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From the sofa to making miracles in Egypt EHF / Björn Pazen02 February 2021, 11:00 Share URL via E-Mail Copy URL to clipboard
It was one of the craziest stories of recent years. Andy Schmid, one of the best playmakers in European and global handball looked set to never compete at a World Championship.
In 2020, the star of Rhein-Neckar Löwen had steered Switzerland to an EHF EURO after a 14-year absence and finally, in 2021, the 37-year-old had his first appearance on the global stage.
Last year, at the EHF EURO 2020, he had scored 15 goals in the match against Poland, and Switzerland won 31:24. Even though they had missed the main round, this victory was worth gold as they finished 16th.
France completed a clean sweep of the three match preliminary round at the world handball championships in Egypt with a narrow victory over Switzerland.
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