Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021

Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021

Various Cities (EGY) - 13 January 2021 - 31 January 2021

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Qualified Nations

• Algeria
• Angola
• Argentina
• Austria
• Bahrain
• Belarus
• Brazil
• Cape Verde
• Chile
• Congo DR
• Croatia
• Denmark
• Egypt
• France
• Germany
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Japan
• Morocco
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Qatar
• Russian Handball Federation
• Slovenia
• South Korea
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Tunisia
• Uruguay
  

Competition Format

Preliminary Round
January 13th - January 19th, 2021
32 Nations, 8 Groups, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Main Round (Results between the qualified Nations will be carried over into the Main Round), the 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 25th-32nd Places Classification Groups
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Main Round
January 20th - January 25th, 2021
24 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals
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25th-32nd Places Classification Groups
January 20th - January 25th, 2021
8 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st Nations from each Group will qualify for the 25th Place Match, the 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the 27th Place Match, the 3rd Nations from each Group will qualify for the 29th Place Match, the 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 31st Place Match
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Knockout Round
January 27th - January 31st, 2021
16 Nations, Placement Matches, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021 Champion

Road to the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023

The 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023.

Nations already Qualified for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023

• Poland
• Sweden
  

Qualification Format

Africa

Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019
January 10th - January 27th, 2019
24 Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021
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Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2020
January 16th - January 26th, 2020
10 Nations, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Algeria (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2020)
• Angola (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2020)
• Cameroon (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2020)
• Cape Verde (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2020)
• Congo (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2020)
• Congo DR (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2020)
• Cote d'Ivoire (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2020)
• Egypt (Host Nation)
• Gabon (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2020)
• Guinea (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2020)
• Kenya (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2020)
• Libya (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2020)
• Morocco (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2020)
• Nigeria (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2020)
• Tunisia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2020)
• Zambia (Men's Handball CAHB African Championship 2020)
  

America

Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019
January 10th - January 27th, 2019
24 Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021
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Men's Handball IHF Central & South American Championship 2020
January 21st - January 25th, 2020
6 Nations, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Argentina (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball IHF Central & South American Championship 2020)
• Bolivia (Men's Handball IHF Central & South American Championship 2020)
• Brazil (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball IHF Central & South American Championship 2020)
• Chile (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball IHF Central & South American Championship 2020, Automatic Qualification)
• Paraguay (Men's Handball IHF Central & South American Championship 2020)
• Uruguay (Men's Handball IHF Central & South American Championship 2020)
• United States (Automatic Qualification, Withdraw)
  

Asia

Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019
January 10th - January 27th, 2019
24 Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021
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Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020
January 16th - January 27th, 2020
13 Nations, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Australia (Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020)
• Bahrain (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020)
• China (Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020)
• Hong Kong (Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020)
• Iraq (Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020)
• Iran (Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020)
• Japan (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020)
• Kuwait (Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020)
• New Zealand (Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020)
• Qatar (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020)
• Saudi Arabia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020)
• South Korea (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020)
• United Arab Emirates (Men's Handball AHF Asian Championship 2020)
  

Europe

Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019
January 10th - January 27th, 2019
24 Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021
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Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020
January 9th - January 26th, 2020
24 Nations, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th not already qualified Nations will qualify for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Austria (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• Belarus (Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina (Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• Croatia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• Czech Republic (Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020, Withdraw)
• Denmark (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019)
• France (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• Germany (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• Hungary (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• Iceland (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• Latvia (Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• Montenegro (Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• Netherlands (Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• North Macedonia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020, Automatic Qualification)
• Norway (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• Poland (Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020, Automatic Qualification)
• Portugal (Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• Russian Handball Federation (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020, Automatic Qualification)
• Serbia (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• Slovenia (Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• Spain (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• Sweden (Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2019, Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
• Switzerland (Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020, Automatic Qualification)
• Ukraine (Men's Handball EHF European Championship 2020)
  

Preliminary Round
January 13th - January 19th, 2021
32 Nations, 8 Groups, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Main Round (Results between the qualified Nations will be carried over into the Main Round), the 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 25th-32nd Places Classification Groups

Group A

• Cape Verde
• Germany
• Hungary
• Uruguay
  

Group B

• Brazil
• Poland
• Spain
• Tunisia
  

Group C

• Angola
• Croatia
• Japan
• Qatar
  

Group D

• Argentina
• Bahrain
• Congo DR
• Denmark
  

Group E

• Austria
• France
• Norway
• Switzerland
  

Group F

• Algeria
• Iceland
• Morocco
• Portugal
  

Group G

• Chile
• Egypt
• North Macedonia
• Sweden
  

Group H

• Belarus
• Russian Handball Federation
• Slovenia
• South Korea
  

Group A
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Cape Verde 0 - 10 Germany
Awarded

Uruguay 10 - 0 Cape Verde
Awarded

Germany 43 - 14 Uruguay
Half-Time: 16-4
January 15th 2021, h. 19:00, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Hungary 34 - 27 Cape Verde
Half-Time: 19-14
January 15th 2021, h. 21:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Hungary 44 - 18 Uruguay
Half-Time: 16-8
January 17th 2021, h. 21:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Germany 28 - 29 Hungary
Half-Time: 14-15
January 19th 2021, h. 21:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Group A Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Hungary	3	3	0	0	107	73	+34	6
Germany	3	2	0	1	81	43	+38	4
Uruguay	3	1	0	2	42	87	-45	2
Cape Verde	3	0	0	3	27	54	-27	0

Group B
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Spain 29 - 29 Brazil
Half-Time: 16-13
January 15th 2021, h. 19:00, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Tunisia 28 - 30 Poland
Half-Time: 17-17
January 15th 2021, h. 21:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Tunisia 32 - 32 Brazil
Half-Time: 20-16
January 17th 2021, h. 19:00, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Poland 26 - 27 Spain
Half-Time: 11-14
January 17th 2021, h. 21:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Spain 36 - 30 Tunisia
Half-Time: 17-14
January 19th 2021, h. 19:00, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Brazil 23 - 33 Poland
Half-Time: 11-13
January 19th 2021, h. 21:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Group B Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Spain	3	2	1	0	92	85	+7	5
Poland	3	2	0	1	89	78	+11	4
Brazil	3	0	2	1	84	94	-10	2
Tunisia	3	0	1	2	90	98	-8	1

Group C
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Qatar 30 - 25 Angola
Half-Time: 14-13
January 15th 2021, h. 16:30, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

Croatia 29 - 29 Japan
Half-Time: 14-17
January 15th 2021, h. 19:00, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

Qatar 31 - 29 Japan
Half-Time: 15-16
January 17th 2021, h. 16:30, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

Angola 20 - 28 Croatia
Half-Time: 11-12
January 17th 2021, h. 19:00, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

Japan 30 - 29 Angola
Half-Time: 16-12
January 19th 2021, h. 16:30, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

Croatia 26 - 24 Qatar
Half-Time: 13-11
January 19th 2021, h. 19:00, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

Group C Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Croatia	3	2	1	0	83	73	+10	5
Qatar	3	2	0	1	85	80	+5	4
Japan	3	1	1	1	88	89	-1	3
Angola	3	0	0	3	74	88	-14	0

Group D
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Argentina 28 - 22 Congo DR
Half-Time: 13-14
January 15th 2021, h. 19:00, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Denmark 34 - 20 Bahrain
Half-Time: 19-10
January 15th 2021, h. 21:30, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Argentina 24 - 21 Bahrain
Half-Time: 12-10
January 17th 2021, h. 19:00, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Congo DR 19 - 39 Denmark
Half-Time: 10-23
January 17th 2021, h. 21:30, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Bahrain 34 - 27 Congo DR
Half-Time: 14-12
January 19th 2021, h. 19:00, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Denmark 31 - 20 Argentina
Half-Time: 15-10
January 19th 2021, h. 21:30, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Group D Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Denmark	3	3	0	0	104	59	+45	6
Argentina	3	2	0	1	72	74	-2	4
Bahrain	3	1	0	2	75	85	-10	2
Congo DR	3	0	0	3	68	101	-33	0

Group E
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Austria 25 - 28 Switzerland
Half-Time: 13-13
January 14th 2021, h. 19:00, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Norway 24 - 28 France
Half-Time: 13-13
January 14th 2021, h. 21:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Austria 28 - 35 France
Half-Time: 13-17
January 16th 2021, h. 19:00, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Switzerland 25 - 31 Norway
Half-Time: 13-17
January 16th 2021, h. 21:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

France 25 - 24 Switzerland
Half-Time: 14-14
January 18th 2021, h. 19:00, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Norway 38 - 29 Austria
Half-Time: 20-17
January 18th 2021, h. 21:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Group E Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
France	3	3	0	0	88	76	+12	6
Norway	3	2	0	1	93	82	+11	4
Switzerland	3	1	0	2	77	81	-4	2
Austria	3	0	0	3	82	101	-19	0

Group F
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Algeria 24 - 23 Morocco
Half-Time: 8-15
January 14th 2021, h. 19:00, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Portugal 25 - 23 Iceland
Half-Time: 11-10
January 14th 2021, h. 21:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Morocco 20 - 33 Portugal
Half-Time: 12-12
January 16th 2021, h. 19:00, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Algeria 24 - 39 Iceland
Half-Time: 10-22
January 16th 2021, h. 21:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Portugal 26 - 19 Algeria
Half-Time: 14-9
January 18th 2021, h. 19:00, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Iceland 31 - 23 Morocco
Half-Time: 15-10
January 18th 2021, h. 21:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Group F Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Portugal	3	3	0	0	84	62	+22	6
Iceland	3	2	0	1	93	72	+21	4
Algeria	3	1	0	2	67	88	-21	2
Morocco	3	0	0	3	66	88	-22	0

Group G
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Egypt 35 - 29 Chile
Half-Time: 18-11
January 13th 2021, h. 19:00, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Sweden 32 - 20 North Macedonia
Half-Time: 16-11
January 14th 2021, h. 21:30, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Egypt 38 - 19 North Macedonia
Half-Time: 20-6
January 16th 2021, h. 19:00, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Chile 26 - 41 Sweden
Half-Time: 16-20
January 16th 2021, h. 21:30, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

North Macedonia 32 - 29 Chile
Half-Time: 16-17
January 18th 2021, h. 16:30, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Sweden 24 - 23 Egypt
Half-Time: 9-12
January 18th 2021, h. 19:00, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Group G Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Sweden	3	3	0	0	97	69	+28	6
Egypt	3	2	0	1	96	72	+24	4
North Macedonia	3	1	0	2	71	99	-28	2
Chile	3	0	0	3	84	108	-24	0

Group H
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Belarus 32 - 32 Russian Handball Federation
Half-Time: 15-15
January 14th 2021, h. 16:30, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

Slovenia 51 - 29 South Korea
Half-Time: 25-16
January 14th 2021, h. 19:00, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

Belarus 32 - 24 South Korea
Half-Time: 15-9
January 16th 2021, h. 16:30, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

Russian Handball Federation 31 - 25 Slovenia
Half-Time: 16-13
January 16th 2021, h. 19:00, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

South Korea 26 - 30 Russian Handball Federation
Half-Time: 15-15
January 18th 2021, h. 16:30, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

Slovenia 29 - 25 Belarus
Half-Time: 15-15
January 18th 2021, h. 19:00, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

Group H Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Russian Handball Fed.	3	2	1	0	93	83	+10	5
Slovenia	3	2	0	1	105	85	+20	4
Belarus	3	1	1	1	89	85	+4	3
South Korea	3	0	0	3	79	113	-34	0

Main Round
January 20th - January 25th, 2021
24 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals

Group I

• Brazil
• Germany
• Hungary
• Poland
• Spain
• Uruguay
  

Group II

• Argentina
• Bahrain
• Croatia
• Denmark
• Japan
• Qatar
  

Group III

• Algeria
• France
• Iceland
• Norway
• Portugal
• Switzerland
  

Group IV

• Belarus
• Egypt
• North Macedonia
• Russian Handball Federation
• Slovenia
• Sweden
  

Group I
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Germany 43 - 14 Uruguay
Half-Time: 16-4
January 15th 2021, h. 19:00, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Spain 29 - 29 Brazil
Half-Time: 16-13
January 15th 2021, h. 19:00, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Hungary 44 - 18 Uruguay
Half-Time: 16-8
January 17th 2021, h. 21:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Poland 26 - 27 Spain
Half-Time: 11-14
January 17th 2021, h. 21:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Germany 28 - 29 Hungary
Half-Time: 14-15
January 19th 2021, h. 21:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Brazil 23 - 33 Poland
Half-Time: 11-13
January 19th 2021, h. 21:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Uruguay 16 - 30 Poland
Half-Time: 9-14
January 21st 2021, h. 16:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Hungary 29 - 23 Brazil
Half-Time: 16-11
January 21st 2021, h. 19:00, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Spain 32 - 28 Germany
Half-Time: 16-13
January 21st 2021, h. 21:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Uruguay 23 - 38 Spain
Half-Time: 12-24
January 23rd 2021, h. 16:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Poland 26 - 30 Hungary
Half-Time: 10-16
January 23rd 2021, h. 19:00, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Germany 31 - 24 Brazil
Half-Time: 16-12
January 23rd 2021, h. 21:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Brazil 37 - 17 Uruguay
Half-Time: 18-7
January 25th 2021, h. 16:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Spain 36 - 28 Hungary
Half-Time: 21-14
January 25th 2021, h. 19:00, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Poland 23 - 23 Germany
Half-Time: 12-11
January 25th 2021, h. 21:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Group I Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Spain	5	4	1	0	162	134	+28	9
Hungary	5	4	0	1	160	131	+29	8
Germany	5	2	1	2	153	122	+31	5
Poland	5	2	1	2	138	119	+19	5
Brazil	5	1	1	3	136	139	-3	3
Uruguay	5	0	0	5	88	192	-104	0

Group II
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Croatia 29 - 29 Japan
Half-Time: 14-17
January 15th 2021, h. 19:00, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

Denmark 34 - 20 Bahrain
Half-Time: 19-10
January 15th 2021, h. 21:30, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Qatar 31 - 29 Japan
Half-Time: 15-16
January 17th 2021, h. 16:30, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

Argentina 24 - 21 Bahrain
Half-Time: 12-10
January 17th 2021, h. 19:00, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Croatia 26 - 24 Qatar
Half-Time: 13-11
January 19th 2021, h. 19:00, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

Denmark 31 - 20 Argentina
Half-Time: 15-10
January 19th 2021, h. 21:30, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Japan 24 - 28 Argentina
Half-Time: 13-17
January 21st 2021, h. 16:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Croatia 28 - 18 Bahrain
Half-Time: 13-8
January 21st 2021, h. 19:00, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Denmark 32 - 23 Qatar
Half-Time: 17-12
January 21st 2021, h. 21:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Qatar 28 - 23 Bahrain
Half-Time: 13-14
January 23rd 2021, h. 16:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Argentina 23 - 19 Croatia
Half-Time: 12-12
January 23rd 2021, h. 19:00, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Japan 27 - 34 Denmark
Half-Time: 17-19
January 23rd 2021, h. 21:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Bahrain 25 - 29 Japan
Half-Time: 12-19
January 25th 2021, h. 16:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Argentina 25 - 26 Qatar
Half-Time: 13-12
January 25th 2021, h. 19:00, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Denmark 38 - 26 Croatia
Half-Time: 17-15
January 25th 2021, h. 21:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Group II Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Denmark	5	5	0	0	169	116	+53	10
Qatar	5	3	0	2	132	135	-3	6
Argentina	5	3	0	2	120	121	-1	6
Croatia	5	2	1	2	128	132	-4	5
Japan	5	1	1	3	138	147	-9	3
Bahrain	5	0	0	5	107	143	-36	0

Group III
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Norway 24 - 28 France
Half-Time: 13-13
January 14th 2021, h. 21:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Portugal 25 - 23 Iceland
Half-Time: 11-10
January 14th 2021, h. 21:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Switzerland 25 - 31 Norway
Half-Time: 13-17
January 16th 2021, h. 21:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Algeria 24 - 39 Iceland
Half-Time: 10-22
January 16th 2021, h. 21:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

France 25 - 24 Switzerland
Half-Time: 14-14
January 18th 2021, h. 19:00, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Portugal 26 - 19 Algeria
Half-Time: 14-9
January 18th 2021, h. 19:00, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Switzerland 20 - 18 Iceland
Half-Time: 10-9
January 20th 2021, h. 16:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

France 29 - 26 Algeria
Half-Time: 16-14
January 20th 2021, h. 19:00, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Portugal 28 - 29 Norway
Half-Time: 14-16
January 20th 2021, h. 21:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Switzerland 29 - 33 Portugal
Half-Time: 15-17
January 22nd 2021, h. 16:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Iceland 26 - 28 France
Half-Time: 14-16
January 22nd 2021, h. 19:00, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Norway 36 - 23 Algeria
Half-Time: 17-11
January 22nd 2021, h. 21:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Algeria 24 - 27 Switzerland
Half-Time: 13-15
January 24th 2021, h. 16:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Iceland 33 - 35 Norway
Half-Time: 18-18
January 24th 2021, h. 19:00, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Portugal 23 - 32 France
Half-Time: 12-16
January 24th 2021, h. 21:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Group III Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
France	5	5	0	0	142	123	+19	10
Norway	5	4	0	1	155	137	+18	8
Portugal	5	3	0	2	135	132	+3	6
Switzerland	5	2	0	3	125	131	-6	4
Iceland	5	1	0	4	139	132	+7	2
Algeria	5	0	0	5	116	157	-41	0

Group IV
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Belarus 32 - 32 Russian Handball Federation
Half-Time: 15-15
January 14th 2021, h. 16:30, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

Sweden 32 - 20 North Macedonia
Half-Time: 16-11
January 14th 2021, h. 21:30, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Egypt 38 - 19 North Macedonia
Half-Time: 20-6
January 16th 2021, h. 19:00, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Russian Handball Federation 31 - 25 Slovenia
Half-Time: 16-13
January 16th 2021, h. 19:00, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

Sweden 24 - 23 Egypt
Half-Time: 9-12
January 18th 2021, h. 19:00, Cairo Stadium Hall, Cairo

Slovenia 29 - 25 Belarus
Half-Time: 15-15
January 18th 2021, h. 19:00, Borg Al Arab Sports Hall, Alexandria

North Macedonia 21 - 31 Slovenia
Half-Time: 9-13
January 20th 2021, h. 16:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Russian Handball Federation 23 - 28 Egypt
Half-Time: 8-15
January 20th 2021, h. 19:00, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Sweden 26 - 26 Belarus
Half-Time: 11-15
January 20th 2021, h. 21:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

North Macedonia 20 - 32 Russian Handball Federation
Half-Time: 9-19
January 22nd 2021, h. 16:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Egypt 35 - 26 Belarus
Half-Time: 21-14
January 22nd 2021, h. 19:00, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Slovenia 28 - 28 Sweden
Half-Time: 14-15
January 22nd 2021, h. 21:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Belarus 30 - 26 North Macedonia
Half-Time: 14-14
January 24th 2021, h. 16:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Slovenia 25 - 25 Egypt
Half-Time: 12-8
January 24th 2021, h. 19:00, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Russian Handball Federation 20 - 34 Sweden
Half-Time: 8-17
January 24th 2021, h. 21:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Group IV Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Sweden	5	3	2	0	144	117	+27	8
Egypt	5	3	1	1	149	117	+32	7
Slovenia	5	2	2	1	138	130	+8	6
Russian Handball Fed.	5	2	1	2	138	139	-1	5
Belarus	5	2	2	2	139	148	-9	4
North Macedonia	5	0	0	5	106	163	-57	0

25th-32nd Places Classification Groups
January 20th - January 25th, 2021
8 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st Nations from each Group will qualify for the 25th Place Match, the 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the 27th Place Match, the 3rd Nations from each Group will qualify for the 29th Place Match, the 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 31st Place Match

Group I

• Angola
• Cape Verde
• Congo DR
• Tunisia
  

Group II

• Austria
• Chile
• Morocco
• South Korea
  

Group I
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Cape Verde 0 - 10 Tunisia
Awarded

Cape Verde 0 - 10 Angola
Awarded

Congo DR 10 - 0 Cape Verde
Awarded

Angola 31 - 32 Congo DR
Half-Time: 15-13
January 21st 2021, h. 19:00, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Tunisia 38 - 22 Congo DR
Half-Time: 17-13
January 23rd 2021, h. 19:00, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Tunisia 34 - 29 Angola
Half-Time: 14-13
January 25th 2021, h. 19:00, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Group I Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Tunisia	3	3	0	0	82	51	+31	6
DR Congo	3	2	0	1	64	69	-5	4
Angola	3	1	0	2	70	66	+4	2
Cape Verde	3	0	0	3	0	30	-30	0

Group II
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Chile 44 - 33 South Korea
Half-Time: 24-17
January 20th 2021, h. 16:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Austria 36 - 22 Morocco
Half-Time: 17-14
January 20th 2021, h. 19:00, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Morocco 32 - 25 South Korea
Half-Time: 15-14
January 22nd 2021, h. 16:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Austria 33 - 31 Chile
Half-Time: 14-15
January 22nd 2021, h. 19:00, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Morocco 17 - 28 Chile
Half-Time: 12-14
January 24th 2021, h. 16:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

South Korea 29 - 36 Austria
Half-Time: 14-18
January 24th 2021, h. 19:00, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Group II Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Austria	3	3	0	0	105	82	+23	6
Chile	3	2	0	1	103	83	+20	4
Morocco	3	1	0	2	71	89	-18	2
South Korea	3	0	0	3	87	112	-25	0

Knockout Round
January 27th - January 31st, 2021
16 Nations, Placement Matches, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2021 Champion

• Angola
• Austria
• Cape Verde
• Chile
• Congo DR
• Denmark
• Egypt
• France
• Hungary
• Morocco
• Norway
• Qatar
• South Korea
• Spain
• Sweden
• Tunisia
  

31st Place Match
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Cape Verde 0 - 10 South Korea
Awarded

27th Place Match
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Congo DR 30 - 35 Chile
Half-Time: 13-18
January 27th 2021, h. 16:00, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

29th Place Match
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Angola 29 - 30 Morocco
Half-Time: 14-13
January 27th 2021, h. 18:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

25th Place Match
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Tunisia 37 - 33 Austria
Half-Time: 19-16
January 27th 2021, h. 18:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo

Quarterfinals
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Denmark PSO39 - 38 Egypt
Half-Time: 16-13, Full-Time: 28-28, Extra-Time: 7-7, Penalty Shoot-Out: 4-3
January 27th 2021, h. 18:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo
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Sweden 35 - 23 Qatar
Half-Time: 14-10
January 27th 2021, h. 21:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo
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Spain 31 - 26 Norway
Half-Time: 21-15
January 27th 2021, h. 21:30, New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo
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France ET35 - 32 Hungary
Half-Time: 12-14, Full-Time: 30-30, Extra-Time: 5-2
January 27th 2021, h. 21:30, Dr Hassan Moustafa Indoor Sports Complex, 6th of October

Semifinals
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

France 26 - 32 Sweden
Half-Time: 13-16
January 29th 2021, h. 18:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo
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Spain 33 - 35 Denmark
Half-Time: 16-18
January 29th 2021, h. 21:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Bronze Medal Match
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Spain 35 - 29 France
Half-Time: 16-13
January 31st 2021, h. 15:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Gold Medal Match
Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Denmark 26 - 24 Sweden
Half-Time: 13-13
January 31st 2021, h. 18:30, Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, Cairo

Men's Tournament
Final Results

Denmark
-

Sweden
-

Spain
-

Rank	Athletes	Nation	Result
4	France		-
5	Hungary		-
6	Norway		-
7	Egypt		-
8	Qatar		-
9	Slovenia		-
10	Portugal		-
11	Argentina		-
12	Geramny		-
13	Poland		-
14	Russian Handball Federation		-
15	Croatia		-
16	Switzerland		-
17	Belarus		-
18	Brazil		-
19	Japan		-
20	Iceland		-
21	Bahrain		-
22	Algeria		-
23	North Macedonia		-
24	Uruguay		-
25	Tunisia		-
26	Austria		-
27	Chile		-
28	Congo DR		-
29	Morocco		-
30	Angola		-
31	South Korea		-
32	Cape Verde		-

Road to the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023

The following Nation has qualified for the Men's Handball IHF World Championship 2023

• Denmark