Coach: Osvaldo Lopez

Key Players: Nicolas Bono (Centre Back), Andres Moyano (Right Back)

Road to Qualification: 2nd – 2015 Pan American Championships in Venezuela

History in Tournament: 2005: 7th, 2007: 4th, 2009: 11th, 2011: 10th, 2013: 18th

Overview:

Argentina automatically qualified for Russia 2015 after beating Chile 19:15 in the 2015 Pan American Championships in Venezuela. The team also beat Columbia 34:21; Ecuador 52:10; Venezuela 32:22; and lost to Brazil 20:30.

The team’s main objective for the 2015 IHF Youth World Championship is to gain experience for the U21 and advance to play for senior teams.

Key players for the team include Nicolas Bono, who has great athletic ability and high prospects for the future according to the Argentina Handball Federation. Guillermo Fischer is also one of the most valuable players on the team. Goalkeepers Marcus Krimer and Agustine Forlino are well regarded and have experience playing with senior teams in Argentina.

Fans can follow members of the Argentina team on Twitter:

Hernan Siso: @HernanSiso

Martin Cargnel: @MartinCargnel

Andres Moyano: @AndresMoyanoRP

Nicolás Bono: @Nicobono4

Pablo Cantore: @pablocantore

Leonardo Werner: @LeoWerner6

Federico Gimenez: @EFisuuu

Mariano Bustamante: @Marianbustaman

Juan Pablo Cuello: @juanpicuello04

Tomas Giovagnola: @tomi_giova

Agustin Forlino: @Agustin_Forlino

Lionel Moyano: @Lioo14

Marco Krimer: @Marcokrimer

Group at Russia 2015:

Group D: France, Slovenia, Brazil, Argentina, Tunisia, Japan

Games at Russia 2015:

All times local

Saturday 8 August:         FRA-ARG (16:00)

Monday 10 August:         ARG-SLO (16:00)

Tuesday 11 August:        ARG-JPN (14:00)

Thursday 13 August:      TUN-ARG (20:00)

Friday 14 August:            BRA-ARG (12:00)