Men's Handball World Championship 2013 / Qualification
This page describes the qualification for the Men's Handball World Championship 2013 .
Africa
Africa provides 3 participants who were determined at the 2012 African Championship . The championship took place from January 11 to 20, 2012 in Morocco as a tournament. The three first placed qualified for the world championship.
Preliminary round
Group A
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. | Tunisia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 155: | 92+63 | 10 |
2. | Morocco | 5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 128: 117 | +11 | 8th |
3. | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 123: 127 | - | 4th6th |
4th | Senegal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 134: 132 | + | 24th |
5. | Republic of the Congo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 110: 148 | -38 | 2 |
6th | Gabon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108: 140 | -32 | 0 |
Group B
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. | Egypt | 5 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 154: 101 | +53 | 9 |
2. | Algeria | 5 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 149: 103 | +46 | 9 |
3. | Angola | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 118: | 93+25 | 6th |
4th | Cameroon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 118: 119 | - | 14th |
5. | Ivory Coast | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 112: 146 | -34 | 2 |
6th | Burkina Faso | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69: 160 | -91 | 0 |
Main round
Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
Tunisia | 26th | |||||||||
Cameroon | 17th
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Tunisia | 28 | |||||||||
Morocco | 16
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Morocco | 24 | |||||||||
Angola | 22nd
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Tunisia | 23 | |||||||||
Algeria | 20th
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Algeria | 33 | |||||||||
DR Congo | 31
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Algeria | 26th | 3rd place | ||||||||
Egypt | 25th
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Senegal | 19th | Morocco | 15th | |||||||
Egypt | 31
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Egypt | 29 | |||||||
World Cup participant
Qualified for the 2013 World Cup are:
- Tunisia (Africa Champion 2012)
- Algeria (2nd at Africa Cup of Nations 2012)
- Egypt (3rd at Africa Cup of Nations 2012)
America
The three participants from America were determined at the 2012 Pan American Championship . The championship took place from June 18 to 24, 2012 in Argentina as a tournament. The three first placed qualified for the world championship.
Preliminary round
Group A
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. | Argentina | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 127: | 69+58 | 7th |
2. | Chile | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 123: | 95+28 | 7th |
3. | Greenland | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 123: 117 | + | 64th |
4th | United States | 4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 102: 132 | -30 | 2 |
5. | Venezuela | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 103: 165 | -62 | 0 |
Group B
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118: | 39+79 | 6th |
2. | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67: 71 | - | 4th4th |
3. | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49: 80 | -31 | 2 |
4th | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41: 85 | -44 | 0 |
Main round
Semifinals | final | |||||
Argentina | 28 | |||||
Uruguay | 13
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Argentina | 22nd | |||||
Brazil | 21st
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3rd place | ||||||
Brazil | 35 | Chile | 37 | |||
Chile | 33
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Uruguay | 27 |
World Cup participant
Qualified for the 2013 World Cup are:
Asia
Asia provided three participants who were determined at the 2012 Asian Cup . The championship took place from January 26th to February 4th 2012 in Saudi Arabia as a tournament. The three first placed qualified for the world championship.
Preliminary round
Group A
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. | South Korea | 4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 106: | 87+19 | 8th |
2. | Japan | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 117: 104 | +13 | 4th |
3. | Iran | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 99: 95 | + | 44th |
4th | Kuwait | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 111: 111 | ± | 04th |
5. | Jordan | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 80: 116 | −36 | 0 |
Group B
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. | Qatar | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 120: | 90+ | 307th |
2. | Saudi Arabia | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 120: | 80+ | 406th |
3. | Bahrain | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 131: | 84+ | 475 |
4th | United Arab Emirates | 4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 109: 104 | + | 52 |
5. | Uzbekistan | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 68: 180 | −112 | 0 |
Main round
Semifinals | final | |||||
South Korea | 27 | |||||
Saudi Arabia | 26th
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South Korea | 23 | |||||
Qatar | 22nd
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3rd place | ||||||
Qatar | 33 | Saudi Arabia | 25th | |||
Japan | 28
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Japan | 21st |
World Cup participant
Qualified for the 2013 World Cup are:
- South Korea (Asian Champion 2012)
- Qatar (2nd at the 2012 Asian Cup)
- Saudi Arabia (3rd in the 2012 Asian Cup)
Europe
Europe has 14 participants in the World Cup. Spain as hosts and France as defending world champions are automatically qualified . The three best teams of the European Championship 2012 qualify directly . Since Spain had already qualified as hosts, Serbia, Croatia and the eventual European champions Denmark were already certain to participate in the World Cup before the semi-finals.
Qualification groups
The teams not represented at the European Championship competed in a qualifying round from November 2, 2011 to January 15, 2012 in group matches. The seven group winners and the teams that did not qualify for the European Championship then play the nine other European teams in a play-off round.
Group 1
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. | Austria | 4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 148: | 99+49 | 8th |
2. | Israel | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 111: 117 | - | 64th |
3. | United Kingdom | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 92: 135 | −43 | 0 |
Group 2
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. | Portugal | 4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 121: | 95+26 | 8th |
2. | Ukraine | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 105: | 96+ | 94th |
3. | Turkey | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 92: 127 | −35 | 0 |
Group 3
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. | Montenegro | 4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 135: 118 | +17 | 8th |
2. | Latvia | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 126: 120 | + | 64th |
3. | Belgium | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 117: 140 | −23 | 0 |
Group 4
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. | Netherlands | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 119: 112 | + | 77th |
2. | Estonia | 4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 121: 119 | + | 23 |
3. | Finland | 4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 104: 113 | - | 92 |
Group 5
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. | Lithuania | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 111: 100 | +11 | 6th |
2. | Switzerland | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 114: 106 | + | 85 |
3. | Italy | 4th | 0 | 1 | 3 | 104: 123 | −19 | 1 |
Group 6
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 124: | 97+27 | 8th |
2. | Greece | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 112: | 94+18 | 4th |
3. | Cyprus | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 86: 131 | −45 | 0 |
Group 7
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1. | Belarus | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 120: | 99+21 | 6th |
2. | Romania | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 109: | 92+17 | 6th |
3. | Luxembourg | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 93: 131 | −38 | 0 |
Play-off games
Participants in the play-offs are:
Place 4th-16th of the European Championship 2012 :
North Macedonia , Slovenia , Germany , Hungary , Poland , Iceland , Sweden , Norway , Czech Republic , Russia , Slovakia
Qualifying group winners:
Austria , Portugal , Montenegro , Netherlands , Lithuania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Belarus
The draw for the play-offs took place on January 29, 2012.
The following games were played on 9./10. June (first leg) and on 16./17. June (second leg) played:
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Germany | 60:57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36:24 | 24:33 |
Lithuania | 39:50 | Poland | 17:24 | 22:26 |
Russia | 54:49 | Czech Republic | 23:22 | 31:27 |
Slovenia | 58:52 | Portugal | 31:26 | 27:26 |
Slovakia | 49:50 | Belarus | 24:26 | 25:24 |
Macedonia | 53:51 | Austria | 26:21 | 27:30 |
Hungary | 54:52 | Norway | 27:21 | 27:31 |
Iceland | 73:51 | Netherlands | 41:27 | 32:24 |
Sweden | 40:41 | Montenegro | 22:21 | 18:20 |
World Cup participant
Qualified for the 2013 World Cup are from Europe:
- Spain (hosts)
- France (defending champion)
- Denmark (European Champion 2012)
- Serbia (2nd at European Championships 2012)
- Croatia (3rd at European Championship 2012)
- Germany
- Iceland
- Hungary
- Slovenia
- North Macedonia
- Montenegro
- Russia
- Poland
- Belarus
Oceania
Oceania provides a participant who was determined in June 2012 with a return leg between Australia and New Zealand. Australia won both games by 31:10 each.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Australia | 62:20 | New Zealand | 31:10 | 31:10 |
Qualified for the 2013 World Cup is:
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.handballargentina.org/
- ^ [1] IHF: On the road to Spain, accessed June 15, 2012