2009 Men's Youth World Handball Championship

The 2009 Men's Youth World Handball Championship (3rd tournament) took place in Tunisia from July 20–July 31.

2009 Youth World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Tunisia
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
DatesJuly 20–31
Teams20 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Croatia (1st title)
Runner-up Iceland
Third place Sweden
Fourth place Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored3,649 (57.02 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Sajjad Esteki (65)
Best playerTunisia Mohamed Sfar
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Croatia is the 2009 Men’s Youth World Champion, after beating Iceland in the final with 40:35.[1]

Venues

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Tunis Nabeul
El Menzah Sports Palace Salle Bir Challouf
Capacity: 5,500 Capacity: 5,000
   
Hammamet
Hall 7th Novembre
Capacity: 2,500
 

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Norway 4 4 0 0 139 95 +44 8
  Germany 4 3 0 1 126 90 +36 6
  Egypt 4 2 0 2 132 107 +25 4
  Qatar 4 1 0 3 109 115 −6 2
  Morocco 4 0 0 4 56 155 −99 0
Source: [citation needed]
July 20
17:00
Egypt   31 – 36   Norway El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Pandžić, Šatordžija (BIH)
Ismail 10 (13–18) Merg 10
  8×  2×  Report   5× 

July 20
21:00
Qatar   41 – 15   Morocco El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Da Costa, Da Costa (BRA)
Murad, Al-Karbi 7 (20–7) Baddi 4
  5×  1×  Report   8× 

July 21
17:00
Germany   26 – 30   Norway El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
König 9 (15–16) Stroemberg 8
  2×  Report   8× 

July 21
21:00
Morocco   17 – 38   Egypt El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Li, Wang (CHN)
Nadli, El-Fargi, Minitel 3 (8–17) Sanad 8
  5×  Report   5× 

July 22
19:00
Qatar   18 – 32   Germany El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Da Costa, Da Costa (BRA)
Salem, Morgan 4 (8–18) Geppert 8
  1×  3×  Report   2× 

July 23
17:00
Egypt   34 – 23   Qatar El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
El-Bohy 8 (15–6) Murad 7
  4×  Report   7× 

July 23
21:00
Norway   39 – 11   Morocco El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Al-Mawlani, Al-Mizili (BHR)
Søndenaa 9 (15–6) Minitel 3
  4×  Report   3× 

July 24
19:30
Morocco   13 – 37   Germany El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
Harchaoui 5 (4–18) Hornke 8
  2×  Report   1× 

July 25
17:00
Germany   31 – 29   Egypt El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
König 9 (12–16) Ismail 10
  4×  Report   7× 

July 25
21:00
Norway   34 – 27   Qatar El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Havang 9 (15–13) Salem 7
  2×  1×  Report   2× 

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Sweden 4 4 0 0 149 105 +44 8
  Iceland 4 3 0 1 142 122 +20 6
  France 4 2 0 2 113 98 +15 4
  Brazil 4 1 0 3 119 126 −7 2
  Puerto Rico 4 0 0 4 78 150 −72 0
Source: [citation needed]
July 20
19:00
Iceland   35 – 23   Puerto Rico Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Achifon, Nyoth (CMR)
G. Ólafsson 7 (16–11) F. Pérez 6
  8×  Report   5× 

July 20
21:00
Brazil   26 – 33   France Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamatraf (QAT)
Constantino 7 (14–17) Moreau 7
  1×  1×  Report   5× 

July 21
19:00
Sweden   49 – 12   Puerto Rico Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: El-Sayed, Zidan (EGY)
Ganibegović, Zachrisson 8 (20–4) F. Pérez 3
  3×  Report   2×  1× 

July 21
21:00
France   24 – 29   Iceland Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Joli 5 (14–14) G. Ólafsson 9
  3×  Report   4× 

July 22
21:00
Brazil   27 – 30   Sweden Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
Campos 15 (16–15) Ottosson 10
  1×  Report   3×  1× 

July 23
19:00
Iceland   37 – 31   Brazil Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Jóhannsson 9 (19–15) Perrella 8
  5×  Report   3× 

July 23
21:00
Puerto Rico   17 – 31   France Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Hiraldo 7 (9–13) Moreau 7
  4×  Report   4×  1× 

July 24
21:00
France   25 – 26   Sweden Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamatraf (QAT)
Moreau 6 (15–12) Zachrisson 7
  4×  Report   3× 

July 25
19:00
Sweden   44 – 41   Iceland Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Wyss, Zowa (SUI)
Zachrisson 13 (22–20) Jóhannsson 10
  4×  Report   5× 

July 25
21:00
Puerto Rico   26 – 35   Brazil Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Achifon, Nyoth (CMR)
Kirkland, Hiraldo, F. Pérez, Mercado 5 (10–15) Perrella, Y. Silva, Riccini 6
  2×  1×  Report   6×  1× 

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Tunisia 4 4 0 0 121 97 +24 8
  Denmark 4 3 0 1 116 100 +16 6
  Iran 4 1 1 2 127 131 −4 3[a]
  Algeria 4 1 1 2 98 107 −9 3[a]
  Kuwait 4 0 0 4 109 136 −27 0
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreaker: 1 PT / 0 GD
July 20
19:00
Kuwait   32 – 37   Iran Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Wyss, Zowa (SUI)
S. Ali 8 (16–16) Esteki 13
  7×  Report   7× 

July 20
21:00
Tunisia   26 – 14   Algeria Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
Toumi, Bannour 5 (11–7) Rahim 3
  4×  Report   7×  1× 

July 21
19:00
Denmark   23 – 19   Algeria Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Bramming 7 (8–7) Rahim 7
  2×  Report   4× 

July 21
21:00
Iran   30 – 35   Tunisia Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamatraf (QAT)
Esteki 10 (18–15) Boughanmi 9
  4×  1×  Report   3× 

July 22
21:00
Kuwait   23 – 32   Denmark Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Achifon, Nyoth (CMR)
Al-Mutairi 5 (9–17) Bramming 7
  5×  1×  Report   6× 

July 23
19:00
Tunisia   32 – 26   Kuwait Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Wyss, Zowa (SUI)
Yahiaoui 9 (17–13) Al-Dousrey 9
  4×  Report   2× 

July 23
21:00
Algeria   30 – 30   Iran Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: El-Sayed, Zidan (EGY)
Hadjsadok 9 (12–13) Esteki 9
  3×  Report   2× 

July 24
21:00
Iran   30 – 34   Denmark Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
Esteki 10 (16–13) Wiesmach, Møller 7
  5×  Report   3× 

July 25
19:00
Algeria   35 – 28   Kuwait Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Rahim 8 (17–10) Al-Haidari 6
  10×  1×  Report   8×  1× 

July 25
21:00
Denmark   27 – 28   Tunisia Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Saad 5 (12–14) Boughanmi 12
  2×  Report   4×  1× 

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Croatia 4 4 0 0 147 84 +63 8
  Spain 4 3 0 1 120 57 +63 6
  Argentina 4 2 0 2 100 114 −14 4
  Libya 4 1 0 3 89 129 −40 2
  Venezuela 4 0 0 4 81 153 −72 0
Source: [citation needed]
July 20
15:00
Croatia   24 – 20   Spain El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Markotić 7 (11–11) Miralles 8
  7×  Report   2× 

July 20
19:00
Libya   38 – 29   Venezuela El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Li, Wang (CHN)
Dabaa 12 (18–11) Soto 7
  3×  Report   4× 

July 21
15:00
Argentina   8 – 28   Spain El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
Cantore 3 (5–10) Miralles, Paraja 5
  9×  2×  Report   3× 

July 21
19:00
Venezuela   17 – 38   Croatia El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Al-Mawlani, Al-Mizili (BHR)
Silva, Escobar 4 (9–16) Stepančič 8
  3×  Report   2× 

July 22
21:00
Libya   20 – 28   Argentina El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Pandžić, Šatordžija (BIH)
Eisa 8 (11–13) Cantore 7
  5×  Report   7× 

July 23
15:00
Croatia   42 – 18   Libya El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Ledinski 7 (22–6) El-Mahreg, Eisa 6
  8×  Report   4× 

July 23
19:00
Spain   42 – 12   Venezuela El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Da Costa, Da Costa (BRA)
F. García 8 (19–5) Silva 3
  1×  Report   3×  1× 

July 24
21:00
Venezuela   23 – 35   Argentina El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Li, Wang (CHN)
Salcedo 6 (11–18) Pizarro 7
  4×  Report   3× 

July 25
15:00
Argentina   29 – 43   Croatia El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
Cantore 11 (14–19) Hud 11
  7×  1×  Report   5× 

July 25
19:00
Spain   30 – 13   Libya El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Al-Mawlani, Al-Mizili (BHR)
Cabanas 5 (15–5) Eisa 6
  7×  Report   3× 

Placement matches

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17th–20th

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Semifinal 17th–20th17th place
 
      
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
 
  Morocco33
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
  Puerto Rico (ET)34
 
  Puerto Rico31
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
  Venezuela25
 
  Kuwait31
 
 
  Venezuela34
 
19th place
 
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
 
  Morocco22
 
 
  Kuwait31
July 27
16:00
Morocco   33 – 34 (ET)   Puerto Rico Hall 7th Novembre, Nabeul
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamatraf (QAT)
Harchaoui 10 (10–15) Hiraldo 11
  5×  Report   6×  1× 

FT: 27–27 ET: 6–7


July 27
16:00
Kuwait   31 – 34   Venezuela Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Al-Gharaballi 10 (12–15) Contreras 8
  7×  Report   2× 

19th/20th

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July 29
11:00
Morocco   22 – 31   Kuwait El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Harchaoui 6 (8–14) Saif, Al-Hajeri, Al-Haidari 6
  6×  1×  Report   8× 

17th/18th

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July 29
13:30
Puerto Rico   31 – 25   Venezuela El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Li, Wang (CHN)
Hiraldo 8 (14–11) Salcedo 6
  4×  Report   1× 

13th–16th

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Semifinal 13th–16th13th place
 
      
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
 
  Qatar33
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
  Brazil29
 
  Qatar27
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
  Algeria26
 
  Algeria31
 
 
  Libya19
 
15th place
 
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
 
  Brazil34
 
 
  Libya15
July 27
13:30
Qatar   33 – 29   Brazil El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Al-Mawlani, Al-Mizili (BHR)
Al-Bishi, Murad, Morgan 7 (13–15) Rossoni 7
  3×  Report   2× 

July 27
18:30
Algeria   31 – 19   Libya Hall 7th Novembre, Nabeul
Referees: Achifon, Nyoth (CMR)
Hamoud, Zamoum 7 (16–11) Eisa, Esertawi 7
  3×  3×  Report   4×  1× 

15th/16th

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July 29
16:00
Brazil   34 – 15   Libya El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Al-Mawlani, Al-Mizili (BHR)
Perrella, Riccini 7 (17–7) Dabaa 6
  2×  Report   3× 

13th/14th

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July 29
18:30
Qatar   27 – 26   Algeria El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Da Costa, Da Costa (BRA)
Sinen 9 (14–10) Rahim 7
  3×  Report   5× 

9th–12th

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Semifinal 9th–12th9th place
 
      
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
 
  Egypt27
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
  France33
 
  France35
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
  Iran27
 
  Iran30
 
 
  Argentina26
 
11th place
 
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
 
  Egypt29
 
 
  Argentina32
July 27
16:00
Egypt   27 – 33   France El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Pandžić, Šatordžija (BIH)
El-Bohy 8 (13–15) Capella 7
  1×  Report   7× 

July 27
18:30
Iran   30 – 26   Argentina Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Wyss, Zowa (SUI)
Esteki 11 (14–10) Cantore, Cánepa 7
  4×  Report   1× 

11th/12th

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July 29
21:00
Egypt   29 – 32   Argentina El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
Nawar 9 (19–16) Cantore 9
  5×  Report   7×  1× 

9th/10th

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July 29
16:00
France   35 – 27   Iran Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Joli 9 (17–14) Esteki 12
  1×  Report   2× 

Final round

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QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
 
          
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
 
  Norway37
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
  Iceland43
 
  Iceland33
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
  Tunisia31
 
  Spain19
 
July 31 – Tunis
 
  Tunisia26
 
  Iceland35
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
  Croatia40
 
  Sweden31
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
  Germany26
 
  Sweden25
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
  Croatia28 Third place
 
  Denmark24
 
July 31 – Tunis
 
  Croatia29
 
  Tunisia27
 
 
  Sweden30
 
 
Semifinal 5th–8th5th place
 
      
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
 
  Norway21
 
July 31 – Tunis
 
  Spain23
 
  Spain29
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
  Denmark30
 
  Germany22
 
 
  Denmark31
 
7th place
 
 
July 31 – Tunis
 
 
  Norway24
 
 
  Germany25

Quarterfinals

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July 27
18:30
Norway   37 – 43   Iceland El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
Hippe 8 (21–20) Pálmarsson 11
  3×  Report   2× 

July 27
21:00
Spain   19 – 26   Tunisia Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
F. García 4 (11–13) Jallouz 5
  3×  Report   5× 

July 27
21:00
Sweden   31 – 26   Germany El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Ottosson 7 (14–12) Geppert, König 4
  4×  Report   4× 

July 27
21:00
Denmark   24 – 29   Croatia Hall 7th Novembre, Nabeul
Referees: El-Sayed, Zidan (EGY)
Bramming 5 (13–15) Markotić 8
  2×  Report   6× 

5th–8th

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July 29
18:30
Norway   21 – 23   Spain Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamatraf (QAT)
Sørheim, Benevoli 4 (8–13) Miralles, Humet 4
  3×  Report   4× 

July 29
18:30
Germany   22 – 31   Denmark Hall 7th Novembre, Nabeul
Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
Schubert 5 (14–14) Wiesmach 7
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Semifinals

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July 29
21:00
Iceland   33 – 31   Tunisia Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Guðmundsson 10 (14–15) Bannour 8
  3×  Report   4× 

July 29
21:00
Sweden   25 – 28   Croatia Hall 7th Novembre, Nabeul
Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
Zachrisson, Arrman 4 (11–17) Marić 8
  4×  Report   7× 

7th/8th

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July 31
15:00
Norway   24 – 25   Germany Hall 7th Novembre, Nabeul
Referees: El-Sayed, Zidan (EGY)
Sørheim 5 (11–10) Hornke 5
  3×  Report   3× 

5th/6th

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July 31
17:30
Spain   29 – 30   Denmark Hall 7th Novembre, Nabeul
Referees: Wyss, Zowa (SUI)
Guedea 6 (14–18) Bramming 7
  1×  Report   2× 

Bronze medal match

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July 31
18:30
Tunisia   27 – 30   Sweden Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamatraf (QAT)
Boughanmi 10 (15–16) Zachrisson 13
  3×  1×  Report   1×  1× 

Gold medal match

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July 31
20:30
Iceland   35 – 40   Croatia Hall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Guðmundsson 8 (15–19) Marić 9
  5×  Report   4×  1× 

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Croatia
    Iceland
    Sweden
4   Tunisia
5   Denmark
6   Spain
7   Germany
8   Norway
9   France
10   Iran
11   Argentina
12   Egypt
13   Qatar
14   Algeria
15   Brazil
16   Libya
17   Puerto Rico
18   Venezuela
19   Kuwait
20   Morocco

All-star team

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During the victory ceremony the best actors of the tournament were announced. The following players earned a nomination to the tournament's All-Star Team:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "IIIrd Men's Youth World champion 2009: Croatia". archive.ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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