Surprising Paraguay joined Brazil in qualifying for the World Championships by holding the USA to a tie. They join Argentina and the host Dominican Republic from Group A. How surprising is Paraguay´s performance. Consider that their program had not participated in any recent tournaments until last year´s South American Championships. http://teamhandballnews.com/comment-n193.html

Group A
ARG 17 – 21 URU
DOM 26 – 19 MEX

Group B
USA 23 – 23 PAR
BRA 37 – 17 CAN

Group A (Final Standings)
ARG 2 0 1 4 Pts 65:57 +8
DOM 2 0 1 4 Pts 75:71 +4
URU 1 1 1 3 Pts 69:66 +3
MEX 0 1 2 1 Pts 55:70 -15

Group B (Final Standings)
BRA 3 0 0 6 Pts 124:40 +84
PAR 1 1 1 3 Pts 58:88 -30
CAN 1 0 2 2 Pts 66:89 -23
USA 0 1 2 1 Pts 63:94 -31

Semifinal Matchups
Brazil vs Dominican Republic
Argentina vs Paraguay

Consolation Semifinals
Uruguay vs USA
Canada vs Mexico