2023 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship

2023 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship
Logo of the championship
Tournament details
Host countries Germany
 Greece
Venue(s)4 (in 5 host cities)
Dates20 June – 2 July
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Germany (3rd title)
Runner-up Hungary
Third place Iceland
Fourth place Serbia
Tournament statistics
Matches played116
Goals scored6,805 (58.66 per match)
Top scorer(s)Faroe Islands Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu
Japan Naoki Fujisaka
(55 goals)
Best playerGermany Nils Lichtlein
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The 2023 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship was the 24th edition of the IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship, held in Germany and Greece under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF) from 20 June to 2 July 2023. It was the second time in history that the championship will be jointly organised by two countries, the first being in 1979.[1]

Germany won their third title after defeating Hungary in the final.[2]

Bidding process

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Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:

Croatia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to Germany by IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.

In May/June 2021, the Hellenic Handball Federation approached to German Handball Association with request to co-host the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship due to the cancellation of the 2021 Men's Youth World Handball Championship, which was supposed to be hosted by Greece. On 15 July 2021, the IHF Council unanimously approved the request from Germany and Greece to co-host the event.[3][4]

Qualification

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Event Host Dates Vacancies Qualified
IHF Council Meeting Egypt Cairo 28 February 2020 2  Germany
 Greece
2022 European U-20 Championship Portugal Porto 7–17 July 2022 10  Denmark
 Faroe Islands
 France
 Hungary
 Iceland
 Portugal
 Serbia
 Slovenia
 Spain
 Sweden
2022 Asian Junior Championship Bahrain Isa Town 15–24 July 2022 4  Bahrain
 Japan
 Kuwait
 Saudi Arabia
2022 African Junior Championship Rwanda Kigali 20–27 August 2022 6  Algeria
 Angola
 Egypt
 Libya
 Morocco[5]
 Tunisia
2022 South and Central American Junior Championship Argentina Buenos Aires 8–12 November 2022 4  Argentina
 Brazil
 Chile
 Costa Rica
2022 IHF Trophy Oceania Cook Islands Rarotonga 5–9 December 2022 1  Australia[6]
2022 North America and Caribbean Junior Championship Mexico Mexico City 12–17 December 2022 2  Cuba
 United States
European qualification tournament[7] Italy Chieti 6–8 January 2023 2  Croatia
 Poland
Reallocation 7 February 2023 1  Norway
2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy Costa Rica San José 7–11 March 2023 1  Guinea
Replacement 28 March 2023 1  Greenland
  • Greenland replaced Guinea, who withdrew before the tournament, after Mexico declined the invitation.[8]

Draw

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The draw took place on 17 January 2023 in Katowice.[6][9]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Spain
 Portugal
 Egypt
 Serbia
 Sweden
 Hungary
 Algeria
 France 		 Germany
 Denmark
 Slovenia
 Brazil
 Faroe Islands
 Greece
 Iceland
 Poland 		 Japan
 Bahrain
 Kuwait
 Tunisia
 Argentina
 Chile
 Cuba
 Croatia 		 Norway[a][b]
 Angola
 Morocco
 Libya
 Costa Rica
 Saudi Arabia
 United States
 Guinea[a][c]
  1. ^ a b Team not determined at time of draw
  2. ^ After Australia withdrew, Norway was named their replacement.[6]
  3. ^ Guinea was later replaced by Greenland.[8]

Referees

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The referee pairs were selected on 8 May 2023.[10]

Squads

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Main article: 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship squads

Preliminary round

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Times in Germany are UTC+2, in Greece UTC+3.[11]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 105 79 +26 5 Main round
2  France 3 2 0 1 108 77 +31 4
3  Poland 3 1 1 1 110 89 +21 3 Presidents Cup
4  United States 3 0 0 3 62 140 −78 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
20 June 2023
13:15 		Poland  47–22  United States GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 400
Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
Wiaderny 8 (25–11) Edwards 6
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20 June 2023
19:30 		France  26–27  Croatia GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 600
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Fadhuile 7 (11–13) Barbić 8
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22 June 2023
17:15 		Poland  30–30  Croatia GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 450
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Mielczarski 6 (15–13) Lisac 8
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22 June 2023
19:30 		United States  17–45  France GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 340
Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
Walker 4 (6–24) Discamps 7
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23 June 2023
15:30 		Croatia  48–23  United States GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 400
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Barbić 10 (22–10) Edwards 5
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23 June 2023
18:00 		France  37–33  Poland GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 700
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Fadhuile 8 (20–19) Nowak 6
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 114 67 +47 6 Main round
2  Tunisia 3 2 0 1 89 90 −1 4
3  Algeria 3 1 0 2 71 79 −8 2 Presidents Cup
4  Libya 3 0 0 3 55 93 −38 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
20 June 2023
13:15 		Algeria  22–27  Tunisia Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 605
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Rabah 7 (11–10) Ben Salem 8
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20 June 2023
19:30 		Germany  35–14  Libya Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,262
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Freihöfer, Kranzmann 7 (18–4) Ghareebah 5
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21 June 2023
15:30 		Libya  19–27  Algeria Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 333
Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
Abdalla 5 (11–12) Nidhal, Rabah 5
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21 June 2023
18:00 		Germany  46–31  Tunisia Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,369
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Kranzmann 6 (21–13) Ben Salem 5
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23 June 2023
13:15 		Tunisia  31–22  Libya Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 500
Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
Ben Salem 6 (13–11) Irwayhah 8
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23 June 2023
18:00 		Algeria  22–33  Germany Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,587
Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
Nidhal, Rabah 5 (12–16) Freihöfer 6
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 114 61 +53 6 Main round
2  Brazil 3 2 0 1 86 64 +22 4
3  Kuwait 3 1 0 2 82 92 −10 2 Presidents Cup
4  Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 66 131 −65 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
20 June 2023
11:00 		Portugal  35–21  Kuwait Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,120
Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
three players 5 (18–11) Al-Haddad, Jaafar 3
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20 June 2023
17:15 		Brazil  38–17  Costa Rica Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,267
Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
Quintino 11 (22–9) Suárez 4
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21 June 2023
13:15 		Costa Rica  21–52  Portugal Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 633
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Suárez 5 (12–26) P. Oliveira 9
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21 June 2023
20:15 		Brazil  29–20  Kuwait Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,369
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Monta da Silva 9 (12–11) Jaafar 6
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23 June 2023
15:30 		Kuwait  41–28  Costa Rica Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 600
Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
Al-Motawaa 12 (16–9) Cubero 6
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23 June 2023
20:15 		Portugal  27–19  Brazil Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,267
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Sousa 9 (13–11) Monta da Silva, Rosa 4
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Faroe Islands 3 3 0 0 107 86 +21 6 Main round
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 108 90 +18 4
3  Japan 3 1 0 2 95 114 −19 2 Presidents Cup
4  Angola 3 0 0 3 81 101 −20 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
20 June 2023
11:00 		Faroe Islands  34–21  Angola GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
E. Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 8 (18–8) José 5
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20 June 2023
17:15 		Spain  43–28  Japan GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 550
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Soler 9 (22–16) Fujisaka 10
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22 June 2023
11:00 		Faroe Islands  39–34  Japan GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
E. Ellefsen á Skipagøtu, West Av Teigum 11 (21–17) Fujisaka, Oura 8
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22 June 2023
13:15 		Angola  28–34  Spain GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 600
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
José 6 (15–17) Soler 7
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23 June 2023
13:15 		Japan  33–32  Angola GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 200
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Fujisaka 8 (14–17) Chicola, João 5
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23 June 2023
20:15 		Spain  31–34  Faroe Islands GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 650
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
three players 6 (10–21) Vedelsbøl, West Av Teigum 8
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Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 3 0 0 94 72 +22 6 Main round
2  Denmark 3 2 0 1 92 83 +9 4
3  Norway 3 1 0 2 76 95 −19 2 Presidents Cup
4  Argentina 3 0 0 3 81 93 −12 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
20 June 2023
13:15 		Hungary  30–22  Argentina Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
B. Krakovszki 5 (13–12) three players 3
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20 June 2023
18:00 		Denmark  33–22  Norway Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Lykke 6 (16–12) five players 3
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22 June 2023
13:15 		Norway  22–31  Hungary Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
Knutsen 5 (12–19) Lukács 6
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22 June 2023
18:00 		Denmark  31–28  Argentina Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Xu, Liu (CHN)
T. Arnoldsen 9 (16–12) Garay 8
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23 June 2023
15:30 		Argentina  31–32  Norway Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
Jung 12 (12–18) Larsen 6
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23 June 2023
20:15 		Hungary  33–28  Denmark Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Papp 6 (16–15) T. Arnoldsen 6
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Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 123 54 +69 6 Main round
2  Bahrain 3 1 1 1 109 77 +32 3[a]
3  Slovenia 3 1 1 1 102 90 +12 3[a] Presidents Cup
4  Greenland[b] 3 0 0 3 48 161 −113 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Slovenia 29–29 Bahrain
  2. ^ Greenland replaced Guinea.[8]
20 June 2023
11:00 		Slovenia  48–23  Greenland Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Xu, Liu (CHN)
Miklavec 9 (24–10) Rosing 6
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20 June 2023
15:45 		Sweden  35–17  Bahrain Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
four players 5 (21–11) Rabia 7
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22 June 2023
11:00 		Slovenia  29–29  Bahrain Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
Janc, Mlivić 7 (12–12) Khamis, Rabia 7
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22 June 2023
15:45 		Greenland  12–50  Sweden Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
Fleischer 3 (5–24) Palmar 8
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23 June 2023
13:15 		Bahrain  63–13  Greenland Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
Khamis 15 (33–5) Lennert 4
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23 June 2023
18:00 		Sweden  38–25  Slovenia Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Ljungmark, Palmar 8 (20–13) Rot 5
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Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iceland 3 3 0 0 84 62 +22 6 Main round
2  Serbia 3 2 0 1 108 65 +43 4
3  Morocco 3 1 0 2 59 73 −14 2 Presidents Cup
4  Chile 3 0 0 3 49 100 −51 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
20 June 2023
11:00 		Iceland  17–15  Morocco Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 75
Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
Gunnarsson 4 (7–5) Boukhamsa, Ouzrour 3
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20 June 2023
15:45 		Serbia  41–13  Chile Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
Papović 6 (19–7) Scaramelli 3
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21 June 2023
13:15 		Iceland  35–18  Chile Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
Finnson 7 (12–6) Scaramelli 6
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21 June 2023
20:15 		Morocco  20–38  Serbia Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Boukhamsa 5 (10–23) Kos 6
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23 June 2023
13:15 		Chile  18–24  Morocco Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
Scaramelli 7 (9–13) Eladich, Razgui 5
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23 June 2023
20:15 		Serbia  29–32  Iceland Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Kos 9 (14–16) Guðjónsson 8
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Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 3 0 0 123 92 +31 6 Main round
2  Greece (H) 3 2 0 1 103 84 +19 4
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 84 100 −16 2 Presidents Cup
4  Cuba 3 0 0 3 81 115 −34 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
20 June 2023
13:15 		Egypt  45–28  Cuba Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Ibrahim 7 (20–14) Vazques 11
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20 June 2023
18:00 		Greece  31–22  Saudi Arabia Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
five players 4 (15–10) Furaij 5
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21 June 2023
15:30 		Saudi Arabia  34–42  Egypt Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
Al-Khedhrawi 10 (20–21) O. Mohamed 11
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21 June 2023
18:00 		Greece  42–26  Cuba Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 580
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Vasileiou 8 (22–10) Vazques 7
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23 June 2023
15:30 		Cuba  27–28  Saudi Arabia Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
Gonzales 5 (10–16) Al-Khedhrawi 9
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23 June 2023
18:00 		Egypt  36–30  Greece Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Abdelhak, O. Mohamed 7 (17–20) Toskas 8
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President's Cup

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Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 3 0 0 120 62 +58 6 17–24th places
2  Algeria 3 1 1 1 73 78 −5 3
3  United States 3 1 1 1 70 94 −24 3 25th–32nd places
4  Libya 3 0 0 3 60 89 −29 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
25 June 2023
13:30 		Poland  37–17  Libya GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 845
Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
Kosznik 7 (21–7) Al-Shuwayhidi 4
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25 June 2023
15:45 		Algeria  23–23  United States GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 845
Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
Abdelhafid, Nidhal 5 (10–9) Edwards 5
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26 June 2023
11:00 		Poland  36–23  Algeria GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 1,406
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Kosznik 8 (16–11) Ramy 7
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26 June 2023
13:15 		United States  25–24  Libya GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 400
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
four players 4 (14–10) Hireebish 13
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Group II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 111 77 +34 6 17–24th places
2  Kuwait 3 2 0 1 102 91 +11 4
3  Angola 3 1 0 2 101 98 +3 2 25th–32nd places
4  Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 77 125 −48 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
25 June 2023
11:00 		Kuwait  38–26  Angola Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 778
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Jaafar 11 (23–15) José 7
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25 June 2023
13:15 		Japan  41–22  Costa Rica Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 778
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Arase 6 (21–10) Trujillo 5
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26 June 2023
11:00 		Kuwait  23–37  Japan Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,117
Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
Al-Dawani 9 (16–19) Otake, Takahashi 8
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26 June 2023
13:15 		Costa Rica  27–43  Angola Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 200
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Suárez 7 (12–19) Sebastiao 13
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Group III

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 3 3 0 0 115 77 +38 6 17–24th places
2  Slovenia 3 2 0 1 103 88 +15 4
3  Argentina 3 1 0 2 103 83 +20 2 25th–32nd places
4  Greenland 3 0 0 3 65 138 −73 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
25 June 2023
12:45 		Norway  47–21  Greenland Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
Johnsen 8 (24–10) Nielsen 7
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25 June 2023
15:00 		Slovenia  30–29  Argentina Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
Miklavec 8 (15–15) Garay 6
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26 June 2023
12:45 		Norway  36–25  Slovenia Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Attendance: 100
Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
Knutsen 7 (20–12) Miklavec 5
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26 June 2023
15:00 		Argentina  43–21  Greenland Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Attendance: 30
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Jung 16 (21–13) Malig. Rosing, Malik Rosing 5
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Group IV

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 2 1 0 81 63 +18 5 17–24th places
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 68 78 −10 4
3  Cuba 3 0 2 1 76 77 −1 2 25th–32nd places
4  Chile 3 0 1 2 61 68 −7 1
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
25 June 2023
12:45 		Morocco  24–24  Cuba Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
Kissar 6 (13–13) Gonzales 6
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25 June 2023
15:00 		Saudi Arabia  19–18  Chile Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Xu, Liu (CHN)
Al-Turki 5 (10–9) Scaramelli 5
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26 June 2023
12:45 		Morocco  33–21  Saudi Arabia Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
Eladich 7 (15–14) Al-Abdullah 5
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26 June 2023
15:00 		Chile  25–25  Cuba Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 58
Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
Oyarzún 7 (13–11) Vazques 9
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Main round

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Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 107 89 +18 6 Quarterfinals
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 92 80 +12 4
3  France 3 1 0 2 97 88 +9 2 9–16th places
4  Tunisia 3 0 0 3 85 124 −39 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
25 June 2023
18:15 		Croatia  36–23  Tunisia GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Car 7 (13–6) three players 5
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25 June 2023
20:30 		Germany  30–29  France GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Fischer, Sauter 5 (17–16) Vescovo, Vincent 6
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26 June 2023
18:15 		France  42–31  Tunisia GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 2,345
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Fadhuile, Mantz 6 (19–13) Ben Fraj 6
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26 June 2023
20:30 		Croatia  29–31  Germany GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 2,345
Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
Barbić 6 (12–15) Freihöfer 7
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Group II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Faroe Islands 3 3 0 0 94 77 +17 6 Quarterfinals
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 79 77 +2 4
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 98 89 +9 2 9–16th places
4  Brazil 3 0 0 3 68 96 −28 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
25 June 2023
15:45 		Portugal  33–31  Spain Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 1,180
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Oliveira 7 (19–20)