Ziad Hashad was the standout player in the match between Zamalek and the Brazilian champions at the Handball Club World Championship.

Ziad Hashad, a player for the men's handball team of Zamalek SC, was named the best player in the match that saw his team defeat Brazil's Pinheiros 28-27, concluding their group stage matches in the Club World Championship held in the New Capital.

The first half ended with Zamalek leading 16-14, as the white team showed clear dominance from the start of the match, before confirming their control in the second half thanks to the brilliance of their players.

With this victory, Zamalek secures second place in Group A and prepares to compete for the bronze medal, while Al Ahly faces FOS Berlin to determine the standings in Group B at 8 PM.

Zamalek loses to Barcelona in the Club World Handball Championship

Zamalek suffered a defeat against Barcelona in the second round of the main stage of the tournament, with the match ending 39-29, despite a good performance from Zamalek, especially in the second half.

Zamalek had previously achieved a victory over Sultan's Forum on Friday with a score of 42-17 before facing Barcelona.

The Zamalek men's handball team qualified for the main group stage after defeating the American Los Angeles team 40-17 in the preliminary round.

Zamalek is in Group A of the main group stage alongside teams: Spanish Barcelona, Sultan's Forum from Morocco, and Brazil's EC Pinheiros.

Largest participation in the tournament's history

This edition features the largest participation in the history of the Club World Handball Championships, with 10 clubs representing different continents. The list of participants includes: Egyptian Al Ahly "host of the tournament" - Spanish Barcelona "defending champion" - Kuwaiti Burgan "representative of Asia" - Moroccan Sultan's Forum "representative of Africa" - German FOS Berlin "representative of Europe" - Brazilian Pinheiros "representative of South and Central America" - American Los Angeles "representative of North America and the Caribbean" - Australian Sydney "representative of Oceania" - Hungarian Veszprém "wild card" - Egyptian Zamalek "wild card".