2003 World Men's Handball Championship
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| Dates | 20 January–2 February |
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The 2003 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Portugal from 20 January to 2 February 2003. It was the 18th edition of the World Championship in team handball and Croatia won the championship.
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Qualified teams[edit]
24 teams were qualified for the first round and dispatched into 4 groups.
Group A :
Kuwait,
Morocco,
Poland,
Spain,
Tunisia,
Yugoslavia.
Group B :
Australia,
Germany,
Greenland,
Iceland,
Portugal,
Qatar.
Group C :
Argentina,
Croatia,
France,
Hungary,
Russia,
Saudi Arabia.
Group D :
Algeria,
Brazil,
Denmark,
Egypt,
Slovenia,
Sweden.
First round[edit]
The first 4 teams of each group qualify for the second round.
Group A in Guimarães[edit]
Standings[edit]
Group B in Viseu[edit]
Standings[edit]
Group C in Madeira[edit]
Standings[edit]
Croatia is ranked before France thanks to its victory in the game between those two teams.
Group D in São João da Madeira[edit]
Standings[edit]
Sweden is ranked before Denmark thanks to its victory in the game between those two teams.
Second round[edit]
The best teams of each group advance to the semifinals. The runners-up qualify for the ranking games for 5th to 8th place.
Group I in Caminha[edit]
Standings[edit]
| Rank | Country | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 71 | +35 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 83 | +23 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 93 | -4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 117 | -54 |
Group II in Póvoa de Varzim[edit]
- Wednesday, 29 January:
Germany 30 - 21
Tunisia
Yugoslavia 30 - 28
Portugal
- Thursday, 30 January:
Germany 31 - 31
Yugoslavia
Portugal 27 - 26
Tunisia
Standings[edit]
| Rank | Country | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 81 | +17 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 86 | +3 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 93 | -3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 85 | -11 |
Group III in Rio Maior[edit]
Standings[edit]
| Rank | Country | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 76 | +14 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 78 | +12 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 94 | -4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 93 | -22 |
Group IV in Espinho[edit]
Standings[edit]
| Rank | Country | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 70 | +20 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 87 | -3 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 84 | -8 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 91 | -9 |
Ranking games in Lisbon[edit]
- Saturday, 1 February
- places 5 to 8:
Yugoslavia 33 - 34
Hungary (double overtime)
Iceland 27 - 30
Russia
- places 5 to 8:
- Sunday, 2 February
- places 7 and 8:
Iceland 32 - 27
Yugoslavia
- places 5 and 6:
- places 7 and 8:
Semi-finals in Lisbon[edit]
Bronze medal game in Lisbon[edit]
Final in Lisbon[edit]
| Croatian national handball team |
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Final standings[edit]
Croatia 
Germany 
France 
Spain
Russia
Hungary
Iceland
Yugoslavia
Denmark
Poland
Slovenia
Portugal
Sweden
Tunisia
Egypt
Qatar
Argentina
Algeria
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Australia
Brazil
Morocco
Greenland
The first 7 teams were qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Christian Schwarzer (Germany) was named MVP of the tournament.
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