The manager of the France team wants to find something positive after the defeat in the final against Denmark.
Nikola Karabatic (left back of the France team, beaten 34 to 29 in the final of the World Cup-2023, at the microphone of TF1):
«It’s sad to finish like that, to reach the final of a super world championship and to lose like that today. Denmark had a great game. They had a lot of success in the first and second half. Little whistles that went in their direction and not necessarily in ours. That’s how it is, that’s sport. It’s hard to end like this after a month of fighting, of being present. Denmark played really, really well tonight. They had a total success, but we never gave up. We can be proud of what we have done, but it will remain very bitter. Winning a fifth personal title was not necessarily the motivation, it was to win a title with that generation. We are brothers on the pitch. We were, for most of us, Olympic champions together. We wanted this gold medal at the world championships. We must use this defeat, use this anger as a driving force for the future. Before the Olympics, there will also be the European Championships in 2024. For the Olympics, I hope that my body (he is 38 years old, editor’s note) will allow me to perform well and still play and defend the blue jersey».