Asian champions Qatar yesterday went down fighting to European heavyweights Germany with a 27:31 scoreline in their opening match in the 2023 IHF World Men’s Handball Championship.
At the Spodek Arena in the southern Polish city of Katowice, Qatar tried to make a fierce comeback after trailing 13:18 in the first half, but a 14:13 scoreline in the second half in favour of Al Annabi couldn’t prevent a defeat for the 2015 runners up.
Qatar will play their next match tomorrow against Algeria, before taking on Serbia in their final Group E clash two days later. A total of 32 teams are competing at the 28th World Championship which is being co-hosted by Poland and Sweden.
