Algeria and Greece played out a 26:26 draw in the Mediterranean Games on 25 August 2026. Both sides entered the fixture level on seven points from three matches, with each record showing two wins and one defeat. The result keeps them separated by a single position in the table, with Greece holding first place and Algeria second.
By then the standings had taken on real weight. Seven points from three games means the group is still wide open, and this draw brings the two leaders together early. One place separates them, but the gap in points is nil.
Algeria's recent results show a side that can spring a surprise. They beat Cyprus 33:24 two days before this match, but have lost twice against Tunisia, including a 30:40 defeat on 15 May. Their form since January suggests inconsistency rather than decline.
Greece arrived with sharper recent numbers. A 37:29 victory over Tunisia on 23 August followed two wins against Belgium, 34:31 and 29:26, both in March. Their last three defeats came against stronger opponents—Denmark and the Netherlands in January—so the pattern is different from Algeria's.
The draw extended neither side's unbeaten run and left both with the same point tally. Algeria remain second, Greece stay top, and the table goes out of the window in these games anyway. What matters now is who can finish stronger.