2001 World Men's Handball Championship

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The 2001 World Men's Handball Championship took place in France from January 23 to February 4, 2001.

Contents 1 Qualified teams 2 First round 2.1 Group A in Montpellier 2.1.1 Standings 2.2 Group B in Nantes 2.2.1 Standings 2.3 Group C in Besançon 2.3.1 Standings 2.4 Group D in Dunkerque 2.4.1 Standings 2.5 Places 17 to 24 3 Round of 16 3.1 Places 9 to 16 4 Quarter-finals 5 Ranking games in Paris 6 Semi-finals in Paris 7 Bronze medal game in Paris 8 Final in Paris 8.1 Final standings

[edit] Qualified teams

24 teams were qualified for the first round and dispatched into 4 groups.

Group A :  Czech Republic ,  Egypt ,  Iceland ,  Morocco ,  Portugal ,  Sweden .

Group B :  Algeria ,  Argentina ,  Brazil ,  France ,  Kuwait ,  Yugoslavia

Group C :  Croatia ,  Greenland ,  Germany ,  South Korea ,  Spain ,  United States .

Group D :  Norway ,  Russia ,  Saudi Arabia ,  Slovenia ,  Tunisia ,  Ukraine .

[edit] First round

The first four teams of each group qualify for the round of 16.

[edit] Group A in Montpellier

• Tuesday, January 23rd:
  • Egypt 28 - 18 Morocco
  • Portugal 29 - 19 Czech Republic
  • Sweden 24 - 21 Iceland

• Wednesday, January 24th:
  • Czech Republic 26 - 26 Egypt
  • Iceland 22 - 19 Portugal
  • Morocco 21 - 33 Sweden

• Thursday, January 25th:
  • Egypt 23 - 19 Portugal
  • Morocco 23 - 31 Iceland
  • Sweden 29 - 22 Czech Republic

• Saturday, January 27th:
  • Czech Republic 40 - 23 Morocco
  • Portugal 25 - 32 Sweden
  • Egypt 24 - 22 Iceland

• Sunday, January 28th:
  • Portugal 30 - 26 Morocco
  • Iceland 29 - 29 Czech Republic
  • Sweden 29 - 23 Egypt

[edit] Standings

Rank	Country	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1	Sweden	10	5	0	0	147	122	+35
2	Egypt	7	3	1	1	124	115	+9
3	Iceland	5	2	1	2	125	119	+6
4	Portugal	4	2	0	3	122	122	0
5	Czech Republic	4	1	2	2	136	136	0
6	Morocco	0	0	0	5	112	162	-50

[edit] Group B in Nantes

• Tuesday, January 23rd:
  • Argentina 22 - 16 Kuwait
  • France 23 - 13 Algeria
  • FRY 31 - 23 Brazil

• Wednesday, January 24th:
  • Brazil 19 - 20 Argentina
  • Kuwait 14 - 30 France
  • Algeria 20 -23 FRY

• Thursday, January 25th:
  • Kuwait 13 - 26 Algeria
  • Fance 29 - 19 Brazil
  • Argentina 10 - 32 FRY

• Saturday, January 27th:
  • Argentina 23 - 23 Algeria
  • Brazil 27 - 19 Kuwait
  • FRY 20 - 22 France

• Sunday, January 28th:
  • Algeria 25 - 20 Brazil
  • FRY 40 - 14 Kuwait
  • France 28 - 19 Argentina

[edit] Standings

Rank	Country	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1	France	10	5	0	0	132	85	+47
2	Yugoslavia	8	4	0	1	146	89	+57
3	Algeria	5	2	1	2	107	102	+5
4	Argentina	5	2	1	2	94	118	-24
5	Brazil	2	1	0	4	108	124	-16
6	Kuwait	0	0	0	5	76	145	-69

[edit] Group C in Besançon

• Tuesday, January 23rd:
  • Croatia 25 - 15 Greenland
  • Germany 40 - 12 USA
  • Spain 26 - 17 South Korea

• Tuesday, January 24th:
  • Greenland 16 - 31 Spain
  • USA 12 - 41 Croatia
  • South Korea 26 - 33 Germany

• Thursday, January 25th:
  • Spain 45 - 18 USA
  • Greenland 20 - 27 South Korea
  • Croatia 23 - 23 Germany

• Saturday, January 27th:
  • USA 18 - 26 Greenland
  • Germany 22 - 31 Spain
  • Croatia 33 - 38 South Korea

• Sunday, January 28th:
  • Germany 39 - 08 Greenland
  • South Korea 37 - 20 USA
  • Spain 27 - 32 Croatia

[edit] Standings

Rank	Country	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1	Spain	8	4	0	1	160	105	+55
2	Germany	7	3	1	1	157	100	+57
3	Croatia	7	3	1	1	154	115	+39
4	South Korea	6	3	0	2	145	132	+13
5	Greenland	2	1	0	4	85	140	-55
6	USA	0	0	0	5	80	189	-109

[edit] Group D in Dunkerque

• Tuesday, January 23rd:
  • Slovenia 28 - 24 Ukraine
  • Russia 23 - 20 Tunisia
  • Norway 20 - 14 Saudi Arabia

• Wednesday, January 24th:
  • Saudi Arabia 22 - 35 Slovenia
  • Ukraine 27 - 30 Russia
  • Tunisia 28 - 19 Norway

• Thursday, January 25th:
  • Ukraine 24 - 18 Tunisia
  • Russia 29 - 18 Saudi Arabia
  • Slovenia 29 - 30 Norway

• Saturday, January 27th:
  • Saudi Arabia 17 - 28 Ukraine
  • Norway 25 - 25 Russia
  • Slovenia 23 - 28 Tunisia

• Sunday, January 28th:
  • Tunisia 22 - 21 Saudi Arabia
  • Norway 22 - 31 Ukraine
  • Russia 33 - 30 Slovenia

[edit] Standings

Rank	Country	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1	Russia	9	4	1	0	140	120	+20
2	Ukraine	6	3	0	2	134	115	+19
3	Tunisia	6	3	0	2	116	110	+6
4	Norway	5	2	1	2	116	127	-11
5	Slovenia	4	2	0	3	145	137	+8
6	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	5	92	134	-42

[edit] Places 17 to 24

Rank	Country	Pts	Diff
17	Slovenia	4	8
18	Czech Republic	4	0
19	Brazil	2	-16
20	Greenland	2	-55
21	Saudi Arabia	0	-42
22	Morocco	0	-50
23	Kuwait	0	-69
24	USA	0	-109

[edit] Round of 16

• Wednesday, January 31 in Albertville
  • France 23 - 18 Portugal
  • Tunisia 24 - 26 Germany
• Wednesday, January 31 in Amnéville les Thermes
  • Algeria 21 - 24 Egypt
  • Russia 28 - 26 South Korea
• Wednesday, January 31 in Marseille
  • Croatia 34 - 37 Ukraine (double overtime)
  • Sweden 32 - 23 Argentina
• Wednesday, January 31 in Toulouse
  • Iceland 27 - 31 FRY
  • Spain 28 - 23 Norway

[edit] Places 9 to 16

Rank	Country	Pts	Diff
9	Croatia	3	0
10	Tunisia	2	0
11	Iceland	2	-2
12	South Korea	1	-11
13	Algeria	0	-13
14	Norway	'	-18
15	Argentina	1	-31
16	Portugal	0	-14

[edit] Quarter-finals

• Thursday, February 1st in Albertville
  • Germany 23 - 26 France (overtime)
• Thursday, February 1st in Amnéville les Thermes
  • Egypt 21 - 19 Russia
• Thursday, February 1st in Toulouse
  • Spain 24 - 26 FRY
• Thursday, February 1st in Marseille
  • Sweden 34 - 20 Ukraine

[edit] Ranking games in Paris

• Saturday, February 3rd
  • places 5 to 8:
    • Ukraine 23 - 24 Spain
    • Germany 29 - 33 Russia

• Sunday, February 4th
  • places 7 and 8 :
    • Ukraine 30 - 24 Germany
  • places 5 and 6 :
    • Spain 40 - 38 Russia (overtime)

[edit] Semi-finals in Paris

• Saturday, February 3rd
  • Sweden 25 - 24 FRY
  • France 24 - 21 Egypt

[edit] Bronze medal game in Paris

• Sunday, February 4th
  • FRY 27 - 17 Egypt

[edit] Final in Paris

• Sunday, February 4th
  • France 34 - 31 Sweden (overtime)

[edit] Final standings

1.  France
2.  Sweden
3.  Yugoslavia
4.  Egypt
5.  Spain
6.  Russia
7.  Ukraine
8.  Germany
9.  Croatia
10.  Tunisia
11.  Iceland
12.  South Korea
13.  Algeria
14.  Norway
15.  Argentina
16.  Portugal
17.  Slovenia
18.  Czech Republic
19.  Brazil
20.  Greenland
21.  Saudi Arabia
22.  Morocco
23.  Kuwait
24.  United States

Stefan Lövgren (Sweden) was named MVP of the tournament.

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