Handball World Cup
Germany’s opponent in the quarter -finals is certain
Updated on January 26, 2025 – 5:12 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
It has been clear for days that Germany is in the quarter-finals of the Handball World Cup. Now it is also clear who the DHB selection meets.
For Germany’s national handball team, the World Cup quarter-finals against Portugal. That has been clear since Sunday afternoon. Because Portugal defeated Chile in the last main round game with 46:28 and thus made the victory in Group III Fix. Germany is the next opponent as the second of Group I.
The still undefeated Portuguese struggled with outsiders Chile in the first half. The South Americans were able to shorten two goals behind, only in the second round it became clearer in favor of the favorites. The best thrower of the Portuguese was the 19 -year -old Francisco Costa with nine goals.
The duel against Germany next Wednesday will be a gripping. Although the latest balance sheet speaks for the DHB selection, both caps before the European Championship 2024 was able to win Germany, but since then the Portuguese have developed again.
At the current World Championship, they beat top nations such as Brazil (30:26), Norway (31:28) and Spain (35:29) and defied Sweden (incumbent EM press).
The German team prepared for a duel with Portugal at an early stage. “A very exciting opponent who showed good development year after year and that we are very excited about,” said Renārs Uščins on Saturday. “If you knock out the Swedes and Spaniards, you have to have a lot of quality,” the 22-year-old continued.
National coach Alfred Gislason hit a similar notch: “It is a very interesting team and they play the whole tournament very well,” he said. “When you see what teams all have left behind, it says a lot about them,” said the national coach.