In 2015, Qatar became the first team from outside Europe who play the finals of a World Cup. Defeated the French in the last act, then they got their first presence in the Olympics, and now their dream is to become the first team from outside Europe to win the gold medal at a World Cup.

Dagur Sigurdsson headed by Icelandic National had an extraordinary journey in this tournament, winning every game in Group C. categorically They passed the row of Hungary (27-23), Chile (35-14), Saudi Arabia (38-24) , Belarus (31-25) and Croatia (28-21). Nemntii are, along with France, the only team at this World Cup which they won every match so far.

In 2016 nemntii obtained the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Rio, where past little of Poland in the final score 31-25. Also in 2016 they won the gold medal at the European Championship after the finals have won big competition, 24-17 against Spain.

This will be the 7th duel between the two representative. Germany has the most wins, 4, while Qatar was imposed only twice. The last meeting took place in 2016 in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games in Rio, where nemntii were won by a score of 34-22.