Tick-tock, tick-tock. The last 18 days have been action-packed and only two teams are still standing before the curtain falls on Poland/Sweden 2023, one of the most exciting editions of the IHF Men’s World Championship – two powerhouses fighting for the big trophy.

But until the fireworks on Sunday in the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, here is how we got there.

With their 27th consecutive unbeaten match, Denmark delivered a masterclass in the semi-final against Spain in the ERGO Arena in Gdansk, taking a hard-fought 26:23 win after “Los Hispanos” went all the way until the end, hoping for a miracle. Learn how everything unfolded in the last match in Poland here. 

Once again, records were broken in Stockholm, as the highest-ever attendance for a match featuring Sweden was recorded, with 19,125 fans cheering for their side in the crunch semi-final against France. The Nikola Karabatić-less side managed to dictate the tempo and dominate the match, taking a clear 31:26 win to qualify for their eighth final at the IHF Men’s World Championship. 

Germany beat Egypt after extra time in the Placement Matches 5-8, while Norway dominated Hungary to set up a rematch of their match last Monday for the Placement Match 5/6.

The schedule for the final day at Poland/Sweden 2023 is now set, with the big final throwing off at 21:00 CET in the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, but four matches will be played on Sunday, with the final standings to be revealed in the evening.

We previewed Denmark’s semi-final against Spain with a feature on Mathias Gidsel, who is poised to be the top goal scorer at Poland/Sweden 2023, the third Denmark player to achieve this objective. 

All the statistics, tailor-made for everyone, are just one click away, so you can follow your favourite player and see who’s the best scorer, the best assists provider and the best goalkeeper. 

Only two players have scored over 50 goals – Chile’s Erwin Feuchtmann and Denmark’s Mathias Gidsel, who have both scored 54 goals. Gidsel is followed by Germany’s Juri Knorr, who has scored 49 goals, with both players having one match to play.

Curious about where you can follow your team on TV on the last day? Don’t worry, we also got you covered – just click here!

Don’t forget you can also win prizes by predicting the results of the matches at Poland/Sweden 2023. 

The IHF is working hard to bring you the very best from what is sure to be an exciting competition, and wherever you are, there are many ways to follow the action! Make sure you stay up to date, follow our social media channels and find out which was the pic of the day and the best actions of the day! 

You can also check the best plays from the first day on our Facebook and Instagram accounts, with plenty of mouthwatering goals ready to be seen. Once again, we want to highlight this amazing passage of play from the Norway vs Spain quarter-final, which set up Spain for the win. Have you ever seen anything like this?