Heraklion (IP) – Iran has booked its place in the 2022 IHF Youth Beach Handball World Championship semifinals.

Iran PressEurope: The 2022 IHF Men’s Youth (U18) Beach Handball World Championship is underway, starting from 14 to 19 June, while the IHF Men’s Beach Handball World Championships are set to be held from 21 to 26 June in the same venue in Heraklion, Greece.

On Saturday, the Iranian team overpowered Argentina 2-1 (19-12, 14-15, 8-4) and advanced to the semifinals.

Iran had previously defeated the US 2-0, Qatar 2-0, France 2-0 and Brazil 2-0; the Iranian team had also lost to Sweden 2-0 and Croatia 2-1.

Iran is scheduled to face Brazil on Saturday in the semifinals.

The tournament was established in 2017, taking place every two years. The current tournament format lasts approximately six days and involves 16 men's and 16 women's teams initially competing in four groups of four teams.

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