2024 European Men's Handball Championship

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2024 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
Handball-Europameisterschaft der Männer 2024 (in German)
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Dates10–28 January
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions France (4th title)
Runner-up Denmark
Third place Sweden
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played65
Goals scored3,778 (58.12 per match)
Attendance1,008,660 (15,518 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Martim Costa
Denmark Mathias Gidsel
(54 goals each)
Best playerFrance Nedim Remili
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The 2024 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the tournament and the third to feature 24 national teams. It was hosted in Germany from 10 to 28 January 2024.[1][2]

The two opening games were played in front of an audience of 53,586 spectators, which set a world record.[3][4] The tournament also set a record for total number of spectators for handball and was the first to surpass a million.

France won their fourth title after a win over Denmark, while Sweden captured the bronze medal over Germany.[5][6]

Bid process[edit]

Main article: 2024 European Men's Handball Championship bidding process

Bids[edit]

On 4 May 2017, it was announced that the following countries had sent in an official expression of interest:[7]

However, when the deadline for submitting the final bids expired, the following applications had been received:

Host selection[edit]

On 20 June 2018 at the 14th ordinary EHF Congress held in Glasgow, Germany was selected to host the competition.[9]

Voting results[10]
Country
Votes
 Germany 27
 Denmark &  Switzerland 19
 Hungary &  Slovakia -
Total 46

Venues[edit]

On 10 June 2021, the host cities were announced where the championship will be played in six cities. The opening game will be held in Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf and is aiming to break the world record for the largest attendance at an indoor handball game[note 1] and the final will be held in Lanxess Arena in Cologne.[11] On 14 September 2022, it was announced that the classic venue Olympiahalle in Munich (previously hosted Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics main round and medal games and also the group stage games in the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship) would replace the delay-ridden SAP Garden. Due to material and labour shortages, the venue would not be completed in time for the tournament in January 2024, therefore being dropped by the organisers.[12] Both Olympiahalle and the future SAP Garden are located close to each other in the Olympiapark.

Düsseldorf Cologne Berlin
Merkur Spiel-Arena Lanxess Arena Mercedes-Benz Arena
Capacity: 54,600 Capacity: 19,750 Capacity: 14,800
Hamburg Mannheim Munich
Barclays Arena SAP Arena Olympiahalle
Capacity: 13 300 Capacity: 13,200 Capacity: 12,150

Qualification[edit]

Main article: 2024 European Men's Handball Championship qualification

The qualification for the final tournament has taken place between November 2021 and April 2023. Germany as the host team, and the three best placed not already qualified teams from the previous championship, were automatically qualified, leaving a total of 36 national teams to compete for the remaining 20 places in the final tournament.

The competition consists of two rounds: a relegation round and qualifiers. In the relegation round, the three best placed teams from the 2021 Men's IHF/EHF Trophy joined by Luxembourg as best ranked team according EHF which haven't participated in the second round of the previous qualifiers, faced the four worst ranked fourth-placed teams from the second round of the 2022 qualification. The four winners of the two-legged relegation round matches advance to the qualifiers, joining the remaining twenty teams that participated in the 2022 championship and the remaining eight teams that were eliminated in the second round of the 2022 qualification. Those 32 teams will be divided into eight groups by four teams, with top two teams and four best ranked third-teams qualifying.

Qualified teams[edit]

Country Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament
 Germany Host 20 June 2018 14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Spain Top three at 2022 European Championship 28 January 2022 15 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Sweden 14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Denmark 30 January 2022 14 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Austria Group 4 top-two 11 March 2023 5 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 France Group 8 top-two 15 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Hungary Group 6 top-two 12 March 2023 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Portugal Group 1 top-two 7 (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022)
 Slovenia Group 7 top-two 13 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Croatia Group 5 top-two 26 April 2023 15 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Norway Group 2 top-two 10 (2000, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Serbia 7 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Iceland Group 3 top-two 27 April 2023 12 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Czech Republic 11 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  Switzerland Group 6 top-two 4 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2020)
 Poland Group 8 top-two 10 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)
 North Macedonia Group 1 top-two 30 April 2023 7 (1998, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Romania Group 4 top-two 2 (1994, 1996)
 Netherlands Group 5 top-two 2 (2020, 2022)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Group 7 top-two 2 (2020, 2022)
 Montenegro One of four-best third-ranked teams 6 (2008, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Faroe Islands 0 (debut)
 Greece 0 (debut)
 Georgia 0 (debut)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Marketing[edit]

The official logo and slogan was unveiled on 6 January 2022. The basis for the logo design is the place where everything is decided in handball and where emotions arise: the lines of the court. Those were transformed into the compact shape of a ball that conveys the dynamics of the sport. The logo was designed by and in collaboration with Berlin-based agency Styleheads. The heart of the communication is the claim "HERE TO PLAY!" This is activated in several variants in order to convey the different facets of the Men's EHF EURO 2024 and the individual locations. The following variations of the claim were used:

  • HERE TO PLAY
  • HERE TO DREAM
  • HERE TO BE LOUD
  • HERE TO CELEBRATE
  • HERE TO RELAX
  • HERE TO CONNECT
  • HERE TO ENJOY
  • HERE TO WATCH
  • HERE TO EXPLORE.[13]

Draw[edit]

The draw took place on 10 May 2023 in Düsseldorf, Germany.[14][15]

Seeding[edit]

The seedings were announced on 1 May 2023.[16]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Referees[edit]

The 18 referee pairs were selected on 25 September 2023.[17]

Referees
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Konjičanin
Dino Konjičanin
 Czech Republic Václav Horáček
Jiří Novotný
 Denmark Mads Hansen
Jesper Madsen
 France Charlotte Bonaventura
Julie Bonaventura
 France Karim Gasmi
Raouf Gasmi
 Germany Maike Merz
Tanja Kuttler
 Germany Robert Schulze
Tobias Tönnies
 Iceland Jónas Elíasson
Anton Pálsson
 Lithuania Vaidas Mažeika
Mindaugas Gatelis
Referees
 Moldova Igor Covalciuc
Alexei Covalciuc
 Montenegro Ivan Pavićević
Miloš Ražnatović
 North Macedonia Slave Nikolov
Gjorgji Nachevski
 Norway Lars Jørum
Håvard Kleven
 Portugal Daniel Martins
Roberto Martins
 Slovenia Bojan Lah
David Sok
 Spain Andreu Marín
Ignacio García
 Switzerland Arthur Brunner
Morad Salah
 Sweden Mirza Kurtagic
Mattias Wetterwik

Squads[edit]

Main article: 2024 European Men's Handball Championship squads

Each team consists of up to 20 players, of whom 16 may be fielded for each match.[18]

Tiebreakers[edit]

In the preliminary and main rounds, if two or more teams are equal on points, their ranking is determined as follows:[19]

During the round matches
  1. Superior goal difference from all group matches;
  2. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  3. Alphabetical order.
After completion of the round matches
  1. Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played between the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference from the group matches played between the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played between the teams in question;
  4. Superior goal difference from all group matches;
  5. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches.

If the ranking of one of the teams in question is determined, the criteria are consecutively reapplied to the remaining teams until all the rankings are determined. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, the Fair Play Ranking decides about the final group ranking. The Fair Play Ranking is decided by the EHF in accordance with the parameters rated as follows:

  • Yellow cards: 1 point
  • Two-minute suspensions: 2 points
  • Red cards: 8 points

In case the number of points in the Fair Play Ranking are identical, a draw is carried out by the EHF in the presence of at least one official from each of the concerned teams.

Preliminary round[edit]

The schedule was released on 1 March 2023.[20]

All times are local (UTC+1).[21]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 98 85 +13 5 Main round
2  Germany (H) 3 2 0 1 91 72 +19 4
3  North Macedonia 3 1 0 2 83 100 −17 2
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 67 82 −15 1
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
10 January 2024
18:00 		France  39–29  North Macedonia Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 53,586
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Descat 7 (17–13) Peševski 7
Report
10 January 2024
20:45 		Germany  27–14   Switzerland Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 53,586
Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN)
Knorr 6 (13–8) Rubin 4
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14 January 2024
18:00 		Switzerland  26–26  France Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 13,571
Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
Laube 9 (14–14) Mem 7
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14 January 2024
20:30 		North Macedonia  25–34  Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 13,571
Referees: D. Martins, R. Martins (POR)
Kosteski 6 (13–18) Knorr 10
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16 January 2024
18:00 		North Macedonia  29–27   Switzerland Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 13,571
Referees: I. Covalciuc, A. Covalciuc (MDA)
Kosteski, Mitev 5 (13–9) Schmid 12
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16 January 2024
20:30 		France  33–30  Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 13,571
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Mahé, Mem 5 (17–15) Knorr 8
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Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 98 82 +16 5 Main round
2  Austria 3 1 2 0 92 85 +7 4
3  Spain 3 1 1 1 98 96 +2 3
4  Romania 3 0 0 3 73 98 −25 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
12 January 2024
18:00 		Austria  31–24  Romania SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 13,293
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Frimmel 6 (15–14) Grigoraș 6
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12 January 2024
20:30 		Spain  29–39  Croatia SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 13,293
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Gómez 8 (14–18) Martinović, Šoštarič 8
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14 January 2024
18:00 		Romania  24–36  Spain SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 13,293
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Dedu, Nistor 4 (12–17) Gómez 8
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14 January 2024
20:30 		Croatia  28–28  Austria SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 13,293
Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN)
Šoštarič 6 (14–12) Bilyk 7
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16 January 2024
18:00 		Croatia  31–25  Romania SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 13,293
Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
Klarica 7 (16–12) Negru 9
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16 January 2024
20:30 		Spain  33–33  Austria SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 13,293
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Gómez 8 (15–17) Bilyk 8
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Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 3 0 0 87 76 +11 6 Main round
2  Iceland 3 1 1 1 83 90 −7 3
3  Montenegro 3 1 0 2 84 86 −2 2
4  Serbia 3 0 1 2 83 85 −2 1
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
12 January 2024
18:00 		Iceland  27–27  Serbia Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 12,128
Referees: D. Martins, R. Martins (POR)
Elísson 7 (11–10) Pechmalbec 5
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12 January 2024
20:30 		Hungary  26–24  Montenegro Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 12,128
Referees: I. Covalciuc, A. Covalciuc (MDA)
Bánhidi 6 (14–14) Borozan, Dragašević 6
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14 January 2024
18:00 		Montenegro  30–31  Iceland Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 12,128
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Borozan 5 (15–17) Magnússon 7
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14 January 2024
20:30 		Serbia  27–28  Hungary Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 12,128
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
N. Ilić, Vorkapić 5 (13–14) Bánhidi 9
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16 January 2024
18:00 		Serbia  29–30  Montenegro Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 12,128
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Kukić 7 (14–15) B. Vujović 8
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16 January 2024
20:30 		Iceland  25–33  Hungary Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 12,128
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
V. Kristjánsson 8 (13–15) Hanusz, Szita 5
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Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 3 3 0 0 92 81 +11 6 Main round
2  Norway 3 1 1 1 85 75 +10 3
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 78 92 −14 2
4  Faroe Islands 3 0 1 2 83 90 −7 1
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
11 January 2024
18:00 		Slovenia  32–29  Faroe Islands Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 11,625
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Vlah 8 (13–13) E. á Skipagøtu, Av Teigum 9
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11 January 2024
20:30 		Norway  32–21  Poland Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 11,625
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Sagosen 6 (15–10) Sićko 5
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13 January 2024
18:00 		Poland  25–32  Slovenia Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 13,571
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
three players 4 (14–20) Marguč 6
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13 January 2024
20:30 		Faroe Islands  26–26  Norway Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 13,571
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Rasmussen, E. á Skipagøtu 5 (12–13) Blonz 8
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15 January 2024
18:00 		Poland  32–28  Faroe Islands Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 13,321
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Sićko 10 (15–15) Av Teigum 10
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15 January 2024
20:30 		Norway  27–28  Slovenia Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 13,336
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
Sagosen 6 (17–17) Vlah 7
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Group E[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 100 74 +26 6 Main round
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 98 78 +20 4
3  Georgia 3 1 0 2 77 95 −18 2
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 0 0 3 59 87 −28 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
11 January 2024
18:00 		Netherlands  34–29  Georgia SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 10,878
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Baijens, Ten Velde 6 (19–12) Tskhovrebadze 9
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11 January 2024
20:30 		Sweden  29–20  Bosnia and Herzegovina SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 10,903
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Wanne 9 (14–7) Faljić 4
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13 January 2024
18:00 		Bosnia and Herzegovina  20–36  Netherlands SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 13,293
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
Davidović 4 (7–17) Ten Velde 9
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13 January 2024
20:30 		Georgia  26–42  Sweden SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 13,293
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Arsenashvili 6 (9–23) Karlsson 7
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15 January 2024
18:00 		Bosnia and Herzegovina  19–22  Georgia SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 13,196
Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi (FRA)
Panić 7 (9–9) Tskhovrebadze 7
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15 January 2024
20:30 		Sweden  29–28  Netherlands SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 13,203
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Claar, Wanne 5 (15–15) Steins 6
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Group F[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 3 0 0 100 69 +31 6 Main round
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 88 88 0 4
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 70 73 −3 2
4  Greece 3 0 0 3 72 100 −28 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
11 January 2024
18:00 		Portugal  31–24  Greece Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 11,607
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
F. Costa 6 (18–14) three players 5
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11 January 2024
20:30 		Denmark  23–14  Czech Republic Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 11,615
Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi (FRA)
M. Hansen 5 (9–9) Patzel 4
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13 January 2024
18:00 		Czech Republic  27–30  Portugal Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 12,128
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Klíma 8 (7–13) M. Costa 11
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13 January 2024
20:30 		Greece  28–40  Denmark Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 12,128
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Boskos, Kederis 4 (13–20) Damgaard 10
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15 January 2024
18:00 		Czech Republic  29–20  Greece Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 12,128
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
Štěrba 7 (15–8) Kederis 5
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15 January 2024
20:30 		Denmark  37–27  Portugal Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 12,128
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Gidsel 11 (17–15) M. Costa 9
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Main round[edit]

Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advance were transferred to the main round.

Group I[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 5 5 0 0 174 154 +20 10 Semifinals
2  Germany (H) 5 2 1 2 137 137 0 5
3  Hungary 5 2 0 3 151 151 0 4[a] Fifth place game
4  Austria 5 1 2 2 132 138 −6 4[a]
5  Iceland 5 2 0 3 142 152 −10 4[a]
6  Croatia 5 1 1 3 146 150 −4 3
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Hungary 2 Pts, +7 GD; Austria 2 Pts, −1 GD; Iceland 2 Pts, −6 GD
18 January 2024
15:30 		Hungary  29–30  Austria Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: D. Martins, R. Martins (POR)
four players 4 (17–17) Bilyk 8
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18 January 2024
18:00 		France  34–32  Croatia Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Mem 6 (18–18) Srna 6
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18 January 2024
20:30 		Germany  26–24  Iceland Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Knorr 6 (11–10) Smárason 6
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20 January 2024
15:30 		France  39–32  Iceland Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN)
Fabregas, Richardson 6 (17–14) three players 6
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20 January 2024
18:00 		Hungary  29–26  Croatia Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Imre 7 (14–13) Glavaš, Lučin 5
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20 January 2024
20:30 		Germany  22–22  Austria Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Knorr 6 (11–12) Bilyk 5
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22 January 2024
15:30 		Croatia  30–35  Iceland Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: D. Martins, R. Martins (POR)
Jelinić 6 (18–16) Elísson 8
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22 January 2024
18:00 		France  33–28  Austria Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Fabregas, Mem 7 (15–16) Bilyk, Hutecek 6
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22 January 2024
20:30 		Germany  35–28  Hungary Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Köster 8 (18–17) Ancsin, Rosta 6
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24 January 2024
15:30 		Austria  24–26  Iceland Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Wagner 7 (8–14) Guðjónsson 8
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24 January 2024
18:00 		France  35–32  Hungary Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Remili 7 (20–18) Bánhidi, Rosta 5
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24 January 2024
20:30 		Germany  24–30  Croatia Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Golla, Heymann 4 (14–13) Karačić 6
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Group II[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 5 4 0 1 158 132 +26 8 Semifinals
2  Sweden 5 3 0 2 147 144 +3 6[a]
3  Slovenia 5 3 0 2 145 147 −2 6[a] Fifth place game
4  Portugal 5 2 1 2 163 172 −9 5
5  Norway 5 2 0 3 150 149 +1 4
6  Netherlands 5 0 1 4 154 173 −19 1
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Slovenia 22–28 Sweden
17 January 2024
15:30 		Norway  32–37  Portugal Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 8,707
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Blonz 7 (15–18) Portela 8
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17 January 2024
18:00 		Denmark  39–27  Netherlands Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 9,568
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
Gidsel 9 (18–17) Ten Velde 8
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17 January 2024
20:30 		Slovenia  22–28  Sweden Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 9,933
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Vlah 7 (7–11) Pellas 8
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19 January 2024
15:30 		Slovenia  30–33  Portugal Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 13,376
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
Mačkovšek 7 (17–18) M. Costa 11
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19 January 2024
18:00 		Norway  35–32  Netherlands Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 13,376
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
four players 6 (16–18) Ten Velde 8
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19 January 2024
20:30 		Denmark  28–27  Sweden Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 13,376
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Gidsel 10 (17–15) Wanne 9
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21 January 2024
15:30 		Slovenia  37–34  Netherlands Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 13,376
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
three players 6 (19–13) N. Versteijnen 15
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21 January 2024
18:00 		Sweden  40–33  Portugal Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 13,376
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Pellas 10 (19–15) M. Costa 8
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21 January 2024
20:30 		Norway  23–29  Denmark Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 13,376
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Blonz 5 (11–18) three players 5
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23 January 2024
15:30 		Netherlands  33–33  Portugal Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 8,868
Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN)
Ten Velde 7 (17–15) M. Costa, Frade 8
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23 January 2024
18:00 		Slovenia  28–25  Denmark Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 9,016
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Horžen 6 (17–14) Jørgensen, Kirkeløkke 6
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23 January 2024
20:30 		Norway  33–23  Sweden Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 9,031
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
Blonz 11 (15–12) Sandell 4
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Knockout stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 January
 
 
 France (ET)34
 
28 January
 
 Sweden30
 
 France (ET)33
 
26 January
 
 Denmark31
 
 Germany26
 
 
 Denmark29
 
Third place
 
 
28 January
 
 
 Sweden34
 
 
 Germany31

Fifth place game[edit]

26 January 2024
15:00 		Hungary  23–22  Slovenia Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Bánhidi, Lékai 5 (12–13) three players 4
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Semifinals[edit]

26 January 2024
17:45 		France  34–30 (ET)  Sweden Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Descat 8 (17–11) Claar 9
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FT: 27–27 ET: 7–3

26 January 2024
20:30 		Germany  26–29  Denmark Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Uščins 5 (14–12) three players 5
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Third place game[edit]

28 January 2024
15:00 		Sweden  34–31  Germany Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Claar 8 (18–12) Uščins 8
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Final[edit]

28 January 2024
17:45 		France  33–31 (ET)  Denmark Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Fabregas 8 (14–14) M. Hansen 9
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FT: 27–27 ET: 6–4

Ranking and statistics[edit]

Final ranking[edit]

The teams ranked fourth in each group after the completion of the preliminary round matches will be ranked 19 to 24, while teams ranked third in each group after the completion of the preliminary round matches will be ranked 13 to 18 according to the number of points won in the preliminary round. Places seven or eight will be attributed to the two teams ranked fourth in the main round groups, places nine and ten to the two teams ranked fifth in the main round groups, places eleven and twelve to the two teams ranked sixth in the main round groups according to the number of points won by the respective teams after completion of the main round matches. Places one to six will be decided by play–off or knock–out.

Statistics[edit]

Fair play ranking[edit]

Rank Team (Penalty) points Red card (8 pts) number 2 in light blue rounded square (2 pts) Yellow card (1 pt) MP
Avg.[27] Total
1  Georgia 04.7 14 7 3
2  Germany 04.8 43 18 7 9
3  North Macedonia 05.0 15 7 1 3
4   Switzerland 05.3 16 7 2 3
5  Denmark 05.7 51 23 5 9
6  France 06.2 56 26 4 9
7  Norway 06.3 44 1 17 2 7
8  Sweden 06.6 59 28 3 9
9  Portugal 06.7 47 22 3 7
10  Spain 07.3 22 1 6 2 3
11  Austria 07.4 52 24 4 7
12  Netherlands 07.6 53 24 5 7
13  Croatia 08.3 58 28 2 7
 Greece 25 12 1 3
 Iceland 58 2 19 4 7
16  Slovenia 08.6 69 30 9 8
17  Poland 08.7 26 12 2 3
18  Bosnia and Herzegovina 09.0 27 1 9 1 3
19  Hungary 09.3 74 1 31 4 8
20  Czech Republic 09.7 29 1 9 3 3
21  Serbia 10.0 30 15 3
22  Faroe Islands 10.3 31 14 3 3
23  Romania 13.0 39 2 10 3 3
24  Montenegro 14.3 43 1 17 1 3

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The record in field handball is 100,000 people. It was established at the last game of the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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External links[edit]

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