The opponents of National Handball in the playoffs of the World Championship

In the draw held in Budapest on Saturday, the Men’s National Handball was drawn in the first round of the World Cup play-offs with Bosnia. The first match will take place in Greece on March 16 or 17 and the rematch in Bosnia on March 19 or 20.

In case of qualification, the representative team will face Montenegro in the second round and, if it passes the specific opponent, will qualify in the final phase.

The first match will take place in Greece on April 13 or 14 and the rematch in Montenegro on April 16 or 17.

“The combination of the draw is undoubtedly good. It allows us to dream. I will not talk about the teams technically yet. We owe from today, when we learned the draw, until the games are held, to be all at our limits and to prepare “, commented the federal coach, George Zaravinas.

The “present” in the draw, from the Greek side, was given by the president of OHE, Costas Gandis, the technical coordinator of the National teams, Nikos Mantzos, and the technical advisor and director of the 2023 World Youth Championship, Panagiotis Traikoglou.

In detail, the draw of the play offs for the 2023 World Cup:

1st round (16-17 / 3/2022 – 19-20 / 3/2022)

Ukraine – Finland

Italy – Slovenia

Portugal – Switzerland

Austria – Estonia

Greece – Bosnia

Northern Macedonia – Romania

Israel – Lithuania

Slovakia – Belgium

Faroe Islands – Belarus

2nd round (13-14 / 4/2022 – 16-17 / 4/2022)

Russia – Winner Slovakia / Belgium

Winner Ukraine / Finland – Croatia

Winner Greece / Bosnia – Montenegro

Winner Portugal / Switzerland – Netherlands

Winner Italy / Slovenia – Serbia

Germany – Winner N. Faroe / Belarus

Czech Republic – Winner Northern Macedonia / Romania

Winner Austria / Estonia – Iceland

Winner Israel / Lithuania – Hungary

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