In the second day of the IHF Senior Beach Handball Men’s and Women’s World Championship Heraklion 2022, the 32 participating teams defined their move to the Main Round -the stage before the eliminatory- after playing their last games of the preliminary round.
Thus, 12 teams advanced to the next phase, among them, the representatives of the continent Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
In the case of the female branch, Argentina and Brazil closed their participation in the preliminary phase with a total of 2 victories and 1 defeat, which placed them in the 2° place of their groups (Group C and Group D, respectively).
Those who followed in the table to the “Kamikazes” were the celestes, who positioned themselves in the 3° place of the Group C after getting their first victory so far in the tournament against Australia.
, the three women’s teams representing the continent continue to advance in the most important tournament of the Beach Handball.
Results Female branch:
Argentina vs Netherlands 0-2 (18:28/24:26)
Uruguay vs Australia 2-0 (15:11/16:10)
Germany vs Norway 2-0
Brazil vs Hungary 2-1 (10:15/19:18/10:6)
Denmark vs Spain 2-0
Vietnam vs United States 1-2
Mexico vs Thailand 0-2
Greece vs Portugal 2-0
On the men’s side, Brazil closed the preliminary round with a gold medal after beating Portugal. The current champions of the tournament were placed in the 1st place of Group D and passed undefeated to the Main Round.
Although today they did not win against the home team, Argentina also advanced to the next phase of the tournament after finishing in the 3rd place of Group A. So far, the albicelestes have scored 1 victory and 2 losses.
Uruguay, meanwhile, secured their classification after beating Ecuador in the South American duel. The Charrúas were left with the 2nd place of Group D, while the Ecuadorian team was placed in the 4th°, remaining outside the Main Round.
Despite this, Ecuador will continue to participate in the World Cup in the Consolation Round, pre-match stage by defining positions.
Male Branch Results:
Uruguay vs Ecuador 2-0 (12:10/20:14)
Croatia vs Spain 2-1
Iran vs Egypt 2-1
Denmark vs Norway 2-0
Qatar vs New Zealand 2-0
Brazil vs Portugal 2-0 (21:16/21:14)
Argentina vs Greece 0-2 (24:27/22:27)
United States vs Puerto Rico 2-0
In this way, the South American teams continue to compete in Greek sands and tomorrow will face the first day of the Main Round and the Consolation Round.
Check the fixture of the next day:
(M) 03:00 Ecuador vs. New Zealand
(F) 03:50 Argentina VS. Brazil
(F) 03:50 Uruguay VS. Germany
(M) 04:40 Iran VS Brazil
(M) 06:20 Argentina VS Croatia
(M) 06:20 United States VS Uruguay
(M) 09:30 Egypt VS Ecuador
(F) 09:30 Netherlands VS. Brazil
(M) 10:20 Norway VS Brazil
(F) 10:20 Argentina VS. Germany
(M) 11:10 Argentina vs. Spain
(F) 12:50 Uruguay VS. Norway
(M) 14:30 Greece VS Uruguay
Photo: IHF
