The Portuguese national handball team lost this Monday to three-time world champions Denmark with a score of 37-27, dropping to second place in Group F of the European Handball Championship in Germany.
In a match that determined only the winner of the “pool” (both teams had previously secured access to the “main round” of the competition), the Danes, who at the break were winning by just two goals (17-15), scored to take advantage of their great opportunities in the second half, which ended with a 10-goal lead.
In the “main round”, Portugal, which starts without points, will meet on Wednesday in the first round of this stage with Norway, which this Monday finished Group D in second place.
Portugal is in the final stage of the European Championship for the eighth time, third place in a row, and will compete in the “main round” for the third time (2002, 2020 and 2024), the best result being sixth place. four years ago.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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