First for Belgium!
While participating in the World Cup for the first time, Belgium won against Tunisia. For their part, Croatia, Denmark and Norway had no difficulty in continuing their clear course.
Yérime Sylla and his players exceeded their wildest expectations. While Belgium qualified for the first time in its history for the final phase of the world championship, it recorded its very first victory this Sunday in Malmö. For this, the players from beyond Quiévrain won their showdown against Tunisia. If Noureddine Naoua’s teammates raced in the lead for most of the first half, a 3-0 in the last moments allowed Belgium to take the lead by a length.
Led by Arber Qerimi, the Belgians held off the Tunisians, who thought they had done the hardest part by regaining control eight minutes from the end of the game. Then leading by two goals with just under two minutes to play, Belgium relied on goalkeeper Jef Lettens, who stopped a seven-yard throw from Tunisian captain Oussama Boughanmi to preserve that margin. Belgium wins by two lengths (31-29) and can now believe in a place in the Main Round. A second phase of competition that some major nations have already joined.
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Belgium beats Tunisia: 31 – 29 #POLSWE2023 #to stay together #sportersbelevenmeer@ihf_info @HANDBALL_LFH @VHVhandbal pic.twitter.com/daIeXN43kN
— Belgian Handball (@Belgianhandball) January 15, 2023
Denmark and Norway did not tremble
Holders of the title, Denmark offered themselves a short walk against Bahrain, Belgium’s next opponent. With an 8-1 in the first quarter of an hour, Mikkel Hansen’s teammates quickly got their hands on the match and then mastered the debates to lead seven lengths at the break. An ascendancy that Nicolaj Jacobsen’s players only amplified in the second period to win by fifteen goals (36-21). Norway, meanwhile, waited for the return of the locker room to finally get rid of a catchy Argentina team (32-21) who will have no choice against North Macedonia if they do not want to leave prematurely. the competition.
The Netherlands, for their part, did not make any detail against the proteges of Kiril Lazarov (24-34) and accompanied Norway in the Main Round. Opposed to the United States, Croatia were able to forget their inaugural conceded loss against Egypt and gain confidence (40-22). The Pharaohs, meanwhile, made short work of Morocco (30-19) to confirm their hold on this group. Two victories in two games, it is also the lot of Germany, who fell Serbia in a very canceled match (34-33) when Qatar, who got the better of Algeria (29-24) Close to the Main Tower.