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Goalball: Last call for the finals in Portugal
Date: December 13, 2022
Category: Goalball
Day 7 of the 2022 IBSA Goalball World Championships has been completed, and Day 8 will be the last call for the finals.
This was the day when the victory of the USA men’s team against Iran made them equal in points with the Persian squad, which makes the last round of the stage group truly “all or nothing” for these two teams.
In theory, the USA has it much easier than Iran, although Iran is still in fourth place. The USA will play against Colombia, and Iran will face Ukraine. Tomorrow, all will be decided!
This was regarding group D, with China leading the standings and with the first place secured, no matter what happens in the last round.
Brazil has also declared its group C leadership, leaving Japan and Turkey to decide the second and third places. Japan played this past Tuesday against Germany with an unquestionable victory of 11-1. The Germans, who will finish this stage group with a game against Algeria, are expecting no surprises from the match between Belgium and Turkiye.
In the women’s competition, Canada (A) and Israel (B) are leaders of their groups, and Turkiye has also secured its second place in group A. The rest is still open, with Korea, Denmark, and Algeria deciding the third and fourth places, respectively. The African champion has the most difficult task to do: it has to achieve the same result as Denmark, but it will go against the leader, Canada.
In group B, Great Britain (13 points), Japan (13 points), and the USA (12 points) have already earned their tickets to the quarter-finals but the question is in which place they will finish to know the following matches.
There are only excellent reasons not to miss the last day of the stage groups. Follow all the action on the IBSA live stream webpage, or check the results live on our Twitter or Facebook accounts (@IBSABlindSports), updated in the moment!
Check all the results of Day 7 and the schedule for Day 8:
Day 7, 13th December
Men (Main hall)
Iran vs USA: 9-11
Egypt vs Ukraine: 3-6
Colombia vs China: 1-11
Argentina vs Lithuania: 7-13
Belgium vs Brazil: 1-11
Algeria vs Portugal: 5-6
Germany vs Japan: 1-11
Canada vs Turkiye: 2-10
Women (Hall 2)
Portugal vs USA: 4-12
Egypt vs Brazil: 2-12
Australia vs Israel: 5-11
Great Britain vs Japan: 2-2
Argentina vs Turkiye: 3-13
Mexico vs Korea: 2-12
France vs Algeria: 1-11
Canada vs Denmark: 14-4
Day 8, 14th December (CET)
Women (Main hall)
10 am – Turkiye vs Mexico
11.10 am – Korea vs France
12.20 pm – Algeria vs Canada
1.30 pm – Denmark vs Argentina
2.40 pm – Japan vs Egypt
3.50 pm – Brazil vs Australia
5 pm – Israel vs Portugal
6.10 pm – USA vs Great Britain
Men (Hall 2)
10 am – Algeria vs Germany
11.10 am – Japan-Canada
12.20 pm – Turkiye vs Belgium
1.30 pm – Portugal vs Brazil
2.40 pm – China vs Argentina
3.50 pm – Lithuania vs Egypt
5 pm – Ukraine vs Iran
6.10 pm – USA vs Colombia
Groups standings (A & B, women – C & D, men)
Group A
| Team | M | W | D | L | GS | GC | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 21 | 43 | 18 |
| Turkey | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 24 | 40 | 15 |
| Korea | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 12 |
| Algeria | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 9 |
| Denmark | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 9 |
| France | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 55 | -24 | 4 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 53 | -26 | 4 |
| Mexico | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 72 | -48 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | M | W | D | L | GS | GC | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 25 | 29 | 18 |
| Great Britain | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 13 |
| Japan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 13 |
| United States | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 12 |
| Brazil | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 6 |
| Australia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 6 |
| Egypt | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 53 | -33 | 3 |
| Portugal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 63 | -50 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | M | W | D | L | GS | GC | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 26 | 39 | 18 |
| Japan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 21 | 30 | 13 |
| Turkey | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 13 |
| Germany | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 9 |
| Belgium | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 7 |
| Portugal | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 50 | -20 | 6 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 3 |
| Canada | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 66 | -38 | 1 |
Group D
| Team | M | W | D | L | GS | GC | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 19 | 36 | 18 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 31 | 31 | 13 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 13 |
| Iran | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 47 | 7 | 9 |
| United States | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 52 | -6 | 9 |
| Argentina | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 52 | -17 | 6 |
| Egypt | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 57 | -22 | 3 |
| Colombia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 64 | -47 | 0 |
Men’s best scorer
1st – Genrik Pavliukianec (LIT) – 33 goals
2nd – Hasan Jafari (IRI) – 26 goals
3rd – Leonardo Jazmin (ARG) – 24 goals
Women’s best scorer
1st – Sevda Altunoluk (TUR) – 36 goals
2nd – Behallou Bakhta (ALG) – 33 goals
3rd – Amy Burk (CAN) – 31 goals
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