 Denmark - Croatia - 32:32

January 21
20:30 Croatia - Belgium - 34:26

January 23
20:30 Croatia - Bahrain - 43:32

National team:

Dominik Kuzmanović – RK NEXE
Dino Slavić – RK PPD ZAGREB
Mate Šunjić – US IVRY HANDBALL
Marin Jelinić – RK NEXE
Lovro Mihić – ORLEN WISLA PLOCK
Filip Glavaš – RK TRIMO TREBNJE
Paolo Kraljević – RK PPD ZAGREB
Željko Musa – RK PPD ZAGREB
Marin Šipić – HC KRIENS – LUZERN
Nikola Grahovac – RK PPD ZAGREB
Leon Šušnja – ORLEN WISLA PLOCK
Domagoj Duvnjak – THW KIEL
Luka Cindrić – BARCA
Igor Karačić – HC LOMZA VIVE KIELCE
Zvonimir Srna – RK PPD ZAGREB
Josip Šarac – FRISCH AUF GOPPINGEN
Ivan Martinović – MT MELSUNGEN
Luka Šebetić – GWD MINDEN
Jakov Gojun – RK PPD ZAGREB

Photo credit: Goran Šebelić / CROPIX