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The list where the national team is worse than Congo and Iran

12/7/2023, 5:06:23 AM

Highlights: Nathalie Hagman is Sweden's top scorer at the World Cup with 14 goals. Norway's Camilla Herrem is the top scorer with 27 goals. Head coach Tomas Axnér is worried about the Swedish attacking game. Sweden faces Cameroon in the main round of the World Championship. Click here to listen to the full interview with TomasAxnér and NathalieHagman on Handball World Championship on HLN at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 14.

After three rounds, there is only one blue-and-yellow player who breaks into the top 50 in the Handball World Championship – namely Nathalie Hagman. Reason to worry about the Swedish attacking game? "The attacking game is definitely something we can raise a little," says Nathalie Hagman.


Tonight, Sweden enters the main round of the World Cup and faces Cameroon. After the first three group games, the defense has been world-class at times.

But if you take a closer look at the World Cup's top scorers, you will find players from Congo, Cameroon and Iran ahead of Sweden's top scorer, Nathalie Hagman (14 scored). Norway's Camilla Herrem is the top scorer with 27 goals.

Are these numbers that head coach Tomas Axnér is worried about and what does star Nathalie Hagman say?

Listen to Nathalie Hagman and head coach Tomas Axnér talk about the Swedish attacking game in the player above.