The 18th men's handball world championship was held from January 20 to February 2, 2003 in Portugal . A total of 24 teams competed against each other in groups in the preliminary round and the main round. This was followed by elimination games with semi-finals and finals as well as placement games for places three to eight. Croatia became world champion in 2003 after beating Germany 34:31 in the final.
game schedule
If after the group matches of the preliminary round and the main round teams were tied, the direct comparison on points between these teams was the first decision criterion for table formation. If there was a tie between the teams, the second criterion was the goal difference resulting from the games between the teams in question. If the points and goal difference were equal, the third differentiation criterion was the number of goals scored in the games between the teams in question.
Preliminary round
The preliminary round was held from January 20 to January 26, 2003. The first four in each group qualified for the main round.
The venues are shown in brackets behind the groups.
rank
country
Gates
Points
1
Spain Spain
157: 106
10
2
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
142: 103
8th
3
Poland Poland
140: 130
6th
4th
Tunisia Tunisia
131: 129
4th
5
Kuwait Kuwait
98: 168
2
6th
Morocco Morocco
113: 145
0
Mon, January 20, 2003, 3:30 p.m.
Tunisia Tunisia
- Kuwait
Kuwait
29: 20 (16:10)
Mon, January 20, 2003, 6:30 p.m.
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
- Poland
Poland
24: 20 (12: 9)
Mon, January 20, 2003, 8:30 p.m.
Spain Spain
- Morocco
Morocco
23:18 (13: 8)
Tue, January 21, 2003, 3:30 p.m.
Kuwait Kuwait
- Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992
14: 36 (3:20)
Tue, January 21, 2003, 6:30 p.m.
Morocco Morocco
- Tunisia Tunisia
24: 28 (15:14)
Tue, January 21, 2003, 8:30 p.m.
Poland Poland
- Spain Spain
25: 34 (16:17)
Thursday, January 23, 2003, 3:30 p.m.
Morocco Morocco
- Kuwait Kuwait
22: 25 (9:11)
Thursday, January 23, 2003, 6:30 p.m.
Tunisia Tunisia
- Poland Poland
22: 24 (11:11)
Thursday, January 23, 2003, 8:30 p.m.
Spain Spain
- Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992
22: 20 (12: 9)
Sat, January 25, 2003, 4 p.m.
Spain Spain
- Kuwait
Kuwait
45: 18 (24: 8)
Sat, January 25, 2003, 6 p.m.
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
- Tunisia
Tunisia
28: 27 (20:10)
Sat, January 25, 2003, 8:00 p.m.
Poland Poland
- Morocco
Morocco
35: 29 (17:12)
Sun, January 26, 2003, 4 p.m.
Tunisia Tunisia
- Spain Spain
25: 33 (13:18)
Sun, January 26, 2003, 6 p.m.
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
- Morocco
Morocco
34: 20 (17: 9)
Sun, January 26, 2003, 8:00 p.m.
Kuwait Kuwait
- Poland Poland
21:36 (10:15)
Group B ( Viseu )
Mon, January 20, 2003, 2:15 p.m.
Germany Germany
- Qatar
Qatar
40: 17 (23: 8)
Mon, January 20, 2003, 5:00 p.m.
Iceland Iceland
- Australia
Australia
55: 15 (23: 6)
Mon, January 20, 2003, 7:00 p.m.
Portugal Portugal
- Greenland
Greenland
34: 19 (20: 8)
Tue, January 21, 2003, 2:15 p.m.
Australia Australia
- Germany Germany
16: 46 (6:24)
Tue, January 21, 2003, 5 p.m.
Greenland Greenland
- Iceland Iceland
17: 30 (8:16)
Tue, January 21, 2003, 7:00 p.m.
Qatar Qatar
- Portugal Portugal
21:31 (10:15)
Thursday, January 23, 2003, 2:15 p.m.
Germany Germany
- Greenland
Greenland
34: 20 (20:11)
Thursday, January 23, 2003, 5 p.m.
Australia Australia
- Qatar Qatar
23: 28 (10:14)
Thursday, January 23, 2003, 7 p.m.
Iceland Iceland
- Portugal
Portugal
29: 28 (14:13)
Sat, January 25, 2003, 3:15 p.m.
Portugal Portugal
- Germany Germany
29: 37 (15:19)
Sat, January 25, 2003, 5:15 p.m.
Iceland Iceland
- Qatar
Qatar
42: 22 (24: 9)
Sat, January 25, 2003, 7:15 p.m.
Greenland Greenland
- Australia Australia
21: 26 (12:12)
Sun, January 26, 2003, 4:15 p.m.
Germany Germany
- Iceland
Iceland
34: 29 (20:16)
Sun, January 26, 2003, 6:15 p.m.
Portugal Portugal
- Australia
Australia
42: 20 (22:11)
Sun, January 26, 2003, 8:15 p.m.
Qatar Qatar
- Greenland
Greenland
28: 23 (15: 8)
Mon, January 20, 2003, 3 p.m.
Russia Russia
- Hungary
Hungary
31: 30 (15:14)
Mon, January 20, 2003, 5:00 p.m.
Croatia Croatia
- Argentina Argentina
29: 30 (18:13)
Mon, January 20, 2003, 8:00 p.m.
France France
- Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
30: 23 (14:10)
Tuesday, January 21, 2003, 3 p.m.
Argentina Argentina
- Russia
Russia
26: 26 (11:15)
Tuesday, January 21, 2003, 6 p.m.
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
- Croatia Croatia
18: 25 (10: 8)
Tue, January 21, 2003, 8 p.m.
Hungary Hungary
- France France
24: 29 (10:18)
Thursday, January 23, 2003, 3 p.m.
Russia Russia
- Croatia Croatia
26: 28 (10:12)
Thursday, January 23, 2003, 6 p.m.
Hungary Hungary
- Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
36: 25 (22:12)
Thursday, January 23, 2003, 8:00 p.m.
France France
- Argentina
Argentina
35: 18 (14: 6)
Sat, January 25, 2003, 3 p.m.
Argentina Argentina
- Hungary Hungary
23: 35 (15:15)
Sat, January 25, 2003, 5:00 p.m.
Croatia Croatia
- France
France
23: 22 (11:10)
Sat, January 25, 2003, 7:00 p.m.
Russia Russia
- Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
34: 17 (19: 8)
Sun, January 26, 2003, 3 p.m.
Croatia Croatia
- Hungary
Hungary
30: 29 (16:13)
Sun, January 26, 2003, 5:00 p.m.
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
- Argentina
Argentina
31: 30 (14:14)
Sun, January 26, 2003, 7:00 p.m.
France France
- Russia
Russia
31: 15 (15: 6)
rank
country
Gates
Points
1
Sweden Sweden
147: 129
8th
2
Denmark Denmark
146: 125
8th
3
Slovenia Slovenia
144: 137
6th
4th
Egypt Egypt
132: 139
5
5
Algeria Algeria
119: 136
2
6th
Brazil Brazil
118: 140
1
Mon, January 20, 2003, 3 p.m.
Algeria Algeria
- Brazil
Brazil
22: 22 (10:11)
Mon, January 20, 2003, 6:30 p.m.
Sweden Sweden
- Egypt
Egypt
29: 23 (14:13)
Mon, January 20, 2003, 8:30 p.m.
Denmark Denmark
- Slovenia
Slovenia
33: 24 (17:10)
Tuesday, January 21, 2003, 3 p.m.
Egypt Egypt
- Algeria
Algeria
25: 25 (13:13)
Tue, January 21, 2003, 6:30 p.m.
Slovenia Slovenia
- Sweden
Sweden
29: 25 (14:12)
Tue, January 21, 2003, 8:30 p.m.
Brazil Brazil
- Denmark Denmark
24: 28 (10:11)
Thursday, January 23, 2003, 3 p.m.
Slovenia Slovenia
- Egypt Egypt
26: 27 (14:13)
Thursday, January 23, 2003, 6:30 p.m.
Sweden Sweden
- Brazil
Brazil
29: 21 (12:12)
Thursday, January 23, 2003, 8:30 p.m.
Denmark Denmark
- Algeria
Algeria
22: 19 (9:13)
Sat, January 25, 2003, 1:00 p.m.
Algeria Algeria
- Sweden Sweden
28: 32 (12:17)
Sat, January 25, 2003, 6 p.m.
Brazil Brazil
- Slovenia Slovenia
27: 30 (10:15)
Sat, January 25, 2003, 8:00 p.m.
Denmark Denmark
- Egypt
Egypt
35: 26 (18:12)
Sun, January 26, 2003, 4 p.m.
Sweden Sweden
- Denmark
Denmark
32: 28 (19:14)
Sun, January 26, 2003, 6 p.m.
Egypt Egypt
- Brazil
Brazil
31: 24 (17:11)
Sun, January 26, 2003, 8:00 p.m.
Algeria Algeria
- Slovenia Slovenia
25: 35 (13:16)
Main round
The main round was held from January 29th to February 2nd . In the main round, 16 teams played in four groups of four.
For this purpose, two teams each from groups A and B were drawn into main round group I, the other four teams formed group II. Similarly, main round groups III and IV were made up of preliminary round groups C and D.
Each team only played against the two new opponents in the main round. The result of the game of the teams that had already met in the preliminary round was adopted.
The first teams in each main round group qualified for the semi-finals, while the second group played out places five to eight.
rank
country
Gates
Points
1
Spain Spain
106: 71
6th
2
Iceland Iceland
106: 83
4th
3
Poland Poland
89:93
2
4th
Qatar Qatar
63: 117
0
Wed, January 29, 2003, 6:30 p.m.
Iceland Iceland
- Poland
Poland
33: 29 (14:17)
Wed, January 29, 2003, 8:30 p.m.
Spain Spain
- Qatar
Qatar
40: 15 (20: 6)
Thursday, January 30, 2003, 6:30 p.m.
Poland Poland
- Qatar
Qatar
35: 26 (18:11)
Thursday, January 30, 2003, 8:30 p.m.
Spain Spain
- Iceland
Iceland
32: 31 (18:18)
rank
country
Gates
Points
1
Germany Germany
98:81
5
2
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
89:86
5
3
Portugal Portugal
84:93
2
4th
Tunisia Tunisia
74:85
0
Wed, January 29, 2003, 2:15 p.m.
Germany Germany
- Tunisia
Tunisia
30: 21 (14:13)
Wed, January 29, 2003, 6:30 p.m.
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
- Portugal
Portugal
30: 28 (18: 7)
Thursday, January 30, 2003, 2:15 p.m.
Germany Germany
- Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992
31: 31 (15:16)
Thursday, January 30, 2003, 8:30 p.m.
Portugal Portugal
- Tunisia
Tunisia
27: 26 (14:12)
rank
country
Gates
Points
1
Croatia Croatia
90:76
6th
2
Russia Russia
90:78
4th
3
Denmark Denmark
90:94
2
4th
Egypt Egypt
71:93
0
Wed, January 29, 2003, 6:15 p.m.
Croatia Croatia
- Egypt
Egypt
29: 23 (13:11)
Wed, January 29, 2003, 8:30 p.m.
Denmark Denmark
- Russia Russia
28: 35 (16:16)
Thursday, January 30, 2003, 6:15 p.m.
Russia Russia
- Egypt
Egypt
29: 22 (12:11)
Thursday, January 30, 2003, 8:30 p.m.
Croatia Croatia
- Denmark
Denmark
33: 27 (19:11)
Wed, January 29, 2003, 6:30 p.m.
Sweden Sweden
- Hungary
Hungary
33: 32 (17:17)
Wed, January 29, 2003, 8:30 p.m.
France France
- Slovenia
Slovenia
31: 22 (14:11)
Thursday, January 30, 2003, 6:30 p.m.
Sweden Sweden
- France France
24: 30 (11:15)
Thursday, January 30, 2003, 8:30 p.m.
Slovenia Slovenia
- Hungary Hungary
25: 28 (10:13)
Games for places 5-8 ( Lisbon )
The runners-up in the main round played against each other in two games. The winners of these games then played for 5th place, the two losers for 7th place.
Sat, February 1, 2003, 9:30 a.m.
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
- Hungary Hungary
33: 34 n.2V. (27: 27/25: 25/12: 11)
Sat, February 1, 2003, 12:00 p.m.
Iceland Iceland
- Russia Russia
27: 30 (12:13)
Games for places 5 and 7 ( Lisbon )
Play for 5th place
Sun, February 2, 2003, 9:00 a.m.
Hungary Hungary
- Russia Russia
25: 30 (11:16)
Game for 7th place
Sun, February 2, 2003, 11:30 a.m.
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
- Iceland Iceland
27: 32 (13:16)
Final round ( Lisbon )
Semifinals
final
Sat, February 1, 2003, 3 p.m.
Germany Germany
23 (11)
France France
22 (10)
So, February 2, 2003, 5:00 p.m.
Germany Germany
31 (18)
Croatia Croatia
34 (20)
3rd place
Sat, February 1, 2003, 5:30 p.m. after 2V.
So, February 2, 2003, 2:30 p.m.
Spain Spain
37 (31/26/14)
France France
27 (16)
Croatia Croatia
39 (31/26/9)
Spain Spain
22 (11)
The half-time results are in brackets. In the case of extra time, the scores after the end of regular playing time and after the end of the 1st extra time are also given there.
Game for 3rd place in Lisbon
So, February 2, 2003, 2:30 p.m.
France France
- Spain
Spain
27: 22 (16:11)
So, February 2, 2003, 5:00 p.m.
Germany Germany
- Croatia Croatia
31: 34 (18:20)
Final placements
rank
team
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Croatia Croatia
9
8th
0
1
270: 243
+ 0 27
Germany Germany
9
7th
1
1
306: 219
+ 0 87
France France
9
7th
0
2
257: 194
+ 0 63
0 4th
Spain Spain
9
7th
0
2
288: 218
+ 0 70
0 5.
Russia Russia
9
6th
1
2
256: 234
+ 0 22
0 6th
Hungary Hungary
9
4th
0
5
273: 259
+ 0 14
0 7th
Iceland Iceland
9
6th
0
3
308: 234
+ 0 74
0 8th.
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
9
5
1
3
263: 228
+ 0 35
0 9.
Denmark Denmark
7th
4th
0
3
201: 193
+ 0 8
10.
Poland Poland
7th
4th
0
3
204: 189
+ 0 15
11.
Slovenia Slovenia
7th
3
0
4th
191: 196
- 0 5th
12.
Portugal Portugal
7th
4th
0
3
219: 182
+ 0 37
13.
Sweden Sweden
7th
5
0
2
204: 191
+ 0 13
14th
Tunisia Tunisia
7th
2
0
5
178: 186
- 0 8
15th
Egypt Egypt
7th
2
1
4th
177: 197
- 0 20
16.
Qatar Qatar
7th
2
0
5
157: 234
- 0 77
17th
Argentina Argentina
5
1
1
3
127: 156
- 0 29
18th
Algeria Algeria
5
0
2
3
119: 136
- 0 17th
19th
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
5
1
0
4th
114: 155
- 0 41
20th
Kuwait Kuwait
5
1
0
4th
98: 168
- 0 70
21st
Australia Australia
5
1
0
4th
100: 192
- 0 92
22nd
Brazil Brazil
5
0
1
4th
118: 140
- 0 22
23.
Morocco Morocco
5
0
0
5
113: 145
- 0 32
24.
Greenland Greenland
5
0
0
5
100: 152
- 0 52
Awards
Allstar team
statistics
Goal scorers
FT - field gates; 7m - seven meters;
Best goalkeeper
Bids
Medalist
doping
After the preliminary round match against Brazil, the Egyptian Gohar gave a positive doping test and was excluded from the tournament.
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ "Handball World Championships since 1938" on www.welt.de
↑ www.sport-komplett.de
↑ Egyptian Gohar was doped handelsblatt.com February 2, 2003
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