Back ten years and closer, the Poles have pretended to be one of the favorites for a medal at every championship They won world silver and two bronzes in eight years
Slawomir Szmal, Karol Bielecki, Marcin Lijewski, bartosz jurecki formed the foundation of the national team But when this golden generation retired, Polish handball fell into mediocrity
Something that, very likely, awaits us in the future They hoped that the World Cup on their field would finally restore their old glory, with a packed hall and roar from the stands, they would try to make a miracle
However, the era of medals and podiums is a thing of the past And the question is when he will return
Slovenia unexpectedly easily defeated Poland (32-23) in the second round of Group B of the WC in Sweden and Poland The Poles were the favorites according to the bookies, they held on until the middle of the first half
They played goal for goal, it was 8-8, and then they fell into a hole they didn't know how to get out of In the blink of an eye, the Slovenians went to 17-11, which was the score at halftime
In the continuation, they only maintained their advantage and in the end increased it This is how Slovenia achieved its second victory, and in the last round, in a direct duel with the French, it will be decided who will take first place and four points to the second round
The Poles still have a chance to second round For that they will need a win against Saudi Arabia in two days, but in the second round they will only be passers
Without any chance for the elimination stage What became the reality of their national team
Jure Dolenec excelled with seven goals, former Zagreb player Aleks Vlah scored six, Blaž Janc five The home team was led by Moryto with six goals
Spain struggled with Chile for most of the game, but at the end broke it to win 32-26 Furija thus secured first place in the group, and in two days they will conclude the first round with a match against Iran
Sole and D Fernandez were the best with five goals
The Chileans were led by Er Feuchtmann with eight goals
In a dramatic finish, Hungary beat Iceland 30-28 and thus achieved their second victory Ancsin was the best with six goals, Elísson led the Iceland team with nine goals
The Hungarians will play against Portugal in the next round, a win will bring them first place, while Iceland will look for two more points against South Korea Sweden easily dealt with Cape Verde in Group C, winning 34-27
Even before the championship, it was clear that the Swedes would reach the second round, and most likely the elimination phase, with their eyes closed The balls were in their favor
Wanne was the most effective with five goals, in Cape Verde, Landim and Moreno were the best with six goals Most read articles
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