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The drama of the star M¦.  A long break and the end of dreams about playing in the final

The drama of the star M¦. A long break and the end of dreams about playing in the final

On Wednesday, January 25, the quarter-finals of the World Handball Championship were played. The greatest spectacle was created by handball players from Spain, . The Swedes were also happy with the 26:22 win over Egypt and promotion to the best “four”. However, the co-hosts of the championship will have to manage without the biggest star, Jim Gottfridsson, in the fight for medals.

Handball World Cup: Drama of the Swedes. Jim Gottfridsson eliminated from the medal fight. “It’s terribly frustrating”

The central quarterback of the Swedish national team suffered a hand injury in the 10th minute of the meeting with Egypt. After an X-ray, it turned out that there was a fracture, which puts Gottfridsson out of the game for the next two months. Fatal information was provided by the Swedish federation.

The leader of the current European champions will therefore not play in the clash with the French, the stake of which will be promotion to the final. “It’s very frustrating because I felt the team and I were playing a very good tournament and we could beat France. I dreamed of playing in the final of the World Cup on my own arena. However, I am convinced that this national team, with or without me, is able to beat any team in the world. It’s extremely hard, but I will do everything I can to support them in their fight for gold.

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Gottfridsson referred to the end of his adventure with the championship event via social media. I’m throwing in the towel this time. Annoyed, sad and disappointed. Thank you for your support so far. Now we’re doing everything we can to get to the World Cup Final! Team – he wrote on Instagram.

The centre-back has scored 20 goals from 25 shots in seven matches played. He played with an impressive 80 percent success rate. These statistics should come as no surprise. . He is the first Swede to receive this award.

Now all he has to do is support his teammates, who on Friday, January 27 will face the great French for promotion to the final of the World Cup. This match will start at 21:00. Earlier, at 18:00, the defending champion Danes and Spaniards will fight for the first pass to the final.

Source: Sport

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