The defeat against Japan on Sunday condemned the Cuban male team to star in the duel for the last position of the World Championship of handballheld in several cities of Croatia, Norway and Denmark.
The transit of the cast of the island by the tournament has been completed so far with defeats in all its presentations, the most recent against the Japanese team with a 23-32 board, according to a Report of the Cuban News Agency (ACN).
Cubans do not know the victory in the president of #Handball
They fell to Japan with a marker of 23-32 in what meant the third defeat in the fight. #Cuba #PortCubanohttps://t.co/lmaxizev5r pic.twitter.com/sclgaul8ds– Jit Cuban sport (@jit_digital) January 26, 2025
If disastrous was the performance in the group phase, with successive trips against Slovenia (19-41), Iceland (19-40) and Cabo Verde (28-28), more disconsolate have been the presentations in section II of the President Cup, agreed segment for the discussion of the positions of 25 to 32 of the Universal Lid.
Defeats against Baréin (26-39) and the United States (26-27) preceded the duel with the Japanese, whose first half left some hope, as the Asians went to rest with only three goals of advantage.
However, in the complementary section the Cuban defense once again demonstrated the faults dragged throughout the contest, which prevented any possibility of comeback.
This time Hanser Rodríguez was the offensive leader among the boys led by Jover Hernández, scoring eight of his 12 shots on the door. They also contributed three targets per capita Víctor Dawkings and Frank Cordiés.
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The Cubans will face the Guinea team in a match that will give the winner the only comfort of not closing the standings, although that is very little for a team that had generated great expectations with their return to these tournaments after 16 years .
The formation of a group of talented young people, several of them enrolled in demanding foreign leagues, suggested a more decorous performance, especially in front of rivals without too much tradition in this sport.
In the end, the new World Cup experience was the worst for Cuba in World Championships.
