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PHOTO GALLERY: The Pharaohs 0.3 second fall to the French in Handball World Championship 2025 quarterfinals




France's right back #10 Dika Mem (C) makes past challenged by Egypt's pivot #24 Ibrahim El Masry (L) and Egypt's left back #15 Ahmed Hesham Elsayed (R) during the Men's Handball World Championship quarter-final match between France and Egypt at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb. AFP

Egypt's left back #15 Ahmed Hesham Elsayed (C) shoots the ball past France's pivot #34 Karl Konan (L) and France's right back #10 Dika Mem during the Men's Handball World Championship quarter-final match between France and Egypt at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb. AFP

Egypt's left back #90 Ali Mohamed (C) tries to move past France's pivot #34 Karl Konan (R) during the Men's Handball World Championship quarter-final match between France and Egypt at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb. AFP

France's left back #08 Elohim Prandi fights for the ball with Egypt's left back #90 Ali Mohamed (L) during the Men's Handball World Championship quarter-final match between France and Egypt at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb. AFP

Egypt's left back #90 Ali Mohamed jumps to shoot past France's pivot #22 Luka Karabatic during the Men's Handball World Championship quarter-final match between France and Egypt at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb. AFP

Egypt's pivot #74 Yasser Mohammed tries to move past France's left back #08 Elohim Prandi (L) during the Men's Handball World Championship quarter-final match between France and Egypt at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb. AFP

Egypt's left back #15 Ahmed Hesham Elsayed (R) tries to move past France's pivot #34 Karl Konan during the Men's Handball World Championship quarter-final match between France and Egypt at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb. AFP

France's left back #08 Elohim Prandi (L) jumps with the ball next to Egypt's pivot #74 Yasser Mohammed during the Men's Handball World Championship quarter-final match between France and Egypt at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb. AFP

France's left back #39 Thibaud Briet (L) tries to move past an Egyptian player during the Men's Handball World Championship quarter-final match between France and Egypt at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb. AFP

Egypt's Seif Elderaa makes a shot during the quarterfinal match between France and Egypt at the Handball Men's World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. AP

Egypt's pivot #74 Yasser Mohammed (L) shoots to score a goal past France's goalkeeper #92 Remi Desbonnet during the Men's Handball World Championship quarter-final match between France and Egypt at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb. AFP

France's players celebrate at the end of the quarterfinal match between France and Egypt at the Handball Men's World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. AP