​France and Norway will meet in the grand final of the 2023 Women’s World Handball Championship, the last act in fact a repeat of the World Cup final two years ago.

Norway, national women’s handball teamPhoto: Beate Oma Dale / AFP / Profimedia

The France-Norway match will take place on Sunday at 20:00 at Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning

France vs. Norway, Women’s Handball World Cup Final, will take place on Sunday at 20:00 (Romanian time) and will be broadcast live on Digisport 2 and Prima Sport 2. The match will take place at “Jyske Bank Boxen” in Herning.

Know:

  • Sweden and Denmark will meet in the minor final (Sunday, December 17, from 17:00).
  • The finale in 2023 is effectively a remake of the final act in 2021. At the World Cup two years ago, Norway reached the grand final with a score of 29-22 against France. The match took place in “Palau d’Esports de Granollers” (Spain) in the presence of 4316 spectators.

Six women’s handball players of the Flower League will play in the final of the 2023 Women’s Handball World Cup

The French national team has four players who play in the Romanian national handball championship (No. Florilor League). We are talking about the following sports:

Laura Glauser (goalkeeper) – 1.80 meters / CSM Bucharest

Grâce Zaadi – 1.71 meters / CSM Bucharest

Laura Flippes – 1.71 meters / CSM Bucharest

Orlane Canor – 1.79 meters / Rapid Bucharest

Norway, the most important power in women’s handball, has two players in the team playing in the Romanian handball championship.

Marie Davidsen (goalkeeper) – 1.78 meters / CSM Bucharest

Vilde Ingstad – 1.80 meters / CSM Bucharest

Highlights of France and Norway at the World Handball Championship

  • France won the World Cup gold twice: in 2003 (Croatia) and 2017 (Germany).
  • The French women also boast four second places (silver medals) in 1999 (from Denmark and Norway), 2009 (from China), 2011 (from Brazil) and 2021 (from Spain).
  • On the other hand, Norway is the most important name in women’s handball.

  • The Nordic countries have won the World Cup title four times: 1999 (the tournament was held in Denmark and Norway), 2011 (in Brazil), 2015 (in Denmark) and 2021 (in Spain).
  • Norway won silver medals four more times: 1997 (Germany), 2001 (Italy), 2007 (France) and 2017 (Germany).
  • The Scandinavians also have three more bronze medals: 1986 (Netherlands), 1993 (Norway) and 2009 (China).