The secret of the shirts worn by Hungary in the match with Romania at the World Championship

• Reporter Adrian Jitea and photojournalist Ionuț Iordache are in Rotterdam with the Romanian national team and transmit all the information and images that matter.

Hungary returns to the World Cup quarter-finals after a 12-year break. He achieved the maths qualification at the end of a thrilling match. Recovered from a 6-goal deficit against Japan, final score 26-26.

The result is seen as historic in Budapest. Since 2013, when they were stopped in the quarters by the future champion Brazil, 31-33 after extra time, the Hungarian players have not reached the top 8.

PHOTO GALLERY. Hungary also wore the special shirts in the victory against Romania, score 34-29

The performance is also special thanks to the jerseys worn, some of which want to remember Hungary's only world title, the one from 1965. According to the IHF, the horizontal lines on the white jerseys are inspired by the pattern of the time.

Petra Vamos, scorer of 18 goals in the current edition, spoke about the “heaviness” of the equipment worn.

I think it's a great move. The meaning behind the pattern inspires us. I think I had only one match in the green equipment, the others I played in the white one. I feel it gives us energy!

Anyway, it's a special feeling every time I wear the Hungarian national team shirt. Now, with this model, it feels a little different. It's like we get the positive energy from the moment of winning the World Championship. We are very proud to carry this equipment. I hope we prove that we are good enough and that we deserve it.

I think our main asset is collective strength. We know each other very well, we know how we can help each other. I have the feeling that I have progressed from a tactical point of view as well. Even when we don't have the best game, we realize where the problem is

– Petra Vamos, for the International Handball Federation

Hungary have one more match in the main group on Sunday at 21:30 against leaders Denmark. The two will advance together to the quarter-final stage. Only the order remains to be determined.

Their opponents in the next phase will come from the main group III, most likely France and the Netherlands. And there the order is to be established, with the mention that Poland still retains theoretical chances to turn the situation around.

9 medalshas Hungary at the Women's Handball World Championships. Gold since 1965, 4 silver (1957, 1982, 1995, 2003) and 4 bronze (1971, 1975, 1978, 2005)

The updated standings of the main group I from the Women's Handball World Championship: