Qatar defeated Argentina, now the Croats are hoping

Qatar needs to defeat Croatia, which only wins over Denmark to reach the quarter-finals, while Argentina could go through the "eyes of a needle" to the quarter-finals - if the match between the "cowboys" and the current champion ends in a draw, the champion of South and Central America would be defeated by Sweden thanks to the best goal difference in the circle of three teams

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The Cubans in the Qatar jersey ruled against Argentina: Frankis Marceau, along with Rafael Capote, was the man of the decision, Photo: handballegypt2021.com
The Cubans in the Qatar jersey ruled against Argentina: Frankis Marceau, along with Rafael Capote, was the man of the decision, Photo: handballegypt2021.com
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Instead of deciding who will be the last participant in the quarter-finals of the 27th World Cup, the match between Qatar and Argentina introduced complete confusion before the showdown between Denmark and Croatia.

The team from the Middle East defeated the "gladiators" 26:25 and took 2nd place in group 2, at least until the big European derby.

It is interesting, however, that all three teams still have a chance to reach the knockout stage.

Qatar needs a defeat of Croatia, for which only a victory brings a place in the quarter-finals, while Argentina could go through the "eyes of the needle" to the quarter-finals - if the confrontation between the "cowboys" and the current champion ends in a draw, the champion of South and Central America would be defeated by Sweden thanks to the best goal -differences in the round of three teams.

Namely, the Argentinians have plus three, because they defeated the Croats 23:19, and lost to Qatar by a minimal margin.

Manolo Cadenas' team, however, has to blame itself for not finishing the job already, because it led from the start and even had a plus seven (11:4).

The turnaround for Qatar, on whose bench sits the most trophy-winning coach of all time, the Spaniard Valero Rivera, was brought by the Cubans - Frankis Marso took the first lead (21:20), and Rafael Capote scored four more goals until the end, including the decisive one 25 seconds before the end for unattainable 26:24.

Marso was the most effective with eight goals, Kapote and Ahmad Madadi scored six each.

For the Argentines, Federico Pisaro scored seven and Lukas Moskarijeljo scored six.

In the derby for the 1st place in group 1, there were no doubts - Spain defeated Hungary 36:28 and won the duel with Norway in the quarter-finals, and sent the rival to France.

The two-time consecutive champions were led to a convincing victory by wings Feran Sole with eight goals and Aleiš Gomes with seven goals, while Žolt Balog and Matjaš Đeri netted five times for the defeated team.

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