Egypt set world-record mark with 83-goal win over Fiji

Egypt’s women’s under-18 handball team set a new record at the World Championship by becoming the first side to score 83 goals in the competition, defeating Fiji 83-17 in their final group-stage match.

The emphatic victory maintained Egypt’s impressive run at the tournament and confirmed their position at the top of their group. They had already secured qualification for the main round in the previous match, when they beat France.

Egypt’s result against Fiji was their final group-stage fixture, and the scale of the win ensured they finished as group winners. The team’s 83 goals also established a new tournament benchmark, with no previous side having reached that total in a single World Championship match.

They will take the result of their match against the winner of the meeting between France and Croatia into the main round. That game will determine which of the two teams finishes second in the group.

In the next phase, Egypt will face the teams that finish first and second in Group Two. That group includes Denmark, South Korea and Czech Republic.

The main round will not begin with a clean slate. Results from matches between teams that qualify from the same group will be carried forward, after which each side will play two matches against the qualifiers from the other group.

The teams finishing first and second in the main-round standings will progress to the quarter-finals. Egypt’s immediate objective is therefore to build on their commanding group-stage performances and secure a place in the last eight.

Their victory over Fiji provided a striking conclusion to the opening phase of the tournament. Egypt had already shown their strength by overcoming France, but the 83-17 scoreline produced both a convincing group win and a record that underlined the attacking quality of their campaign.

The Egyptian team will now turn its attention to the more demanding main round, where the results carried forward from the group stage could prove important. They are hoping to continue their strong form and challenge for one of the leading positions at the women’s under-18 World Championship.