Raúl Entrerríos's smile ten minutes to go, the captain satisfied against France, enjoying his last World Cup, was the best trophy that Spain could take from Egypt.
His bronze joy served as a tribute to all the players who, like him, will leave after the Tokyo Olympics - Dani Sarmiento, Viran Morros or Gideón Guardiola - and, at the same time, as a transfer of the baton.
To the young people who are already leaders, the Dujshebaev brothers, a message in Entrerríos's gesture: I hope you have as much fun as I do.
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Once again on the podium, as with bronze in 2011 and gold in 2013, the celebration overflowed, breaking the dike of the semi-final lost to Denmark.
"We wanted to enjoy this game," Entrerríos said afterwards and they did so as the only way to victory.
The victory (35-29) was an enjoyment for many reasons, one of them being the possibilities it opens up in the Games themselves, where the goal will continue to be gold, but above all for the recovery of one's own game.
Faced with this new France, which is still in formation, which is not as fearsome as the one led by Nikola Karabatic and Thierry Omeyer, Spain was again Spain and thanks to that it dominated from the first minutes.
As it happened against Denmark, the Dujshebaev brothers were the only protagonists in attack, but that is not a trend in this tournament, it is the future, the next decade.
Between the two they scored the 14 goals that explain the victory of the team and encouraged them to join the rest, especially veterans like Entrerríos, discouraged by their performance in the semifinals.
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