Hungary's Veszprém leads Al Ahly 17-10 at halftime in the Handball World Championship.
The Hungarian handball team Veszprém finished the first half leading Al Ahly 17-10 in the opening match of the main group stage of the IHF Men's Super Globe taking place in New Cairo, Egypt.
Veszprém, which features the Egyptian quartet of Ahmed Adel, Ali Zein, Yahya Eldera, and Ahmed Hesham Dodo, under the guidance of Spanish coach David Pascual, qualified for this stage after defeating Sydney University from Australia 45-19 in the preliminary round.
Thus, Veszprém is placed in Group B alongside German club Füchse Berlin, Egyptian club Al Ahly, and Kuwaiti club Burgan.
Largest Participation in the Tournament's History
This edition of the tournament sees the largest participation in the history of the IHF Men's Super Globe, with 10 clubs representing different continents. The participating clubs include: Egyptian club Al Ahly "host of the tournament" - Spanish club Barcelona "defending champion" - Kuwaiti club Burgan "representative of Asia" - Moroccan club FUS Rabat "representative of Africa" - German club Füchse Berlin "representative of Europe" - Brazilian club Pinheiros "representative of South and Central America" - American club Los Angeles "representative of North America and the Caribbean" - Australian club Sydney "representative of Oceania" - Hungarian club Veszprém "wild card" - Egyptian club Zamalek "wild card".
