TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Spain defeated Iran 35-22 at the 2023 International Handball Federation (IHF) World Handball Championship on Monday night.
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“We achieved our main goal of qualifying for the main round with four points,” Spain captain Gedeon Guardiola said. “Our attitude was good against Iran; we had a good defense and are happy to achieve this result.”
Iran opened the campaign with a 25-24 win over Chile in Group A but lost to Montenegro 34-31 in their second game.
Iran is in Group I along with France, Slovenia, Montenegro, Poland and Spain.
Team Melli is scheduled to play Slovenia on Wednesday and face France and Poland on Friday and Sunday, respectively.
The 2023 IHF Men’s World Championship will be held in Poland and Sweden from January 11-29.
Source: sn.dk