Both Saudi Arabia and Morocco had claimed only one win in the previous matches of the current World Championship, as Saudi Arana defeated Uruguay 28:27, and Morocco beat Algeria with the same score.
In their encounter in Plock, Saudi Arabia had their ups and downs but ultimately took the 29th place at Poland/Sweden 2023, while Morocco finished 30th.
29/30 Placement Match
Saudi Arabia vs Morocco 32:30 (18:11)
After making their debut at the IHF Men's World Championship in 1997, Saudi Arabia participated eight more times, always finishing somewhere between 19th and the 23rd.
Four years ago, at Denmark/Germany 2019, the Asian team were ranked 21st but failed to qualify for Egypt 2021 after only finishing seventh at the 2020 AHF Men's Asian Championship. However, the next edition of the Asian Championship was held in Saudi Arabia in 2022, and the home side won bronze, which helped them to secure a spot at Poland/Sweden 2023.
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