The Red Wolves suffered a second consecutive defeat ahead of the 2026 European Championship on Sunday afternoon. The Belgians lost 15-31 to the Czech Republic. Halfway through the match, the score was 9-14. After two days of play, Croatia and the Czech Republic lead Group 5. Belgium and Luxembourg are last without points. Both teams will play each other twice in March.
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The Belgians started their European Championship qualifying campaign with a defeat. In a fine first half, they kept level with favourite Croatia for a long time to finally rest with a 16 – 12 score. In the second half, the Red Wolves had a much harder time and ultimately lost the game 30 – 23. On Sunday, the Red Wolves play their first home match against the Czech Republic.
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The Black Arrows beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 27 – 28 on Sunday afternoon. Halfway through the game, it was 13 – 16 in favour of the Belgians. After an exciting second half, in which the Belgians fought their way back into the match, they recorded a first and immediately historic victory.
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The Black Arrows lost their first World Cup qualifier to Kosovo 28 – 32 on Friday night. At half-time the score was 12 – 19. In an exciting second half, the Belgians were at times the better of Kosovo but in the end the Black Arrows could not make up the deficit of seven goals and the game ended 28 – 32.
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The Black Arrows will play their WCHQualification tournament in Hasselt from 25 to 27 October with opponents Kosovo and Bosnia Herzegovina. The winner will advance to the play-offs in April 2025.
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