Costa brothers get the Portuguese party started
Despite Romania’s lively start, once the fourth-ranked national team from the 2025 IHF World Championship began to fly on the court with 20-year-old Francisco Costa scoring an incredible in-flight in the 12th minute to announce their dominance, the match turned into a one-way street.
Power, pace and efficiency: the Heróis do Mar’s performance had everything and enabled Paulo Pereira to make use of his full squad and keep his key players fresh for the next challenges in group B. With the Costa brothers (16 goals) and Salvador Salvador (six) combining for 22 goals altogether, Portugal’s comfortable victory was not in question at any point throughout the match.