The is the national
Handball team of
Denmark . Controlled by the
Danish Handball Association it represents Denmark in international matches.
Handball is one of the most popular pastimes in
Denmark , only exceeded by
Soccer and
Badminton . At the end of
2003 the
Danish Handball Association had more then 146.000 active and passive members.
In 2007 Denmark participated in the World Championship in Germany, where they were pitted in Group E with
Angola ,
Hungary and their neighbors to the north
Norway .
Denmark finished second in their group following victories against Angola and Norway. In the main round the team faced
Croatia ,
Czech Republic ,
Russia ,
Hungary and defending champions
Spain .
Despite an initial defeat against Croatia, the team advanced by defeating their last three opponents. In the quartefinal
Iceland was defeated by the nearest of margins, 42-41. In the semifinal Denmark lost to
Poland 36-33 and ended up in the bronze match against
France where they won 34-27 thus placing third.
The Danish international squad of
2007 .
The Danish Handball Association
