2023_Men's_Youth_World_Handball_Championship

2023 Men's Youth World Handball Championship

2023 Men's Youth World Handball Championship

Handball championship held in Croatia

The 2023 IHF Men's Youth World Championship was the 10th edition of the championship, held from 2 to 13 August 2023 in Croatia under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). It was the first time in history that the championship is organised by the Croatian Handball Federation.[1]

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Spain won their first title after defeating Denmark in the final.[2]

Bidding process

Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:

Slovenia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to Croatia by IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.

Qualification

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Draw

The draw took place on 3 March 2023 in Croatia.[8][9]

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  1. Team not determined at time of draw

Referees

The referee pairs were selected on 21 June 2023.[10]

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Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).[11]

Group A

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
2 August 2023
13:00		 Portugal  50–24  Rwanda Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 60
Referees: García, El-Saied
Ferreira 9 (26–5) Samuel 8
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2 August 2023
19:30		 Croatia  42–19  Algeria Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 600
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Ivanišević, Tkalec 7 (19–6) Youcef, Zakaria 5
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4 August 2023
15:30		 Algeria  19–41  Portugal Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 150
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Youcef 9 (8–15) Oliveira 8
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4 August 2023
19:30		 Croatia  54–18  Rwanda Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 560
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Ivanišević 8 (25–9) Samuel 5
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5 August 2023
15:30		 Rwanda  27–33  Algeria Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 175
Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN)
Samuel 8 (13–18) Abdelouahab 10
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5 August 2023
19:30		 Portugal  27–38  Croatia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
Sousa 7 (12–19) Čaprić, Glivetić 8
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Group B

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2 August 2023
15:00		 Hungary  37–28  Morocco Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 120
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Szepesi 8 (19–11) Bilghoul, Razgui 6
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2 August 2023
17:00		 Slovenia  60–11  New Zealand Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 200
Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN)
Kačičnik 10 (30–3) Whittaker 3
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4 August 2023
13:30		 New Zealand  6–49  Hungary Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 100
Referees: García, El-Saied
Pringot, Whittaker 2 (2–26) Terjék 8
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4 August 2023
17:30		 Slovenia  38–20  Morocco Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 250
Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN)
Kačičnik 7 (17–7) three players 4
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5 August 2023
13:30		 Morocco  43–18  New Zealand Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 100
Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Nasem (KUW)
Ilyasse 12 (21–7) Pringot 7
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5 August 2023
17:30		 Hungary  29–25  Slovenia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 550
Referees: Perdomo, Araújo (URU)
Csörgő 8 (14–14) Mlivič 6
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Group C

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Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2 August 2023
13:30		 Egypt  40–32  Japan Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
El-Sayed 6 (21–16) Tachibana 8
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2 August 2023
15:30		 Iceland  27–29  Czech Republic Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
three players 4 (10–12) Flajsar 6
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3 August 2023
13:30		 Czech Republic  22–28  Egypt Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
Erebai 6 (8–14) Masoud 7
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3 August 2023
15:30		 Iceland  35–28  Japan Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Nasem (KUW)
Haraldsson 5 (13–10) three players 4
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5 August 2023
13:30		 Japan  26–30  Czech Republic Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Hasegawa, Tachibana 5 (15–13) Jonáš 7
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5 August 2023
15:30		 Egypt  33–30  Iceland Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Hashad 6 (14–15) Stefánsson 9
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Group D

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2 August 2023
17:30		 Spain  38–29  Brazil Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Romero 9 (18–17) Candido, Da Silva 7
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2 August 2023
19:30		 South Korea  28–32  Bahrain Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Perdomo, Araújo (URU)
Choi, Moon 7 (13–14) Farsan 9
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3 August 2023
17:30		 Bahrain  18–29  Spain Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN)
Mohamed 4 (8–15) Romero 6
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3 August 2023
19:30		 South Korea  30–31  Brazil Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN)
Moon 10 (15–16) Candido 9
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5 August 2023
17:30		 Brazil  28–22  Bahrain Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Pertoldo, Perin 5 (14–13) Ali 6
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5 August 2023
19:30		 Spain  38–22  South Korea Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: García, El-Saied
González 7 (17–12) Moon, Son 4
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Group E

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2 August 2023
13:30		 Denmark  32–21  Chile Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 300
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Pedersen 6 (16–12) Hernández 4
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2 August 2023
15:30		 Austria  49–26  Mexico Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 500
Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
Huber 11 (21–10) Anguiano, García 7
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4 August 2023
13:30		 Mexico  21–49  Denmark Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 80
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Morales, Gámez 4 (8–26) Pedersen 8
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4 August 2023
15:30		 Austria  41–11  Chile Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 100
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Böhm 7 (19–3) three players 2
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5 August 2023
13:30		 Chile  30–28  Mexico Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 60
Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
Castillo 7 (19–12) Anguiano 7
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5 August 2023
15:30		 Denmark  43–28  Austria Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 110
Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
Pedersen 8 (21–15) Böhm 5
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Group F

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2 August 2023
17:30		 Norway  27–25  North Macedonia Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 628
Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
Olseth 9 (11–9) Kalajdjieski 7
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2 August 2023
19:30		 Montenegro  34–19  Georgia Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 300
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Đurković 9 (16–11) Darsania 6
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4 August 2023
17:30		 Georgia  24–38  Norway Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 150
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Areshidze, Shervashidze 4 (8–20) Solost 8
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4 August 2023
19:30		 Montenegro  20–29  North Macedonia Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 150
Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
Dobrković 7 (10–12) five players 3
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5 August 2023
17:30		 North Macedonia  27–21  Georgia Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 90
Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR)
Belistojanovski, Subashevski 6 (13–10) Darsania 9
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5 August 2023
19:30		 Norway  41–22  Montenegro Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 100
Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
Lid 7 (22–10) Bakić 4
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Group G

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2 August 2023
13:00		 Germany  37–26  Saudi Arabia Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 150
Referees: Nikolovski, Metalari (MKD)
Siemer 8 (18–13) Al-Turki 6
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2 August 2023
15:00		 Argentina  33–21  United States Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Barceló, Obregón 5 (20–10) Kuhlmeyer, McCauley 5
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3 August 2023
13:00		 United States  15–46  Germany Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 250
Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR)
Gallittu 4 (7–21) Gömmel, Siemer 9
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3 August 2023
15:00		 Argentina  29–29  Saudi Arabia Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 130
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Obregón 10 (13–14) Al-Fardan, Furaij 6
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5 August 2023
13:00		 Saudi Arabia  43–14  United States Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 200
Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
Furaij 15 (22–7) Edwards 5
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5 August 2023
15:00		 Germany  27–16  Argentina Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 300
Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
Haake 6 (13–5) Ojea 5
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Group H

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2 August 2023
17:00		 Sweden  26–26  Iran Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 110
Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
Månsson 7 (12–9) Karami 9
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2 August 2023
19:00		 Faroe Islands  53–21  Burundi Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
Mittún 11 (30–8) Benin 6
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3 August 2023
17:00		 Burundi  16–62  Sweden Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 150
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Bernard 6 (4–31) Hasanic, Sundewall 10
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3 August 2023
19:00		 Faroe Islands  27–29  Iran Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 300
Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
Mittún 9 (13–9) Moradi 8
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5 August 2023
17:00		 Iran  46–24  Burundi Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 100
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Karami 14 (24–13) Benin 8
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5 August 2023
19:00		 Sweden  31–34  Faroe Islands Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 300
Referees: Nikolovski, Metalari (MKD)
Starck 6 (14–14) Mittún 17
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President's Cup

Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.

Group I

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. Morocco 2 Pts, +3 GD; Algeria 2 Pts, +2 GD; Rwanda 2 Pts, −5 GD
7 August 2023
13:30		 Algeria  39–14  New Zealand Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 75
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Abdelouahab 7 (22–4) Bruce-Campbell 4
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7 August 2023
15:30		 Morocco  32–33  Rwanda Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 100
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Razgui 8 (17–16) Yves 8
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8 August 2023
13:30		 Rwanda  44–17  New Zealand Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 75
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Yves 14 (17–9) Clarke 5
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8 August 2023
15:30		 Algeria  22–26  Morocco Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 75
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Abdelouahab 8 (10–12) Razgui 7
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Group II

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. Japan 2 Pts, +5 GD; South Korea 2 Pts, +3 GD; Bahrain 2 Pts, −8 GD
7 August 2023
13:30		 Iceland  38–23  South Korea Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Heiðarsson 6 (18–13) Moon 6
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7 August 2023
15:30		 Bahrain  21–33  Japan Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: García, El-Saied
Farsan 5 (10–13) Furukawa 6
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8 August 2023
13:30		 Japan  27–34  South Korea Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN)
Tachibana 8 (10–19) Choi 8
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8 August 2023
15:30		 Iceland  34–28  Bahrain Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN)
Stefánsson 6 (19–13) Mohamed 6
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Group III

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
7 August 2023
13:30		 Chile  34–25  Georgia Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 25
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Castillo, Hernández 7 (14–9) Darsania 9
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7 August 2023
15:30		 Montenegro  28–27  Mexico Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 50
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Bakić 6 (12–15) Anguiano 6
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8 August 2023
13:30		 Mexico  22–41  Georgia Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 40
Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
Anguiano 7 (8–20) Khelisupali 9
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8 August 2023
15:30		 Chile  21–24  Montenegro Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 40
Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
Castillo 6 (10–13) Bakić, Đurković 6
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Group IV

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
7 August 2023
13:00		 Argentina  39–25  Burundi Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 80
Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
Rodríguez 12 (16–14) Ferdinand 8
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7 August 2023
15:00		 Sweden  50–17  United States Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 110
Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR)
Gustavsson 9 (24–10) Fernandez 7
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8 August 2023
13:00		 United States  33–26  Burundi Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 100
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Edwards 11 (15–14) Bernard 6
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8 August 2023
15:00		 Argentina  29–42  Sweden Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 100
Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
Ojea 8 (19–21) four players 6
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Main round

Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.

Group I

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
7 August 2023
17:30		 Hungary  29–31  Portugal Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 150
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Kovács 14 (16–11) Lourenço, Sousa 6
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7 August 2023
19:30		 Croatia  32–25  Slovenia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Ivanišević 7 (13–11) Hriberšek 9
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8 August 2023
17:30		 Portugal  28–26  Slovenia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 200
Referees: García, El-Saied
Ferreira 6 (10–9) Hriberšek, Mlivič 7
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8 August 2023
19:30		 Croatia  28–28  Hungary Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Perdomo, Araújo (URU)
Bajan 9 (15–13) Kovács 6
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Group II

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
7 August 2023
17:30		 Egypt  38–23  Brazil Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
El-Battawi 8 (19–10) Santos 4
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7 August 2023
19:30		 Spain  29–21  Czech Republic Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Romero, Jelcic 6 (14–10) Matouš 6
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8 August 2023
17:30		 Czech Republic  33–20  Brazil Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Nasem (KUW)
Jonáš, Matouš 6 (17–11) Da Silva 5
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8 August 2023
19:30		 Egypt  35–42  Spain Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
El-Battawi 7 (17–20) Delgado 10
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Group III

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Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
7 August 2023
17:30		 Denmark  37–30  North Macedonia Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 110
Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
Tombak, Vilhelmsen 7 (18–12) Dimevski, Mitev 6
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7 August 2023
19:30		 Norway  29–22  Austria Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 90
Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
Lid 10 (14–10) Möstl 5
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8 August 2023
17:30		 Austria  22–29  North Macedonia Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 120
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Fritsch 4 (8–14) Belistojanovski, Kalajdjieski 6
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8 August 2023
19:30		 Denmark  35–29  Norway Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 100
Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
Vilhelmsen 7 (15–14) Olseth 8
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Group IV

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. Germany 28–30 Faroe Islands
  2. Iran 26–29 Saudi Arabia
7 August 2023
17:00		 Germany  28–30  Faroe Islands Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 350
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Anselm 7 (10–12) Mittún 13
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7 August 2023
19:00		 Iran  26–29  Saudi Arabia Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 130
Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
Dareini 7 (14–10) Furaij 12
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8 August 2023
17:00		 Saudi Arabia  23–41  Faroe Islands Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 300
Referees: Nikolovski, Metalari (MKD)
Al-Marhoon 7 (11–22) Vedelsbøl 9
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8 August 2023
19:00		 Germany  32–25  Iran Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 200
Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
Günther 8 (13–9) Karami 5
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Classification games

29th–32nd places

Burundi withdrew their team before the placement round as some players were unable to be found.[12]

Bracket

 
29th–32nd place semifinals29th place game
 
      
 
10 August
 
 
 New Zealand23
 
11 August
 
 Mexico52
 
 Mexico21
 
10 August
 
 Bahrain37
 
 Bahrain10
 
 
 Burundi0
 
31st place game
 
 
11 August
 
 
 New Zealand10
 
 
 Burundi0

Semifinals

10 August 2023
12:30		 New Zealand  23–52  Mexico Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 50
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Pringot 9 (10–25) García 16
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Cancelled Bahrain  10–0[note 1]  Burundi

31st place game

Cancelled New Zealand  10–0[note 1]  Burundi

29th place game

11 August 2023
12:30		 Mexico  21–37  Bahrain Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 50
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
García, Navarro 5 (14–18) Al-Showaikh 9
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25–28th places

Bracket

 
25–28th place semifinals25th place game
 
      
 
10 August
 
 
 Rwanda33
 
11 August
 
 Georgia41
 
 Georgia30
 
10 August
 
 South Korea33
 
 South Korea36
 
 
 United States19
 
27th place game
 
 
11 August
 
 
 Rwanda41
 
 
 United States29

Semifinals

10 August 2023
17:30		 Rwanda  33–41  Georgia Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 100
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Yves 14 (13–16) Darsania, Khelisupali 12
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10 August 2023
20:00		 South Korea  36–19  United States Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 100
Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
Son 8 (23–8) Edwards 6
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27th place game

11 August 2023
15:00		 Rwanda  41–29  United States Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 100
Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR)
Yves 10 (19–11) Edwards 10
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25th place game

11 August 2023
17:30		 Georgia  30–33  South Korea Sports Hall Marino Cvetković, Opatija
Attendance: 30
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Darsania 8 (18–14) Lee 8
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21st–24th places

Bracket

 
21st–24th place semifinals21st place game
 
      
 
10 August
 
 
 Algeria28
 
11 August
 
 Chile24
 
 Algeria24
 
10 August
 
 Japan29
 
 Japan29
 
 
 Argentina28
 
23rd place game
 
 
11 August
 
 
 Chile22
 
 
 Argentina27

Semifinals

10 August 2023
12:30		 Algeria  28–24  Chile Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 20
Referees: Prastalo, Balvan (BIH)
Bendiab, Mehdi 6 (11–14) Sovino 7
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10 August 2023
15:00		 Japan  29–28  Argentina Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 35
Referees: Chouraki, El Mouniri (MAR)
Furukawa 8 (18–16) Gómez 6
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23rd place game

11 August 2023
12:30		 Chile  22–27  Argentina Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 45
Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN)
Oyarzún 6 (8–14) Obregón 5
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21st place game

11 August 2023
15:00		 Algeria  24–29  Japan Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 40
Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA)
Anisse 7 (10–17) Hasegawa 9
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17–20th places

Bracket

 
17–20th place semifinals17th place game
 
      
 
10 August
 
 
 Morocco (Pen.)26 (4)
 
11 August
 
 Montenegro26 (2)
 
 Morocco20
 
10 August
 
 Sweden47
 
 Iceland36
 
 
 Sweden41
 
19th place game
 
 
11 August
 
 
 Montenegro32
 
 
 Iceland38

Semifinals

10 August 2023
17:30		 Morocco  30–28  Montenegro Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 50
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Mansouri, Razgui 7 (17–12) Radovanović 9
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FT: 26–26 Pen: 4–2

10 August 2023
20:00		 Iceland  36–41  Sweden Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 60
Referees: Nikolovski, Metalari (MKD)
Stefánsson 9 (21–20) Månsson 10
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19th place game

11 August 2023
17:30		 Montenegro  32–38  Iceland Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 55
Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
Gadzic 12 (15–18) Erlingsson 9
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17th place game

11 August 2023
20:00		 Morocco  20–47  Sweden Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 40
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Razgui 8 (12–26) Lundstad 10
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13–16th places

Bracket

 
13–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
10 August
 
 
 Slovenia25
 
11 August
 
 Austria28
 
 Austria36
 
10 August
 
 Brazil24
 
 Brazil30
 
 
 Iran24
 
15th place game
 
 
11 August
 
 
 Slovenia30
 
 
 Iran22

Semifinals

10 August 2023
12:30		 Brazil  30–24  Iran Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Candido, Da Silva 7 (15–11) Karami 9
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10 August 2023
15:00		 Slovenia  25–28  Austria Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Al-Enzei, Al-Nazem (KUW)
Hriberšek 6 (11–15) Paulnsteiner 4
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15th place game

11 August 2023
12:30		 Slovenia  30–22  Iran Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Malik 5 (14–9) Dareini 4
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13th place game

11 August 2023
15:00		 Austria  36–24  Brazil Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Wuzella 8 (20–14) Da Silva 6
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9–12th places

Bracket

 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
10 August
 
 
 Hungary20
 
11 August
 
 North Macedonia22
 
 North Macedonia28
 
10 August
 
 Czech Republic22
 
 Czech Republic36
 
 
 Saudi Arabia33
 
11th place game
 
 
11 August
 
 
 Hungary40
 
 
 Saudi Arabia24

Semifinals

10 August 2023
17:30		 Czech Republic  36–33  Saudi Arabia Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Perdomo, Araújo (URU)
Matouš 11 (19–15) Furaij 9
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10 August 2023
20:00		 Hungary  20–22  North Macedonia Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Czabula 5 (12–12) Kalajdjieski, Petkovski 5
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11th place game

11 August 2023
17:30		 Hungary  40–24  Saudi Arabia Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Szucs 6 (20–10) Furaij 5
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Ninth place game

11 August 2023
20:00		 North Macedonia  28–22  Czech Republic Josip Samardžija-Bepo, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Kalajdjieski 12 (13–11) Josef 8
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Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 August
 
 
 Croatia33
 
11 August
 
 Norway25
 
 Croatia29
 
10 August
 
 Spain37
 
 Spain32
 
13 August
 
 Germany28
 
 Spain28
 
10 August
 
 Denmark23
 
 Denmark35
 
11 August
 
 Portugal25
 
 Denmark39
 
10 August
 
 Egypt35 Third place
 
 Faroe Islands34
 
13 August
 
 Egypt (OT)38
 
 Croatia (OT)39
 
 
 Egypt37
 

5–8th place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
11 August
 
 
 Norway30
 
13 August
 
 Germany35
 
 Germany31
 
11 August
 
 Portugal27
 
 Portugal (Pen.)35 (6)
 
 
 Faroe Islands35 (5)
 
Seventh place game
 
 
13 August
 
 
 Norway38
 
 
 Faroe Islands35

Quarterfinals

10 August 2023
13:00		 Faroe Islands  34–38 (ET)  Egypt Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 130
Referees: Altmar, Horvath (HUN)
Mittún 10 (13–13) Hashad 11
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FT: 31–31 ET: 3–7

10 August 2023
15:30		 Spain  32–28  Germany Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 200
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Castillo, Cikusa 7 (16–12) Siemer 7
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10 August 2023
18:00		 Denmark  35–25  Portugal Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 320
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Pedersen 9 (20–14) Monteiro 9
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10 August 2023
20:30		 Croatia  33–25  Norway Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: García, El-Saied
Jurić 8 (14–9) Lid 9
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5–8th place semifinals

11 August 2023
13:00		 Portugal  41–40  Faroe Islands Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 120
Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
Lourenço, Sousa 9 (17–19) Mittún, Vedelsbøl 12
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FT: 35–35 Pen: 6–5

11 August 2023
15:30		 Norway  30–35  Germany Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 275
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Lid 9 (15–16) Siemer 8
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Semifinals

11 August 2023
18:00		 Denmark  39–35  Egypt Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 400
Referees: Perdomo, Araújo (URU)
Pedersen 9 (23–18) Hashad 7
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11 August 2023
20:30		 Croatia  29–37  Spain Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
Krupić 9 (11–15) González 11
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Seventh place game

13 August 2023
12:30		 Norway  38–35  Faroe Islands Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 150
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Olseth 11 (22–19) Mittún 11
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Fifth place game

13 August 2023
15:00		 Germany  31–27  Portugal Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 300
Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
Battermann 10 (17–12) Leite 8
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Third place game

13 August 2023
17:30		 Egypt  37–39 (ET)  Croatia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,750
Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
Khallaf 8 (17–18) Krupić 7
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FT: 30–30 ET: 7–9

Final

13 August 2023
20:00		 Denmark  23–28  Spain Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 950
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Pedersen 6 (14–13) Oliveras 7
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Final ranking

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Statistics and awards

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Awards

The All-star team was announced on 13 August 2023.[13]

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Burundi withdrew their team and the results were counted as a 10–0 win for the opposing team.[12]

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