News | Iceland Monitor | Mon 12 Jun 2023 | 15.30 GMT

The Icelandic President congratulates Greenland

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, the President of Iceland was happy for the women's team of Greenland to make it to the World Cup in Handball this year by winning Canada yesterday. mbl.is/Árni Sæberg

The Greenlandic women’s national handball team secured their place in IHF Women's World Championships in handball 2023 by winning Canada 17:15 in Nuuk in Greenland yesterday in the North and Central American qualifying competition.

This is the second time that the Greenland women’s national team has made it to the world finals, as it did in 2001 22 years ago.

Big congrats to Greenland on their 17-15 victory against Canada in Nuuk, securing a place in the 2023 IHF Women's World Championships in handball. Those genuine screams of joy make it impossible not to cheer for #Greenland 🇬🇱 Til hamingju! Pilluaritsi! pic.twitter.com/aBIZdvlzeJ
— President of Iceland (@PresidentISL) June 11, 2023

The World Cup will take place in Denmark, Norway and Sweden in November and December of this year.

President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson sent congratulations to Greenland on his Twitter, saying it was impossible to not be happy for the neighbouring nation.