▁reven ge ▁after ▁winning ▁the ▁close ▁game ▁ 2 1 – 1 9 . ▁Egypt ▁then ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁non - Europe an ▁team ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁World ▁Championship ▁semi - final s . ▁However , ▁after ▁losses ▁against ▁France ▁and ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁( Ser bia ▁and ▁Mont en eg ro ), ▁Egypt ▁placed ▁fourth . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁performance ▁by ▁a ▁non - Europe an ▁team ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁equ aled ▁by ▁Tun is ia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁Q atar ▁at ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁got ▁the ▁silver ▁medal , ▁that ▁Egypt ' s ▁record ▁was ▁broken . ▁However , ▁Q atar ' s ▁team ▁was ▁not ▁without ▁controvers ies . ▁▁ ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Egypt ▁qualified ▁every ▁time ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁impress , ▁failing ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁every ▁time . ▁Egypt ▁recently ▁broke ▁this ▁stre ak ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁I H F ▁World ▁Championship , ▁where ▁they ▁placed ▁eight . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁Egypt ▁would ▁beat ▁their ▁North ▁African ▁Riv als ▁Tun is ia ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁tur f , ▁qual ifying ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Olympics . ▁▁ ▁And ▁with ▁Egypt ▁hosting ▁the ▁first ▁ 3 2 - team ▁Hand ball ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 1 , ▁there ▁are ▁hopes ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁Egypt ian ▁Golden ▁Generation . ▁ ▁Compet itive ▁record ▁