The South and Central
American Qualification to the 2019 Men’s Youth World Championship in North
Macedonia will be held in Taubate, Brazil from 8 to 12 May, with six teams
playing for the last three places at the World Championship. The remaining
qualification events have already taken place, and the three teams that book
their tickets to North Macedonia 2019 will complete the 24-nation line-up that
will decide the world title in August.
Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay are the six nations to be represented at the South
and Central American Qualification event, which will follow a round-robin
format. As per the usual IHF competition regulations, teams will earn two
points for each victory, one point for each draw and zero points for a loss. At
the conclusion of the five match days, the three top-ranked teams will secure
their berths at North Macedonia 2019.
All matches will be played in EMEEEIF Madre Cecilia in Taubate. IHF
delegates from Costa Rica, Argentina and Brazil have been selected for the
South and Central American Qualification, along with referees from Argentina,
Uruguay and Brazil.
MATCH SCHEDULE
All times local (UTC -3)
8 May 2019
16:00 Uruguay vs Argentina
18:00 Colombia vs Brazil
20:00 Paraguay vs Chile
9 May 2019
16:00 Argentina vs Colombia
18:00 Brazil vs Paraguay
20:00 Chile vs Uruguay
10 May 2019
16:00 Colombia vs Uruguay
18:00 Brazil vs Chile
20:00 Argentina vs Paraguay
11 May 2019
16:00 Paraguay vs Colombia
18:00 Brazil vs Uruguay
20:00 Chile vs Argentina
12 May 2019
16:00 Chile vs Colombia
18:00 Argentina vs Brazil
20:00 Uruguay vs Paraguay