Handball: Egypt Into last 8 in World Championship

Handball Youth Egyptian national team qualified for the last eight in the Junior World Championship after beating Serbia 30-29 on Wednesday.

The Pharaohs are currently participating in the Handball Junior World Championship taking place in Spain, after winning the 2018 African Men’s Junior tournament.

Egypt managed to secure their victory in the last five seconds of the game after they held a 29-29 draw during their encounter against Serbia.

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Egypt now will face either Norway or Brazil, who’ll face each other tonight.

The Pharaohs managed to end the first half with a 15-14 victory over the Eagles.

It is worth mentioning that Egypt qualified for the last 16 as group B winners after pulling off five victories in their group stage clashes against Australia, Nigeria, Sweden, South Korea, and France.

Egypt became the first non-European team to achieve the full mark during the group stage in this tournament since 2009 when Brazil managed to do so.

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