Wednesday, 13 January 2021
The United States have withdrawn from the International Handball Federation (IHF) Men's Handball World Championship because of a COVID-19 outbreak, but hosts Egypt were victorious as the event began.
Egypt defeated Chile 35-29, but not before the US became the second team to withdraw from the tournament behind the Czech Republic.
Switzerland, as the 16th-place finishers at the last European Championship, were invited to take the place of the Americans and slot into Group E.
A "majority of our players and staff members tested positive for the virus" following a training camp in Denmark, USA Team Handball said in a statement.