2013 World Men's Handball Championship – European qualification

The European qualification for the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship, in Spain, was played over two rounds. The 2013 hosts Spain, the 2011 holders France and the 3 best teams from the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship, Denmark, Serbia and Croatia were qualified automatically for the World Championship. In the first round of qualification, 21 teams who were not participating at the European Championship were split into seven groups. The group winners and the remaining 11 teams from the European Championship played a playoff afterwards to determine the other nine qualifiers.[1]

Group stage

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The draw was held on July 3, 2011 at 12:00 at Brno, Czech Republic.[2]

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Austria 4 4 0 0 148 99 +49 8 Playoffs
2   Israel 4 2 0 2 111 117 −6 4
3   Great Britain 4 0 0 4 92 135 −43 0
Source: [citation needed]
2 November 2011
19:00
Great Britain   26 – 29   Israel Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London
Attendance: 400
Referees: Mata, Lopez (ESP)
Larsson 9 (14–16) Pomeranz 7
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6 November 2011
19:00
Israel   29 – 20   Great Britain Maccabi handball House, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 750
Referees: Chaskis, Tsakonas (GRE)
Tal 6 (13–13) Garnham 5
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5 January 2012
20:20
Austria   37 – 22   Great Britain Sporthalle Tulln, Tulln
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN)
Santos 12 (19–8) Larsson 6
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8 January 2012
14:00
Great Britain   24 – 40   Austria Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London
Attendance: 550
Referees: Kouz, Zhoba (UKR)
Hare 6 (13–17) Weber 12
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11 January 2012
19:15
Israel   31 – 40   Austria Maccabi handball House, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 800
Referees: Malasinskas, Grigalionis (LTU)
Neeman 6 (17–19) Santos, Szilagyi 8
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14 January 2012
20:20
Austria   31 – 22   Israel BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU)
Weber 8 (13–9) Halifi 8
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Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 4 4 0 0 121 95 +26 8 Playoffs
2   Ukraine 4 2 0 2 110 92 +18 4
3   Turkey 4 0 0 4 92 127 −35 0
Source: [citation needed]
2 November 2011
19:00
Turkey   24 – 26   Ukraine Mersin
Attendance: 700
Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI)
Döne 12 (11–13) Burka 7
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6 November 2011
17:00
Ukraine   32 – 20   Turkey Palace of Sports Yunost, Zaporozhye
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Sivak, Dvorsky (SVK)
Onufryienko 6 (16–7) Döne 6
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4 January 2012
20:15
Portugal   35 – 22   Turkey Lamego
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Pandžić, Mosorinski (SRB)
Ramos Magalhaes, Tavares 6 (16–14) Döne 9
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8 January 2012
19:00
Turkey   26 – 34   Portugal Edip Buran Sport Hall, Mersin
Attendance: 700
Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
Özbahar 6 (16–16) Tavares 11
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12 January 2012
18:00
Ukraine   21 – 25   Portugal Citysporthall, Zaporozhye
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
three players 3 (7–12) Ramos Magalhaes 8
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15 January 2012
15:00
Portugal   27 – 26   Ukraine Nave Polivalenta de Espinho, Espinho
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Leandersson, Lindroos (FIN)
Pedroso 7 (15–13) Burka, Kozakevych 5
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Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Montenegro 4 4 0 0 135 118 +17 8 Playoffs
2   Latvia 4 2 0 2 126 120 +6 4
3   Belgium 4 0 0 4 117 140 −23 0
Source: [citation needed]
2 November 2011
20:15
Belgium   29 – 36   Latvia Lange Munte, Kortrijk
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Cauwenberghs 6 (12–21) Jurdzs, Lilienfelds 7
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5 November 2011
15:05
Latvia   32 – 28   Belgium Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Mäkinen, Jonsson (SWE)
Krištopāns, Pavlovičs 7 (18–13) Cauwenberghs 6
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4 January 2012
18:00
Montenegro   35 – 27   Belgium Sala RK Lovćen, Cetinje
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Katsikis, Michailidis (GRE)
Rakčević 8 (18–13) Houbrechts 6
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7 January 2012
20:00
Belgium   33 – 37   Montenegro Hall de la C.E.T., Tournai
Attendance: 800
Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
Cauwenberghs 10 (13–21) Mrvaljević 7
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11 January 2012
19:05
Latvia   30 – 31   Montenegro Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele
Attendance: 900
Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR)
Pavlovičs 6 (14–17) Melić 9
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14 January 2012
18:00
Montenegro   32 – 28   Latvia Sala RK Lovćen, Cetinje
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Erdogan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Melić 7 (15–14) four players 5
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Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 4 3 1 0 119 112 +7 7 Playoffs
2   Estonia 4 1 1 2 121 119 +2 3
3   Finland 4 1 0 3 104 113 −9 2
Source: [citation needed]
2 November 2011
19:00
Finland   23 – 26   Netherlands Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Rutkovskis, Dzerve (LAT)
Karlsson 5 (9–16) Miedema 7
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5 November 2011
19:30
Netherlands   29 – 26   Finland Sportcentrum Glanerbrook, Geleen
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Mykolaitis, Sniurevicius (LTU)
Konitz, Schagen 6 (11–14) Karlsson, Rönnberg 7
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5 January 2012
20:00
Estonia   31 – 27   Finland Mesikäpa Hall, Põlva
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Schaller, Wutzler (GER)
Jaanimaa, Patrail 7 (17–18) Karlsson, Skogberg 7
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7 January 2012
13:30
Finland   28 – 27   Estonia Sisu Arena, Karis
Attendance: 750
Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
Karlsson 12 (14–14) Mägi 5
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11 January 2012
19:30
Netherlands   35 – 35   Estonia Sportcentrum Glanerbrook, Geleen
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Bernet, Wick (SUI)
Konitz 8 (19–20) Pinnonen 7
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14 January 2012
16:00
Estonia   28 – 29   Netherlands Mesikäpa Hall, Põlva
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN)
Patrail 11 (13–14) Adams 9
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Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Lithuania 4 2 2 0 111 100 +11 6 Playoffs
2    Switzerland 4 2 1 1 114 106 +8 5
3   Italy 4 0 1 3 104 123 −19 1
Source: [citation needed]
2 November 2011
18:00
Italy   25 – 27    Switzerland Sporthalle Sportzone Süd, Brixen
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Carrara 6 (17–14) Liniger 9
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6 November 2011
15:30
Switzerland   37 – 29   Italy BBC Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Schmid 9 (19–14) Maione 11
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5 January 2012
19:00
Lithuania   34 – 25   Italy Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
three players 5 (15–9) Gaeta 6
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7 January 2012
21:00
Italy   25 – 25   Lithuania Cologne
Attendance: 900
Referees: Cacador, Nicolau (POR)
Carrara 6 (14–11) Novickis 6
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12 January 2012
20:00
Switzerland   26 – 28   Lithuania BBC Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: San Jose, Murcia (ESP)
three players 5 (13–14) Atajevas 10
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15 January 2012
19:00
Lithuania   24 – 24    Switzerland Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,400
Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE)
Račkauskas 7 (12–15) Vukelič 5
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Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 4 0 0 124 97 +27 8 Playoffs
2   Greece 4 2 0 2 112 94 +18 4
3   Cyprus 4 0 0 4 86 131 −45 0
Source: [citation needed]
2 November 2011
19:00
Cyprus   20 – 38   Bosnia and Herzegovina Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia
Attendance: 400
Referees: Andorka, Andorka (HUN)
Efstathiadis 5 (8–18) Stojanovic, Vrazalic 6
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5 November 2011
20:15
Bosnia and Herzegovina   32 – 26   Cyprus Gradska dvorana, Goražde
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Kavulic, Skruzny (CZE)
Stojanovic 7 (13–9) Papakyprianou 8
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4 January 2012
19:00
Greece   31 – 13   Cyprus Mikras 3, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 500
Referees: Cirligeanu, Florescu (ROU)
three players 5 (11–6) Argyrou 4
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8 January 2012
17:00
Cyprus   27 – 30   Greece University of Cyprus Athletic Center, Nicosia
Attendance: 450
Referees: Maric, Masic (SRB)
Papakyprianou 10 (15–17) Tzimourtos 8
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11 January 2012
18:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina   31 – 29   Greece Gradska dvorana, Goražde
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Pedersen, Mortensen (DEN)
Celica, Stojanović 5 (15–17) Balomenos 8
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15 January 2012
18:00
Greece   22 – 23   Bosnia and Herzegovina Mikras 3, Thessaloniki
Referees: Dobrovits, Tajok (HUN)
Alvanos 6 (8–8) Karačić 7
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Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belarus 4 3 0 1 120 99 +21 6 Playoffs
2   Romania 4 3 0 1 109 92 +17 6
3   Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 93 131 −38 0
Source: [citation needed]
2 November 2011
19:30
Luxembourg   20 – 35   Romania Centre Sportif Schifflange, Schifflange
Attendance: 600
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (SCO)
Decker 5 (8–17) Csepreghi, Sabou 6
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5 November 2011
15:30
Romania   26 – 22   Luxembourg Sala Polivalentă, Piatra Neamț
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
Florea 9 (14–8) Scholten 7
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4 January 2012
19:00
Belarus   37 – 19   Luxembourg Sport Complex Olympiets, Mogilev
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE)
Shylovich 7 (19–10) Decker 4
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7 January 2012
19:00
Luxembourg   32 – 33   Belarus Hall Omnisport Crauthem, Crauthem
Attendance: 600
Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED)
three players 6 (14–14) S. Rutenka 12
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11 January 2012
19:00
Romania   25 – 22   Belarus Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest
Attendance: 5,400
Referees: Buy, Pichon (FRA)
Csepreghi 4 (12–14) S. Rutenka 6
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15 January 2012
14:30
Belarus   28 – 23   Romania Palace of Sport, Minsk
Attendance: 3,400
Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
S. Rutenka 11 (15–12) Ghionea 5
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Playoff round

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Seedings

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Following the main round of the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship was concluded, five of the sixteen participants earned an automatic spot for the World Championship, namely Spain (hosts), France (title holders), Croatia, Denmark and Serbia. The remaining eleven teams were split into two pots, with the 7 best ranked national teams in the first one, and the remaining four in the second one.

The drawing procedure was carried out on 29 January 2012 at the Belgrade Arena during the final day of the European Championship.[3] Games are scheduled to be played on 9–10 June and 16–17 June 2012.[4]

Pot 1
(7 best ranked teams from the 2012 European Championship)
Pot 2
(4 lowest ranked teams from the 2012 European Championship)
Pot 3
(teams from the qualification round)
  •   Czech Republic (drawn to pot 3)
  •   Norway (drawn to pot 3)
  •   Russia (drawn to pot 1)
  •   Slovakia (drawn to pot 1)
  • Two Teams were drawn to pot 1 and two teams were drawn to pot 3.
    Then the teams in pot 1 and 3 were drawn against each other.

Matches

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lithuania   39–50   Poland 17–24 22–26
Russia   54–49   Czech Republic 23–22 31–27
Slovenia   58–52   Portugal 31–26 27–26
Slovakia   49–50   Belarus 24–26 25–24
Macedonia   53–51   Austria 26–21 27–30
Hungary   54–52   Norway 27–21 27–31
Iceland   73–51   Netherlands 41–27 32–24
Germany   60–57   Bosnia and Herzegovina 36–24 24–33
Sweden   40–41   Montenegro 22–21 18–20

All times are local.

First leg

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9 June 2012
15:00
Russia   23 – 22   Czech Republic Sportcomplex Zvezdniy, Astrakhan
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO)
Gorbok 5 (11–12) Horák 7
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9 June 2012
15:00
Slovenia   31 – 26   Portugal Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Horacek, Novotny (CZE)
Dolenec 8 (11–10) Ferraz 5
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9 June 2012
15:15
Germany   36 – 24   Bosnia and Herzegovina Porsche Arena, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,200
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
Gensheimer 8 (18–7) Vražalić 7
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9 June 2012
16:00
Slovakia   24 – 26   Belarus Košice
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Leifsson, Palsson (ISL)
three players 5 (10–12) Rutenka 9
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9 June 2012
16:30
Macedonia   26 – 21   Austria Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
Lazarov, Temelkov 5 (16–10) Santos 5
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10 June 2012
15:30
Hungary   27 – 21   Norway Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Császár, Nagy 6 (12–10) Tvedten 6
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10 June 2012
16:15
Sweden   22 – 21   Montenegro Ericsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 4,700
Referees: Brunovsky, Canda (SVK)
Ekberg 9 (12–10) Ševaljević 7
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10 June 2012
16:45
Lithuania   17 – 24   Poland Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Malašinskas, Strazdas 5 (9–12) Jurecki 7
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10 June 2012
18:30
Iceland   41 – 27   Netherlands Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Stolarovs, Licis (LAT)
Guðjónsson 10 (17–14) Adams 7
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Second leg

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16 June 2012
16:00
Czech Republic   27 – 31   Russia ČEZ Aréna, Pardubice
Attendance: 5,300
Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR)
Filip 7 (10–18) Gorbok 9
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16 June 2012
17:00
Portugal   26 – 27   Slovenia Multusios de Guimarães, Guimarães
Attendance: 3,600
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Duante, Rocha 5 (8–13) Gajić 12
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16 June 2012
18:30
Montenegro   20 – 18   Sweden Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Dobrovits, Tajok (HUN)
Ivanović 9 (11–9) Ekberg 5
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16 June 2012
19:10
Norway   31 – 27   Hungary Oslo
Attendance: 5,550
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
Kjelling, Myrhol 7 (14–13) five players 4
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16 June 2012
20:00
Netherlands   24 – 32   Iceland Sportcentrum Glanerbrook, Geleen
Attendance: 500
Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
Schagen 6 (12–15) three players 5
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16 June 2012
20:25
Austria   30 – 27   Macedonia Vienna
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Mazeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Schlinger 7 (13–14) Lazarov 8
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17 June 2012
13:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina   33 – 24   Germany Olympic Hall Zetra, Sarajevo
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Lopez, Ramirez (ESP)
Vražalić 9 (15–12) Christophersen 6
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17 June 2012
17:00
Belarus   24 – 25   Slovakia Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 13,200
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Rutenka 8 (10–12) Antl 8
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17 June 2012
17:30
Poland   26 – 22   Lithuania Spodek Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN)
Kuchczyński 5 (13–13) Atajevas 5
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References

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  1. ^ "2013 Men's World Championship in Spain – Qualification Europe Draw". eurohandball.com. 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  2. ^ "2013 Men's World Championship in Spain – Qualification Europe Draw Results". eurohandball.com. 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  3. ^ "2013 Men's World Championship Qualification Europe". European Handball Federation. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  4. ^ "2013 Men's World Championship Qualification". European Handball Federation. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
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