Portugal's first victorious match against Greece as it enters the World Cup competitionEuro 2024.
Today, Thursday, the Portuguese national handball team defeated Greece to qualify for the preliminary stage of Euro 2024 (31-24). In front of more than 11 thousand spectators, Paulo Pereira's men have already managed to perform better than during the 2022 European Championship, during which they lost on the first day, as well as on the following two days.
Fear gripped Francisco Costa's teammates in the first half, and at the start of the second half the Greeks were able to get back on track. But Alexander Cavalcanti's goal gave the Portuguese momentum, who continued and took off. On Saturday, they will face the Czech Republic, before playing their final match in the group stage against Denmark two days later.
