Senegal suffered their first defeat at the Women's World Handball Championship. The Lionesses fell to Sweden (18-26) on Sunday December 3. Trailing by 2 goals at the break (12-14), the Senegalese fell behind in the second half. The result was their 2nd defeat. Senegal had played Croatia (22-22) on the first day. Their next match is scheduled for Tuesday December 5 (17:00 GMT) against China.