1998 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

The 1998 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the eighth edition of the tournament, held in Havana, Cuba from 22 to 29 September 1998. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1999 World Championship, where the top three placed team qualied.

1998 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Cuba
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates22–29 September
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Cuba (8th title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place Brazil
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored1,414 (50.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cuba Carlos Pérez (57 goals)
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Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC−4).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Cuba (H) 4 4 0 0 171 62 +109 8 Semifinals
2   Brazil 4 3 0 1 133 85 +48 6
3   Canada 4 2 0 2 88 112 −24 4
4   Colombia 4 1 0 3 86 143 −57 2
5   Uruguay 4 0 0 4 77 153 −76 0
Source: Todor66
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
22 September 1998
14:00
Brazil   34–15   Canada
(11–9)
22 September 1998
20:30
Cuba   54–13   Uruguay
(23–6)

23 September 1998
18:00
Canada   28–13   Colombia
(7–7)
23 September 1998
20:30
Cuba   30–22   Brazil
(14–7)

24 September 1998
18:00
Brazil   32–16   Uruguay
(20–8)
24 September 1998
20:30
Cuba   45–16   Colombia
(23–7)

25 September 1998
16:00
Brazil   45–24   Colombia
25 September 1998
18:00
Canada   34–23   Uruguay
(18–13)

26 September 1998
14:00
Colombia   33–25   Uruguay
26 September 1998
20:30
Cuba   42–11   Canada
(24–4)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 3 3 0 0 84 47 +37 6 Semifinals
2   United States 3 2 0 1 69 57 +12 4
3   Greenland 3 1 0 2 54 73 −19 2
4   Mexico 3 0 0 3 63 93 −30 0
5   Puerto Rico[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Source: Todor66
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. ^ Puerto Rico withdrew because of Hurricane Georges.
22 September 1998
18:00
United States   28–19   Mexico
(11–9)

23 September 1998
14:00
Argentina   24–17   United States
(13–8)
23 September 1998
16:00
Greenland   29–25   Mexico
(13–10)

24 September 1998
16:00
Argentina   24–11   Greenland
(13–5)

25 September 1998
20:30
United States   24–14   Greenland

26 September 1998
18:00
Argentina   36–19   Mexico

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Cuba44
 
 
 
  Mexico13
 
  Cuba27
 
 
 
  United States18
 
  United States21
 
 
 
  Canada20
 
  Cuba31
 
 
 
  Argentina26
 
  Brazil40
 
 
 
  Greenland21
 
  Brazil15
 
 
 
  Argentina20 Third place
 
  Argentina32
 
 
 
  Colombia12
 
  United States22
 
 
  Brazil27
 

Fifth place bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Mexico23
 
 
 
  Canada32
 
  Canada20
 
 
 
  Greenland21
 
  Greenland31
 
 
  Colombia22
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Mexico28
 
 
  Colombia23

Quarterfinals

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27 September 1998
15:00
Brazil   40–21   Greenland

27 September 1998
17:00
United States   21–20   Canada
(8–12)

27 September 1998
19:00
Argentina   32–12   Colombia

27 September 1998
21:00
Cuba   44–13   Mexico

5–8th place semifinals

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28 September 1998
14:00
Greenland   31–22   Colombia

28 September 1998
16:00
Canada   32–23   Mexico
(12–12)

Semifinals

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28 September 1998
18:00
Argentina   20–15   Brazil

28 September 1998
20:30
Cuba   27–18   United States

Seventh place game

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29 September 1998
14:00
Mexico   28–23   Colombia

Fifth place game

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29 September 1998
16:00
Greenland   21–20   Canada
(11–11)

Third place game

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29 September 1998
18:00
Brazil   27–22   United States
(14–12)

Final

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29 September 1998
20:30
Cuba   31–26   Argentina
(13–12)

Final ranking

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Qualified for the 1999 World Championship
Rank Team
    Cuba
    Argentina
    Brazil
4   United States
5   Greenland
6   Canada
7   Mexico
8   Colombia
9   Uruguay
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