Taiwan is the host country of the 12th Korfball World Cup. Until now, Belgium and the Netherlands have always reached the final, which only resulted in a Belgian world title in 1991. Will it be a Derby of the Low Countries again this year? We follow it on this page.
first round
group B Belgium Turkey 32-9 Hong Kong Turkey 21/10 Belgium Hong Kong 22/10, 8 hours standing M W F +/- pts 1. Belgium 1 1 0 23 3 2. Hong Kong 3. Turkey 0 0 1 -23 0
The top 2 of the 8 groups advance to the next round.
spinner08 hours 35. Belgians easily clear the first hurdle. Belgium won without any problems against Turkey on Friday in its first group match at the Korfball World Cup in Taiwan. The Belgian Diamonds won 32-9. Lisa Pauwels was the top scorer of the match with six goals. Tibo Dujardin, Christoph Hellemans and Lise van Maldeghem each found their way to the basket four times. On Sunday (8 a.m. Belgian time), the team of national coach Detlef Elewaut will play its second match in group B against Hong Kong. The top two from the eight groups advance to the second round, in which a new group phase follows. A knockout system will be used from the quarter-finals onwards. The final will be played on October 29. For the past eleven World Cups, the final battle has always been between the Netherlands and Belgium. The Dutch team came out on top no less than ten times. Only in 1991 was Belgium able to win gold in front of its own audience. During the previous World Cup in 2019 in South Africa, the derby of the Low Countries ended with a 31-18 win for the Netherlands. The defending champions started the tournament on Friday with a big 40-7 victory against Brazil. .
Belgians easily overcome the first hurdle
Belgium won without any problems against Turkey on Friday in its first group match at the Korfball World Cup in Taiwan. The Belgian Diamonds won 32-9. Lisa Pauwels was the top scorer of the match with six goals. Tibo Dujardin, Christoph Hellemans and Lise van Maldeghem each found their way to the basket four times.
On Sunday (8 a.m. Belgian time), the team of national coach Detlef Elewaut will play its second match in group B against Hong Kong. The top two from the eight groups advance to the second round, in which a new group phase follows. A knockout system will be used from the quarter-finals onwards. The final will be played on October 29.
For the past eleven World Cups, the final battle has always been between the Netherlands and Belgium. The Dutch team came out on top no less than ten times. Only in 1991 was Belgium able to win gold in front of its own audience. During the previous World Cup in 2019 in South Africa, the derby of the Low Countries ended with a 31-18 win for the Netherlands. The defending champions started the tournament on Friday with a big 40-7 victory against Brazil.
08h34. Rewatch Belgium-Turkey.
Review Belgium-Turkey
2023-10-20 10:15:44
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