This Monday, Iceland beat South Korea, 38-25, and secured the pass to the main stage of the Handball World Cup, also confirming the classification of Portugal, which closes Group D against Hungary, already classified.
The triumph of Iceland, which beat Portugal 30-26 on the opening day, began to take shape in the opening minutes of the game, in which the Nordic team shot with a six-goal advantage 9-3, with a partial of 6-0 and another 3-0.
South Korea, led by former national coach Rolando Freitas, who lost to Portugal 32-24 in the second round of the group, came to half-time losing 19-13 and saw Iceland increase the gap at the start of the second half. .
With goalkeeper Viktor Hallgrimsson in the spotlight, with an efficiency of over 40%, the Icelandic team kept the South Korean team at a comfortable distance, which reached 16 goals (35-19), and closed the match 38-25 before thousands of supporters
The South Korean team finishes Group D in fourth place, counting the three games played by defeats, and will play the President’s Cup, in Plock, to define the last eight positions of the World Cup, which will last until January 29 in Sweden and in Poland.
Source: TSF
