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Only one victory would have brought them into the main round.

The Slovenian national handball team equalized at the World Cup against Egypt 15 seconds before the end and scored at 25:25.

The Slovenes tried everything again and attacked their opponents early, but Egypt did not give up the ball and saved the draw over time.

The hosts qualified for the second round, the Slovenes had to travel home.

Last Sunday's game now has an aftermath.

The Slovenian association does not want to accept the elimination without further ado and has raised serious allegations against the organizers of the tournament.

The poor performance against Egypt and the associated World Cup failure should have a reason: Slovenia accuses the Egyptians of having poisoned some of their players.

“We are dissatisfied with the unfair organization of the tournament.

About twelve players from our team were poisoned before the game against Egypt, while the Egyptian organizers did not take care of the incident, ”said a statement from the Slovenian association.

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The night before the game, the players are said to have suffered food poisoning in the hotel.

However, the Slovenes have not provided any evidence for the serious allegations.

Much to the displeasure of the President of the World Cup Organizing Committee: Hisham Nasr reacted angrily to the Slovenian statement.

"Why did the complaint come after the game?"

"The statements of the Slovenian side are completely wrong and it is embarrassing to repeat these words, I was hoping they would thank you for the good organization and hospitality instead of making up such excuses for their defeat," Nasr told the Spanish newspaper "As".

After the draw, Egypt celebrates qualifying for the quarter-finals.

There the team was eliminated after a dramatic game against Denmark

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The Slovenes stayed in the same hotel as eleven other national teams.

There were no complaints from these teams about allegedly poisoned food.

“The other teams are happy in Egypt and everything is going well.

Egypt is one of the countries in the world that places handball teams in the highest quality five-star hotels when it organizes tournaments, and I think these hotels pay close attention to their international reputation, ”said Nasr.

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He had not received an official letter of complaint from the Slovenes: “Why did the complaint only arise after the lost game?

If the Slovenian players had food poisoning, how could they have been so strong in the game?

We have all seen them tearing the Egyptian players' shirts and if the Slovenian players who played were not poisoned, how were they saved even though the whole team ate the same food at the same time? "

Slovenes are said to have ordered pizza at the hotel

Because of the strict corona rules, the players are shielded in a bubble during the World Cup.

There are many indications that Slovenia has broken these rules and are using the serious allegations as a diversion.

"We have evidence that the Slovenian players did not take care of themselves during the tournament, we have photos that prove that they ordered pizza outside the hotel they were staying in," said the Danish sporting director Handball association Morten Henriksen the TV channel TV2

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Nasr cannot confirm this.

Should this prove to be the case, however, he threatens Slovenia with consequences: “We have not seen that the Slovenian players have eaten pizza from outside the hotel, but if this is confirmed, they will be sanctioned for violating the rules of the International Handball Federation. "