Live. Holland – Hungary, European duel for qualification in the semi-finals of the World Championship!
Article by David Istrate – Published Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 6:55 p.m. / Updated Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
After a perfect run in the first two phases of the Women's Handball World Championship, the Netherlands receives the visit of Hungary in the quarter-finals of the tournament. The match started at 19:00 and can be watched liveTEXT on GSP.ro and live on Digi Sport 3 and Prima Sport 4.
Tonight, in Rotterdam Ahoy, the match is played between the Netherlands, the winner of the main group III, and Hungary, the second place in the main group I, which also included Romania.
Live. Netherlands – Hungary 3-2
Min. 4. 3-2. The guest responded with two goals scored from the extremes, one from the left and one from the right.
Min. 2. 2-0. The home team start the match well and score from the far right and the central area.
Start of match. Rotterdam Ahoy is full! Holland is on the attack.
The hosts have achieved 6 victories so far, beating Argentina, Egypt, Austria, Tunisia, Poland and France. In a sensational atmosphere created by the Dutch supporters, Henrik Signell's national team beat France 26-23 at the end of a game they dominated.
So the Netherlands looked like a team capable of fighting for medals at the World Championship, with plenty of defensive and offensive weapons. In addition, goalkeeper Yara Ten Holte impressed at the final tournament, making 58 saves in 6 matches with a 40% shot save percentage.
On the other hand, Hungary won against Senegal, Iran, Switzerland and Romania, then drew with Japan and lost narrowly against Denmark, score 27-28. Vladimir Golovin's students got over the emotions of the confrontation with the Asian national team and gave Denmark serious problems, needing a solid second half from Helle Thomsen's side to turn the score around.
Katrin Klujber, the captain of Hungary: “We have to play at least as well as in the duel with Denmark”
“We have to play at least as well as we did against Denmark. On Sunday we gave everything, we played at full speed. We approach all matches with the idea that we have to give 100%”, said Katrin Klujber, quoted by Nemzeti Sport.
“We saw how the Hungarian national team played against Denmark. Beyond their individual skills, they are physically strong and have dangerous players from distance. The key in the quarter-finals will be to focus not on them but on our own defence,” said Bo van Wetering of the Netherlands.
The winner of the duel between Holland and Hungary will play in the semifinals of the World Championship against Norway.
World Championship quarter-finals:
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Germany vs. Brazil: 30-23
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Norway vs. Montenegro: 32-23
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Netherlands vs. Hungary – 19:00
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Denmark vs. France – 22:00
