Germany secured the battle for fifth place at the 28th IHF Men's World Championship after an exciting finish to the match. After trailing two times by seven, Egypt kept coming back to life, managed to level and push the match into extra time. One name stood out in a very close match: Andreas Wolff and his 20 saves, helping his team get a narrow win after 70 minutes.
Placement Matches 5-8
Germany vs Egypt 35:34 after extra time (30:30, 17:14)
Ok, so we are into unknown territory at the 2023 IHF Men’s World Championship. We have just entered the last week of the competition. In only seven days, we will find out who are the new world champions!
But until then, there is still a day left in the main round at Poland/Sweden 2023. Group I and Group II of the main round concluded on Sunday evening, with some high-profile clashes that yielded four teams qualified for the quarter-final.
We are already in the second half of Poland/Sweden 2023, and the action is really starting to pick up, with no team affording to lose games in the competition, as every loss might prove fatal for their aspirations.
Egypt are the first team from Group G to secure the main round at Poland/Sweden 2023 after sealing an 11-goal win over Morocco.
Group G
Egypt vs Morocco 30:19 (13:9)
Morocco knew they had a tough challenge ahead. Still, they entered the match with full concentration. Having the first lead of the match, they could even have gained a two-goal lead, but Egypt's third goalkeeper Mohamed Aly said not today and saved two times in a row.