Doha: The Qatar handball team is preparing for two friendly matches with Montenegro on Tuesday, january 3, 2023 and Thursday, January 5, 2023, concluding its preparations for the 28th World Men's Handball Championship to be hosted by Poland and Sweden during the from January 11-29, 2023.
The technical and coaching staff, led by head Coach, Valero Rivera, is seeking to determine the readiness of all players and settle on the final list through these two matches before leaving for Poland on January 10, to contest the world championships.
Last week, the team played two test matches in Cairo against its Egyptian counterpart.
The first match ended with the victory of the Egyptian national team 21-18 while the two teams were tied in the second game 30-30.
The Qatari team also played two matches with its Tunisian counterpart last October, the first ended with a draw of 22/22, while Tunisia won the second 23/20.
The Qatari team will contend the World Championship in Group E along with the national teams of Germany, Serbia, and Algeria. The Qatari team will begin their competition campaign next Friday against Germany on Jan. 13, then play their second match against Algeria on Jan. 15, before concluding their first-round matches against Serbia on January 17.
The top three teams in the group will qualify for the second round.
Qatar participates in this World Championship for the ninth time in its history following its previous participation in Portugal 2003, Tunisia 2005, Germany 2007, Spain 2013, Qatar 2015, France 2017, Germany and Denmark 2019, Egypt 2021, where in 2015 Qatar finished in the second rank in the Qatar edition of the same completion, as its best result in the history of its World Cup participation.
