Barkan Faces Vizprem in Handball World Cup
Barkan faces Hungarian Vizprem in the final round of the Club World Cup in Egypt, while Al-Ahly competes against Füchse Berlin.
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
Al-Qurain will face Hungarian side Veszprém at 5:45 p.m. tomorrow Tuesday in the third and final round of Group B matches at the IHF Super Globe 2024, the 19th edition of the club world championship hosted by Egypt until October 1.
Al-Qurain suffered their second consecutive defeat in the tournament, falling 17-35 to hosts Al-Ahly of Egypt (first half: 8-15) in the second round.
Al-Qurain remain winless and sit fourth and last in the group after losing their opening match to European champions Berlin HC of Germany, 18-38. Meanwhile, Al-Ahly moved to two points with their first victory, avenging their earlier 23-31 loss to Veszprém and taking third place.
Veszprém enter the match on the brink of reaching the final after a thrilling 34-33 win over Berlin HC, topping the group standings with four points, two ahead of the German side. Al-Qurain represent the final hurdle for Veszprém on their path to the final.
In another match, Al-Ahly face Berlin HC at 8:00 p.m.
In Group A, defending champions Barcelona of Spain were the first team to reach the final after a second consecutive victory, beating Egypt’s Zamalek 39-29 to move to four points. Zamalek remain on two points in second place.
In the other Group A match, Brazil’s Pinheiros defeated Morocco’s Mouloudia Oujda 37-22, claiming their first two points and moving into third place, while the losers remain winless and sit fourth.
Barcelona conclude their group stage campaign against Mouloudia Oujda at 3:30 p.m., while Zamalek face Pinheiros at 1:15 p.m.
