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A few hours separate us from the draw ceremony of the 27th edition of the Men’s Handball World Championship – Egypt 2021, and here you have everything you need to know beforehand.
The concert will begin at 7 o’clock local Cairo time on Saturday at the foot of the Pyramids of Giza, and is presented by the media Jasmine Taha, artist Khaled Al-Nabawi and artist Engy Al-Muqaddam.
The international musician Omar Khairat welcomes the concert, which will be attended by 134 people, in implementation of the precautionary measures against the Corona virus.
So far, 30 teams have qualified for the 32 tournament, for the first time in its history.
Draw procedures
For the first time, the tournament will feature 32 teams instead of 24, including 30 that have been identified and two teams will be determined through the South and Central America Last Chance Championship by Nations and the Union of Nations Championship. from the Caribbean.
The 32 teams will be divided into eight groups of four teams, and the top three teams from all groups will qualify for the main round, which will include 24 teams, while the eight unranked teams will advance to the President’s Cup.
In the main round, the 24 teams will be divided into four groups, each consisting of six teams, and the champion and runner-up from each group will qualify for the quarterfinals, which will be played in a knockout system until the final round. .
The 32 teams will be placed in four containers, each consisting of eight teams of the following classification:
First classification: Denmark – Spain – Croatia – Norway – Slovenia – Germany – Portugal – Sweden
Second classification: Egypt – Argentina – Tunisia – Algeria – Qatar – Austria – Hungary – Belarus
Third classification: Iceland – Brazil – France – South Korea – Japan – Bahrain – Czech Republic – Uruguay
Fourth qualification: Angola – Cape Verde – Democratic Republic of the Congo – Morocco – Poland – Russia – the national team that qualified for the Last Chance Championship in South America – classified team of the Caribbean Union
One team will be drawn from each pot in ascending order and placed in one of the eight groups in the same order as the ranking.
Once this stage is finished, the Egyptian team, which occupies the second place, will have the right to choose their group as the venue for the tournament.
After selecting the Egyptian team for their group, the rest of the second classification will be withdrawn.
Issue lots
The draw will be broadcast through Egypt’s Channel One, Ontime Sports channels, along with the International Handball Federation website and media, the tournament’s official website and its social media.
