Chile is getting ready for the World Cup. After several weeks of preparation in Spain, the Chilean team is already thinking about the 29th edition of the Men’s Handball Championship in Croatia/Denmark/Norway 2025.
The team coached by Aitor Etxaburu is currently on a preparatory tour for the World Cup. They worked in double shifts and intensified their practices. In addition, the Chilean national team is playing friendly matches to complete its preparation for the World Cup. Esteban Salinas, an experienced player of La Roja, declared that a tour and training together was necessary.
“Our goal is to beat Japan and thus advance to the next round.” Chile is in Group F along with Sweden, Spain and Japan. Handball in Chile is in an important stage of growth,
We, the more experienced ones, are the ones who pull the cart, who put the character in the team and the young people put joy, desire to train, to compete. They have to have the ambition to take the starting spot away from us and we have to keep working to be better day by day. This is how we are growing as a national team. “stated Esteban Salinas.
Chile plays its first main round match on Thursday, January 16 against Spain at 2:00 p.m., on Saturday, January 18 against Sweden at 4:30 p.m. and closes the phase against Japan on Monday, January 20 at 2:00 p.m. (Chilean time).
Headquarters
The venues are the cities of Herning, Oslo, Zagreb, Varazdin and Poreč. Brazil and Chile will play their games in Oslo, Norway at the Unity Arena, while the Argentineans will play in the city of Zagreb, Croatia at the Arena Zagreb.
History
It should be noted that this is the eighth consecutive participation in the World Cup for the Chilean national team. In 2011 was the first time it participated in a World Cup, the best result was obtained in 2019 taking 19th place. In the last edition it finished 26th. Find more information about the Men’s Handball World Championship in Croatia, Denmark and Norway at. ihf.info Remember that you can follow us on our social networks, Instagram handballsca and Facebook Handball SC America Coscabal If you liked Chile prepares for Chileyou can also come back to read: Brazil with confirmed players
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By Loly Coria
