Polish football players After a group defeat against Germany and a draw against the Czech Republic, the handball team needed a victory over Switzerland, which would allow them to advance to the second phase of the world championship. Otherwise, the situation for Poles would become miserable.
Polish handball players lost to Switzerland. Here is the table after their last match
This result means that the Poles have lost all chances of advancing to the second round. This won't change even after match Germans and Czechs, because both these teams, as well as Switzerland, have more points than Polish players.
Table of group A of the World Handball Championship after the match Poland – Switzerland
- Germany – 2 matches, 2 wins – 0 draws – 0 defeats, 4 points – advancement to the second round
- Switzerland – 3 matches, 1-1-1, 3 points – advancement to the second round
- Czech Republic – 2 matches, 0-2-0, 2 points – advancement to the second round
- Poland – 3 matches, 0-1-2, 1 point – eliminated
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This does not mean the end of the tournament for the Polish players football players handball players who will play in the President's Cup for places 25-32. They will go to group I, where they will face matches against Algeria (last in group B), Kuwait (last in group C) and the last team in group D (North Macedonia or Guinea).
Depending on which place they take there, they will have a match against a team from the same position from group J (the last teams from groups E, F, G and H will go there). For example, if the Poles win group I, they will face the winner of group J for 25th place in the final classification (the game for 27th, 29th and 31st position will be played on the same principle).