Qatar defeat Denmark in World Schools Handball Championships
Doha, February 26, 2018- Germany, Austria, Croatia and Brazil boy's and girl's teams qualified for the next stage of the 24th ISF World Schools Handball Championships here yesterday.
Four other countries qualified for the second round of the nine-day championship played at three venues in Doha and organized by Qatar School Sports Association (QSSA), in technical collaboration with Qatar Handball Federation.
In boy's section, France, Turkey and Poland moved to the next round while in the girl's section, Hungary, Slovenia, Denmark and Romania complete the eight teams which have qualified for the second phase of the championships.
Yesterday hosts Qatar defeated Denmark 19-18 to register their second win in Group A, but the two wins were not sufficient for Qatar to qualify for the next stage.
Austria and Poland qualified from Group A while Qatar finished third followed by Denmark and Morocco.
In Group B, France and Croatia qualified at the expense of Serbia and Bulgaria
In Group C, Turkey and Brazil qualified while Germany made it from Group D.
In the girl's section, besides Germany, Austria, Croatia and Brazil, the four other teams which will get a chance to have a shot at the title on February 28 are Hungary, Slovenia, Denmark and Romania.
In Group A, Germany and Romania made it past tough competition while Hungary and Slovenia qualified from Group B, while Slovenia and Brazil saw off tough competition but qualified for the second phase.
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