Africa-Press – Cape verde. The national men’s handball team lost , today, to the Portuguese counterpart and has no chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals of the competition. The match played at Scandinavum Arena, in Sweden , had a balanced first half, but in the second half, Portugal was superior and ended up winning by a difference of 12 goals (35-23) .
This is the second defeat of the Cape Verdean national team in this competition phase (Main Round), whose participation of the Tubarões Azuis ends on Sunday, 22nd, against the Hungarian national team.
Sweden, with one game less, leads this Cape Verde poule with six points, followed by Portugal (five points), Iceland (four points, with one game less), Brazil (three points, with one game less) Hungary (two points, minus one game) and Cape Verde, without any points.
CLASSIFICATION (Group 2, Main Round):
1st: Sweden, 6 points
2nd: PORTUGAL, 5 (one more game)
3rd: Iceland, 4
4th: Brazil, 3
5th: Hungary, 2
6th: Cape Verde, 0 (one more game)
WHAT’S LEFT TO PLAY
2nd Journey (Today, Friday): Brazil-Hungary; Sweden-Iceland.
3rd Journey (Sunday): Cape Verde-Hungary (1:30 pm); Brazil-Iceland (16h00); Sweden-Portugal (18h30).
POTS DIVISION:
Pot 1: France, Slovenia, Spain, Montenegro, Poland and Iran.
Pot 2: Sweden, Iceland, Portugal, Brazil, Hungary and Cape Verde.
Pot 3: Germany, Norway, Netherlands, Serbia, Qatar and Argentina
Pot 4: Egypt, Denmark, Bahrain, Croatia, Belgium and United States of America
The top two teams qualify for the quarter-finals.
The 28th Handball World Championship will take place from the 12th to the 29th of the current year, in Poland and Sweden, and will feature 32 selections. Denmark is the reigning champions.
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