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2023 Men's Youth World Handball Championship

The 2023 IHF Men's Youth World Championship was the 10th edition of the championship, held from 2 to 13 August 2023 in Croatia under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). It was the first time in history that the championship is organised by the Croatian Handball Federation.[1]

10th Men's Youth World Handball Championship 2023
Logo of the championship
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates2–13 August
Teams32 (from 6 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runner-up Denmark
Third place Croatia
Fourth place Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played116
Goals scored6,674 (57.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)Faroe Islands Óli Mittún
(87 goals)
Best playerDenmark Frederik Emil Pedersen
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Spain won their first title after defeating Denmark in the final.[2]

Bidding process edit

Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:

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

Qualification edit

Event Host Dates Vacancies Qualified
IHF Council Meeting   Cairo 28 February 2020 1   Croatia
M18 EHF EURO 2022   Podgorica 4–14 August 2022 11[3]   Denmark
  Faroe Islands
  Germany
  Hungary
  Iceland
  Montenegro
  Norway
  Portugal
  Slovenia
  Spain
  Sweden
M18 EHF Championship 2022[4][5][6]   Tel Aviv 7–13 August 2022 1   Czech Republic
  Riga 8–14 August 2022 1   North Macedonia
  Craiova 1   Austria
2022 Asian Youth Championship   Bahrain 20–31 August 2022 5   Bahrain
  Iran
  Japan
  Saudi Arabia
  South Korea
2022 African Youth Championship   Kigali 30 August – 6 September 2022 5   Algeria
  Burundi
  Egypt
  Morocco
  Rwanda
2022 South and Central American Youth Championship   Buenos Aires 8–12 November 2022 3   Argentina
  Brazil
  Chile
2022 North America and Caribbean Youth Championship   Mexico City 15–19 November 2022 2   Mexico
  United States
2022 IHF Trophy Oceania[7]   Rarotonga 5–9 December 2022 1   New Zealand
2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy   San José 7–11 March 2023 1   Georgia

Draw edit

The draw took place on 3 March 2023 in Croatia.[8][9]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Egypt
  Spain
  Sweden
  Germany
  Hungary
  Denmark
  Norway
  Portugal 		  South Korea
  Croatia
  Faroe Islands
  Iceland
  Slovenia
  Montenegro
  Argentina
  Austria 		  Rwanda
  Iran
  Saudi Arabia
  North Macedonia
  Japan
  Brazil
  Chile
  Morocco 		  Mexico
  Burundi
  Algeria
  Czech Republic
  Bahrain
  United States
  New Zealand
  Georgia[a]
  1. ^ Team not determined at time of draw

Referees edit

The referee pairs were selected on 21 June 2023.[10]

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+2).[11]

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia (H) 3 3 0 0 134 64 +70 6 Main round
2   Portugal 3 2 0 1 118 81 +37 4
3   Algeria 3 1 0 2 71 110 −39 2 Presidents Cup
4   Rwanda 3 0 0 3 69 137 −68 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
2 August 2023
13:00 		Portugal   50–24   Rwanda Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 60
Referees: García, El-Saied
Ferreira 9 (26–5) Samuel 8
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2 August 2023
19:30 		Croatia   42–19   Algeria Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 600
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Ivanišević, Tkalec 7 (19–6) Youcef, Zakaria 5
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4 August 2023
15:30 		Algeria   19–41   Portugal Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 150
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Youcef 9 (8–15) Oliveira 8
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4 August 2023
19:30 		Croatia   54–18   Rwanda Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 560
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Ivanišević 8 (25–9) Samuel 5
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5 August 2023
15:30 		Rwanda   27–33   Algeria Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 175
Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN)
Samuel 8 (13–18) Abdelouahab 10
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5 August 2023
19:30 		Portugal   27–38   Croatia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
Sousa 7 (12–19) Čaprić, Glivetić 8
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Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 3 3 0 0 115 59 +56 6 Main round
2   Slovenia 3 2 0 1 123 60 +63 4
3   Morocco 3 1 0 2 91 93 −2 2 Presidents Cup
4   New Zealand 3 0 0 3 35 152 −117 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.
2 August 2023
15:00 		Hungary   37–28   Morocco Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 120
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Szepesi 8 (19–11) Bilghoul, Razgui 6
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2 August 2023
17:00 		Slovenia   60–11   New Zealand Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 200
Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN)
Kačičnik 10 (30–3) Whittaker 3
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4 August 2023
13:30 		New Zealand   6–49   Hungary Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 100
Referees: García, El-Saied
Pringot, Whittaker 2 (2–26) Terjék 8
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4 August 2023
17:30 		Slovenia   38–20   Morocco Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 250
Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN)
Kačičnik 7 (17–7) three players 4
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5 August 2023
13:30 		Morocco   43–18   New Zealand Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 100
Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Nasem (KUW)
Ilyasse 12 (21–7) Pringot 7
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5 August 2023
17:30 		Hungary   29–25   Slovenia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 550
Referees: Perdomo, Araújo (URU)
Csörgő 8 (14–14) Mlivič 6
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Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Egypt 3 3 0 0 101 84 +17 6 Main round
2   Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 81 81 0 4
3   Iceland 3 1 0 2 92 90 +2 2 Presidents Cup
4   Japan 3 0 0 3 86 105 −19 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.
2 August 2023
13:30 		Egypt   40–32   Japan Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
El-Sayed 6 (21–16) Tachibana 8
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2 August 2023
15:30 		Iceland   27–29   Czech Republic Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
three players 4 (10–12) Flajsar 6
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3 August 2023
13:30 		Czech Republic   22–28   Egypt Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
Erebai 6 (8–14) Masoud 7
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3 August 2023
15:30 		Iceland   35–28   Japan Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Nasem (KUW)
Haraldsson 5 (13–10) three players 4
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5 August 2023
13:30 		Japan   26–30   Czech Republic Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Hasegawa, Tachibana 5 (15–13) Jonáš 7
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5 August 2023
15:30 		Egypt   33–30   Iceland Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Hashad 6 (14–15) Stefánsson 9
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Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 105 69 +36 6 Main round
2   Brazil 3 2 0 1 88 90 −2 4
3   Bahrain 3 1 0 2 72 85 −13 2 Presidents Cup
4   South Korea 3 0 0 3 80 101 −21 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.
2 August 2023
17:30 		Spain   38–29   Brazil Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Romero 9 (18–17) Candido, Da Silva 7
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2 August 2023
19:30 		South Korea   28–32   Bahrain Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Perdomo, Araújo (URU)
Choi, Moon 7 (13–14) Farsan 9
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3 August 2023
17:30 		Bahrain   18–29   Spain Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN)
Mohamed 4 (8–15) Romero 6
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3 August 2023
19:30 		South Korea   30–31   Brazil Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN)
Moon 10 (15–16) Candido 9
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5 August 2023
17:30 		Brazil   28–22   Bahrain Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Pertoldo, Perin 5 (14–13) Ali 6
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5 August 2023
19:30 		Spain   38–22   South Korea Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: García, El-Saied
González 7 (17–12) Moon, Son 4
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Group E edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 3 3 0 0 124 70 +54 6 Main round
2   Austria 3 2 0 1 118 80 +38 4
3   Chile 3 1 0 2 62 101 −39 2 Presidents Cup
4   Mexico 3 0 0 3 75 128 −53 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.
2 August 2023
13:30 		Denmark   32–21   Chile Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 300
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Pedersen 6 (16–12) Hernández 4
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2 August 2023
15:30 		Austria   49–26   Mexico Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 500
Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
Huber 11 (21–10) Anguiano, García 7
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4 August 2023
13:30 		Mexico   21–49   Denmark Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 80
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Morales, Gámez 4 (8–26) Pedersen 8
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4 August 2023
15:30 		Austria   41–11   Chile Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 100
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Böhm 7 (19–3) three players 2
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5 August 2023
13:30 		Chile   30–28   Mexico Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 60
Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
Castillo 7 (19–12) Anguiano 7
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5 August 2023
15:30 		Denmark   43–28   Austria Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 110
Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
Pedersen 8 (21–15) Böhm 5
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Group F edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 3 3 0 0 106 71 +35 6 Main round
2   North Macedonia 3 2 0 1 81 68 +13 4
3   Montenegro 3 1 0 2 75 89 −14 2 Presidents Cup
4   Georgia 3 0 0 3 64 99 −35 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.
2 August 2023
17:30 		Norway   27–25   North Macedonia Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 628
Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
Olseth 9 (11–9) Kalajdjieski 7
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2 August 2023
19:30 		Montenegro   34–19   Georgia Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 300
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Đurković 9 (16–11) Darsania 6
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4 August 2023
17:30 		Georgia   24–38   Norway Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 150
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Areshidze, Shervashidze 4 (8–20) Solost 8
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4 August 2023
19:30 		Montenegro   20–29   North Macedonia Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 150
Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
Dobrković 7 (10–12) five players 3
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5 August 2023
17:30 		North Macedonia   27–21   Georgia Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 90
Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR)
Belistojanovski, Subashevski 6 (13–10) Darsania 9
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5 August 2023
19:30 		Norway   41–22   Montenegro Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 100
Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
Lid 7 (22–10) Bakić 4
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Group G edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 3 0 0 110 57 +53 6 Main round
2   Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 98 80 +18 3
3   Argentina 3 1 1 1 78 77 +1 3 Presidents Cup
4   United States 3 0 0 3 50 122 −72 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.
2 August 2023
13:00 		Germany   37–26   Saudi Arabia Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 150
Referees: Nikolovski, Metalari (MKD)
Siemer 8 (18–13) Al-Turki 6
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2 August 2023
15:00 		Argentina   33–21   United States Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Barceló, Obregón 5 (20–10) Kuhlmeyer, McCauley 5
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3 August 2023
13:00 		United States   15–46   Germany Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 250
Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR)
Gallittu 4 (7–21) Gömmel, Siemer 9
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3 August 2023
15:00 		Argentina   29–29   Saudi Arabia Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 130
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Obregón 10 (13–14) Al-Fardan, Furaij 6
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5 August 2023
13:00 		Saudi Arabia   43–14   United States Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 200
Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
Furaij 15 (22–7) Edwards 5
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5 August 2023
15:00 		Germany   27–16   Argentina Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 300
Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
Haake 6 (13–5) Ojea 5
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Group H edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iran 3 2 1 0 101 77 +24 5 Main round
2   Faroe Islands 3 2 0 1 114 81 +33 4
3   Sweden 3 1 1 1 119 76 +43 3 Presidents Cup
4   Burundi 3 0 0 3 61 161 −100 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.
2 August 2023
17:00 		Sweden   26–26   Iran Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 110
Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
Månsson 7 (12–9) Karami 9
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2 August 2023
19:00 		Faroe Islands   53–21   Burundi Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
Mittún 11 (30–8) Benin 6
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3 August 2023
17:00 		Burundi   16–62   Sweden Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 150
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Bernard 6 (4–31) Hasanic, Sundewall 10
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3 August 2023
19:00 		Faroe Islands   27–29   Iran Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 300
Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
Mittún 9 (13–9) Moradi 8
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5 August 2023
17:00 		Iran   46–24   Burundi Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 100
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Karami 14 (24–13) Benin 8
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5 August 2023
19:00 		Sweden   31–34   Faroe Islands Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 300
Referees: Nikolovski, Metalari (MKD)
Starck 6 (14–14) Mittún 17
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President's Cup edit

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

Group I edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Morocco 3 2 0 1 101 73 +28 4[a] 17–20th places
2   Algeria 3 2 0 1 94 67 +27 4[a] 21st–24th places
3   Rwanda 3 2 0 1 104 82 +22 4[a] 25–28th places
4   New Zealand 3 0 0 3 49 126 −77 0 29th–32nd places
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 c Morocco 2 Pts, +3 GD; Algeria 2 Pts, +2 GD; Rwanda 2 Pts, −5 GD
7 August 2023
13:30 		Algeria   39–14   New Zealand Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 75
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Abdelouahab 7 (22–4) Bruce-Campbell 4
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7 August 2023
15:30 		Morocco   32–33   Rwanda Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 100
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Razgui 8 (17–16) Yves 8
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8 August 2023
13:30 		Rwanda   44–17   New Zealand Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 75
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Yves 14 (17–9) Clarke 5
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8 August 2023
15:30 		Algeria   22–26   Morocco Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 75
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Abdelouahab 8 (10–12) Razgui 7
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Group II edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iceland 3 3 0 0 107 79 +28 6 17–20th places
2   Japan 3 1 0 2 88 90 −2 2[a] 21st–24th places
3   South Korea 3 1 0 2 85 97 −12 2[a] 25–28th places
4   Bahrain 3 1 0 2 81 95 −14 2[a] 29th–32nd places
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 c Japan 2 Pts, +5 GD; South Korea 2 Pts, +3 GD; Bahrain 2 Pts, −8 GD
7 August 2023
13:30 		Iceland   38–23   South Korea Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Heiðarsson 6 (18–13) Moon 6
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7 August 2023
15:30 		Bahrain   21–33   Japan Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: García, El-Saied
Farsan 5 (10–13) Furukawa 6
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8 August 2023
13:30 		Japan   27–34   South Korea Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN)
Tachibana 8 (10–19) Choi 8
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8 August 2023
15:30 		Iceland   34–28   Bahrain Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN)
Stefánsson 6 (19–13) Mohamed 6
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Group III edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Montenegro 3 3 0 0 86 67 +19 6 17–20th places
2   Chile 3 2 0 1 85 77 +8 4 21st–24th places
3   Georgia 3 1 0 2 85 90 −5 2 25–28th places
4   Mexico 3 0 0 3 77 99 −22 0 29th–32nd places
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.
7 August 2023
13:30 		Chile   34–25   Georgia Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 25
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Castillo, Hernández 7 (14–9) Darsania 9
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7 August 2023
15:30 		Montenegro   28–27   Mexico Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 50
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Bakić 6 (12–15) Anguiano 6
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8 August 2023
13:30 		Mexico   22–41   Georgia Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 40
Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
Anguiano 7 (8–20) Khelisupali 9
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8 August 2023
15:30 		Chile   21–24   Montenegro Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 40
Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
Castillo 6 (10–13) Bakić, Đurković 6
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Group IV edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 3 3 0 0 154 62 +92 6 17–20th places
2   Argentina 3 2 0 1 101 88 +13 4 21st–24th places
3   United States 3 1 0 2 71 109 −38 2 25–28th places
4   Burundi 3 0 0 3 67 134 −67 0 29th–32nd places
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.
7 August 2023
13:00 		Argentina   39–25   Burundi Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 80
Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
Rodríguez 12 (16–14) Ferdinand 8
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7 August 2023
15:00 		Sweden   50–17   United States Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 110
Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR)
Gustavsson 9 (24–10) Fernandez 7
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8 August 2023
13:00 		United States   33–26   Burundi Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 100
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Edwards 11 (15–14) Bernard 6
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8 August 2023
15:00 		Argentina   29–42   Sweden Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 100
Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
Ojea 8 (19–21) four players 6
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Main round edit

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

Group I edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia (H) 3 2 1 0 98 80 +18 5 Quarterfinals
2   Portugal 3 2 0 1 86 92 −6 4
3   Hungary 3 1 1 1 85 84 +1 3 9–12th places
4   Slovenia 3 0 0 3 76 89 −13 0 13–16th places
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
7 August 2023
17:30 		Hungary   29–31   Portugal Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 150
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Kovács 14 (16–11) Lourenço, Sousa 6
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7 August 2023
19:30 		Croatia   32–25   Slovenia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Ivanišević 7 (13–11) Hriberšek 9
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8 August 2023
17:30 		Portugal   28–26   Slovenia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 200
Referees: García, El-Saied
Ferreira 6 (10–9) Hriberšek, Mlivič 7
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8 August 2023
19:30 		Croatia   28–28   Hungary Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Perdomo, Araújo (URU)
Bajan 9 (15–13) Kovács 6
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Group II edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 109 85 +24 6 Quarterfinals
2   Egypt 3 2 0 1 101 87 +14 4
3   Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 76 77 −1 2 9–12th places
4   Brazil 3 0 0 3 72 109 −37 0 13–16th places
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.
7 August 2023
17:30 		Egypt   38–23   Brazil Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
El-Battawi 8 (19–10) Santos 4
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7 August 2023
19:30 		Spain   29–21   Czech Republic Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Romero, Jelcic 6 (14–10) Matouš 6
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8 August 2023
17:30 		Czech Republic   33–20   Brazil Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Nasem (KUW)
Jonáš, Matouš 6 (17–11) Da Silva 5
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8 August 2023
19:30 		Egypt   35–42   Spain Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
El-Battawi 7 (17–20) Delgado 10
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Group III edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 3 3 0 0 115 87 +28 6 Quarterfinals
2   Norway 3 2 0 1 85 82 +3 4
3   North Macedonia 3 1 0 2 84 86 −2 2 9–12th places
4   Austria 3 0 0 3 72 101 −29 0 13–16th places
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.
7 August 2023
17:30 		Denmark   37–30   North Macedonia Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 110
Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
Tombak, Vilhelmsen 7 (18–12) Dimevski, Mitev 6
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7 August 2023
19:30 		Norway   29–22   Austria Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 90
Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
Lid 10 (14–10) Möstl 5
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8 August 2023
17:30 		Austria   22–29   North Macedonia Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 120
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Fritsch 4 (8–14) Belistojanovski, Kalajdjieski 6
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8 August 2023
19:30 		Denmark   35–29   Norway Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 100
Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
Vilhelmsen 7 (15–14) Olseth 8
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Group IV edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Faroe Islands 3 2 0 1 98 80 +18 4[a] Quarterfinals
2   Germany 3 2 0 1 97 81 +16 4[a]
3   Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 78 104 −26 2[b] 9–12th places
4   Iran 3 1 0 2 80 88 −8 2[b] 13–16th places
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 Germany 28–30 Faroe Islands
  2. ^ a b Iran 26–29 Saudi Arabia
7 August 2023
17:00 		Germany   28–30   Faroe Islands Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 350
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Anselm 7 (10–12) Mittún 13
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7 August 2023
19:00 		Iran   26–29   Saudi Arabia Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 130
Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
Dareini 7 (14–10) Furaij 12
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8 August 2023
17:00 		Saudi Arabia   23–41   Faroe Islands Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 300
Referees: Nikolovski, Metalari (MKD)
Al-Marhoon 7 (11–22) Vedelsbøl 9
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8 August 2023
19:00 		Germany   32–25   Iran Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 200
Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
Günther 8 (13–9) Karami 5
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Classification games edit

29th–32nd places edit

Burundi withdrew their team before the placement round as some players were unable to be found.[12]

Bracket edit

 
29th–32nd place semifinals29th place game
 
      
 
10 August
 
 
  New Zealand23
 
11 August
 
  Mexico52
 
  Mexico21
 
10 August
 
  Bahrain37
 
  Bahrain10
 
 
  Burundi0
 
31st place game
 
 
11 August
 
 
  New Zealand10
 
 
  Burundi0

Semifinals edit

10 August 2023
12:30 		New Zealand   23–52   Mexico Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 50
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Pringot 9 (10–25) García 16
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Cancelled Bahrain   10–0[note 1]   Burundi

31st place game edit

Cancelled New Zealand   10–0[note 1]   Burundi

29th place game edit

11 August 2023
12:30 		Mexico   21–37   Bahrain Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 50
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
García, Navarro 5 (14–18) Al-Showaikh 9
 4×  Report  1× 

25–28th places edit

Bracket edit

 
25–28th place semifinals25th place game
 
      
 
10 August
 
 
  Rwanda33
 
11 August
 
  Georgia41
 
  Georgia30
 
10 August
 
  South Korea33
 
  South Korea36
 
 
  United States19
 
27th place game
 
 
11 August
 
 
  Rwanda41
 
 
  United States29

Semifinals edit

10 August 2023
17:30 		Rwanda   33–41   Georgia Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 100
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Yves 14 (13–16) Darsania, Khelisupali 12
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10 August 2023
20:00 		South Korea   36–19   United States Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 100
Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
Son 8 (23–8) Edwards 6
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27th place game edit

11 August 2023
15:00 		Rwanda   41–29   United States Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 100
Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR)
Yves 10 (19–11) Edwards 10
 5×  Report  3× 

25th place game edit

11 August 2023
17:30 		Georgia   30–33   South Korea Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 30
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Darsania 8 (18–14) Lee 8
 6×  Report  5× 

21st–24th places edit

Bracket edit

 
21st–24th place semifinals21st place game
 
      
 
10 August
 
 
  Algeria28
 
11 August
 
  Chile24
 
  Algeria24
 
10 August
 
  Japan29
 
  Japan29
 
 
  Argentina28
 
23rd place game
 
 
11 August
 
 
  Chile22
 
 
  Argentina27

Semifinals edit

10 August 2023
12:30 		Algeria   28–24   Chile Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 20
Referees: Prastalo, Balvan (BIH)
Bendiab, Mehdi 6 (11–14) Sovino 7
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10 August 2023
15:00 		Japan   29–28   Argentina Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 35
Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR)
Furukawa 8 (18–16) Gómez 6
Report  3× 

23rd place game edit

11 August 2023
12:30 		Chile   22–27   Argentina Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 45
Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN)
Oyarzún 6 (8–14) Obregón 5
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21st place game edit

11 August 2023
15:00 		Algeria   24–29   Japan Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 40
Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
Anisse 7 (10–17) Hasegawa 9
 4×  Report  3× 

17–20th places edit

Bracket edit

 
17–20th place semifinals17th place game
 
      
 
10 August
 
 
  Morocco (Pen.)26 (4)
 
11 August
 
  Montenegro26 (2)
 
  Morocco20
 
10 August
 
  Sweden47
 
  Iceland36
 
 
  Sweden41
 
19th place game
 
 
11 August
 
 
  Montenegro32
 
 
  Iceland38

Semifinals edit

10 August 2023
17:30 		Morocco   30–28   Montenegro Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 50
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Mansouri, Razgui 7 (17–12) Radovanović 9
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FT: 26–26 Pen: 4–2

10 August 2023
20:00 		Iceland   36–41   Sweden Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 60
Referees: Nikolovski, Metalari (MKD)
Stefánsson 9 (21–20) Månsson 10
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19th place game edit

11 August 2023
17:30 		Montenegro   32–38   Iceland Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 55
Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
Gadzic 12 (15–18) Erlingsson 9
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17th place game edit

11 August 2023
20:00 		Morocco   20–47   Sweden Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 40
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Razgui 8 (12–26) Lundstad 10
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13–16th places edit

Bracket edit

 
13–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
10 August
 
 
  Slovenia25
 
11 August
 
  Austria28
 
  Austria36
 
10 August
 
  Brazil24
 
  Brazil30
 
 
  Iran24
 
15th place game
 
 
11 August
 
 
  Slovenia30
 
 
  Iran22

Semifinals edit

10 August 2023
12:30 		Brazil   30–24   Iran Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Candido, Da Silva 7 (15–11) Karami 9
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10 August 2023
15:00 		Slovenia   25–28   Austria Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Al-Enzei, Al-Nazem (KUW)
Hriberšek 6 (11–15) Paulnsteiner 4
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15th place game edit

11 August 2023
12:30 		Slovenia   30–22   Iran Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Malik 5 (14–9) Dareini 4
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13th place game edit

11 August 2023
15:00 		Austria   36–24   Brazil Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Wuzella 8 (20–14) Da Silva 6
 7×  Report  4× 

9–12th places edit

Bracket edit

 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
10 August
 
 
  Hungary20
 
11 August
 
  North Macedonia22
 
  North Macedonia28
 
10 August
 
  Czech Republic22
 
  Czech Republic36
 
 
  Saudi Arabia33
 
11th place game
 
 
11 August
 
 
  Hungary40
 
 
  Saudi Arabia24

Semifinals edit

10 August 2023
17:30 		Czech Republic   36–33   Saudi Arabia Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Perdomo, Araújo (URU)
Matouš 11 (19–15) Furaij 9
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10 August 2023
20:00 		Hungary   20–22   North Macedonia Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Czabula 5 (12–12) Kalajdjieski, Petkovski 5
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11th place game edit

11 August 2023
17:30 		Hungary   40–24   Saudi Arabia Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Szucs 6 (20–10) Furaij 5
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Ninth place game edit

11 August 2023
20:00 		North Macedonia   28–22   Czech Republic Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Kalajdjieski 12 (13–11) Josef 8
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Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

Championship bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 August
 
 
  Croatia33
 
11 August
 
  Norway25
 
  Croatia29
 
10 August
 
  Spain37
 
  Spain32
 
13 August
 
  Germany28
 
  Spain28
 
10 August
 
  Denmark23
 
  Denmark35
 
11 August
 
  Portugal25
 
  Denmark39
 
10 August
 
  Egypt35 Third place
 
  Faroe Islands34
 
13 August
 
  Egypt (OT)38
 
  Croatia (OT)39
 
 
  Egypt37
 

5–8th place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
11 August
 
 
  Norway30
 
13 August
 
  Germany35
 
  Germany31
 
11 August
 
  Portugal27
 
  Portugal (Pen.)35 (6)
 
 
  Faroe Islands35 (5)
 
Seventh place game
 
 
13 August
 
 
  Norway38
 
 
  Faroe Islands35

Quarterfinals edit

10 August 2023
13:00 		Faroe Islands   34–38 (ET)   Egypt Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 130
Referees: Altmar, Horvath (HUN)
Mittún 10 (13–13) Hashad 11
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FT: 31–31 ET: 3–7

10 August 2023
15:30 		Spain   32–28   Germany Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 200
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Castillo, Cikusa 7 (16–12) Siemer 7
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10 August 2023
18:00 		Denmark   35–25   Portugal Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 320
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Pedersen 9 (20–14) Monteiro 9
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10 August 2023
20:30 		Croatia   33–25   Norway Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: García, El-Saied
Jurić 8 (14–9) Lid 9
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5–8th place semifinals edit

11 August 2023
13:00 		Portugal   41–40   Faroe Islands Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 120
Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
Lourenço, Sousa 9 (17–19) Mittún, Vedelsbøl 12
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FT: 35–35 Pen: 6–5

11 August 2023
15:30 		Norway   30–35   Germany Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 275
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Lid 9 (15–16) Siemer 8
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Semifinals edit

11 August 2023
18:00 		Denmark   39–35   Egypt Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 400
Referees: Perdomo, Araújo (URU)
Pedersen 9 (23–18) Hashad 7
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11 August 2023
20:30 		Croatia   29–37   Spain Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
Krupić 9 (11–15) González 11
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Seventh place game edit

13 August 2023
12:30 		Norway   38–35   Faroe Islands Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 150
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Olseth 11 (22–19) Mittún 11
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Fifth place game edit

13 August 2023
15:00 		Germany   31–27   Portugal Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 300
Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
Battermann 10 (17–12) Leite 8
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Third place game edit

13 August 2023
17:30 		Egypt   37–39 (ET)   Croatia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,750
Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
Khallaf 8 (17–18) Krupić 7
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FT: 30–30 ET: 7–9

Final edit

13 August 2023
20:00 		Denmark   23–28   Spain Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 950
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Pedersen 6 (14–13) Oliveras 7
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Final ranking edit

Rank Team
    Spain
    Denmark
    Croatia
4   Egypt
5   Germany
6   Portugal
7   Norway
8   Faroe Islands
9   North Macedonia
10   Czech Republic
11   Hungary
12   Saudi Arabia
13   Austria
14   Brazil
15   Slovenia
16   Iran
17   Sweden
18   Morocco
19   Iceland
20   Montenegro
21   Japan
22   Algeria
23   Argentina
24   Chile
25   South Korea
26   Georgia
27   Rwanda
28   United States
29   Bahrain
30   Mexico
31   New Zealand
WD   Burundi

Statistics and awards edit

Awards edit

The All-star team was announced on 13 August 2023.[13]

Position Player
Goalkeeper   Álvaro Pérez Méndez
Right wing   Xavier González
Right back   Lasse Vilhelmsen
Centre back   Óli Mittún
Left back   Aleksandar Čaprić
Left wing   Belal Masoud
Pivot   Romero
MVP   Frederik Emil Pedersen

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Burundi withdrew their team and the results were counted as a 10–0 win for the opposing team.[12]

References edit

  1. ^ "IHF Council awards events up to 2027". ihf.info. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Sublime Spain seal maiden trophy at the IHF Men's Youth World Championship". ihf.info. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  3. ^ "16 teams chase European M18 title in Montenegro". EHF. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  4. ^ "ISR – Men's 18 EHF Championship1 2022". EHF. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ "LAT – Men's 18 EHF Championship2 2022". EHF. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ^ "ROU – Men's 18 EHF Championship3 2022". EHF. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. ^ "IHF Trophy Oceania finished in Rarotonga". IHF. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Teams to learn their fate at draw for the 2023 IHF Men's Youth World Championship". ihf.info. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Draw creates balanced groups for the 2023 IHF Men's Youth World Championship in Croatia". ihf.info. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Referees for the Men's Youth (U19) World Championship announced". ihf.info. 21 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Schedule for the 10th IHF Men's Youth World Championship released". ihf.info. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Ten Burundi NT players dissapeared [sic] from WCh 2023". handball-planet.com. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Croatia 2023: All-Star team revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

External links edit

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