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.

Contents

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.

Group A in Montpellier

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

Group B in Nantes

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

Group C in Besançon

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

Group D in Dunkerque

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

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 ' -18
15 Argentina 1 -31
16 Portugal 0 -14

Quarter-finals

Ranking games in Paris

Semi-finals in Paris

Bronze medal game in Paris

Final in Paris

Final standings

  1.  France
  2.  Sweden
  3.  Yugoslavia
  4.  Egypt
  5.  Spain
  6.  Russia
  7.  Ukraine
  8.  Germany
  9.  Croatia
  10.  Tunisia
  11.  Iceland
  12.  South Korea
  13.  Algeria
  14.  Norway
  15.  Argentina
  16.  Portugal
  17.  Slovenia
  18.  Czech Republic
  19.  Brazil
  20.  Greenland
  21.  Saudi Arabia
  22.  Morocco
  23.  Kuwait
  24.  United States

Stefan Lövgren (Sweden) was named MVP of the tournament.