This Sunday, the Portuguese national handball team is one step away from competing at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, where they will meet hosts Hungary in the final round of the Olympic qualifying tournament.
After a defeat in the first round by Norway (32-29) and a triumph over Tunisia (37-29) in the second, Portugal enters this third round in second place in the group, with the same two points as Hungary. third place, but with an advantage in the tiebreaker due to the greater number of goals scored (66 versus 58).
Despite this advantage over the Hungarians, the team’s goal is to win, as coach Paulo Jorge Pereira said on Saturday: “It doesn’t change anything, no one is playing for a draw. We’re going to play to win, we’re going to game plan the same way we thought we would.”
After two rounds, the third group of the Olympic qualifying tournament is led by Norway with four points and already qualified, followed by Portugal (second place) and Hungary (third place) with two points, with Tunisia in last place without points. deleted
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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