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Drahy t1_j6jrtl5 wrote

Reply to comment by GravelLot in Denmark handball world champions 2023. The first country to ever win 3 in a row. Invincible. by Qytil

Men 2023:

  • NA: USA was there
  • SA: Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay
  • ME: 4 teams
  • Africa: 5 teams
  • Asia: Korea

Women 2021:

  • NA: Puerto Rico (US)
  • SA: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
  • ME: Iran
  • Africa: 4 teams
  • Asia: 5 teams

You're right that handball like football is very much rooted in Europe. Football has the WC every fourth year and handball has the WC every second year.

I don't know any other sport than football and handball, that can't have the WC every year.

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GravelLot t1_j6ju5ew wrote

Thanks, yeah, seems like it is not especially popular outside of Europe. It doesn't seem much like football, which is genuinely popular everywhere. Seems like tennis, golf, basketball, ice hockey, and baseball and maybe more have as much or more widespread popularity.

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