Paraguay finished 29th in the Women’s World Cup in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, after its fifth participation.
The Guaraní team suffered 3 defeats in the group stage, to Hungary, Montenegro and Cameroon. Their performance in the President’s Cup left the squad in 29th place.
Paraguay began its participation in the competition against one of the favorite teams of the World Cup: Hungary.
Although they had a good start to the game, the Hungarians took advantage of the South American team’s mistakes and showed their superiority on the court, winning 35-12.
Two days later, the Paraguayans faced Montenegro, who with a solid defense and an effective counterattack, defeated them 41-26.
Failed breakthrough
Marizza Faria’s team had one game left to secure their place in the next phase, but Cameroon prevented them from doing so.
The African team took control of the game from the start, but Paraguay, through effective counterattacks, managed to equalize the game and went to the break 12-12.
In the second half, the tone remained the same, a very even match that remained with a 2 goal difference and gave the victory to Cameroon 26-23.
With this result, ‘Las Guerreras’ move on to play for the President’s Cup for the 25th to 32nd places.
The Guarani team was looking for their first victory against China, but ended up losing 20-23. Two days later, they faced Iceland, where they also did not have a positive result and lost 25-19.
A triumph
After five adverse matches, ‘Las Guerreras’ achieved their first victory against Greenland. Exhibiting solid defense and executing fast counterattacks, Paraguay achieved their first victory in the World Cup with a final score of 21-19.
Finally, Paraguay ended its participation against Kazakhstan, finishing 29th, as it did at the 2021 World Cup in Spain.
The good defensive display of the Paraguayans forced the Asian team to shoot in complicated situations, generating a good number of goals on counterattack, closing the game with a score of 30-26.
Statements
Fernanda Insfran, player of the Paraguayan national team:
“For thefirst time in the history of Paraguayan handball we had the opportunity to advance to the first round, but it got out of hand.
I think that at a group level it meant a lot, we had very good moments both offensively and defensively.
In this kind of tournament, it’s the details that define a result and if we are able to prolong that concentration and those positive moments on the field, I believe we can achieve great things.
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