Glenn Solberg’s crew will meet there Portugal, Hungary and Iceland, who qualified from Group D. Hungary awaits on Wednesday. Apart from Sweden, Brazil and Cape Verde qualified from the group. Uruguay finished last and was eliminated with three straight losses.

On Monday, Sweden wreaked havoc with South America and won on relegation points. They led 25-8 at halftime and continued their scoring showing in the second.

They only conceded four goals in the second half. The margin of 35 goals is the largest for the Swedish men’s national team.

– We played a fantastic handball match and stayed focused for 60 minutes. Sometimes it can be a little difficult when you’re up against weaker opponents. We have to use a lot of new players and people have to rest, so it was a perfect night,” national team boss Solberg told Viaplay.

Johansson wreaks havoc

Eric Johansson scored eleven goals and contributed eight assists. He played for Elverum last season before moving to Kiel in Germany.

– He has the whole package. He will be one of the best in the world, I’m sure of that. He was born in 2000 and is still young, said Solberg.

France also took four points into the main draw after their 35-31 win over Slovenia on Monday. France will face Spain, Iran and Montenegro.

Poland won the decisive battle

Poland, which is also the host nation, advanced after they beat Saudi Arabia 27-24 in a decisive battle to advance. Thus, Saudi Arabia was eliminated and Poland entered the main draw without points.

Points earned from matches against teams eliminated from each group will be cleared before the main draw.