2019 World Men's Handball Championship – European qualification

The European qualification for the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship, in Denmark and Germany, was contested in two rounds among the teams that did not qualify for the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship and the 12 teams that did play this tournament but was not already qualified and failed to qualify through it.

In the first round of qualification, 23 teams not participating at the European Championship were split into six groups; the group winners advanced to the second round, joining the 12 European finalists not already qualified for the 2019 World Championships (Denmark and Germany has qualified as hosts, France has qualified as defending champions and Spain has qualified as the European Champion). These 18 teams then were paired to play a two-legged playoff tie to determine the nine remaining World Championship qualifiers from Europe.[1]

Qualification stage 1

All times are local.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	6	6	0	0	190	132	+58	12	Playoffs
2	Slovakia	6	3	0	3	162	149	+13	6
3	Finland	6	1	1	4	139	170	−31	3[lower-alpha 1]
4	Luxembourg	6	1	1	4	131	171	−40	3[lower-alpha 1]

Source: Eurohandball
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:

Finland 53–48 Luxembourg

25 October 2017 19:00	Luxembourg	23–23	Finland	d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 550 Referees: Hofer, Schmidhuber (AUT)
	Wirtz 8	(14–10)	Rönnberg 5
	2× 7×	Report	2× 4×

26 October 2017 19:30	Russia	32–22	Slovakia	Sibur Arena, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
	Dibirov 7	(20–11)	Krok 5
	2× 4×	Report	3× 3×

28 October 2017 17:00	Finland	22–35	Russia	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,160 Referees: Harabagiu, Stănescu (ROU)
	Tamminen 6	(10–16)	Kovalyov, Santalov 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 1×

29 October 2017 15:00	Slovakia	36–19	Luxembourg	MŠK Sports Hall, Považská Bystrica Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
	Michalka 5	(19–6)	four players 3
	3× 4×	Report	2× 5×

3 January 2018 19:00	Luxembourg	19–27	Russia	d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 850 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
	Bardina 5	(8–12)	Dibirov 8
	3× 2×	Report	2× 4×

4 January 2018 18:30	Finland	22–27	Slovakia	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
	Granlund, Rönnberg 6	(9–13)	Volentics 11
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

6 January 2018 16:00	Russia	28–17	Luxembourg	Olympus Arena, Krasnodar Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Ben-Dan, Faran (ISR)
	Santalov, Shishkaryov 4	(15–10)	three players 3
	2× 6×	Report	3× 6×

7 January 2018 15:00	Slovakia	24–16	Finland	MŠK Sports Hall, Považská Bystrica Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE)
	Antl 6	(12–8)	Granlund 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

11 January 2018 18:30	Slovakia	26–32	Russia	MŠK Sports Hall, Považská Bystrica Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Mikita, Volentics 6	(11–15)	three players 5
	3× 2×	Report	2× 4×

11 January 2018 18:30	Finland	30–25	Luxembourg	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 800 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Rönnberg 12	(13–13)	Hoffmann 8
	3× 3×	Report	1× 3×

13 January 2018 16:00	Russia	36–26	Finland	Basket-Hall Kazan, Kazan Attendance: 4,900 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Kiselev 7	(16–11)	Rönnberg 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 1×

14 January 2018 18:00	Luxembourg	28–27	Slovakia	d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 850 Referees: Katsikis, Michailidis (GRE)
	Hoffmann 6	(12–11)	Volentics 8
	3× 2×	Report	3× 5×

Group 2

The group was played in a tournament format.[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lithuania (H)	3	3	0	0	89	67	+22	6	Playoffs
2	Latvia	3	2	0	1	80	78	+2	4
3	Georgia	3	0	1	2	64	71	−7	1[lower-alpha 1]
4	Israel	3	0	1	2	71	88	−17	1[lower-alpha 1]

Source: Eurohandball
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) Host.
Notes:

Israel 23–23 Georgia

12 January 2018 16:30	Latvia	24–21	Georgia	Švyturio Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 300 Referees: Kaluđerović, Vujačić (MNE)
	Jurdžs 5	(11–12)	Tskhovrebadze 7
	2× 3×	Report	3× 6×

12 January 2018 19:00	Lithuania	36–20	Israel	Švyturio Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 800 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	Malašinskas 9	(17–7)	Gera, Levy 5
	3× 4×	Report	3× 2×

13 January 2018 15:30	Israel	28–29	Latvia	Švyturio Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 350 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	three players 6	(15–15)	Jurdžs 9
	3× 5×	Report	3× 4×

13 January 2018 18:00	Georgia	20–24	Lithuania	Švyturio Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 1,050 Referees: Kaluđerović, Vujačić (MNE)
	Chikovani 6	(11–12)	Dumčius, Palevičius 4
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

14 January 2018 14:30	Israel	23–23	Georgia	Švyturio Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 200 Referees: Kaluđerović, Vujačić (MNE)
	three players 4	(12–12)	Orjonikidze 7
	3×	Report	3× 4×

14 January 2018 17:00	Lithuania	29–27	Latvia	Švyturio Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	Malašinskas 10	(15–15)	Jurdžs 10
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

Group 3

The group was played in a tournament format.[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	3	2	1	0	88	70	+18	5	Playoffs
2	Italy (H)	3	2	0	1	82	80	+2	4
3	Ukraine	3	1	1	1	84	77	+7	3
4	Faroe Islands	3	0	0	3	60	87	−27	0

Source: Eurohandball
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) Host.

11 January 2018 16:30	Ukraine	30–22	Faroe Islands	PalaResia, Bolzano Attendance: 300 Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
	Kozakevych 7	(17–13)	Krogh 7
	3× 7×	Report	3× 3×

11 January 2018 19:00	Romania	34–24	Italy	PalaResia, Bolzano Attendance: 1,550 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
	Șimicu 9	(18–13)	Moretti 8
	3× 1×	Report	3× 2×

12 January 2018 16:30	Faroe Islands	20–28	Romania	PalaResia, Bolzano Attendance: 300 Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
	four players 3	(10–15)	Csepreghi 8
	2× 5× 1×	Report	3× 4×

12 January 2018 19:00	Italy	29–28	Ukraine	PalaResia, Bolzano Attendance: 1,630 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
	Skatar 11	(16–14)	Denysov, Onufryienko 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

13 January 2018 18:15	Romania	26–26	Ukraine	PalaResia, Bolzano Attendance: 1,690 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
	Grigoraș 10	(11–14)	four players 4
	3× 4×	Report	2× 5× 1×

13 January 2018 20:45	Italy	29–18	Faroe Islands	PalaResia, Bolzano Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
	Turković 7	(13–10)	Krogh 4
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

Group 4

The group was played in a tournament format.[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal (H)	3	2	1	0	110	65	+45	5[lower-alpha 1]	Playoffs
2	Poland	3	2	1	0	103	59	+44	5[lower-alpha 1]
3	Cyprus	3	1	0	2	53	115	−62	2
4	Kosovo	3	0	0	3	63	90	−27	0

Source: Eurohandball
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) Host.
Notes:

Portugal 27–27 Poland

12 January 2018 17:15	Poland	30–19	Kosovo	Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa de Varzim Attendance: 600 Referees: Frieser, Kavulič (CZE)
	Moryto 10	(13–12)	Abdullahi 6
	3× 3×	Report	4× 5× 1×

12 January 2018 19:30	Portugal	47–16	Cyprus	Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa de Varzim Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Mata, López (ESP)
	Duarte 7	(22–7)	Argyrou 6
	2× 3×	Report	1× 5×

13 January 2018 18:00	Kosovo	22–36	Portugal	Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa de Varzim Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Mata, López (ESP)
	Terziqi 5	(11–17)	Portela, Soares Martins 5
	3× 5× 1×	Report	3× 2×

13 January 2018 20:30	Cyprus	13–46	Poland	Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa de Varzim Attendance: 500 Referees: Frieser, Kavulič (CZE)
	Argyrou, Prountzos 4	(8–23)	Daszek 8
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

14 January 2018 15:30	Cyprus	24–22	Kosovo	Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa de Varzim Attendance: 500 Referees: Frieser, Kavulič (CZE)
	Argyrou 12	(14–14)	Ahmeti, Hoxha 4
	2× 5×	Report	3× 4×

14 January 2018 18:00	Portugal	27–27	Poland	Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa de Varzim Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Mata, López (ESP)
	Duarte, Portela 6	(15–13)	Gębala 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	6	5	0	1	169	147	+22	10	Playoffs
2	Belgium	6	3	1	2	168	159	+9	7[lower-alpha 1]
3	Turkey	6	3	1	2	146	149	−3	7[lower-alpha 1]
4	Greece	6	0	0	6	137	165	−28	0

Source: Eurohandball
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:

Belgium 54–48 Turkey

25 October 2017 18:00	Turkey	27–27	Belgium	Porsuk Spor Salonu, Eskişehir Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
	Çelebi 7	(12–18)	D. Kedziora 13
	3× 6×	Report	3× 4×

25 October 2017 19:30	Netherlands	29–20	Greece	Topsportcentrum Rotterdam, Rotterdam Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Kjær, Pedersen (DEN)
	Schagen 12	(15–12)	Papadopoulos 8
	3× 5× 1×	Report	2× 2×

29 October 2017 16:20	Belgium	25–26	Netherlands	Sportoase Leuven, Leuven Attendance: 2,050 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
	Cauwenberghs 6	(12–14)	Schagen 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

29 October 2017 19:00	Greece	19–25	Turkey	Kassimatis Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi Attendance: 870 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
	Mallios 8	(8–14)	Döne 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4× 2×

4 January 2018 18:00	Turkey	30–27	Netherlands	Hasan Dağı Spor Salonu, Aksaray Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Döne 11	(14–16)	Schagen, Steins 5
	2× 5×	Report	3× 5×

4 January 2018 20:00	Belgium	33–28	Greece	Sportoase Leuven, Leuven Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Kedziora 8	(20–16)	Mallios 5
	3× 1×	Report	3× 4×

7 January 2018 13:00	Netherlands	26–19	Turkey	Fitland XL, Sittard Attendance: 1,025 Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS)
	Smits 6	(12–12)	Biçer, Pehlivan 4
	2×	Report	3× 2×

7 January 2018 17:00	Greece	24–26	Belgium	Mikra 3, Thessaloniki Attendance: 800 Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT)
	Mallios 8	(14–9)	Kedziora 5
	3× 2×	Report	2× 7×

10 January 2018 20:00	Belgium	27–21	Turkey	Sportoase Leuven, Leuven Attendance: 960 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
	Cauwenberghs, Kedziora 8	(12–12)	Çelebi 4
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

11 January 2018 19:00	Greece	23–28	Netherlands	Mikra 3, Thessaloniki Attendance: 500 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	Tziras 11	(14–15)	Schagen 6
	2× 4×	Report	2× 3× 1×

14 January 2018 13:00	Netherlands	33–30	Belgium	Fitland XL, Sittard Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Hájek, Macho (CZE)
	Schagen 6	(17–14)	Cauwenberghs 9
	3× 7×	Report	3× 4×

14 January 2018 15:00	Turkey	24–23	Greece	Hasan Dağı Spor Salonu, Aksaray Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Döne 6	(13–12)	Kostakidis 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	4	3	1	96	67	+29	6	Playoffs
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	2	2	80	84	−4	4
3	Estonia	4	1	3	96	121	−25	2

Source: Eurohandball
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.

25 October 2017 20:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	31–24	Estonia	Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Vranješ 8	(18–10)	Johannson 5
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

28 October 2017 19:30	Estonia	29–25	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 600 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
	Rooba 8	(17–11)	Karačić, Vranješ 5
	2× 3×	Report	1× 2×

3 January 2018 19:30	Estonia	22–26	Switzerland	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
	Jaanimaa 5	(11–14)	three players 5
	1× 4× 1×	Report	3× 4×

7 January 2018 16:45	Switzerland	39–21	Estonia	Eulachhalle, Winterthur Attendance: 2,078 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Gerbl 7	(19–10)	Voika 5
	2× 2×	Report	2× 6×

10 January 2018 18:30	Switzerland	21–24	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sporthalle Kreuzbleiche, St. Gallen Attendance: 2,561 Referees: Leandersson, Lindroos (FIN)
	Meister 6	(12–12)	Vegar 6
	3× 2×	Report	2× 5×

13 January 2018 20:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–10 (awarded)	Switzerland	KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
		Report

Bosnia Herzegovina won the game 21–15, but an ineligible player took part in the match. Switzerland launched a protest after the game.[3] The EHF accepted the protest and the result of the match was awarded 10–0 in favour of Switzerland.[4]

Qualification stage 2

The draw took place on 27 January at 16:00 in Zagreb, Croatia.[5][6] All stage 1 winners and three worst placed teams from European Championship were unseeded at the draw.

Draw

Pot 1 (seeded)	Pot 2 (unseeded)
Belarus Croatia Czech Republic Iceland North Macedonia Norway Serbia Slovenia Sweden	Austria Hungary Lithuania^[‡] Montenegro Netherlands^[‡] Portugal^[‡] Romania^[‡] Russia^[‡] Switzerland^[‡]

Notes

^‡ Winners of the Qualification stage 1

Overview

The first legs were played on 8 to 10 June and the second legs on 12 to 14 June 2018.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Serbia	53–46	Portugal	28–21	25–25
Lithuania	58–61	Iceland	27–27	31–34
Czech Republic	48–55	Russia	27–26	21–29
Slovenia	50–51	Hungary	24–29	26–22
Belarus	54–59	Austria	28–28	26–31
North Macedonia	57–50	Romania	32–24	25–26
Netherlands	45–50	Sweden	25–24	20–26
Norway	62–59	Switzerland	32–26	30–33
Croatia	63–51	Montenegro	32–19	31–32

Matches

10 June 2018 18:00	Serbia	28–21	Portugal	Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
	N.Ilić 6	(14–10)	Portela 5
	2× 2×	Report	4× 2×

14 June 2018 21:00	Portugal	25–25	Serbia	Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa de Varzim Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Portela 5	(13–10)	Radivojević 6
	2× 4×	Report	4× 6×

Serbia won 53–46 on aggregate.

8 June 2018 19:00	Lithuania	27–27	Iceland	Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
	Malašinskas 7	(10–13)	Gunnarsson 7
	3× 3×	Report	2× 6× 1×

13 June 2018 19:00	Iceland	34–31	Lithuania	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
	Sigurðsson 10	(18–16)	Malašinskas 8
	2× 3× 1×	Report	3× 5×

Iceland won 61–58 on aggregate.

8 June 2018 20:00	Czech Republic	27–26	Russia	Městská sportovní hala, Plzeň Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	Babák, Hrstka 6	(12–17)	Shishkaryov 5
	2× 2×	Report	3×

12 June 2018 16:00	Russia	29–21	Czech Republic	SC V.P. Sukhareva, Perm Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Pavićević, Raznatović (MNE)
	Zhitnikov 8	(14–11)	Jurka 7
	3× 3×	Report	2× 4×

Russia won 55–48 on aggregate.

9 June 2018 20:00	Slovenia	24–29	Hungary	Športna Dvorana Bonifika, Koper Attendance: 3,050 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
	Kavtičnik 7	(14–13)	three players 6
	2× 8×	Report	1× 12× 2×

13 June 2018 18:00	Hungary	22–26	Slovenia	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
	Lékai 7	(12–12)	Mačkovšek 6
	1× 2×	Report	3× 4×

Hungary won 51–50 on aggregate.

Belarus on the attack in their return leg in Vienna

10 June 2018 17:00	Belarus	28–28	Austria	Sports Palace Uruchje, Minsk Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
	Pukhouski 7	(15–15)	Bilyk 7
	3× 5×	Report	3× 6×

13 June 2018 18:10	Austria	31–26	Belarus	Albert Schultz Eishalle, Vienna Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT)
	Hermann 6	(13–16)	Pukhouski 5
	2× 3×	Report	1× 3×

Austria won 59–54 on aggregate.

10 June 2018 20:30	North Macedonia	32–24	Romania	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 6,200 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
	K.Lazarov 8	(15–10)	Racoțea 6
	4× 4×	Report	3× 6×

13 June 2018 18:30	Romania	26–25	North Macedonia	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
	Grigoraș 8	(12–11)	Manaskov 8
	2× 3×	Report	2×

Macedonia won 57–50 on aggregate.

9 June 2018 16:00	Netherlands	25–24	Sweden	Maaspoort Sports & Events, 's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Sluijters 5	(13–12)	Lagergren 6
	3× 2×	Report	2× 3×

13 June 2018 15:00	Sweden	26–20	Netherlands	Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 4,360 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
	Tollbring, Zachrisson 7	(14–7)	Smits 8
	2× 3×	Report	2× 5×

Sweden won 50–45 on aggregate.

9 June 2018 19:15	Norway	32–26	Switzerland	DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
	Sagosen 10	(19–11)	Gerbl, Schmid 6
	2× 5×	Report	2× 5×

12 June 2018 18:15	Switzerland	33–30	Norway	Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 3,450 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
	Schmid 12	(15–16)	Sagosen 11
	3× 3×	Report	3× 6×

Norway won 62–59 on aggregate.

9 June 2018 20:00	Croatia	32–19	Montenegro	Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
	Horvat, Štrlek 6	(17–10)	Grbović 4
	2× 4×	Report	2× 3×

14 June 2018 20:00	Montenegro	32–31	Croatia	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 1,100 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
	Vujović 9	(18–14)	Horvat 7
	2× 3×	Report	2× 3×

Croatia won 63–51 on aggregate.

References

"European qualification for 2019 World Championship begins". IHF. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
"Draw to decide hosting rights for World Championship Qualification". eurohandball.com. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
"Court of Handball opens case following Swiss protest". eurohandball.com. 24 January 2018.
"EHF Court of handball upholds Swiss protest". eurohandball.com. 16 February 2018.
"World Championship play-off pairs drawn on Saturday". ehf-euro.com. 26 January 2018.
"A Balkan derby for the EHF EURO hosts on their way to the World Championship". eurohandball.com. 27 January 2018.

External links

Eurohandball.com

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[table_hth_FIN0.95272568191994-2] Finland 53–48 Luxembourg

[table_hth_GEO0.45248553969547-4] Israel 23–23 Georgia

[table_hth_POR0.99619738105507-5] Portugal 27–27 Poland

[table_hth_BEL0.73336448927101-6] Belgium 54–48 Turkey

[cnote_‡_grp_1] ‡ Winners of the Qualification stage 1

[1] "European qualification for 2019 World Championship begins". IHF. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[tournament-3] "Draw to decide hosting rights for World Championship Qualification". eurohandball.com. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.

[7] "Court of Handball opens case following Swiss protest". eurohandball.com. 24 January 2018.

[8] "EHF Court of handball upholds Swiss protest". eurohandball.com. 16 February 2018.

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