A historic qualification of Senegal against a brilliant team from Brazil, 14 times world champion of Beach Soccer and the most titled nation of the discipline. With a precious success (5 – 4) this Thursday, August 26, 2021, the men of Ngalla Sylla have reached their goal which was to reach the last square of the world. This is the first time the Senegal team has reached this level of competition.

The Senegal team of Beach Soccer never ceases to surprise by continuing to win. The Senegalese have managed to eliminate the Brazilian team, also known as the “Reis da Praia”, understand the kings of the beach. With a stellar Al Seyni Ndiaye, Senegal won 5-4 goals and qualified for the first time in the semi-final of a Beach Soccer World Cup.

“We thank God for this great victory and a historic qualification for the semi-finals. Brazil is one of the best teams in this discipline, but we believed until the end. When we left Senegal, our first objective was to reach the semi-finals and that’s it. Since 2007, we stopped in the quarter-finals.” said Captain Al Seyni Ndiaye after the game.

They believed it and they did it. It is both beautiful and historic, having lost four quarter-finals in the past. The goalkeeper also captain Al Seyni Ndiaye and his teammates have already reached their first goal and, who knows now, the dream is allowed to a single match now in the grand final.

The French women’s handball team qualified in the final on Friday 06 August 2021 after beating Sweden (29-27). The olive players Krumblholz made a great performance with a decisive Cléopatre Darleux in the goals.

The French defeated Sweden on Friday after a very close game in the Tokyo Olympics semi-final (29-27). They will face Norway or Russia on Sunday in the final.

After winning the silver medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016, the French handballers will compete in a new Olympic final on Sunday in Japan. The Swedes were able to defeat Krumblholz in the pool match (28-28).

With the same coach, Olivier Krumbholz, this selection won from 1999, ten medals in major international events, including a first title at the 2003 World Championship in Croatia and a second, fourteen years later, at the 2017 World Championship in Germany, more than a year after winning the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
Exceptionally, the men’s and women’s national handball teams are world champions in the same year. Like their French counterparts in 2010 and 2015, the Bleues held the world and European titles simultaneously in 2018, after their first victory on the continental stage, at home in Bercy on December 16 in the final against Russia. This victory allowed them to qualify directly for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where they have just reached their second consecutive final.

Manchester United Solskjaer’s coach will have to do without his French midfielder Paul Pogba, injured and out several weeks. By Footempo

Injured in the draw against Everton (3-3) on Saturday, Paul Pogba will be away from the field for several weeks.

The French international suffers from a muscle injury to the thigh, announced his club Manchester United via a statement published this Monday.

A review was needed to assess the extent of the damage and, unfortunately, Pogba is now facing a forced shutdown. He will miss the key matches at home and abroad to come, such as Tuesday in the FA Cup against West Ham, in addition to the Europa League matches against Real Sociedad», reads the statement.

According to his coach Solskjaer, «this is an injury that will take a few weeks to heal».

Source : Footempo

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