Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023

[Vektor 3,326]

The draw indicates that these will be the teams fighting for the QF spots:

 

Path A/B -     (RIP  and )

Path C/D -        

Path E/F -      

Path G/H -      

 

C/D seems like the hardest to call, maybe even  can surprise if the Europeans will be weak. 

[Monzanator 4,510]

in Group B with and

 

Funny we play Saudi Arabia in both football & handball World Champs six weeks apart. We could have had the African champions (likely ) from Pot 1 but thanks to crazy rules two of the five African teams will be in one group (with ). 

[Vektor 3,326]

I just realized something: IHF fucked up massively by not having 9-12th place playoff. The 9th placed team will almost certainly qualify for the OQT, possibly even the 10th or 11th placed teams. Those places should be decided via playoffs. Instead now it will kinda come down to luck between the the four third placed teams in the four main round groups. That's not how OQT spots should be decided. 

[CCB 565]

9 hours ago, Vektor said:

I just realized something: IHF fucked up massively by not having 9-12th place playoff. The 9th placed team will almost certainly qualify for the OQT, possibly even the 10th or 11th placed teams. Those places should be decided via playoffs. Instead now it will kinda come down to luck between the the four third placed teams in the four main round groups. That's not how OQT spots should be decided. 

I agree. It's really bad.

[thepharoah 2,405]

Our Chances at WCH are already gone after our best player Yahia Khaled got injured yesterday in CL MATCH with Vescprem and won't be available untile end of season 

[Monzanator 4,510]

Kamil Syprzak suffered a broken tibia in Champions League match on Wednesday and might not recover for the WCh.

[thepharoah 2,405]

 

Who said WC is over 

[thepharoah 2,405]

 

German Squad 

[thepharoah 2,405]

https://www.handball-world.news/en/news-2-1-25-147823.html 

 

Stars to miss WCH 

[hoversaBR 441]

It's a pity we are without our main player, maybe Brazil wasn't as bad as it is.