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Goalball: Two days to the quarter-finals, time is running out
Date: December 12, 2022
Category: Goalball
The quarter-finals of the 2022 IBSA Goalball World Championships are coming, and so is the heat of the decisions to secure a spot in them. The leaders of the four groups (two women and two men) have already granted their way to the next stage.
As result of another win on Day 6, Canada, Israel (women, group A and B), Brazil, and China (men, group C and D) have no more worries about the quarter-finals. Of course, ending in first means that in the way to the semi-finals are the fourth places of the other groups. Check the road to reach it:
Women
A1 vs B4
B2 vs A3
B1vs A4
A2 vs B3
Men
C1 vs D4
D2 vs C3
D1 vs C4
C2 vs D3
In group A, Denmark and Korea, both with 9 points, are in a league of their own. More than advancing to the quarterfinals, the main goal is to avoid finishing fourth and facing Israel.
In group B, the same logic applies but with one extra: Brazil is trying to recover all the points lost in the first three matches, and the best it can reach is the last place with access to the quarter-finals. It will all be decided on Wednesday, when Brazil and Australia face each other to play for the fourth.
Regarding the men’s competition, in group C, Belgium and Germany are deciding which will get the spot in the next stage. Germany has an advantage because it defeated Belgium. Anyway, both have tough Tuesdays on the way, with Japan and Brazil.
In group D, something can be settled this Tuesday, first thing in the morning: Iran vs USA (10 am, CET) will clear the way to the fourth place, given the last day on Wednesday. The goal is really secure the spot in the quarter-finals, once the opponent will be Brazil, for sure.
Check all the results of Day 6 and the schedule for Day 7:
Day 6, 12th December)
Women (Main hall)
Denmark vs Algeria: 8-3
France vs Turkiye: 1-11
Canada vs Korea: 9-3
Argentina vs Mexico: 9-4
Israel vs Brazil: 8-4
Portugal vs Great Britain: 0-10
Egypt vs USA: 1-4
Australia vs Japan: 0-7
Men (Hall 2)
Turkiye vs Japan: 2-2
Canada vs Algeria: 3-13
Belgium vs Portugal: 10-5
Germany vs Brazil: 5-13
Egypt vs China: 2-12
Iran vs Lithuania: 5-15
USA vs Ukraine: 5-11
Colombia vs Argentina: 4-7
Day 7, 13th December (CET)
Men (Main hall)
10 am – Iran vs USA
11.10 am – Egypt vs Ukraine
12.20 pm – Colombia vs China
1.30 pm – Argentina vs Lithuania
2.40 pm – Belgium vs Brazil
3.50 pm – Algeria vs Portugal
5 pm – Germany vs Japan
6.10 pm – Canada vs Turkiye
Women (Hall 2)
10 am – Portugal vs USA
11.10 am – Egypt vs Brazil
12.20 pm – Australia vs Israel
1.30 pm – Great Britain vs Japan
2.40 pm – Argentina vs Turkiye
3.50 pm – Mexico vs Korea
5 pm – France vs Algeria
6.10 pm – Canada vs Denmark
Groups standings (A & B, women – C & D, men)
Group A
| Team | M | W | D | L | GS | GC | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 17 | 33 | 15 |
| Turkiye | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 21 | 30 | 12 |
| Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 35 | 9 | 9 |
| Korea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 9 |
| Algeria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 6 |
| France | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 4 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 4 |
| Mexico | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 60 | -38 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | M | W | D | L | GS | GC | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 20 | 23 | 15 |
| Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 12 |
| Japan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 12 |
| United States | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 6 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 3 |
| Egypt | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 41 | -23 | 3 |
| Portugal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 51 | -42 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | M | W | D | L | GS | GC | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 25 | 29 | 15 |
| Japan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| Turkiye | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
| Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 9 |
| Belgium | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 7 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 42 | -17 | 3 |
| Portugal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 45 | -21 | 3 |
| Canada | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 56 | -30 | 1 |
Group D
| Team | M | W | D | L | GS | GC | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 18 | 26 | 15 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 24 | 25 | 10 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
| Iran | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 9 |
| United States | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 6 |
| Argentina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 6 |
| Egypt | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 51 | -19 | 3 |
| Colombia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 53 | -37 | 0 |
Women’s best scorer
1st – Sevda Altunoluk (TUR): 30 goals
2nd – Behallou Bakhta (ALG): 26 goals
3rd – Lihi Ben David (ISR): 26 goals
Men’s best scorer
1st – Genrik Pavliukianec (LIT): 31 goals
2nd – Hasan Jafari (IRI): 23 goals
3rd – Omar Mohamed (EGY): 22 goals
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