2023_World_Men's_Handball_Championship

2023 World Men's Handball Championship

2023 World Men's Handball Championship

28th event hosted by the International Handball Federation

The 2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 28th such event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It was held in Poland and Sweden from 11 to 29 January 2023.

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Denmark were the two-time defending champions, having won the 2019 and 2021 editions, and successfully defended their title by defeating France 34–29 in the final. In doing so, Denmark became the first men's national handball team to win three consecutive world titles. Spain beat the hosts and European champions Sweden to win a World Championship bronze medal for the third time, the second in consecutive editions.[1][2][3][4]

Pax, the official mascot of the World Men's Handball Championship 2023
Match Poland-Saudi Arabia in Katowice

Bidding process

Eight nations initially expressed interest in hosting the tournament:[5]

However until the bidding phase expired on 15 April 2015 only three nations entered documents to bid for this event.[6] On 21 April 2015 it was announced that Poland and Sweden had agreed intentions to jointly hosting this tournament:[7]

A decision was scheduled for 4 June 2015, but the Congress was moved to 6 November 2015. Poland and Sweden were chosen as the hosts. This is the first time Poland participate as the host country at a IHF World Men's Handball Championship.[8]

Venues

The tournament took place in nine cities (four in Poland and five in Sweden): Kraków, Gdańsk, Katowice, Płock, Stockholm, Malmö, Gothenburg, Jönköping and Kristianstad. The opening game took place in Katowice while the final took place in Stockholm.[9]

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Marketing

The logo was unveiled on 23 August 2021. The logo was designed to be used on a dark blue background, but it may also stand alone. The logo synthetically presents a flying ball. It was inspired by a comet lighting up the sky. The symbol conveys dynamism and expression. The trails form a hand which, in combination with a ball in the foreground, create a characteristic and friendly graphic form. The logo's colors refer to the national colors of Poland and Sweden, the organizers of the Men's World Championship 2023. It carries a clear message about the sports discipline of handball. A skillful and well-balanced color split alludes to the cooperation of the event hosts and sticking together for the success of the Championship. The logo was designed by Polish design agency Studio Signature.[10] The slogan: Stick Together was unveiled on 15 September 2021. The concept "Stick together" is the framework for all our communication and is the sender in all posts or other expressions coming from the 28th IHF Men's World Championship Poland/Sweden 2023. We use "Stick together" to talk about the big questions and the broader context, but we also use "Stick together" locally in all marketing in each host city. It symbolizes by each concept:

  • Stick together for fair play.
  • Stick together as fans.
  • Stick together as a team.
  • Stick together to challenge.
  • Stick together in the arena.
  • Stick together to win.

It is also as part of both countries sustainability and capable communication concepts.[11]

Qualification

The World Championship hosts qualified directly, along with the reigning world champions. Following the current IHF rules,[12] the number of compulsory places awarded to each continental confederation is divided as follows: 4 places each for Africa, Asia and Europe. Because there is more than one organiser from the same Continental Confederation (Europe), the number of compulsory places of the respective Continental Confederation were reduced accordingly. So only 3 compulsory places for Europe, while Africa and Asia were kept with 4 four places allocated. Starting in 2021 Pan America was split into two zones: the North America and Caribbean zone having 1 place, and the South and Central America zone having 3 places. One additional place were available for Oceania, but only when that region's national team ranked fifth or higher at the Asian Championship. Since no Oceania team placed among the top five at the Asian Championship, the IHF awarded an additional wild card. In addition, several performance places were awarded for the continental confederations (12 places), which were based on the teams ranked 1–12 in the preceding World Championship. Taking into consideration the results of the 2021 Men's World Championship, 20 out of 32 places were distributed as follows:

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  • 1All hosting federations are automatically entitled to take part in the World Championship. If there is more than one organiser from the same continental confederation, the number of compulsory places of the respective confederation shall be reduced accordingly. If there is more than one organiser and the organisers are not from the same confederation, the IHF Council shall decide about the reduction of the compulsory places, considering only the compulsory places of the confederations involved.
  • 2The reigning world champion automatically qualifies for the next World Championship and, as a rule, is placed first in the first performance row. In case the reigning world champion is also hosting the next World Championship, the confederation of the reigning world champion obtains one additional performance place.
  • 3The compulsory place for Oceania is subject to fulfilling certain conditions. The continental confederation of Oceania does not have a direct compulsory place for a confederational qualification event. The confederation of Oceania is invited to participate in the Asian qualification events. The compulsory place is awarded to Oceania if the representative from Oceania is ranked 5th or higher in the Asian qualification. If Oceania fails to rank 5th or does not participate, the IHF Council will award this place as a free wild card.
  • 4The wild card shall be awarded by the IHF Council.
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Qualified teams

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5 Bold indicates champion for that year
6 Italic indicates host country for that year
7 From both German teams only East Germany was qualified in 1990

Draw

The draw took place on 2 July 2022 at the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice.[14][13][15]

Seeding

Following ranking of previous World Championship, and following IHF rules.[12]

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Groups

Each host country could assign one qualified team to each host city. Therefore Spain played in group A (Krakow), Norway in group F (Krakow), and Denmark in group H (Malmö). Germany in group E (Katowice), Iceland in group D (Kristianstad) and Croatia in group G (Jönköping).[16]

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Referees

The referee pairs were selected on 16 November 2022.[17]

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Squads

Main article: 2023 World Men's Handball Championship squads

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).[18][19]

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.
12 January 2023
18:00		 Chile  24–25  Iran Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 1,007
Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
Er. Feuchtmann 6 (11–13) Oraei 7
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12 January 2023
20:30		 Spain  30–25  Montenegro Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 1,808
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Odriozola 6 (15–12) B. Vujović 7
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14 January 2023
18:00		 Montenegro  34–31  Iran Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 2,600
Referees: Fonseca, Santos (POR)
M. Vujović 10 (19–16) Oraei, Sadeghi 7
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14 January 2023
20:30		 Spain  34–26  Chile Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 3,150
Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
A. Dujshebaev 6 (18–15) Er. Feuchtmann 8
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16 January 2023
18:00		 Montenegro  35–33  Chile Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Özdeniz, Erdoğan (TUR)
M. Vujović 12 (20–18) Er. Feuchtmann 9
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16 January 2023
20:30		 Iran  22–35  Spain Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 1,403
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
three players 4 (11–21) A. Dujshebaev, Solé 6
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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.
(H) Hosts
11 January 2023
21:00		 France  26–24  Poland Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 9,999
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Mahé 5 (14–13) Sićko 7
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12 January 2023
18:00		 Saudi Arabia  19–33  Slovenia Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 1,371
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Al-Muwallad 4 (8–16) Janc 6
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14 January 2023
18:00		 France  41–23  Saudi Arabia Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 6,200
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Lenne 8 (24–14) Al-Abbas, Ma. Al-Salem 5
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14 January 2023
20:30		 Poland  23–32  Slovenia Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 9,999
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Moryto 6 (11–17) Dolenec 7
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16 January 2023
18:00		 Slovenia  31–35  France Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 6,400
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Vlah 9 (14–16) Mahé, Remili 7
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16 January 2023
20:30		 Poland  27–24  Saudi Arabia Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 9,999
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Moryto 9 (13–12) Al-Abbas 5
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Group C

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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
12 January 2023
18:00		 Cape Verde  33–25  Uruguay Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 6,312
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
G. Furtado 6 (17–11) Rostagno, Rubbo 5
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12 January 2023
20:30		 Sweden  26–18  Brazil Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,627
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Gottfridsson 6 (11–9) Rodrigues 4
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14 January 2023
18:00		 Brazil  35–24  Uruguay Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 7,697
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Hackbarth 7 (19–10) Capello 5
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14 January 2023
20:30		 Sweden  34–27  Cape Verde Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,750
Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi (FRA)
D. Pettersson, Wanne 5 (19–8) F. Landim, Moreno 6
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16 January 2023
18:00		 Brazil  30–28  Cape Verde Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 5,191
Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR)
Dupoux 7 (17–15) Moreno 7
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16 January 2023
20:30		 Uruguay  12–47  Sweden Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 9,051
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
De Agrela 5 (8–25) Johansson 11
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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.
Notes:
  1. Portugal 2 Pts, +3 GD, Iceland 2 Pts, +2 GD, Hungary 2 Pts, −5 GD
12 January 2023
18:00		 Hungary  35–27  South Korea Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 2,738
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Lékai 7 (21–11) three players 5
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12 January 2023
20:30		 Iceland  30–26  Portugal Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 2,738
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Elísson 9 (15–15) Portela 8
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14 January 2023
18:00		 Portugal  32–24  South Korea Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 4,615
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Gomes 7 (15–12) Lee H. 4
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14 January 2023
20:30		 Iceland  28–30  Hungary Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 4,615
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
Elísson 9 (17–12) Ancsin 6
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16 January 2023
18:00		 South Korea  25–38  Iceland Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 3,608
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Kang, Kim Y. 4 (13–19) Ríkharðsson 11
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16 January 2023
20:30		 Portugal  27–20  Hungary Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 3,608
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
F. Costa 6 (16–9) Bodó 5
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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.
13 January 2023
18:00		 Germany  31–27  Qatar Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO)
Knorr 8 (18–13) Capote 5
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13 January 2023
20:30		 Serbia  36–27  Algeria Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Marsenić 9 (16–13) Arib 5
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15 January 2023
18:00		 Germany  34–33  Serbia Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 4,600
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Mertens 7 (19–17) Kukić 7
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15 January 2023
20:30		 Qatar  29–24  Algeria Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
Gačević, Madadi 7 (12–11) Abdi, Daoud 5
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17 January 2023
18:00		 Algeria  21–37  Germany Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 2,350
Referees: Kiss, Bíró (HUN)
Abdi 5 (9–16) Kohlbacher 10
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17 January 2023
20:30		 Qatar  24–34  Serbia Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
three players 5 (14–17) Radivojević 7
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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.
13 January 2023
18:00		 Argentina  19–29  Netherlands Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 2,418
Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN)
Parker, D. Simonet 5 (11–14) Smits 7
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13 January 2023
20:30		 Norway  39–27  North Macedonia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 4,048
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Abelvik Rød, Sagosen 6 (18–11) Taleski 7
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15 January 2023
18:00		 North Macedonia  24–34  Netherlands Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 3,300
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Kuzmanovski, Peševski 4 (11–18) Smits 10
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15 January 2023
20:30		 Norway  32–21  Argentina Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 3,750
Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
three players 5 (16–12) D. Simonet 7
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17 January 2023
18:00		 North Macedonia  26–35  Argentina Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 2,214
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Taleski 5 (11–18) D. Simonet 8
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17 January 2023
20:30		 Netherlands  26–27  Norway Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 2,750
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Smits 7 (17–13) Sagosen 7
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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.
13 January 2023
18:00		 Morocco  27–28  United States Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping
Attendance: 4,817
Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR)
Harchaoui 5 (12–12) Fofana 6
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13 January 2023
20:30		 Egypt  31–22  Croatia Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping
Attendance: 5,200
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Mahmoud 7 (16–12) Šipić 5
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15 January 2023
18:00		 Egypt  30–19  Morocco Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping
Attendance: 3,304
Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
Kaddah 7 (13–9) Lakbi 5
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15 January 2023
20:30		 Croatia  40–22  United States Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping
Attendance: 3,423
Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
Karačić 8 (20–10) Hines 6
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17 January 2023
18:00		 United States  16–35  Egypt Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping
Attendance: 2,603
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Amitović, Chan 4 (7–19) four players 4
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17 January 2023
20:30		 Croatia  36–24  Morocco Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping
Attendance: 2,617
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
Cindrić 9 (15–13) El Hakimy, Rezzouki 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.
13 January 2023
18:00		 Bahrain  27–27  Tunisia Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 8,870
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Jalal 10 (16–15) Rzig 8
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13 January 2023
20:30		 Denmark  43–28  Belgium Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 12,426
Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
M. Hansen 10 (22–15) Brixhe 5
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15 January 2023
18:00		 Belgium  31–29  Tunisia Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 1,023
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Qerimi 6 (17–16) Maoua 4
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15 January 2023
20:30		 Denmark  36–21  Bahrain Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 10,566
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Gidsel 9 (16–9) A. Merza 5
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17 January 2023
18:00		 Belgium  28–30  Bahrain Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 9,350
Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
Kotters 8 (12–15) A. Merza 6
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17 January 2023
20:30		 Tunisia  21–34  Denmark Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 10,143
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Darmoul 6 (14–19) Gidsel 8
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President's Cup

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.
18 January 2023
15:30		 Chile  26–23  Saudi Arabia Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 600
Referees: Özdeniz, Erdoğan (TUR)
Er. Feuchtmann 8 (12–13) Al-Abdulali 7
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18 January 2023
18:00		 Uruguay  30–37  South Korea Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 800
Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
Rubbo 8 (15–23) Ha T., Jin 6
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20 January 2023
15:30		 Chile  34–24  Uruguay Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 600
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
Er. Feuchtmann 6 (17–13) De Agrela, Rubbo 4
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20 January 2023
18:00		 Saudi Arabia  23–34  South Korea Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Al-Abbas, Al-Hassan 4 (12–17) Jang 11
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22 January 2023
13:00		 South Korea  26–33  Chile Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 650
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Kang 6 (16–16) Er. Feuchtmann 9
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22 January 2023
15:30		 Saudi Arabia  28–27  Uruguay Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 1,250
Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
Ma. Al-Salem 8 (15–14) Rubbo 11
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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.
19 January 2023
15:30		 Algeria  25–40  North Macedonia Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 600
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Daoud 5 (11–19) Manaskov, Peševski 7
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19 January 2023
18:00		 Morocco  25–30  Tunisia Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 800
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Rezzouki 9 (13–13) Rzig 8
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21 January 2023
15:30		 Algeria  27–28  Morocco Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 900
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Abdi 7 (15–13) Harchaoui 5
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21 January 2023
18:00		 North Macedonia  28–33  Tunisia Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
Kuzmanovski 8 (14–16) Darmoul 7
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23 January 2023
15:30		 Tunisia  30–25  Algeria Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 800
Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
Boughanmi 8 (15–12) Abdi 8
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23 January 2023
18:00		 North Macedonia  40–25  Morocco Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 1,050
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Kuzmanovski 8 (18–12) Zaher 8
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31st place game

25 January 2023
13:00		 Uruguay  33–34  Algeria Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 1,050
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Chaparro, Rubbo 6 (17–16) Arib, Yacine 6
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29th place game

25 January 2023
15:30		 Saudi Arabia  32–30  Morocco Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 1,050
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Moj. Al-Salem 7 (18–11) Harchaoui 10
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27th place game

25 January 2023
18:00		 South Korea  33–36  North Macedonia Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
Jin 8 (19–20) Kuzmanovski 8
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25th place game

25 January 2023
20:30		 Chile  26–38  Tunisia Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Er. Feuchtmann 8 (10–24) Toumi 8
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Main round

Group I

Results between advancing teams from Group A and Group B were carried over.

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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
18 January 2023
15:30		 Iran  21–38  Slovenia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 1,206
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Oraei, Sadeghzadeh 4 (9–20) Makuc 6
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18 January 2023
18:00		 France  35–24  Montenegro Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 2,411
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Richardson 10 (16–13) Božović 6
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18 January 2023
20:30		 Spain  27–23  Poland Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 7,030
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
three players 4 (16–15) Sićko 7
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20 January 2023
15:30		 Slovenia  26–31  Spain Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Dolenec 7 (15–15) Odriozola 6
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20 January 2023
18:00		 Iran  29–41  France Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 4,150
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
three players 4 (14–18) Briet, Tournat 6
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20 January 2023
20:30		 Montenegro  20–27  Poland Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 9,087
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
M. Vujović 6 (8–11) Jędraszczyk 6
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22 January 2023
15:30		 Montenegro  23–31  Slovenia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Vujačić 5 (8–15) Vlah 6
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22 January 2023
18:00		 Iran  22–26  Poland Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 11,221
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Oraei, Sadeghi 6 (10–16) Pietrasik 6
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22 January 2023
21:00		 Spain  26–28  France Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Fernández 7 (13–13) four players 4
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Group II

Results between advancing teams from Group C and Group D were carried over.

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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
Notes:
  1. Iceland 28–30 Hungary
18 January 2023
15:30		 Portugal  28–28  Brazil Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,301
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
Areia 7 (12–11) Dupoux 10
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18 January 2023
18:00		 Cape Verde  30–40  Iceland Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 5,723
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
D. Pina 11 (13–18) Guðjónsson 6
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18 January 2023
20:30		 Sweden  37–28  Hungary Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 9,256
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Wanne 9 (18–14) Rosta 7
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20 January 2023
15:30		 Cape Verde  23–35  Portugal Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 3,110
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
D. Pina 6 (12–14) Areia 9
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20 January 2023
18:00		 Brazil  25–28  Hungary Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 7,317
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Monta da Silva 6 (14–14) Lékai 7
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20 January 2023
20:30		 Iceland  30–35  Sweden Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,801
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Elísson 8 (16–17) Pellas 8
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22 January 2023
15:30		 Cape Verde  30–42  Hungary Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 3,899
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
B. Landim 8 (15–22) three players 7
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22 January 2023
18:00		 Brazil  37–41  Iceland Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 9,871
Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi (FRA)
Dupoux 8 (22–18) Elísson 9
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22 January 2023
20:30		 Sweden  32–30  Portugal Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,670
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
D. Pettersson 8 (13–14) Areia 8
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Group III

Results between advancing teams from Group E and Group F were carried over.

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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.
19 January 2023
15:30		 Qatar  30–32  Netherlands Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Madadi 11 (19–15) Smits, Ten Velde 8
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19 January 2023
18:00		 Germany  39–19  Argentina Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 3,150
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
three players 5 (24–11) Martínez Cami 5
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19 January 2023
20:30		 Norway  31–28  Serbia Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Barthold, Sagosen 5 (14–17) three players 5
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21 January 2023
15:30		 Serbia  28–22  Argentina Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 2,550
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Radivojević 6 (12–10) Lombardi 9
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21 January 2023
18:00		 Qatar  17–30  Norway Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 5,100
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Abdalla 5 (9–14) Bjørnsen, Johannessen 6
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21 January 2023
20:30		 Netherlands  26–33  Germany Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 6,250
Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN)
Smits 6 (12–15) Knorr 9
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23 January 2023
15:30		 Qatar  22–26  Argentina Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 1,850
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Madadi 8 (9–12) I. Pizarro 9
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23 January 2023
18:00		 Serbia  32–30  Netherlands Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Milosavljević 9 (15–17) Baijens 7
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23 January 2023
20:30		 Germany  26–28  Norway Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 4,100
Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO)
Knorr 8 (16–18) Johannessen 5
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Group IV

Denmark vs. Egypt (23 January)

Results between advancing teams from Group G and Group H were carried over.

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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.
19 January 2023
15:30		 United States  27–32  Bahrain Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 1,891
Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi (FRA)
Hoddersen 6 (13–17) Al-Sayyad 11
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19 January 2023
18:00		 Egypt  33–28  Belgium Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 8,784
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Mahmoud 7 (22–15) Danesi 9
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19 January 2023
20:30		 Denmark  32–32  Croatia Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 10,420
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Pytlick 9 (15–16) Šipić 9
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21 January 2023
15:30		 Bahrain  22–26  Egypt Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 7,002
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
A. Merza 6 (9–13) Y. El-Deraa 5
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21 January 2023
18:00		 Croatia  34–26  Belgium Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 11,008
Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR)
Jelinić 6 (21–13) three players 4
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21 January 2023
20:30		 United States  24–33  Denmark Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 12,482
Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
Hoddersen 5 (10–18) Jørgensen 8
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23 January 2023
15:30		 United States  24–22  Belgium Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 4,745
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
four players 4 (14–12) Kotters, Ooms 4
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23 January 2023
18:00		 Croatia  43–32  Bahrain Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 11,542
Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR)
Glavaš, Martinović 11 (17–16) Qambar 7
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23 January 2023
20:30		 Egypt  25–30  Denmark Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 12,353
Referees: Sok, Lah (SLO)
Abdelhak 6 (12–17) Gidsel, Pytlick 8
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Final round

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 January
 
 
 France35
 
27 January
 
 Germany28
 
 France31
 
25 January
 
 Sweden26
 
 Sweden26
 
29 January
 
 Egypt22
 
 France29
 
25 January
 
 Denmark34
 
 Norway34
 
27 January
 
 Spain (ET)35
 
 Spain23
 
25 January
 
 Denmark26 Third place
 
 Denmark40
 
29 January
 
 Hungary23
 
 Sweden36
 
 
 Spain39
 

5–8th place playoffs

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
27 January
 
 
 Germany (ET)35
 
29 January
 
 Egypt34
 
 Germany28
 
27 January
 
 Norway24
 
 Norway33
 
 
 Hungary25
 
Seventh place
 
 
29 January
 
 
 Egypt (ET)36
 
 
 Hungary35

Quarterfinals

25 January 2023
18:00		 Denmark  40–23  Hungary Tele2 Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 11,338
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Gidsel 9 (21–12) Bodó, Lékai 6
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25 January 2023
18:00		 Norway  34–35 (ET)  Spain Ergo Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 5,489
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Bjørnsen 9 (13–12) Fernández Pérez 8
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FT: 25–25 ET: 4–4, 5–6

25 January 2023
20:30		 Sweden  26–22  Egypt Tele2 Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 16,215
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Ekberg 6 (14–9) Kaddah, Mahmoud 5
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25 January 2023
20:54[note 1]		 France  35–28  Germany Ergo Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 5,262
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Fabregas, Remili 5 (16–16) Golla 6
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5–8th place semifinals

27 January 2023
15:30		 Germany  35–34 (ET)  Egypt Tele2 Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 3,604
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Knorr 7 (17–14) Y. El-Deraa, Zein 7
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FT: 30–30 ET: 5–4

27 January 2023
18:00		 Norway  33–25  Hungary Tele2 Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 9,081
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
Sagosen 7 (16–13) Lékai 6
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Semifinals

27 January 2023
18:00		 Spain  23–26  Denmark Ergo Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 6,567
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
A. Dujshebaev 5 (10–15) Pytlick 6
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27 January 2023
21:00		 France  31–26  Sweden Tele2 Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 19,128
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Fabregas 6 (16–12) Johansson 5
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Seventh place game

29 January 2023
15:30		 Egypt  36–35 (ET)  Hungary Tele2 Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 8,980
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Zein 12 (17–11) Bodó, Lékai 7
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FT: 28–28 ET: 3–3, 5–4

Fifth place game

29 January 2023
13:00		 Germany  28–24  Norway Tele2 Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 6,260
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
three players 5 (16–13) Gullerud 6
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Third place game

29 January 2023
18:00		 Sweden  36–39  Spain Tele2 Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 22,650
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
Wanne 9 (22–18) Figueras 9
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Final

29 January 2023
21:00		 France  29–34  Denmark Tele2 Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 23,050
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Remili 6 (15–16) Lauge 10
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Final ranking and awards

Final ranking

Places 1 to 8 and 25 to 32 were decided by play-off or knock-out. Teams finishing third in the main round were ranked 9th to 12th, teams finishing fourth in the main round 13th to 16th, teams finishing fifth in the main round 17th to 20th and teams ranked sixth 21st to 24th. In case of a tie in points gained, the goal difference of the main round were taken into account, then number of goals scored. If teams were still equal, number of points gained in the preliminary round were considered followed by the goal difference and then number of goals scored in the preliminary round.

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    The match was scheduled for 20:30, but started about 24 minutes later because the first quarterfinal in Gdansk had gone into double extratime.[20][21]

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