Morocco s Hicham El Hakimy, centre left and Egypt s Ibrahim Elmasry in action, during the group G Men s World Championship handball match between Egypt and Morocco at Husqvarna Garden in Jonkoping, Sweden, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023.
Full time: Egypt 35-16 USA
The match ends as Egypt win 35-16 to secure top spot in their group. Thanks for following our live updates!
59' Egypt have all but secured top spot in Group G now after an impressive start to their campaign.
52' Both keepers pull off some fine saves.
44' Ali Zein scores as Egypt increase their advantage to 16 goals.
40' Egypt keeper Ali blocks a penalty.
40' USA score their first goal of the second half.
38' USA are still waiting for their first goal in the second half.
36' Seif El-Deraa scores with a powerful shot as Egypt increase their lead to 15 goals.
31' Mohab Saied scores Egypt's first goal in the second half.
The second half is underway
The first half ends as Egypt lead 19-7.
28' Mamdouh Hashem scores as Egypt increase their lead to 12 goals.
23' Egypt's Sanad scores as the Pharaohs go 16-5 up.
18' Egypt are finding no difficulty breaching USA's defence.
15' Ali Zein scores as Egypt extend their advantage to six goals.
13' Egypt's Ibrahim El-Masry receives the game's first two-minute suspension.
10' Ahmed Hesham scores from a powerful shot as Egypt increase their lead to four goals.
8' Bakkar adds the fourth for Egypt as they maintain a fine start.
7' Egypt increase their lead to two goals.
5' Mohab Saied restores Egypt's one-goal lead.
5' Egypt waste two successive efforts.
1' Akram Yousry opens the scoring for Egypt.
The match is underway
15:00 On Sunday, the Pharaohs continued their fine run; beating Morocco 30-19 in an all-African derby to reach the World Championship main round.
13:30 The Egyptian team started their World Championship campaign in superb fashion, defeating one-time winner Croatia 31-22 in their opening game on Friday.
Egypt v USA
Stay tuned as match is due to start at 19:00 Cairo time (GMT+2)
Venue: Husqvarna Garden Arena (Sweden)
Group G ranking:
Egypt: 4
Croatia: 2
USA: 2
Morocco: 0
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