ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – โขThe Dutch handball โคteam decisively defeatedโข Tunisia, continuing their dominant run at the Handball Worldโฃ Cup held in the Netherlands and Germany. โคThe Netherlands secured a comfortable victory, buildingโข on previous wins against Egypt (37-15) โand Austriaโค (34-22), and โคpositioning โthemselves strongly for a quarter-final berth.
Theโ match, played at Ahoy in Rotterdam, showcased the netherlands’ strength in โขboth โoffenseโ and defense. While the team eased off the accelerator in the second half afterโข a 22-9 halftime lead, theโ outcome was never in doubt. โGoalkeeper Yara ten Holte delivered an notable first-half โperformance, saving nine of eighteenโ shots faced,โ alongside aโฃ penalty save shared with Rinka Duijndam who also saved a penalty in the second half. Left corner Bo โvan โฃWetering lead the scoring with nine goals from ten shots and was named playerโค of โtheโ match. โ
The World Cup, running from November โค26 to December 14, sees the Netherlands competing in both Rotterdam and Den Bosch. Having achieved a โขmaximum six points in the main phase – carrying over victories from the group stageโข – theโค Dutch team now faces Poland and France. The top two teams from this six-nation group โขwill advance to the quarter-finals.
