Spain defeated the Czech Republic 21-31 in their final group match. Spain will qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris if they beat Argentina on Friday.

The final game of the group will be against the Netherlands on Sunday. Spain's coach Ambros Martín says the team will not depend on the last day of the competition to qualify. The team is aiming to win the gold medal at the Paris Games in 2023, the first time they have done so since 1936. The Czechs are aiming for their first Olympic medal in the women's handball event, which will take place in Paris in 2028. The last time Spain competed in the Olympics, they were knocked out by the Czechs in the quarter-finals (30-22) of the World Cup in Brazil in June 2014. The World Cup is the most important tournament for handball in the world, with the final taking place in Rio de Janeiro in 2026, the year of the Olympics in Rio. The tournament will be the first to be held in women's handsball since 1976.