Men's handball world championship 2019 / qualification

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The qualification for the men's handball world championship in 2019 took place in 2017 and 2018. There were 21 places in the final round to be awarded. France as world champions 2017 and Denmark and Germany as hosts were automatically qualified .

The total of 24 places for the final round were awarded as follows:

  • Africa: 3 qualified participants,
  • America: 3 qualified participants,
  • Asia: 4 qualified participants,
  • Europe: World champions France, hosts Denmark and Germany as well as 10 qualified participants,
  • Oceania: 1 qualified participant.

Africa

Africa provided three participants who were determined at the 2018 African Cup of Nations. The championship took place from January 17th to 27th, 2018 in the Gabonese capital Libreville .

Qualified for the 2019 World Cup were:

  • TunisiaTunisia Tunisia (Africa Champion 2018)
  • EgyptEgypt Egypt (runner-up in the 2018 African Championship)
  • AngolaAngola Angola (third in the 2018 African Championship)

America

America provided three participants who were determined at the 2018 Pan American Championship . The championship took place from June 16 to 24, 2018 in Nuuk, Greenland , in which the Cuban team did not take part due to a lack of visas .

Qualified for the 2019 World Cup were:

  • ArgentinaArgentina Argentina (Pan American Champion 2018)
  • BrazilBrazil Brazil (runner-up in the 2018 Pan American Championship)
  • ChileChile Chile (third in the Pan American Championship 2018)

Asia / Oceania

Asia provided four participants who were determined at the 2018 Asian Cup . The tournament took place from January 18 to 28, 2018 in Suwon , South Korea .

Qualified for the 2019 World Cup were:

  • QatarQatar Qatar (Asian champions 2018)
  • BahrainBahrain Bahrain (runner-up in the 2018 Asian Cup)
  • Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea (third in the 2018 Asian Cup)
  • Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (fourth in the 2018 Asian Cup)

To the oceanic Association (OCHF) entitled finals Square awarded the IHF Council in May 2018 by wildcard in Japan , as no representative of Oceania reached one of the top five places in the Asian Cup 2018th The host of the 2020 Summer Olympics missed the direct qualification as sixth of the 2018 Asian Cup.

Europe

Europe provided a total of 13 participants in the World Cup. France as world champions 2017 and Denmark and Germany as hosts were automatically qualified. In addition, Spain qualified directly for the World Cup as the 2018 European champions. The remaining nine participants were determined in a qualification that consisted of a group phase and subsequent play-off games. Participants in the play-off were the non-automatically qualified participants in the European Championship and the 6 group winners.

Qualification groups

The draw for the six groups in the first qualifying phase was carried out on July 18, 2017 in the EHF premises in Vienna , with Russia and Poland being seeded. The group matches were played between October 25, 2017 and January 14, 2018. The six group winners qualified for the play-off games in June 2018.

Group 1

Russia, Finland, Slovakia and Luxembourg played in Group 1.

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
01. RussiaRussia Russia 06th 06th 00 00 0190: 1320 +58 12
02. SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 06th 03 00 03 0162: 1490 +13 06th
03. FinlandFinland Finland 06th 01 01 04th 0139: 1700 −31 03
04th LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 06th 01 01 04th 0131: 1710 −40 03

Russia qualified for the play-off games.

Group 2

Group 2 with Lithuania, Latvia, Israel and Georgia was played in a tournament in Lithuania from January 12-14, 2018.

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
01. LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania 03 03 00 00 0089:6700 +22 06th
02. LatviaLatvia Latvia 03 02 00 01 0080:7800  +2 04th
03. GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia 03 00 01 02 0064:7100  −7 01
04th IsraelIsrael Israel 03 00 01 02 0071:8800 −17 01

Lithuania qualified for the play-offs.

Group 3

Group 3 with Romania, Ukraine, Italy and the Faroe Islands was played in the form of a tournament in Bolzano from January 11-13, 2018 .

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
01. RomaniaRomania Romania 03 02 01 00 0088:7000 +18 05
02. ItalyItaly Italy 03 02 00 01 0082:8000  +2 04th
03. UkraineUkraine Ukraine 03 01 01 01 0084:7700  +7 03
04th FaroeseFaroe Islands Faroe Islands 03 00 00 03 0060:8700 −27 00

In the last group game, Romania was able to equalize in an exciting final phase of the 26:26 draw against Ukraine and thus qualify for the play-off games.

Group 4

Group 4 with Portugal, Poland, Cyprus and Kosovo was played in the form of a tournament in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal from January 12-14, 2018 .

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
01. PortugalPortugal Portugal 03 02 01 00 0110: 6500 +45 05
02. PolandPoland Poland 03 02 01 00 0103: 5900 +44 05
03. Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Cyprus 03 01 00 02 0053: 1150 −62 02
04th KosovoKosovo Kosovo 03 00 00 03 0063:9000 −27 00

In the final group game, Portugal and Poland drew 27:27 after an exciting process. Due to the better goal difference in all group games, Portugal became group winners and qualified for the play-off games.

Group 5

The Netherlands, Belgium, Greece and Turkey played in Group 5.

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
01. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 06th 05 00 01 0169: 1470 +22 10
02. BelgiumBelgium Belgium 06th 03 01 02 0168: 1590  +9 07th
03. TurkeyTurkey Turkey 06th 03 01 02 0146: 1490  −3 07th
04th GreeceGreece Greece 06th 00 00 06th 0137: 1650 −28 00

The Netherlands qualified for the play-offs.

Group 6

In Group 6, there were only three teams at the start: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland and Estonia.

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
01. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 04th 03 00 01 0096:6700 +29 06th
02. Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 04th 02 00 02 0080:8400  −4 04th
03. EstoniaEstonia Estonia 04th 01 00 03 0096: 1210 −25 02

Following the game between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Switzerland on January 13, 2018, the Swiss Handball Association (SHV) protested at the EHF against the rating of the game (21:15 for Bosnia and Herzegovina). Bosnia and Herzegovina used Tomislav Nuic, a player who was not listed on the official score sheet . The referees had then disqualified Nuić in the 44th minute of the game with a red card . The legal authorities of the EHF confirmed the protest and rated the game with a forfait victory (with 10-0 goals) for Switzerland. Switzerland qualified as group winners for the play-off games.

Play-off games

The players of the Austrian national handball team cheering after their victory in the play-off second leg against Belarus

The draw for the play-off games took place during the European Championship 2018 on January 27, 2018 in the Arena Zagreb . The play-off games were played from June 8 to 10 (first legs) and from June 12 to 14, 2018 (second legs). The winners are qualified for the 2019 World Cup.

total First leg Return leg
Serbia SerbiaSerbia 53:46 PortugalPortugal Portugal 28:21 25:25
Lithuania LithuaniaLithuania 58:61 IcelandIceland Iceland 27:27 31:34
Czech Republic Czech RepublicCzech Republic 48:55 RussiaRussia Russia 27:26 21:29
Slovenia SloveniaSlovenia 50:51 HungaryHungary Hungary 24:29 26:22
Belarus BelarusBelarus 54:59 AustriaAustria Austria 28:28 26:31
Macedonia North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia 57:50 RomaniaRomania Romania 32:24 25:26
Netherlands NetherlandsNetherlands 55:60 SwedenSweden Sweden 25:24 20:26
Norway NorwayNorway 62:59 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 32:26 30:33
Croatia CroatiaCroatia 63:51 MontenegroMontenegro Montenegro 32:19 31:32

Web links

Individual evidence

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  6. ↑ World Championship 2019 Qualification draw took place in Vienna. In: eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation (EHF), July 18, 2017, accessed on January 22, 2018 (English).
  7. ↑ a b Tomas Cuncik: Netherlands, Lithuania and Portugal make the play-offs. In: eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation (EHF), January 14, 2018, accessed on January 23, 2018 (English).
  8. ↑ a b Tomas Cuncik: Romania join Russia into play-offs. In: eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation (EHF), January 14, 2018, accessed on January 23, 2018 (English).
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