Overview
- The hosts pulled away with a late 5:0 surge, stretching a 29:27 game in the 55th minute into the 34:27 final score.
- Germany weathered major blows with pivot Justus Fischer sidelined by illness, an early red card to Tom Kiesler, and a late red for Jannik Kohlbacher.
- Tournament MVP Mathias Gidsel finished as top scorer with 68 goals, while Germany’s Andreas Wolff and captain Johannes Golla were named to the All-Star team.
- Danish coach Nikolaj Jacobsen and star Gidsel hailed Germany as their primary future rival, reinforcing expectations of a strong German bid at the 2027 home Worlds.
- The final attracted roughly 13 million TV viewers in Germany and drew high-level political attention, underscoring momentum around the team’s resurgence.