France celebrated their second victory in an equal number of matches, prevailing 2-1 over Brazil.

Les Bleus won 17:14 a balanced matchfirst set, which was determined in details.

Brazil was superior in the second set tying the game at 1-1 and sending the match to the shoot-out.

There, France’s players kept their composure and took the victory with 8:6, after Brazil missed two of the five shots they made.

The sets: 17:14, 16:22, 8:6

France: Mas, Akakpo 5, Dubois 16, Perchicot 6, Desbonnet 4, Oulieu 2, Saidani, Rataboul 2, Deschamps 4, Petit 2

Brazil: Felix, Goncalves, Caetano, Machado, Calcanho, Santana, Xavier, Duarte, Raposo, Morais

Referees: Al Hail, Alyafei (Qatar) S: 1-3

Quotes

Sebastian Desbonnet (France - Player)

"The game was exciting and leaves us with a pleasant... taste. Our victory is important, since we managed to make it against a very strong team.

We have a team that is constantly improving and we want to reach high in this tournament".

Nicolas Xavier (Brazil’s player)

"It was a good, albeit unlucky, match for us. I hope that in the aftermath of the World Championship we will be better and luckier. France has a strong team, which really made it difficult for us".