World championship concluded and as expected 
is the world champion beating 
in the final 32-26
VS 
35-34, dramatic win for with a last second save.. the drama started when Richardson scored a penalty for giving them the lead with only 20 seconds to go
smart tactic from coach during the timeout allowed the team to create a gap for the right winger Areia who was unlucky but also was facing the smart french GK Bolzinger who open the far angle and blocked it at the end giving a save deserved Bronze medal
technically the shot from the wing can be saved but I think Areia lost his technique when he didn’t catch the pass correctly then his focus was more on his steps and not to step on the line instead of looking at the goal.. anyway .. deserved great appreciation in this tournament and as a more experienced team deserved the bronze medal
VS 35-34, dramatic win for with a last second save.. the drama started when Richardson scored a penalty for giving them the lead with only 20 seconds to go
smart tactic from coach during the timeout allowed the team to create a gap for the right winger Areia who was unlucky but also was facing the smart french GK Bolzinger who open the far angle and blocked it at the end giving a save deserved Bronze medal
technically the shot from the wing can be saved but I think Areia lost his technique when he didn’t catch the pass correctly then his focus was more on his steps and not to step on the line instead of looking at the goal.. anyway .. deserved great appreciation in this tournament and as a more experienced team deserved the bronze medal
Semifinal 2
VS 40-27, first half was really good from (taking into consideration they are facing the best team in the world).. the game was close but Managed to win by 4 goals (20-16) .. 2nd half was superb from the specially the Fantastic Four (Gidsel, Nilsen, Rasmus and Pytlick)
couldn’t beat the concrete defence and keeper and couldn’t stop Gidsel’s right left right three steps
good tournament for But they were unlucky to face the amazing Team in the semifinal
3rd position game
VS
Final:
VS
Semifinal 1 result vs 31-28
very tense and physical game (with a lot of simulation).. started the game strong and extended their lead to 9 goals sometimes.. had a very poor performance specially from the GKs
congratulations fir
Semifinal 2
VS
Yesterday results:
VS 
33-21, team continued their unbeaten record (35 game without losing in WCh since 2017) the game started for and score reached 10-3 after 15 min, better performance from team led to closing the gap to 15-12 by half time, the 2nd half had a margin favor for till minute 40 when the Danish team start scoring 8 consecutive goals without response, 12 minutes until Brazil scored again, during that blackout time GK Martins did really well but his team mates were not able to break the great wall of Nielsen.
hard luck for and wish they continue such great performance in next tournaments.
VS 
31-30, the most improved and best performer so far (except for sure) had a great night yesterday. to get the summary of the game, were playing GK Wolff who made 21 saves in the game !! 21 !!! I believe at least 17-18 of them were one on one. on the other hand both GKs did well saving 12 shots (Marques saved 7 while Capdeville saved 5). the game started with leading till end of first hal 13-9 .. in second half ..ah ..sorry ..I will say Wolff not ...Wolff in 2nd half managed to close the gap and even lead by 2 goals, but Portela and Francisco Costa were able to finish the time draw 26-26.
the extra time started with heading again thanks to :Francisco Costa and Martim Costa .. Knorr and Zerbe managed to draw for the team Wolff ... but 4 seconds before the end Martim Costa scored the golden goal to secure the first ever semifinal spot in a well deserved game with huge frustration from Wolff against his team mates.
in 2019 U21 team finished 4th in WCh ( 
finished 3rd in the same tournament) in the same year U 19 team finished 4th too in Wch ( won that tournament) now in the semi final with amazing performance and mix of mostly young players and few experienced.
Semi Final Games:
30th of Jan
VS
31st of Jan
VS
ExpandLangaro and Montes' performance was disappointing. Pathetic to be exact.
The rest of the team did what they could. In any case, no work starts at the top.
But in general the team deserves appreciation
carvalho did well and montes did some good saves
the bad time was the black out minutes between 40 and 52 when the team was struggling to score
good tournament and wish you all the best .. and …. Consistency 😉
ExpandIs the Egyptian goalkeeper always this bad?
This is a very good question, and the simple answer is ..YES ..they always like that and even the old GK legends (Elrouby, Elnakeeb, Ayman Salah..etc) they were below average worldwide (locally they were the greatest) … the main question is …why?
I am an ex-handball GK in Egypt and later played also in England for Reading Lions handball club, so what I am going to say about Egyptian GKs are not speculations but that was our real life and still.
- Why I was a GK ..simply because I was left wing number 3 in the team, and by luck during some cooling break I was playing shot out with friend and saved all, then the coach decided to keep me in goal for this training session ..then forever.
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You are not good enough as a player, you are very slow, you are very fat, you are not talented those are the main reasons in why a person becomes handball GK.
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Since I was 8 till 23 yrs old when I stopped playing in for work reasons I (we) never ever had a specialised GK coach!! ..even the special training to improve our skills was usually ruined by players when the coach is focusing how they are not scoring more than focus on our movements and style.
- Handball GKs usually memorised the players, those players I am playing with them in the training or even the opponents I see them 4-5 times every season, I perfectly memorise their movements and shots, but that shouldn’t be your normal style, you should have plans for unknown players, how to block the angles, how to synchronise with the block to get one side and to let them block the other side, when you block the close angle and leave the wide one and vice versa.
When I was in England (which is not a strong or even average team), all GKs went to GK workshop with whom?? Omeyer ..the legend French handball GK .. I was listening to some advices which I never heard about in my life. Where was that when I was young and able to improve, unfortunately nothing.
Sorry for talking to much but I am really disappointed and I know will never win a major title or medal without a good GK ..imagine if Egypt in Olympics or last 3 Wch has Landin or De Vargas or Wolff …at least would be on the podium couple of times.
ExpandIn the meantime, Team Poland proudly beat Team US in the Presidents Cup on penalties 💪. LA 28 hosts handball programme ain’t that good yet.
But - jokes aside - US team surely better than Team GB A.D. 2012.
Or China 2008.
in 2021 
team was very promising I was expecting to perform better in 2023 but they did almost similar (even the game was at home) ... but this year was the biggest shocking surprise for me, don't know why they are so slow and very heavy on the field.
thriller and excitement night for all handball fans except and 
QF results yesterday:
VS 31-30, incredible game with both teams swap leading the results, both keepers were the reason of their team leading, some great saves from GK Bartucz make lead, then few brilliant sves from GK Kuzmanovic bring them back on to draw then the lead. But the most interesting part when it was 26-30 for with 5 minutes to go when coach decided to put the 35 yrs old experienced GK Pesic into the field, he managed to save all shots on him in the last 5 min. with very good attack from players and the cherry on the top when Sipic scored at 59:59 the winning goal and made the hall shaking and supporters going mad. very sorry for who did a great effort and ended the night by a nightmare.
VS 34-33, do you think the previous game was the ultimate drama? ..no ..this was even more thriller, was leading the game from beginning and the score was 18-14 in the first half, early in 2nd half the score difference became 5 for but slowly slowly managed to close the gap (thanks to attacking tactic playing with 7 players and an empty goal), last couple of minutes were amazing for handball fans, it reached 32-30 for then managed to draw and then 33-32 for again, the Yaya scored when it was 59:57 (only 3 sec to final whistle) with very fast start from Karabatic they managed to score which has been rejected by team but the video ref proved the ball was in at 59:59.97 ..only 0.03 sec destroyed the Egyptian dream in unbelievable Hitchcock scenario.
Lesson learned for (I hope it's learned), you can't compete with below average GK ..and fair selection of players is a key of success.
today's matches:
VS
VS
This buzzer final goal is very disappointing
I have no idea why the keeper was jogging in the last second
What a game VS 31-30
come back from 26-30 with 5 minutes remaining
Pesic GK is not the man of the match .. he is the hero of the match
great atm in the arena.. match will be saved in handball history
ExpandFor me Egypt deserve credit for reaching this stage without the team's best player Yahya Elderaa before the tournament and without the second best Ahmad Hesham in the main round, So finishing 5th or 6th would still be a big achievement.
And although France are the favorites but they doesn't look unbeatable like Denmark and if Ahmad Hesham is fit and if Egypt can replicate the same defense they applied against France at the Olympics things may get very interesting.
The team needs more development before LA:
- More players to go outside (look at Seesa, Sief or Dodo development and compare it with someone like Mohsen or Abd Elrahman Abdo)
- new Keeper (Hindawy is below average)
- Ahly and Zamalek need to let more players to go out and get more internal transfer to keep it flow
- Ali / Elmasry / Sanad will be older, smart replacement is required
- Mohab (the best sub so far for Yaya) to take more time on field (after returning from his injury)
- Thanks Pastor, younger coach is required, Pastor is a great manager but still old school believer. I know Paraondo maybe difficult but similar generation would be great (I hope Danish school).
Let's wish good luck for the team today I don't know why I am very optimistic (without valid reasons) 
Yesterday Results:
Group III
VS 
46-28, a well deserved win for to continue their magical performance in this tournament, leading this group and qualifying to QF on top of the group to face
VS 25-26, another historical win for , the game was very good and full of good action despite the fact that already qualified before the game, the game was up in air till the last second when left wing go for final shot but went wide.
VS 
29-24, the home team tried to end the tournament in good form after losing their chances to qualify (almost) since the preliminary group stage. the game was mainly for from start till the end and they managed to finish 3 rd in Group III after 3 wins in the main round. is very slow team and if the GK not in form they usually struggle in recent matches..
Group IV
VS 
30-21, tried to hold the last hope by beating waiting either or not to win in order to qualify, of course their loss against by 6 goals was a disaster for the nation who were heading the group till the previous game.
VS 24-31, played another bad game ..actually very bad, started with the subs and score became 4 goal different to even when the main team was on field we see heading the game till almost the mid of second half when the experience played a main role to give the win. side note: bad players with a good keeper would be a good team ..great players with bad keeper it's a bad team ..imagine if there is no keeper!!!!
VS 
29-26, this game was a decider to whom will qualify as first and who will finish third between and (surprisingly 2nd was reserved for before the game), the game start with very good performance from who were heading by 4 goals till the end of first half when managed to draw, till the mid of 2nd half the draw was there but last quarter of the match was for who managed to qualify first in front of their home fans to face in the quarter final.
QF matches:
28th of Jan
VS
VS
29th of Jan
VS
VS
Today's Matches:
Group III
VS
VS
VS
Group IV
VS
VS
VS
Yesterday Results:
Group I
VS 
25-33, despite the results but both teams deserve great appreciation for their performance during the tournament with finished 3rd in the group I after giants & while finished fourth in one of the biggest surprises beating more experienced team either in the preliminary group or in the main group. the match itself was for from start to end.
VS 22-28, another win for :DEN, while GK did very good game to keep the score as close as possible (both keepers made 15 saves most of them from Mrkva in the first half.
VS 
31-19, continuation of the disappointing performance from one of the worst tournaments for them which was easy game for to give more time to their subs to show off.
Group II
VS 
37-37, before the game there were limited chances for and no chances for to qualify, but the game was full of enthusiasm and was on fire till the end. draw was fair looking at both teams performance.
VS 23-29, start of the game was for and they increased the gap to 4 goals until coach changed the attacking tactics by adding additional pivot for almost the whole game, the old lads from were not able to cope with such tactic and almost scored all those attacks, in addition to quick start and fast breaks against team has most of its best players over 37 years old.
VS 
32-25, good start from and they were competing goal by goal till min 15 when started increasing the gap, with more experienced players in the French team was very difficult for to comeback.
Standing:
Group I
10 Qualified
8 Qualified
5
4
3
0
Group II
10 Qualified
7 Qualified
5
4
4
0
ExpandI thought they were taking on Qatar, seems as if I can’t read properly. Although to be fair, it’s 4am from me so maybe that explains it
Still always a sucker for an underdog, especially North Macedonia, Faroe Islands, and Iceland in men’s handball. Well besides Sweden… I have a soft spot for Palicka
Too early for you mate 😂😂
so, you changed your mind when you knew they are going to face 😉
Expandthen at min 29:58 in 2nd half they balanced their decision by giving an offensive foul against
After discussing with some friends close to IHF
the ref whistle passive play after did the 5th pass (the new rule the team should have max of 4 passes after the ref announces passive)
ExpandIs like you say about our team, some of the "old guard" are retired and dont have a good remplacement.
You are absolutely right
and I didn’t see great potential in your u21 or u19 teams
you need to build up a new generation with good coaching school (I recommend spanish or french as it matches more your way of playing and body shape)
Brazil and even Chile are doing well now and the gap will grow even bigger
Today’s matches:
Group I
VS
VS
VS
Group II
VS
VS
VS
Yesterday results:
the day of thrill and surprises
Group III
VS 29-35, the surprise is not just the result or has been eliminated, actually the performance of was very great not only in this game but in the whole tournament, the great thing about they can score from all positions, back side, wings, pivot, penetration and fast breaks.. as a handball ex-player and fan I really like this team and wish they continue like that
VS 24-27, another huge surprise for one of the trams ( ) if they believe themselves they can be at least in the top 8 every tournament (and first not to lose the pan American championship).. I saw only the highlights but a major observation that never get ahead in the game and the only draw was 1-1 !!.. I like the personality of when the gap reduced from 5 goals to 20-19 near the end but acted as a big team and increased the gap again. Another team I would love to see them usually in the top eight
VS 22-39, easy game with no actual resistance
GROUP IV
VS 30-26, Secured their first win in the main round, but being honest the team was stronger in the last two championship can be an important figure in African handball and we may see them more frequently on the podium with silver or bronze (currently is dominating the continent by far)
VS 26-25, first I want to show this number (11-20) this is the number of turnovers in the game!!! did 20!!! When I was playing u 15 and our team do 20 turnovers in a game the next day we would be punished with tough training and exercises (when we were 16 years old and above we never do 20 turnovers in a game!!)
referees were a key factor in the game with 3 imaginary penalties for keeping them in the game when the gap start increasing (left back jump from 8 m hitting 2 defenders with 2 cases are obviously offensive foul and one normal foul for but refs intentionally gave penalties)… then at min 29:58 in 2nd half they balanced their decision by giving an offensive foul against in an action never ever being awarded as offensive foul. Anyway, secured qualification as 2nd to face with rare opportunity to be first
VS 32-26, The home team finally found the pace and win by more than 5 goals to be in the safe side in the head to head between and if beat in the last game they will be heading the group
standing:
Group III
7 qualified
6 qualified
4
4
3
0
Group IV
6
6 qualified (yes the second guaranteed qualification but the first not 😂)
6
4
2
0
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Best team
Exceptional performance
Worst performance
Weak teams who did better than expected
unlucky teams
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