Spain, Brazil, Denmark and Germany seal the quarter-final ticket

Javier Villanueva

Sports, Dec 10 (EFE). The teams of Spain, Brazil, Denmark and Germany concluded their classification for the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Spain, after achieving their fifth consecutive victory in a tournament on Friday, in which the four teams participated. Only knows, so far, victory.

A plenary session in which the Spaniards and Brazilians in Group D, and the Dane and German in Group C, will play next Sunday to lead their group in two direct matches that will determine the quarter-final matches in which they will play. The four teams will cross.

The final stage of the tournament, which the Spanish team reaches in full, after its victory over Croatia 23-27 on Friday, the bronze medalist in the last European Championship, with a new demonstration in the defense.

The Warriors understand that their future at the World Cup depends on their ability to maintain the same defensive intensity they have shown during all of their matches in the tournament.

It doesn’t matter whether Lara Gonzalez is not present, who was disqualified from the World Cup due to an inappropriate fracture of a finger in the lower right 24 hours before the start of the tournament, or as against Croatia and Japan can’t count on the pivot Eli Cesáreo, and Jose doesn’t stop Ignacio Prades about biting and biting in defense.

Always backed by an extraordinary goal, the match never stops to shine, after matches veterans Silvia Navarro and Mirchi Castellanos, who finished the standoff with the Croats with an amazing 41 per cent of balls.

If the victory of Spain had a strong choral character, then in the case of Brazil, the victory had a name of its own, that of goalkeeper “Pape” Arinhart, who led “Leonas” with a thrilling performance to a victory (19-24) over Argentina.

The 17 tackles calculated by Arenhart, who finished the match with an impressive 49 percent of saves, became an insurmountable wall for the Albiceleste players.

Especially in the last ten minutes in which Argentina failed to score a single goal, ending any chance of Eduardo “Daddy” Gallardo, who even dared to dream of winning a few minutes ago, having scored only two goals on the scoreboard (19-21) for the Brazilians.

But Arenhart was not prepared for anything or anyone to prevent Brazil from entering the quarter-finals, which they have been resisting since 2013, when the South American team was declared world champion.

The results that will make the Spaniards and the Brazilians play first in the group next Sunday at the Torrevieja Sports Palace, who will receive the award for avoiding the Group C champion in the quarter-final cross.

Leading, as will happen in the case of Spain and Brazil, will play headers or tails next Sunday on the teams of Denmark and Germany, who will reach the date with the quarter-final ticket with the secured ticket.

The classification that had no problem in achieving Denmark, and which ensured its presence in the next round, after its victory over the Czech Republic last Friday 14-29, in a confrontation in which the Nordic countries conceded only five goals in the second half of their opponent. .

and that those of Jesper Jensen were slow to start as reflected in the 9-12 that reached the break, but the Dane led by the stunning Sandra Toft, who signed on 56 percent of the stops, completely overcame the Czechs in the second half.

Equally strong was the German national team, who sealed their qualification to the quarter-finals by beating South Korea 28-37, in a match in which the Germans once again emphasized their aggressive defense and quick match on the counterattack.

The arrival of Dutch coach Henk Groener to the bench turned Germany into a “small” Norway, in which there is no dispute over defensive intensity, nor speed in the transition to punish the opponents’ mistakes.

A choral match in which central defender Alina Gregsils and full-back Emily Polk starred, as they each scored eight goals, to lead Germany to a victory within their presence in the quarter-finals. EFE

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