2001 World Men's Handball Championship
2001 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details |
Host country |
France |
Dates |
23 January-4 February |
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The 2001 World Men's Handball Championship took place in France from January 23 to February 4, 2001.
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 .
First round
The first four teams of each group qualify for the round of 16.
- Tuesday, January 23:
- Egypt 28 - 18 Morocco
- Portugal 29 - 19 Czech Republic
- Sweden 24 - 21 Iceland
- Wednesday, January 24:
- Czech Republic 26 - 26 Egypt
- Iceland 22 - 19 Portugal
- Morocco 21 - 33 Sweden
- Thursday, January 25:
- Egypt 23 - 19 Portugal
- Morocco 23 - 31 Iceland
- Sweden 29 - 22 Czech Republic
- Saturday, January 27:
- Czech Republic 40 - 23 Morocco
- Portugal 25 - 32 Sweden
- Egypt 24 - 22 Iceland
- Sunday, January 28:
- Portugal 30 - 26 Morocco
- Iceland 29 - 29 Czech Republic
- Sweden 29 - 23 Egypt
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 |
- Tuesday, January 23:
- Argentina 22 - 16 Kuwait
- France 23 - 13 Algeria
- FRY 31 - 23 Brazil
- Wednesday, January 24:
- Brazil 19 - 20 Argentina
- Kuwait 14 - 30 France
- Algeria 20 -23 FRY
- Thursday, January 25:
- Kuwait 13 - 26 Algeria
- Fance 29 - 19 Brazil
- Argentina 10 - 32 FRY
- Saturday, January 27:
- Argentina 23 - 23 Algeria
- Brazil 27 - 19 Kuwait
- FRY 20 - 22 France
- Sunday, January 28:
- Algeria 25 - 20 Brazil
- FRY 40 - 14 Kuwait
- France 28 - 19 Argentina
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 |
- Tuesday, January 23:
- Croatia 25 - 15 Greenland
- Germany 40 - 12 USA
- Spain 26 - 17 South Korea
- Tuesday, January 24:
- Greenland 16 - 31 Spain
- USA 12 - 41 Croatia
- South Korea 26 - 33 Germany
- Thursday, January 25:
- Spain 45 - 18 USA
- Greenland 20 - 27 South Korea
- Croatia 23 - 23 Germany
- Saturday, January 27:
- USA 18 - 26 Greenland
- Germany 22 - 31 Spain
- Croatia 33 - 38 South Korea
- Sunday, January 28:
- Germany 39 - 08 Greenland
- South Korea 37 - 20 USA
- Spain 27 - 32 Croatia
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 |
- Tuesday, January 23:
- Slovenia 28 - 24 Ukraine
- Russia 23 - 20 Tunisia
- Norway 20 - 14 Saudi Arabia
- Wednesday, January 24:
- Saudi Arabia 22 - 35 Slovenia
- Ukraine 27 - 30 Russia
- Tunisia 28 - 19 Norway
- Thursday, January 25:
- Ukraine 24 - 18 Tunisia
- Russia 29 - 18 Saudi Arabia
- Slovenia 29 - 30 Norway
- Saturday, January 27:
- Saudi Arabia 17 - 28 Ukraine
- Norway 25 - 25 Russia
- Slovenia 23 - 28 Tunisia
- Sunday, January 28:
- Tunisia 22 - 21 Saudi Arabia
- Norway 22 - 31 Ukraine
- Russia 33 - 30 Slovenia
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 |
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 |
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
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 |
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-18 |
15 |
Argentina |
1 |
-31 |
16 |
Portugal |
0 |
-14 |
Quarter-finals
Ranking games in Paris
- Saturday, February 3
- places 5 to 8:
- Ukraine 23 - 24 Spain
- Germany 29 - 33 Russia
- Sunday, February 4
- places 7 and 8 :
- places 5 and 6 :
- Spain 40 - 38 Russia (overtime)
Semi-finals in Paris
- Saturday, February 3
- Sweden 25 - 24 FRY
- France 24 - 21 Egypt
Bronze medal game in Paris
- Sunday, February 4
- Sweden 25 - 28 France (overtime)
Final standings
- France
- Sweden
- Yugoslavia
- Egypt
- Spain
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Germany
- Croatia
- Tunisia
- Iceland
- South Korea
- Algeria
- Norway
- Argentina
- Portugal
- Slovenia
- Czech Republic
- Brazil
- Greenland
- Saudi Arabia
- Morocco
- Kuwait
- United States
Stefan Lövgren (Sweden) was named MVP of the tournament.
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