16 European teams remain in the quarter-final race EHF / Björn Pazen20 January 2021, 12:00 Share URL via E-Mail Copy URL to clipboard
16 of 17 European teams have qualified for the main round of the 2021 Men’s World Championship in Egypt. As four European teams clashed in group E - Switzerland had replaced USA after several COVID-19 cases in their team- it was obvious that one of them would miss the main round and would have to continue in the Presidents Cup for the positions 25 to 32.
Thanks to their outstanding playmaker Andy Schmid, Switzerland beat Austria in their opener 28:25, arriving directly from the airport to the playing hall, and managed to proceed in their first World Championship in 26 years.
Qatar look to top group with win over Croatia
19 Jan 2021 - 8:20
Qatar players celebrtae after defeating Japan on Sunday.
The Peninsula
Doha: Qatar coach Valero Rivera yesterday expressed his delight at the performances of his players ahead of their third and final Group match of the 27th IHF Men’s Handball World Championship - Egypt 2021. Asian giants Qatar booked a place in the main round of the 32-team event and will take on European giants Croatia today. Qatar started their Group campaign with a thrilling 30-25 win over Angola at Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, the designated venue for Group C matches. On Sunday, Qatar clinched a thrilling 31-29 victory over Japan, who stunned two-time Olympic champions and former World Champions Croatia with a 29-29 draw in their opening match.
Handball-WM: Frankreich und Duo verlustpunktfrei Gruppensieger spox.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from spox.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Friday, 15 January 2021
Germany recorded a comprehensive victory over Uruguay as group action continued at the International Handball Federation (IHF) World Men’s Handball Championship in Egypt.
Today saw the opening fixtures in Groups A, B, C and D with Germany making an early statement of intent in Group A as they won 43-14 at the Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex in 6
th of October City.
The Germans opened up a 16-4 lead at the interval and the result never looked in doubt as they outscored their opponents 27-10 in the second half.
The other Group A game was a much tighter affair as Hungary defeated Cape Verde 34-27.
January 15, 2021 Share
France made a great start to the 2021 World’s Men Handball Championship defeating 2019 IHF Men’s World Championship runners-up Norway 28:24 at the Dr Hassan Moustafa Hall in Giza. French goalkeeper Wesley Pardin made 18 saves and was declared the best player of the match. France and Norway are drawn together in Group E. In another Group E match, Switzerland defeated Austria 28-25. Both teams were tied 13-13 at halftime.
In Group F action, Portugal defeated Iceland 25-23 after leading 11-10 at halftime and Algeria, being 8-15 down at halftime, staged a remarkable comeback to win 24-23 in a thriller.