LIVE: Egypt v North Macedonia | 2021 World Handball Championship
The match will kick off at 19:00 Cairo Local Time | 12:00 ET Canada-USA
Group stage | Venue: Cairo Stadium
Egypt are set to face North Macedonia, who replaced Czechia ahead of the start of the 2021 World Men’s Handball Championship.
Like us on Facebook & follow us on Twitter to receive all the live games alerts or subscribe to our web browser notifecations. You can also download our Andriod App here on Google PlayIt is worth mentioning that the Czech Republic officially withdrew from participation in the 27th IHF Men’s World Championship on Tuesday
This decision came as a consequence of several positive results after the obligatory COVID-19 tests before the departure to Egypt.
According to the COVID-19-Related Regulations for the 2021 IHF Men’s World Championship in Egypt, article A. Non-appearance/Non-participation, the first substitute nation – North Macedonia – have been invited to take part.
“The list of substitute nations was created in accordance with the performance criteria of the qualification event of the continent of the reigning world champion, which is Europe,” IHF’s official website reported.
North Macedonia have been nominated as the first substitute nation due to their 15th-place finish at the Men’s EHF EURO 2020.
Egypt beat Chile 35:29 (18:11) in the opener at Cairo Arena.
Yehia Elderaa has been the TOP scorer and MVP of the match with 6 goals.
