IHF Women’s Junior World Championship- Tunisia to play for 23rd place
IHF Women’s Junior World Championship- Tunisia to play for 23rd place
27/06/2024 17:05, TUNIS/Tunisia
Tunis, June 27 (TAP) - The Tunisian women's handball team lost on Thursday to their Serbian counterpart (26-27) in the first placement match for places 21 to 24 at the 2024 IHF Women's Junior World Championship, held in Skopje (Macedonia).
Following this defeat, the women's national team will play on Friday for 23rd place against Guinea, who were beaten in their turn by Argentina (26-31). Argentina and Serbia will battle it out for 21st place.
On Tuesday, the Tunisians finished second in Group A of the President's Cup, after beating the Iranians (26-23) and losing to the Brazilians (24-26).
The Tunisians had failed to qualify for the Main Round by finishing third in Group B of the Preliminary Round, after a win over Chile (46-28) and two defeats to Switzerland (26-34) and Egypt (24-25).
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