KUWAIT 28 Jan (KUNA) -- The Kuwaiti handball team on Tuesday achieved the 27th position in the 29th World Cup after defeating its Japanese counterpart 37-32, through a competition to determine the positions remaining teams, the so-called (President's Cup) of handball federations.
The Kuwaiti national team played seven matches throughout its tournament journey until February 2nd in Croatia, Norway, and Denmark.
Kuwait won three matches against Guinea, Algeria, and Japan and lost four matches against Austria, France, Qatar, and Poland.
The Kuwaiti team participated in the tournament, which started on January 14th, after around 16 years of absence, as it last attended in the 2009 edition. (end) hms.msa.ara