Handball World Cup: Switzerland qualified for the main round

The Swiss men’s team validated its ticket for the main round of the 2025 world championship. It secured one of the first three places in Group A by beating Poland 30-28 for its third and final match in the preliminary phase.

The team of coach Andy Schmid, for whom a draw was enough to achieve their minimum objective in this competition, played to scare themselves on Sunday in Herning. After taking a six-length lead in the 34th minute (21-15) thanks to a 5-0 partial, the Swiss selection let its opponent come back to 22-22.

Well helped by some decisive saves from Nikola Portner, the Swiss team was however able to tighten its guard in “money time” to avoid any unpleasant surprises. She thus regained a four-goal lead 2’35 from the end (30-26) to remove any hope of a comeback for the Poles.