Les Experts play an exceptional second half to claim their second consecutive trophy.
The hosts French handball National teams succeeded in winning the sixth star in its history, against Norway (33-26) in the final, at the AccorHotels Arena. Paris, France, in front of 15,610 spectators.
After trailing through the entire first half, France proved why they are one of the most successful national teams in the history of handball with an outstanding second 30 minutes that earned France team the IHF Men’s World Championship 2017 trophy. The victory also means France defend their 2015 title, which they won against Qatar in Doha two years ago.
Despite the loss, Norway celebrate their first ever medal at an international competition, as they claim the silver medal.
Slovenia come back from an eight-goal deficit to claim the 25th IHF Men’s World Championship 2017 bronze medal in the last minute of the game.The bronze-medal match score: Slovenia vs Croatia 31:30 (13:18).