2001 World Men's Handball Championship

2001 World Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	France
Dates	23 January–4 February
Final positions
Champions	France
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Yugoslavia
Fourth place	Egypt
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The 2001 World Men's Handball Championship took place in France from 23 January to 4 February 2001. It was the 17th edition of the World Championship in team handball and the hosts won the championship.

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

• Tuesday, 23 January:
  • Egypt 28 - 19 Morocco
  • Portugal 29 - 19 Czech Republic
  • Sweden 24 - 21 Iceland

• Wednesday, 24 January:
  • Czech Republic 26 - 26 Egypt
  • Iceland 22 - 19 Portugal
  • Morocco 21 - 33 Sweden

• Thursday, 25 January:
  • Egypt 23 - 19 Portugal
  • Morocco 23 - 31 Iceland
  • Sweden 29 - 22 Czech Republic

• Saturday, 27 January:
  • Czech Republic 40 - 23 Morocco
  • Portugal 25 - 32 Sweden
  • Egypt 24 - 22 Iceland

• Sunday, 28 January:
  • 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	112	+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

• Tuesday, 23 January:
  • Argentina 22 - 16 Kuwait
  • France 23 - 13 Algeria
  • FRY 31 - 23 Brazil

• Wednesday, 24 January:
  • Brazil 19 - 20 Argentina
  • Kuwait 14 - 30 France
  • Algeria 20 -23 FRY

• Thursday, 25 January:
  • Kuwait 13 - 26 Algeria
  • Fance 29 - 19 Brazil
  • Argentina 10 - 32 FRY

• Saturday, 27 January:
  • Argentina 23 - 23 Algeria
  • Brazil 27 - 19 Kuwait
  • FRY 20 - 22 France

• Sunday, 28 January:
  • 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

Group C in Besançon

• Tuesday, 23 January:
  • Croatia 25 - 15 Greenland
  • Germany 40 - 12 USA
  • Spain 26 - 17 South Korea

• Tuesday, 24 January:
  • Greenland 16 - 31 Spain
  • USA 12 - 41 Croatia
  • South Korea 26 - 33 Germany

• Thursday, 25 January:
  • Spain 45 - 18 USA
  • Greenland 20 - 27 South Korea
  • Croatia 23 - 23 Germany

• Saturday, 27 January:
  • USA 18 - 26 Greenland
  • Germany 22 - 31 Spain
  • Croatia 33 - 38 South Korea

• Sunday, 28 January:
  • 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

Group D in Dunkerque

• Tuesday, 23 January:
  • Slovenia 28 - 24 Ukraine
  • Russia 23 - 20 Tunisia
  • Norway 20 - 14 Saudi Arabia

• Wednesday, 24 January:
  • Saudi Arabia 22 - 35 Slovenia
  • Ukraine 27 - 30 Russia
  • Tunisia 28 - 19 Norway

• Thursday, 25 January:
  • Ukraine 24 - 18 Tunisia
  • Russia 29 - 18 Saudi Arabia
  • Slovenia 29 - 30 Norway

• Saturday, 27 January:
  • Saudi Arabia 17 - 28 Ukraine
  • Norway 25 - 25 Russia
  • Slovenia 23 - 28 Tunisia

• Sunday, 28 January:
  • 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, 31 January in Albertville
  • France 23 - 18 Portugal
  • Tunisia 24 - 26 Germany
• Wednesday, 31 January in Amnéville les Thermes
  • Algeria 21 - 24 Egypt
  • Russia 28 - 26 South Korea
• Wednesday, 31 January in Marseille
  • Croatia 34 - 37 Ukraine (double overtime)
  • Sweden 32 - 23 Argentina
• Wednesday, 31 January 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	'	-18
15	Argentina	1	-31
16	Portugal	0	-14

Quarter-finals

• Thursday, 1 February in Albertville
  • Germany 23 - 26 France (overtime)
• Thursday, 1 February in Amnéville les Thermes
  • Egypt 21 - 19 Russia
• Thursday, 1 February in Toulouse
  • Spain 24 - 26 FRY
• Thursday, 1 February in Marseille
  • Sweden 34 - 20 Ukraine

Ranking games in Paris

• Saturday, 3 February
  • places 5 to 8:
    • Ukraine 23 - 24 Spain
    • Germany 29 - 33 Russia

• Sunday, 4 February
  • places 7 and 8 :
    • Ukraine 30 - 24 Germany
  • places 5 and 6 :
    • Spain 40 - 38 Russia (overtime)

Semi-finals in Paris

• Saturday, 3 February
  • Sweden 25 - 24 FRY
  • Egypt 21 - 24 France

Bronze medal game in Paris

• Sunday, 4 February
  • FRY 27 - 17 Egypt

Final in Paris

• Sunday, 4 February
  • Sweden 25 - 28 France (overtime)

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.