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The decision was announced on Monday. The draw will take place on Thursday (3.30 p.m.) in Gothenburg.
Like Congo, Senegal, Paraguay, Iran, Kazakhstan, Chile and Iceland, the Austrians are in the fourth and thus weakest pot. One year before the home European Championship in 2024, team manager Herbert Müller’s protégés will have the opportunity to take part in a World Cup for the 14th time in the association’s history. “We are overjoyed. This wildcard is a recognition for our national team and the narrow defeat in the World Cup play-off against Spain,” said ÖHB President Markus Plazer.
On April 12, the ÖHB troop in Antequera only lost 24:26 to the vice world champion of 2019 after a 28:28 fight in front of their own audience. Now, after 16th place in 2021, it will be the second World Cup participation in a row. “Of course we are very happy about this wildcard and it is also a recognition of the achievements of the national team in recent years,” said ÖHB sports director Patrick Fölser.
Important chance before home tournament
Being able to compete in a major event involving 32 teams a year before the European Championship is an important experience for the players. “We want to make the best possible use of this opportunity, especially with regard to our home tournament,” emphasized Fölser. In addition to the organizer trio, pot one also includes reigning Olympic champions France, former world champions the Netherlands, Germany, Montenegro and Brazil. With Slovenia, Spain, Croatia, Romania, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic, either a European team or Asian champions Korea are waiting from pot two.
In addition to Serbia and Ukraine, the third pot also includes Cameroon, Angola, Argentina, Japan, China and debutant Greenland.
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