France has beaten Denmark 33:31 (extra time) in Men’s EHF EURO 2024 final (Cologne, Germany). The Men’s EHF EURO 2024 title is France’s first in the competition since 2014, a victory over none other than Denmark in the final.
“We are extremely disappointed, but France had an amazing game. We made a lot of mistakes in the first half, even though we were ahead on the scoreboard. I felt in the second half that this could be our game, when we were three goals ahead but in the end we could not keep it. I felt like France were really strong physically at the end of the game, really impressive.”
Mathias Gidsel (Right back, Denmark)
All-star Team right back for the second straight EHF EURO, Denmark’s Mathias Gidsel, netted eight in the final to climb the competition’s top scorer ranking and join Portugal’s Martim Costa in first with 54 overall. Goalkeeper Emil Nielsen had the tournament’s overall highest saving percentage, the third most overall saves, and ended up being named player of the match in the final, though he was unable to secure victory. Mikkel Hansen became the all-time top scorer of the Men’s EHF EURO during the final, with his nine-goal outing taking him past both Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson and Nikola Karabatic to reach a total of 296 in his career.
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