Altit, Schuchman, Palatin and Lavi opened the tournament in Vienna with a 21:18 loss to Belgium and a dramatic victory over Poland. Goal: finish among the top 3 places to qualify either for the quarterfinals from first place or to the play-in from places 2-3.
Israel will rest tomorrow, and on Wednesday will face the other two teams at home, Puerto Rico and Lithuania. The team includes Joaquin Schuch man, Guy Palatin, Gur Lavi and Ben Altit.