Algeria's Omar Chehbour (C) shoots above Tunisia's Issam
Algeria's Omar Chehbour (C) shoots above Tunisia's Issam Tej (L) during the Men's World Handball Championship Croatia 2009 Group C match in Varazdin on January 22, 2009. Getty Images ...

Algeria's Omar Chehbour (R) vies for the ball with
Algeria's Omar Chehbour (R) vies for the ball with Tunisia's Slim Hedoui (L) during the Men's World Handball Championship Croatia 2009 Group C match in Varazdin on January 22, ...

Algeria's Hamza Zouaui (C) shoots above Tunisia's
Algeria's Hamza Zouaui (C) shoots above Tunisia's Anouar Ayed (L) and Slim Hedoui (C,down) during the Men's World Handball Championship Croatia 2009 Group C match in Varazdin ...

Algeria's Hamza Zouaui (R) vies for the ball with
Algeria's Hamza Zouaui (R) vies for the ball with Tunisia's Marouane Hadj Ahmed (L) during the Men's World Handball Championship Croatia 2009 Group C match in Varazdin ...

Algeria's goalkeeper Samir Kerbouche saves a shot by Russia's
Algeria's goalkeeper Samir Kerbouche saves a shot by Russia's Samuel Aslanyan during their Men's World Handball Championship preliminary Group C match in Varazdin January 21, 2009. Reuters Pictures ...

The Russian defense blocks a free-throw of Algeria's Abderrahim
The Russian defense blocks a free-throw of Algeria's Abderrahim Berriah during the Group C match between Algeria and Russia at the Men's Handball World Championship in Varazdin, Croatia, Wednesday ...

Algeria's Abderrahim Berriah attempts to score next to Russia's
Algeria's Abderrahim Berriah attempts to score next to Russia's Alexey Rastvortsev (R) during their Men's World Handball Championship preliminary Group C match in Varazdin January 21, 2009. Reuters Pictures ...

Aziz Benkahla, left, and Sid Ali Yahia, right, both
Aziz Benkahla, left, and Sid Ali Yahia, right, both of Algeria, block Russia's Alexey Rastvortsev, center, during the Group C match between Algeria and Russia at the Men's Handball ...

Russia's Vasily Filippov, center, tries to score against Algeria's
Russia's Vasily Filippov, center, tries to score against Algeria's goalkeeper Samir Kerbouche, right, and Algeria's Hamza Zouaou iduring the Group C match between Algeria and Russia at the ...