​Selector Florentin Pera announced on Sunday the final team with which Romania will qualify for the Women’s Handball World Cup 2023. The competition will be hosted by Denmark, Sweden and Norway from November 29 to December 17.

Cristina Nyagu in Romania’s T-shirtPhoto: SAVO PRELEVIC / AFP / Profimedia

Christina Nyagu, Christina Laszlo, Kryna Pintea and Lorena Ostase among the players called up for the 2023 World Cup

After the “tricolors” won the Carpathian Trophy, the selection gave up on the players Elena Šerban (Dunărea Brăila) and Ana Maria Tenacije (CS Minaur Baia Mare).

Goalkeepers: Diana Chuke (CS Rapid Bucharest), Yulia Dumanska (CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud), Daciana Hosu (SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea);

Far left: Nicoleta Dinka (CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud), Oleksandra Dindiligan (CSM Bucharest);

Left integers: Bianca Bazaliu (CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud), Cristina Nyagu (CSM Bucharest), Claudia Pascan (SCM “U” Craiova);

Centers: Eliza Buceski (CS Rapid Bucharest), Cristina Laslo (CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud), Andreea Popa (Brăila Danube);

Right: Daria Bukur (Gloria Buzeu), Alicia Gohirle (SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea);

Far right: Alexandra Badia (CS Rapid Bucharest), Sonia Seraficanu (CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud);

Turns: Nicoleta Balog (Brăila Danube), Lorena Ostase (CS Rapid Bucharest), Crina Pintea (CSM Bucharest).

The big goal of our girls at the final world tournament is to get into the top 7 places: they would get the right to participate in pre-Olympic tournaments, and the selection for the 2024 Olympics in Paris is the big dream of our camp.

  • At the World Handball Championship, Romania is in Group E along with Denmark, Serbia and Chile.

The first three places qualify for the main competition group.

  • Romania – Chile / December 1 / 18:00 / Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
  • Romania – Serbia / December 3 / 18:00 / Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
  • Denmark – Romania / December 5 / 20:30 / Juske Bank Boxen, Herning.

Know:

  • Romania is the only country in the world to have participated in all editions of the World Cup, and in 2023 it will be held for the 26th time.
  • The World Cup will be held for the first time in three countries, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, from November 29 to December 17, with 32 national teams at the start.
  • In Europe, 16 places are allocated for the World Cup, and six of them were taken directly by the teams of the host countries. They were joined by Montenegro, France and the Netherlands according to the EC 2022 rating.