A simple look at the final ranking of the 2021 IHF Men’s World Championship for Iceland shows their worst ranking – a 20th place finish out of the 32 teams in Egypt.
However, as Iceland head coach Gudmundur Gudmundsson told ihf.info two years ago, the ranking bore little relevance as his squad was undergoing a generational player change.
Hungary switched their focus to developing young players in both the men’s and women’s national teams, which proved to be a great idea as they have had their share of success in the younger age competitions, especially in the women’s category.