Having come to the round of 16 with a five-game winning streak, Slovenia was expected to cruise to the quarter finals.

The first hand ended 19:11 and the lead widened to 25:16 by the 43rd minute, but then Egypt had a 6-goal streak to make it 26:24 ten minutes from time.

The Slovenians picked up after the shock and secured the best result ever for Slovenian handball after 10th place six years ago.

Slovenia take on Russia in the quarter final, which will be played on Wednesday.