Three of the four sides that qualified for the 2022 IHF Women’s Youth (U18) World Championship semi-finals got here with a six-game winning streak, while only one of the four sides – the Netherlands – have lost a game so far.
Denmark will be favoured against a Netherlands side who will be missing one of their top players, while the Republic of Korea eye to avenge the semi-final loss against Hungary from four years ago, at Poland 2018.
Live blog: Now we know! Denmark and Republic of Korea are in the final. A nail-biting match between the two powerhouses awaits us on Wednesday. Before that, the Netherlands and Hungary will battle for the bronze medal. France and Sweden play for fifth place, the two surprise teams Iceland and Egypt for seventh place.
The President's Cup ended today, with Spain emerging victorious and claiming the President's Cup trophy and 17th place.
Live blog: There you have it! The sixth day of the 2022 IHF Women’s Youth World Championship is now over and we have a single team that managed to progress to the quarter-finals, the Republic of Korea. The Asian side joins Iceland, Denmark and Egypt, with the four other berths to be delivered tomorrow.
Don’t forget, we have just a few hours of rest and we will be back, with a full 16-games card and the final answers before we move over to the knock-out phase of the competition.
Today’s games:
Six main round spots can already be clinched on the second day of the 2022 IHF Women’s Youth World Championship, as 16 teams collide in the first four groups of the preliminary round.
After a clear win against Senegal, hosts North Macedonia can seal their best-ever finish in the competition with another win against Uzbekistan, while hot favourites Denmark can also progress to the next round provided they win against the Faroe Islands and Portugal do not lose against Austria.