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Cape Verde player and coach: Now it's going home early
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MATHIAS BERGELD / imago images / Bildbyran
The corona-plagued tournament debutant Cape Verde has announced his withdrawal from the Handball World Cup.
The German opponents in the preliminary round did not manage to fly healthy players to Egypt in time.
The final preliminary round game against Uruguay planned for Tuesday was scored by the world association IHF with 10-0 goals and 2-0 points for the South Americans, who are thus in the main round.
The match between Kap Verdes and Germany had already been canceled on Sunday because the underdog was unable to muster the ten players who were able to play as required by the regulations due to the corona.
The DHB selection was awarded the victory, this was synonymous with the early entry into the next tournament phase.
At Cape Verde two new positive results appeared on Saturday afternoon.
Even before the trip to Egypt, the island nation had numerous positive cases, the national team had traveled to the World Cup with a strong replacement.
Initially, the newcomer to the tournament had planned to nominate more players for the group final against Uruguay.
This attempt failed.
According to the IHF, the “necessary precautions are now being taken so that the team can return to Cape Verde”.
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