Today began the tournament that brings together the best teams in the world in the arenas of Heraklion, Greece: the IHF Senior World Championship of Beach Handball Men and Women 2022. The event that will take place between 21 and 26 June, started with 32 matches, , in which 7 teams representing the continent made their debut.
Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Ecuador -in the men’s division- today faced their first two matches in the preliminary phase of the tournament.
In the case of the female branch, Argentina scored two wins after defeating Uruguay and Australia; Brazil was left with a win and a defeat so far in the tournament; and Uruguay could not score after falling in their two games.
Results Female Branch:
Norway vs Hungary 2-1
Germany vs Brazil 2-0 (26:14/16:4)
Argentina vs Uruguay 2-0 (20:16/18:14)
Greece vs Mexico 2-1
Portugal vs Thailand 2-1
Netherlands vs Australia 2-0
Spain vs United States 2-0
Denmark vs Vietnam 2-0
Hungary vs Germany 0-2
Mexico vs Portugal 0-2
Brazil vs Norway 2-1 (18:14/18:20/10:6)
Australia vs Argentina 0-2 (8:26/14:16)
Uruguay vs Netherlands 0-2 (16:19/16:19)
Vietnam vs Spain 0-2
United States vs Denmark 0-2
Thailand vs Greece 0-2
On the side of the men’s teams, Brazil, the current champion, secured two wins after beating Qatar and New Zealand, while the teams of Argentina and Uruguay could only score with two points in the day. Finally, Ecuador lost the two matches of the day in their World Cup debut.
Male Results:
Denmark vs Iran 2-0
Spain vs Ecuador 2-0 (18:15/23:18)
Croatia vs Uruguay 2-0 (28:22/24:18)
Brazil vs Qatar 2-1 (16:17/14:10/8:6)
Norway vs Egypt 2-0
Portugal vs New Zealand 2-0
Argentina vs United States 1-2 (23:22/16:18/6:7)
Greece vs Puerto Rico 2-0
Egypt vs Denmark 1-2
Uruguay vs Spain 2-1 (26:24/24:28/7:2)
New Zealand vs Brazil 0-2 (16:26/16:26)
Ecuador vs Croatia 0-2 (18:23/25:27)
Iran vs Norway 1-2
Qatar vs Portugal 2-1
Puerto Rico vs Argentina 0-2 (12:26/11:16)
United States vs Greece 0-2
Tomorrow, South American teams must play their last game of the preliminary round, so they must add points to ensure their qualification to the next stage.
Wednesday 22/06 (GMT -3)
(F) 04:30 Argentina vs. Netherlands
(F) 04:30 Uruguay vs. Australia
(M) 05:20 Uruguay vs. Ecuador
(M) 09:50 Brazil vs. Portugal
(F) 10:40 Brazil vs. Hungary
(M) 12:20 Argentina vs. Greece
Photo: IHF
