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:
  1. 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
  Report  
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
  Report  

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
  Report  
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
  Report  

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
  Report  
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
  Report  

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
  Report  
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
  Report  

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

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
  Report  
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
  Report  

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:
  1. 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
  Report  
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
  Report  

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
  Report  
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
  Report  

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
Report  
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
  Report  

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

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
   Report  
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
  Report  

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
  Report   
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
  Report  

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:
  1. 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
  Report   
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
  Report  

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
   Report  
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
  Report  

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
  Report  
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
  Report  

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:
  1. 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
  Report  
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
   Report  

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
  Report  
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
  Report   

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
  Report  
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
  Report  

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

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

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
  Report  
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
  Report  

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 4 3 0 1 96 67 +29 6 Playoffs
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 2 0 2 80 84 4 4
3  Estonia 4 1 0 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
  Report  

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
  Report  

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
   Report  

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

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
  Report  

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)
Notes
  1. 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
  Report  
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
  Report  

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

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
  Report
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
  Report  

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
  Report  12× 
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
  Report  

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
  Report  
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
  Report  

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
  Report  
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
  Report

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
  Report  
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
  Report  

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
  Report  
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
  Report  

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
  Report  
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
  Report  

Croatia won 63–51 on aggregate.

References

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