Romania is in her hands to fulfill her goal at the World Championship! Where will he finish if he beats Switzerland

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

Romania had a beautiful dream in Rotterdam, but was brought down to earth by the defeats against Denmark and Hungary. There was not to be a qualification in the quarter-finals, but the goal stated by the Federation at the start of the competition can be met.

How Romania finishes in the top 10 at the World Championship

10 years have passed since Romania's last ranking among the top 10 national teams at a World Championship. The current generation has taken an important step towards this goal. One not very bright, but realistic.

To finish in the top 10, Romania must meet the following conditions:

• to finish main group I in 3rd place. Victory against Switzerland on Sunday at 19:00 guarantees that
• have a ranking line (points/goal difference in case of equal points) better than two of the 3rd place holders in the other main groups.

The 20-goal triumph against Senegal helped the cause a lot. At the moment, Romania has 4 points and a +11 goal difference. With the victory against Switzerland, they would reach 6 points and at least +12 goal difference. It stands infinitely better than indirect opponents.

The situation in the main group II:

• Germany is already qualified for the quarter-finals, maximum points;
• Before the last round, Serbia occupies the second position, with 5 points. It has a direct match with Montenegro (4 points). Spain also has 4 points, which will face the leader;
• The goal difference shows: Serbia (-8), Spain (-8), Montenegro (+9);
• In no scenario, the 3rd place holder would not reach 6 points and with a higher goal difference than Romania.

The situation in the main group III:

• Two matches left to play for each team, the calculations more complicated;
• France and Holland have wins on the line, maximum points;
• Normally, the situation will not change even after today's games. France can't mess up against Argentina, the Netherlands are big favorites against Poland. Austria – Tunisia is still playing;
• At the end of the natural results mentioned above, before the last round, Austria and Poland will fight for the 3rd place, in a direct match. One of them can reach 6 points, but they have a modest goal difference: the Poles -8 and the Austrians -20;
• Neither can they attack Romania's position;
• In a fantasy scenario, Poland would beat the Netherlands and the group calculations would get complicated. Romania's 10th place would not be in jeopardy, only ranking in 9th position.

The situation in the main group IV:

• Norway and Brazil are already qualified, both with maximum points and direct match in the last round;
• Sweden and Angola have 4 points each, direct match in the last round. Both have a goal difference of -4;
• It is impossible for one of them to win with a difference of at least 16 goals, so as to overtake Romania's minimum victory.

Romania, big favorite against Switzerland

Romania is a big favorite against Switzerland, with a win rate of 1.08, compared to 12.00 for the opponents.

The Swiss achieved two victories in the tournament, 34-9 against the modest Iran, and a 25-24 tormented with Senegal, the national team crushed by Romania.

Otherwise, defeats against Hungary (25-32), Japan (21-27) and Denmark (23-36).

The tricolor handball players also have a revenge to take. Last year, at the Carpathian Trophy, Switzerland achieved a totally unexpected victory, score 36-27.

Locull 9 is the objective we have left. As I said, any step further than everything that was means that in these years, together with my colleagues, Florin [Pera] and Bogdan [Burcea]they managed to tie some things together. The important thing is to keep progressing, to reach the level we want to aim for. We are talking about the teams in the top 8

– Ovidiu Mihăilă, the Romanian national team coach

Romania's results at the Women's Handball World Championships:

• 1957 – 9th place
• 1962 – champion
• 1965 – 6th place
• 1971 – 4th place
• 1973 – 2nd place
• 1975 – 4th place
• 1978 – 7th place
• 1982 – 8th place
• 1986 – 5th place
• 1990 – 7th place
• 1993 – 4th place
• 1995 – 7th place
• 1997 – 12th place
• 1999 – 4th place
• 2001 – 17th place
• 2003 – 10th place
• 2005 – 2nd place
• 2007 – 4th place
• 2009 – 8th place
• 2011 – 13th place
• 2013 – 10th place
• 2015 – 3rd place
• 2017 – 10th place
• 2019 – 12th place
• 2021 – 13th place
• 2023 – 12th place