Handball World Cup: The Gladiators played a brilliant game and got into the main round

He had no margin for error, but that didn’t affect the Argentina men’s handball team. The Gladiators defeated North Macedonia 35-26, in a match corresponding to the third round of group F, and advanced to the main round of the World Cup in Poland and Sweden.

The main figures of the Argentine group were Diego Simonetwith eight goals in nine attempts, e Frederick Pisarrowith five goals in six shots.

“Today these guys, with a lot against them, we are back in a main group of the World Cup and we will try to keep leaving our country as high as possible,” the southpaw pointed out on his Twitter account.

Argentina’s first half borders on perfection, with a great approach and better execution than The Gladiators. The tactic was instrumental in stopping a rival of larger physical size but inferior technical delivery.

By this way, despite having suffered two expulsionsthe national team finished in front 18 to 11 and with the illusion of continuing the race intact after the two initial defeats against the Netherlands and Norway.

The distance achieved early on was crucial because it gave him tranquillity to the team and that was noticed in the management of times and situations in the complement to conclude with the victory 35 to 26.

The game system has allowed the Argentine team to access the next phase with Holland and Norway, in which they will join three other opponents (Germany – Thursday’s rival -, Serbia and Qatar) in a group.

The best two of each will advance to the quarterfinals. and from there the knockout matches will take place until the definition of the champion. “A new challenge begins, against even more difficult rivals, but who’s to tell us we won’t make it, if we’re here when the reality of our sport says we wouldn’t make it,” remarked Federico Pizarro.

How is the World Cup going?

They advance to the second stage 24 of the 32 participants. The top three from group A and the top three from group B will combine to form the Group 1.

each selected will drag the points of the first stage and will compete exclusively with teams he hasn’t faced yet.

Meanwhile, those in group C and D will form group 2; those of group E and F will form group 3 and those of group G and H will form group 4 respectively.

The 2023 Handball World Cup is played in Poland and Sweden. Katowice, Plock, Krakow, Gdansk, Silesia, Malopolska and Mazowsze are the venues of the Cup on Polish soil, while Stockholm, Malmo, Gothenburg, Kristianstad and Jonkoping are Swedish.

With information from Telam