Argentina lost to Macedonia in the World Youth Championship. After losing 26-29, they achieved their best World Cup ranking in their category, finishing 14th.
Historical Ranking
The Argentine team, led by Fernando Capurro, closed out their participation in the eighth edition of the Men’s Junior World Cup, held in Macedonia.
They fell to the hosts 26-29. Despite a late setback, the Argentine team had a positive performance that ranks among the best in the history of the U-19 category.
Decisive Match
In the first half, they went into the break trailing 8-15. They recovered in the final 15 minutes, but it wasn’t enough to turn the score around and avoid relegation.
Tomás Fillol, with 5 goals, was the top scorer for a team that finished the World Cup in 14th place.
Step by Step
In Macedonia, Argentina closed out its participation with 3 wins and 4 losses. They beat Macedonia 23-20 in their Group C debut, fell to Denmark 19-29 and Japan 26-29, and then defeated Bahrain 25-24 and Nigeria 30-22.
With these results, they equaled their second-best performance in the preliminary stages of World Junior and Youth Championships in both genders.
After qualifying for the round of 16 as third in their group, they lost to Germany 25-33 and to Macedonia 26-29 in the finals for 13th/14th place.
Summary
In short, with a 14th-place finish, the Argentine national team achieved one of its best performances in World Youth Championships.
It improved its final position from the last three World Championships, its best since the World Cup began with 24 teams.
In addition, it qualified for the second round of the tournament for the second time in its history. The first time was in Bahrain 2007, where Argentina finished fourth with players such as Diego Simonet, Federico Fernández, Leonel Maciel, and Pablo Vainstein.
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