El Analyzer

Yesterday results : Group I VS 26-32 easy game for dominating the whole match VS 27-34, great effort from in the first half but the most experienced team managed to secure the victory and qualify to the QF VS 39-28, any surprise?!.. I can’t see any team currently can stop incredible version of handball team Group II VS 39-34, it’s not a huge surprise looking at performance in this tournament, had 3-4 players playing most of the game and they are +36 years old .. I hope they will not buy new players VS 28-35, expected results.. for handball fans: try to see goal number 9 for really funny VS 29-26, the most important game yesterday, crucial win for and they are now the most favourable team to qualify to the QF alongside while is officially out standing: group I 8 qualified 6 qualified 4 3 3 0 group II 8 qualified 5 4 4 3 0

One of the worst games for since 2018 Pastor did everything wrong, starting lineup gave indication we are better and let’s play with some subs rotation was very bad no attacking tactics at all (except last 5 minutes) he was relying on players talent from organised attack only two shots from the wing !! Against Scandinavian team which means very strong defence specially in the middle players were in very bad form .. I never saw Yaya in that form since he was U 20 except Ali Zien (left back) and Ahmed Adel “Dola” (pivot) the whole team was disappointing he saved some shots but Hendawy is a poor quality GK.. can’t change the results of any game (selecting him in the squad is a mystery in Egypt) finally, 3 main injuries in the squad Yehia Elderaa before the tournament Mohab Said (the best sub for Yaya) before the tournament Dodo during the match against Croatia But to be honest did a great game and well deserved, specially their brilliant GK

Today Matches: Group I VS VS VS Group II VS VS VS

Yesterday results: Group III: VS 28-24, good game from but the experience and quality of is much higher and secured another 2 points for them VS 37-37, great game, is doing a great tournament so far, the match was going goal by goal most of the time against the giant , handball fans would enjoy re-watching this game for sure VS 25-24, till the last 13 minutes the score was 22-19 for and the next 8 minutes was showing 5 consecutive goals from the home team securing 2 goal difference till the end of the game in a great comeback. Group IV: VS 34-23 , very easy game for for dominating the game from the start till the end VS 24-44, another easy game for this time. VS 24-27, brilliant result for the Scandinavian side who dominated the game from the first minute, the first goal for was after 7 and half minutes, credit goes to GK Hallgrimsson who did more than 60% savings in the first half , one of the best keepers in the world with special technic and style. Both groups are still open for big teams to qualify to the QF. Group standings: Group III 5 PTS 4 PTS 4 PTS 3 PTS 2 PTS 0 PTS Group IV 6 PTS 4 PTS 4 PTS 4 PTS 0 PTS 0 PTS

I am expecting a lot of MP athletes will retire after introducing the Obstacles ..not all athletes can adapt with the new sport.

Today's matches: Group III: VS VS VS Group IV: VS VS VS

Yesterday's results: Group I: VS 37 -26 easy win for against one of the weakest versions of VS 18- 25 another great results for the black horse of this tournament, is the most improved team and had a great potential, they are still far from the top 8-10 teams but handball can get a great boost if they build on this tournament results. VS 40-30 one side game for the best team by far. is unstoppable, they dominate the game from the beginning till the end secured a place in quarter final (unofficially). Group II: VS 29 -29 a thriller game till the end. the match was going goal by goal till minute 58:45 when got a penalty (result was 28-28), Kaiper the GK became the hero when he saved it and allowed his team mate to convert the next attack and let leading the game with only 6 seconds to go. after time out, Kuzmanoviski shot from 15 m in the middle of the goal which deflected from Kaiper hand securing a deserved draw between the two teams. VS 37-38, another thriller game with a lot of goals. the game leading was between both teams during the game, the last two minutes the score was 2 goals for the Dutch team until the refs interfere allowing to draw and it all hinges on a foul on the 9 m with 3 seconds to goal. Versteijnen shot it on goal with a great buzzer-beater and had been confirmed as a goal by video referee in a great win for VS 30-37, easy win for who dominated the game from beginning and similar to they secured their spot in the QF (unofficially). will need to beat and to qualify to the QF in a very complicated group. Group standing: Group I: 6 PTS 4 PTS 4 PTS 3 PTS 1 PTS 0 PTS Group II 6 PTS 4 PTS 3 PTS 3 PTS 2 PTS 0 PTS

Today's matches: Group I: VS VS VS Group II: VS VS VS

In the main round 4 groups created each will have 6 nations (3 qualified from each preliminary group). each team qualify with the points they gain from the teams qualified with them (the 4th team results are ignored) first 2 teams from the main round qualify to the quarter final Group I: 4 PTS 4 PTS 2 PTS 1 PTS 1 PTS 0 PTS Group II: 4 PTS 3 PTS 2 PTS 2 PTS 1 PTS 0 PTS Group III: 4 PTS 3 PTS 3 PTS 2 PTS 0 PTS 0 PTS Group IV: 4 PTS 4 PTS 2 PTS 2 PTS 0 PTS 0 PTS

yesterdays' results: VS 26-31 Very good result for to qualify to the main round, the team improved (but not to compete with the high level yet). is a fast and rapid team but lacking the strength and good defense. VS 29-29, great game from both giants, finished the first half 16-11 but a great comeback from in second half with special thanks to Alex Dujshebev who scored in the last 6 seconds and to Dujshebev junior (Daniel) who saved the long shot from the center to secure the draw in a thriller game. De Vargas ( GK) did one great moment in the game when he saved a penalty and the Ref gave the Swedish player Hampus a red card thinking it came straight to De Vargas face but the GK told the ref it came to his hand asking the ref to cancel the red card in a great moment (at that time the score was 20-14 to Sweden) VS 28-38, great game from the African side, is a big question mark, in 1999 Wch they finished 8th and since then the team performance was keep going down (decent number of players switched nationalities), was leading the game from start till the end and secure a historical qualify to the main round. VS 18-23, is it a surprise? ..yes and no .. should be the more favorable side but their performance even in the European qualification was not great.. beat in European qualification with 1 goal difference in a very tough game. was performing very well from the beginning finishing the 1st half 14-8, GK get the credit for such brilliant result.

Today's matches: VS VS VS VS

yesterday's results: Group A VS 28-30 VS 29-22 Group A concluded with on top with 4 points in the main round, both & qualified for the main round with 1 point each. to the president cup, really surprised with the Polish defense, the lack of dynamic movement and big gaps on pivot is a mystery. need a huge re-establish of their team with such performance they will struggle even to qualify to major events. very good work from & both were very close to do something with but lack of experience in the 2nd halves was their problem. Group D VS 29-20 VS 36-32 finished 1st with 3 points in the main round despite the bad start and draw against who qualified to the main round with 1 point. Qualified 2nd with 2 points. the order is expected but they will face tough games in the main round with and Group E VS 31-24 VS 28-31 Portugal was the biggest surprise in the group, beating the home team and also the great consistency made them the black horse of the tournament. was performing very well in their game against but no way to beat them. is the big disappointment and their supporter were left desperate with the bad results at home. in the main round qualified with 4 points, with 2 and with zero points. Group H VS 26-25 VS 28-24 were dominating the game until minute 53 when a great came back from made the draw but couple of good saves from GK guarantee the win for them and qualification for the main round. dominated the home team from the first second till the end (Refs were not wrong in their decisions but were not consistent in their decisions) qualified to main round with 4 points boosting their chances to go to quarter final, qualified with 2 points while qualified to the main round with 0 points.

Today’s matches: VS VS VS VS VS VS VS VS

Yesterday’s results: VS 24-35 , easy win for Egypt, waiting a very important match against Croatia who are performing very well so far VS 19-19 another tie in this group which became Verny competitive, good comeback from Poland who were 3 goals down in the first half VS 37-32, Netherlands guaranteed a spot in the main round with such win, the game against Hungry will decide their fate VS 30-26 brilliant comeback from Portugal who were 3 goals down in the first half, if Norway beat Portugal in the last match we will see both + Brazil qualify to the main round with only 2 points each VS 18-35 very easy win for Hungary VS 29-31 credit goes to Germany GK Wolff who saved 3-4 shots in the last couple of minutes to overturn the result twoards Germany, good job from Switzerland they will be a tough side if they continue like that VS 17-33 easy win for Norway

Today’s games: VS VS VS VS VS VS VS

Yesterday’s results: VS 32-23 another deserved win for Italy VS 19-43 VS 41-19 VS 31-22 VS 28-26 .. crucial win for Austria .. the 2nd place guaranteed now VS 34-21 VS 39-21 VS 21-32 .. the first half after 16 minutes it was 11-1 from Denmark !.. Italy is performing very well in this group but also this is the worst version of both Tunisia and Algeria .. specially Tunisia

yesterday's results: VS 17 -17 @rafalgorka how on earth you expected a tie .. in Handball we never expect something like that even the teams are even ..good one mate VS 39-25 expected win but 14 goals different is a surprise ..3 red cards for didn't help the team in defense ..the 2nd red card is very bad, 80s -90s style VS 40-23 very easy game for VS 30-21 good game from , I am expecting were not playing so hard VS 36-22 another expected results, the 3rd game of this group will be the decider who will be in first place between and VS 35-28 first half was brilliant, very fast handball .. great goal keeping specially from GK .. but the polish defending on pivot was horrible .. 2nd half was purely for VS 27-27 very good game from , was playing very poor yesterday VS 26-29 the biggest surprise so far, team deserved the win despite some debatable decisions from the ref, beating at home is a great results.. but could continue with the same performance .. consistency is their biggest problem today's games: VS VS VS VS VS VS VS VS

In a very close games with the teams are running head to head our sport is biased (unfortunately) by refs will give you an example: if the defender is defending while he is inside the 6 m it's a penalty (by book) .. but million times you can see the defender is barely touching the line ...if the ref whistle for each touch, each attack will end with penalty. now the biased part .. if the player now defending and touch the 6 m line, and the ref whistle a penalty ..it's not wrong ..actually it's right by the book ..if he whistle only a foul ..again it's most common and very normal in the sport ..the biased part when the ref whistle penalty for a team and whistle foul for the other team .. each decision alone is correct ..but combining them together is the problem.. the most famous biased game I have ever seen is vs in WCh 2015 to answer your question, the ref decisions were not wrong .. but usually in favour of one team over the other.

Day 1 results: 32 - 25 ...a big surprise as a result but in the game the swift and talented Italian team deserved the win against one of the best teams in Africa, Tunisian players seem too heavy and lack of options and tactics. well done Italy. 37 - 19 .. France easily dominates the game and the gap getting bigger and bigger along the game, the mixed international old lads team who called themselves Qatar wasn't able to play against France. good result for most of Handball fans 37 - 26 .. both teams are not top but despite the close results in the first half (18-16) Austria managed to widen the gap in the second half and secured a realistic win. 47 - 22 .. easy win for Denmark, Algeria couldn't do anything against the world and olympic champion despite the great effort from the Algerian GK Khalifa Ghedbane. 3 teams qualify from each group, with yesterday performance it seems like: Group B ...but if Tunisia kept the bad performance has the chance to qualify ..their match will be the decider. Group C .. the match between Qatar and Austria will decide who will be in the 2nd place. today we have 8 games: VS VS VS VS VS VS VS VS the games are broadcasted on the Egyptian channels (ON time sport 1 & 2) if you have IPTV.

when start (watching), Carl Lewis 1988 when I was2 yrs old baby (first Olympics) Carl Lewis 1984

Two gold slipped from hands (logic this time) Nasar in men 89 kg won the gold with brilliant performance Reeves in women 71 kg with great boosting performance in C&J

I was wondering who gave team that push? ..it was you at the end ... Karlos is the man (hopefully) to break this domination. but if we did a poll here: Do you think weightlifters are clean from doping or not ? ..what would be your thoughts ...I don't want to criticise any athletes or countries but the records are very suspicious

After finishing 8 Categories (4 men and 4 women), still dominating the WCh by far: in women: 1 Gold in 45 kg while 3 Golds in 49, 55 and 59 kg in men: 1 gold in 55 kg while 3 Golds in 61, 67 and 73 kg

Ahmed El-Gendy (Modern Pentathlon)

African championship: the following teams qualified for Women IHF WCh 2025: