2023 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship

The 2023 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship was the 24th edition of the IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship, held in Germany and Greece under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF) from 20 June to 2 July 2023. It was the second time in history that the championship will be jointly organised by two countries, the first being in 1979.[1]

2023 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship
Logo of the championship
Tournament details
Host countries Germany
 Greece
Venue(s)4 (in 5 host cities)
Dates20 June – 2 July
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Germany (3rd title)
Runner-up Hungary
Third place Iceland
Fourth place Serbia
Tournament statistics
Matches played116
Goals scored6,805 (58.66 per match)
Top scorer(s)Faroe Islands Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu
Japan Naoki Fujisaka
(55 goals)
Best playerGermany Nils Lichtlein
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Germany won their third title after defeating Hungary in the final.[2]

Bidding process

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Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:

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

In May/June 2021, the Hellenic Handball Federation approached to German Handball Association with request to co-host the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship due to the cancellation of the 2021 Men's Youth World Handball Championship, which was supposed to be hosted by Greece. On 15 July 2021, the IHF Council unanimously approved the request from Germany and Greece to co-host the event.[3][4]

Qualification

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Event Host Dates Vacancies Qualified
IHF Council Meeting   Cairo 28 February 2020 2   Germany
  Greece
2022 European U-20 Championship   Porto 7–17 July 2022 10   Denmark
  Faroe Islands
  France
  Hungary
  Iceland
  Portugal
  Serbia
  Slovenia
  Spain
  Sweden
2022 Asian Junior Championship   Isa Town 15–24 July 2022 4   Bahrain
  Japan
  Kuwait
  Saudi Arabia
2022 African Junior Championship   Kigali 20–27 August 2022 6   Algeria
  Angola
  Egypt
  Libya
  Morocco[5]
  Tunisia
2022 South and Central American Junior Championship   Buenos Aires 8–12 November 2022 4   Argentina
  Brazil
  Chile
  Costa Rica
2022 IHF Trophy Oceania   Rarotonga 5–9 December 2022 1   Australia[6]
2022 North America and Caribbean Junior Championship   Mexico City 12–17 December 2022 2   Cuba
  United States
European qualification tournament[7]   Chieti 6–8 January 2023 2   Croatia
  Poland
Reallocation 7 February 2023 1   Norway
2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy   San José 7–11 March 2023 1   Guinea
Replacement 28 March 2023 1   Greenland
  • Greenland replaced Guinea, who withdrew before the tournament, after Mexico declined the invitation.[8]

Draw

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The draw took place on 17 January 2023 in Katowice.[6][9]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Spain
  Portugal
  Egypt
  Serbia
  Sweden
  Hungary
  Algeria
  France
  Germany
  Denmark
  Slovenia
  Brazil
  Faroe Islands
  Greece
  Iceland
  Poland
  Japan
  Bahrain
  Kuwait
  Tunisia
  Argentina
  Chile
  Cuba
  Croatia
  Norway[a][b]
  Angola
  Morocco
  Libya
  Costa Rica
  Saudi Arabia
  United States
  Guinea[a][c]
  1. ^ a b Team not determined at time of draw
  2. ^ After Australia withdrew, Norway was named their replacement.[6]
  3. ^ Guinea was later replaced by Greenland.[8]

Referees

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The referee pairs were selected on 8 May 2023.[10]

Squads

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Preliminary round

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Times in Germany are UTC+2, in Greece UTC+3.[11]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia 3 2 1 0 105 79 +26 5 Main round
2   France 3 2 0 1 108 77 +31 4
3   Poland 3 1 1 1 110 89 +21 3 Presidents Cup
4   United States 3 0 0 3 62 140 −78 0
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.
20 June 2023
13:15
Poland   47–22   United States GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 400
Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
Wiaderny 8 (25–11) Edwards 6
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20 June 2023
19:30
France   26–27   Croatia GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 600
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Fadhuile 7 (11–13) Barbić 8
 3×  Report   4× 

22 June 2023
17:15
Poland   30–30   Croatia GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 450
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Mielczarski 6 (15–13) Lisac 8
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22 June 2023
19:30
United States   17–45   France GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 340
Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
Walker 4 (6–24) Discamps 7
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23 June 2023
15:30
Croatia   48–23   United States GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 400
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Barbić 10 (22–10) Edwards 5
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23 June 2023
18:00
France   37–33   Poland GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 700
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Fadhuile 8 (20–19) Nowak 6
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 114 67 +47 6 Main round
2   Tunisia 3 2 0 1 89 90 −1 4
3   Algeria 3 1 0 2 71 79 −8 2 Presidents Cup
4   Libya 3 0 0 3 55 93 −38 0
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.
(H) Hosts
20 June 2023
13:15
Algeria   22–27   Tunisia Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 605
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Rabah 7 (11–10) Ben Salem 8
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20 June 2023
19:30
Germany   35–14   Libya Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,262
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Freihöfer, Kranzmann 7 (18–4) Ghareebah 5
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21 June 2023
15:30
Libya   19–27   Algeria Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 333
Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
Abdalla 5 (11–12) Nidhal, Rabah 5
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21 June 2023
18:00
Germany   46–31   Tunisia Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,369
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Kranzmann 6 (21–13) Ben Salem 5
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23 June 2023
13:15
Tunisia   31–22   Libya Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 500
Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
Ben Salem 6 (13–11) Irwayhah 8
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23 June 2023
18:00
Algeria   22–33   Germany Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,587
Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
Nidhal, Rabah 5 (12–16) Freihöfer 6
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 3 3 0 0 114 61 +53 6 Main round
2   Brazil 3 2 0 1 86 64 +22 4
3   Kuwait 3 1 0 2 82 92 −10 2 Presidents Cup
4   Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 66 131 −65 0
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.
20 June 2023
11:00
Portugal   35–21   Kuwait Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,120
Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
three players 5 (18–11) Al-Haddad, Jaafar 3
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20 June 2023
17:15
Brazil   38–17   Costa Rica Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,267
Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
Quintino 11 (22–9) Suárez 4
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21 June 2023
13:15
Costa Rica   21–52   Portugal Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 633
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Suárez 5 (12–26) P. Oliveira 9
Report   5× 
21 June 2023
20:15
Brazil   29–20   Kuwait Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,369
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Monta da Silva 9 (12–11) Jaafar 6
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23 June 2023
15:30
Kuwait   41–28   Costa Rica Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 600
Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
Al-Motawaa 12 (16–9) Cubero 6
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23 June 2023
20:15
Portugal   27–19   Brazil Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,267
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Sousa 9 (13–11) Monta da Silva, Rosa 4
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Faroe Islands 3 3 0 0 107 86 +21 6 Main round
2   Spain 3 2 0 1 108 90 +18 4
3   Japan 3 1 0 2 95 114 −19 2 Presidents Cup
4   Angola 3 0 0 3 81 101 −20 0
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.
20 June 2023
11:00
Faroe Islands   34–21   Angola GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
E. Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 8 (18–8) José 5
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20 June 2023
17:15
Spain   43–28   Japan GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 550
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Soler 9 (22–16) Fujisaka 10
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22 June 2023
11:00
Faroe Islands   39–34   Japan GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
E. Ellefsen á Skipagøtu, West Av Teigum 11 (21–17) Fujisaka, Oura 8
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22 June 2023
13:15
Angola   28–34   Spain GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 600
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
José 6 (15–17) Soler 7
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23 June 2023
13:15
Japan   33–32   Angola GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 200
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Fujisaka 8 (14–17) Chicola, João 5
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23 June 2023
20:15
Spain   31–34   Faroe Islands GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 650
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
three players 6 (10–21) Vedelsbøl, West Av Teigum 8
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Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 3 3 0 0 94 72 +22 6 Main round
2   Denmark 3 2 0 1 92 83 +9 4
3   Norway 3 1 0 2 76 95 −19 2 Presidents Cup
4   Argentina 3 0 0 3 81 93 −12 0
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.
20 June 2023
13:15
Hungary   30–22   Argentina Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
B. Krakovszki 5 (13–12) three players 3
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20 June 2023
18:00
Denmark   33–22   Norway Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Lykke 6 (16–12) five players 3
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22 June 2023
13:15
Norway   22–31   Hungary Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
Knutsen 5 (12–19) Lukács 6
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22 June 2023
18:00
Denmark   31–28   Argentina Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Xu, Liu (CHN)
T. Arnoldsen 9 (16–12) Garay 8
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23 June 2023
15:30
Argentina   31–32   Norway Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
Jung 12 (12–18) Larsen 6
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23 June 2023
20:15
Hungary   33–28   Denmark Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Papp 6 (16–15) T. Arnoldsen 6
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Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 3 3 0 0 123 54 +69 6 Main round
2   Bahrain 3 1 1 1 109 77 +32 3[a]
3   Slovenia 3 1 1 1 102 90 +12 3[a] Presidents Cup
4   Greenland[b] 3 0 0 3 48 161 −113 0
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Slovenia 29–29 Bahrain
  2. ^ Greenland replaced Guinea.[8]
20 June 2023
11:00
Slovenia   48–23   Greenland Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Xu, Liu (CHN)
Miklavec 9 (24–10) Rosing 6
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20 June 2023
15:45
Sweden   35–17   Bahrain Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
four players 5 (21–11) Rabia 7
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22 June 2023
11:00
Slovenia   29–29   Bahrain Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
Janc, Mlivić 7 (12–12) Khamis, Rabia 7
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22 June 2023
15:45
Greenland   12–50   Sweden Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
Fleischer 3 (5–24) Palmar 8
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23 June 2023
13:15
Bahrain   63–13   Greenland Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
Khamis 15 (33–5) Lennert 4
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23 June 2023
18:00
Sweden   38–25   Slovenia Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Ljungmark, Palmar 8 (20–13) Rot 5
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Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iceland 3 3 0 0 84 62 +22 6 Main round
2   Serbia 3 2 0 1 108 65 +43 4
3   Morocco 3 1 0 2 59 73 −14 2 Presidents Cup
4   Chile 3 0 0 3 49 100 −51 0
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.
20 June 2023
11:00
Iceland   17–15   Morocco Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 75
Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
Gunnarsson 4 (7–5) Boukhamsa, Ouzrour 3
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20 June 2023
15:45
Serbia   41–13   Chile Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
Papović 6 (19–7) Scaramelli 3
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21 June 2023
13:15
Iceland   35–18   Chile Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
Finnson 7 (12–6) Scaramelli 6
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21 June 2023
20:15
Morocco   20–38   Serbia Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Boukhamsa 5 (10–23) Kos 6
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23 June 2023
13:15
Chile   18–24   Morocco Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
Scaramelli 7 (9–13) Eladich, Razgui 5
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23 June 2023
20:15
Serbia   29–32   Iceland Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Kos 9 (14–16) Guðjónsson 8
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Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Egypt 3 3 0 0 123 92 +31 6 Main round
2   Greece (H) 3 2 0 1 103 84 +19 4
3   Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 84 100 −16 2 Presidents Cup
4   Cuba 3 0 0 3 81 115 −34 0
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.
(H) Hosts
20 June 2023
13:15
Egypt   45–28   Cuba Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Ibrahim 7 (20–14) Vazques 11
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20 June 2023
18:00
Greece   31–22   Saudi Arabia Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
five players 4 (15–10) Furaij 5
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21 June 2023
15:30
Saudi Arabia   34–42   Egypt Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
Al-Khedhrawi 10 (20–21) O. Mohamed 11
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21 June 2023
18:00
Greece   42–26   Cuba Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 580
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Vasileiou 8 (22–10) Vazques 7
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23 June 2023
15:30
Cuba   27–28   Saudi Arabia Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
Gonzales 5 (10–16) Al-Khedhrawi 9
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23 June 2023
18:00
Egypt   36–30   Greece Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Abdelhak, O. Mohamed 7 (17–20) Toskas 8
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President's Cup

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

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Poland 3 3 0 0 120 62 +58 6 17–24th places
2   Algeria 3 1 1 1 73 78 −5 3
3   United States 3 1 1 1 70 94 −24 3 25th–32nd places
4   Libya 3 0 0 3 60 89 −29 0
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.
25 June 2023
13:30
Poland   37–17   Libya GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 845
Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
Kosznik 7 (21–7) Al-Shuwayhidi 4
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25 June 2023
15:45
Algeria   23–23   United States GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 845
Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
Abdelhafid, Nidhal 5 (10–9) Edwards 5
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26 June 2023
11:00
Poland   36–23   Algeria GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 1,406
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Kosznik 8 (16–11) Ramy 7
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26 June 2023
13:15
United States   25–24   Libya GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 400
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
four players 4 (14–10) Hireebish 13
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Group II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 3 3 0 0 111 77 +34 6 17–24th places
2   Kuwait 3 2 0 1 102 91 +11 4
3   Angola 3 1 0 2 101 98 +3 2 25th–32nd places
4   Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 77 125 −48 0
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.
25 June 2023
11:00
Kuwait   38–26   Angola Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 778
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Jaafar 11 (23–15) José 7
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25 June 2023
13:15
Japan   41–22   Costa Rica Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 778
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Arase 6 (21–10) Trujillo 5
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26 June 2023
11:00
Kuwait   23–37   Japan Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,117
Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
Al-Dawani 9 (16–19) Otake, Takahashi 8
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26 June 2023
13:15
Costa Rica   27–43   Angola Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 200
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Suárez 7 (12–19) Sebastiao 13
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Group III

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 3 3 0 0 115 77 +38 6 17–24th places
2   Slovenia 3 2 0 1 103 88 +15 4
3   Argentina 3 1 0 2 103 83 +20 2 25th–32nd places
4   Greenland 3 0 0 3 65 138 −73 0
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.
25 June 2023
12:45
Norway   47–21   Greenland Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
Johnsen 8 (24–10) Nielsen 7
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25 June 2023
15:00
Slovenia   30–29   Argentina Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
Miklavec 8 (15–15) Garay 6
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26 June 2023
12:45
Norway   36–25   Slovenia Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Attendance: 100
Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
Knutsen 7 (20–12) Miklavec 5
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26 June 2023
15:00
Argentina   43–21   Greenland Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Attendance: 30
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Jung 16 (21–13) Malig. Rosing, Malik Rosing 5
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Group IV

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Morocco 3 2 1 0 81 63 +18 5 17–24th places
2   Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 68 78 −10 4
3   Cuba 3 0 2 1 76 77 −1 2 25th–32nd places
4   Chile 3 0 1 2 61 68 −7 1
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.
25 June 2023
12:45
Morocco   24–24   Cuba Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
Kissar 6 (13–13) Gonzales 6
Report   3× 
25 June 2023
15:00
Saudi Arabia   19–18   Chile Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Xu, Liu (CHN)
Al-Turki 5 (10–9) Scaramelli 5
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26 June 2023
12:45
Morocco   33–21   Saudi Arabia Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
Eladich 7 (15–14) Al-Abdullah 5
  4×  1×  Report   1× 
26 June 2023
15:00
Chile   25–25   Cuba Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 58
Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
Oyarzún 7 (13–11) Vazques 9
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Main round

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

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 107 89 +18 6 Quarterfinals
2   Croatia 3 2 0 1 92 80 +12 4
3   France 3 1 0 2 97 88 +9 2 9–16th places
4   Tunisia 3 0 0 3 85 124 −39 0
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.
(H) Hosts
25 June 2023
18:15
Croatia   36–23   Tunisia GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Car 7 (13–6) three players 5
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25 June 2023
20:30
Germany   30–29   France GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Fischer, Sauter 5 (17–16) Vescovo, Vincent 6
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26 June 2023
18:15
France   42–31   Tunisia GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 2,345
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Fadhuile, Mantz 6 (19–13) Ben Fraj 6
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26 June 2023
20:30
Croatia   29–31   Germany GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 2,345
Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
Barbić 6 (12–15) Freihöfer 7
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Group II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Faroe Islands 3 3 0 0 94 77 +17 6 Quarterfinals
2   Portugal 3 2 0 1 79 77 +2 4
3   Spain 3 1 0 2 98 89 +9 2 9–16th places
4   Brazil 3 0 0 3 68 96 −28 0
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.
25 June 2023
15:45
Portugal   33–31   Spain Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 1,180
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Oliveira 7 (19–20) Gurri Aregay 8
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25 June 2023
18:00
Faroe Islands   33–27   Brazil Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 1,180
Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
E. Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 13 (16–13) Monta da Silva 7
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26 June 2023
15:45
Portugal   19–27   Faroe Islands Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 638
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Sousa 4 (10–15) Hansen, Í Selvindi 8
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26 June 2023
18:00
Brazil   22–36   Spain Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 638
Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
Morais 4 (8–16) Álvarez 7
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Group III

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 3 3 0 0 89 75 +14 6 Quarterfinals
2   Denmark 3 2 0 1 85 81 +4 4
3   Sweden 3 1 0 2 87 75 +12 2 9–16th places
4   Bahrain 3 0 0 3 60 90 −30 0
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.
25 June 2023
17:30
Hungary   27–21   Bahrain Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
Imre 9 (14–12) Khamis 6
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25 June 2023
19:45
Sweden   26–29   Denmark Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Möller 7 (15–14) T. Arnoldsen, Lykke 6
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26 June 2023
17:30
Hungary   29–26   Sweden Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Attendance: 100
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Imre 11 (16–13) Palmar 8
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26 June 2023
19:45
Denmark   28–22   Bahrain Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Munk, Termansen 4 (16–7) Rabia 8
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Group IV

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iceland 3 3 0 0 90 85 +5 6 Quarterfinals
2   Serbia 3 2 0 1 96 81 +15 4
3   Egypt 3 1 0 2 90 92 −2 2 9–16th places
4   Greece (H) 3 0 0 3 81 99 −18 0
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.
(H) Hosts
25 June 2023
17:30
Iceland   29–28   Greece Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
three players 6 (14–15) Toskas 7
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25 June 2023
19:45
Egypt   26–33   Serbia Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 250
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Abdelhak 10 (12–18) Zečević 8
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26 June 2023
17:30
Iceland   29–28   Egypt Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 270
Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
Rúnarsson 6 (19–13) Doieb 11
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26 June 2023
19:45
Serbia   34–23   Greece Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 580
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Dodić 8 (15–12) Papagiannis, Vasileiou 4
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Classification games

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25th–32nd places

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28 June 2023
11:00
Argentina   31–20   Chile Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
Garay 9 (19–9) Montecino 6
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28 June 2023
13:00
Greenland   13–47   Cuba Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 55
Referees: Xu, Liu (CHN)
Møller 5 (6–24) Méndez 9
Report   1× 

28 June 2023
15:45
United States   25–23   Costa Rica Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 304
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Edwards 7 (14–11) Vargas 7
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28 June 2023
18:00
Libya   24–32   Angola Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 304
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Hireebish 6 (9–12) José 13
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29 June 2023
11:00
Chile   27–18   Greenland Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
Oyarzún 8 (11–8) Lennert, Rosing
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29 June 2023
13:00
Argentina   43–30   Cuba Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
Jung 9 (22–15) Cordiés Castillo, Vazques 7
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29 June 2023
15:45
Costa Rica   32–35   Libya Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 347
Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
Cantarero Martínez 9 (12–16) Abdalla, Irwayhah 8
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29 June 2023
18:00
United States   26–33   Angola Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 347
Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
Walker 9 (12–17) Pedro 8
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17–24th places

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28 June 2023
11:00
Poland   27–21   Kuwait Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,272
Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
Powarzyński 8 (14–8) Al-Dawani 10
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28 June 2023
13:15
Algeria   30–37   Japan Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 204
Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
Nidhal 9 (14–17) Fujisaka 11
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28 June 2023
15:00
Norway   35–22   Saudi Arabia Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 33
Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
Høiness 10 (15–11) Al-Fardan, Al-Khedhrawi 5
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28 June 2023
17:00
Slovenia   39–21   Morocco Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
Miklavec 8 (17–10) Kissar 5
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29 June 2023
11:00
Kuwait   27–36   Algeria Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,215
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Al-Dawani 8 (14–15) Ramy 9
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29 June 2023
13:15
Poland   28–22   Japan Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 540
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Molski, Powarzyński 5 (12–11) Fujisaka 8
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29 June 2023
15:00
Saudi Arabia   25–20   Morocco Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
Al-Abdullah 8 (15–10) Boukhamsa 6
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29 June 2023
17:00
Norway   28–24   Slovenia Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Haugli, Høiness 5 (13–14) Mlivić 8
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9–16th places

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28 June 2023
10:45
France   35–21   Brazil Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 5,656
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Vincent 8 (17–9) Monta da Silva 8
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28 June 2023
13:00
Tunisia   29–40   Spain Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
Ben Fraj 8 (12–21) Álvarez 11
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28 June 2023
19:00
Sweden   39–29   Greece Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 260
Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
Palmar 8 (20–15) Dikaioulias 7
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28 June 2023
21:00
Bahrain   27–31   Egypt Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 40
Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
three players 5 (16–15) three players 6
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29 June 2023
09:00
Brazil   23–26   Tunisia Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Quintino 6 (14–11) Ben Fraj 6
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29 June 2023
11:00
France   36–42   Spain Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 6,689
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Vincent 10 (18–19) Gurri Aregay 10
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29 June 2023
19:00
Greece   29–38   Bahrain Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 120
Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
Tzortzinis 6 (13–18) Rabia 10
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29 June 2023
21:00
Sweden   35–37   Egypt Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 50
Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
Möller 11 (17–16) O. Mohamed 10
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Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Championship bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
29 June
 
 
  Germany31
 
1 July
 
  Denmark26
 
  Germany40
 
29 June
 
  Serbia30
 
  Faroe Islands27
 
2 July
 
  Serbia30
 
  Germany30
 
29 June
 
  Hungary23
 
  Hungary28
 
1 July
 
  Croatia23
 
  Hungary37
 
29 June
 
  Iceland30 Third place
 
  Iceland32
 
2 July
 
  Portugal28
 
  Serbia23
 
 
  Iceland27
 

5–8th place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
1 July
 
 
  Denmark26
 
2 July
 
  Faroe Islands23
 
  Denmark30
 
1 July
 
  Portugal25
 
  Croatia32
 
 
  Portugal36
 
Seventh place game
 
 
2 July
 
 
  Faroe Islands31
 
 
  Croatia27

Quarterfinals

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29 June 2023
13:15
Faroe Islands   27–30   Serbia Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 2,083
Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
E. Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 9 (12–17) Kos, Stanisavljević 7
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29 June 2023
15:45
Iceland   32–28   Portugal Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 2,083
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Gunnarsson 11 (12–14) Sousa 6
  4×  Report   4×  1× 

29 June 2023
18:30
Hungary   28–23   Croatia Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 2,653
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Lukács 5 (13–13) Raužan 7
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29 June 2023
21:00
Germany   31–26   Denmark Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 3,734
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Lichtlein 7 (17–11) Knudsen, Nevers 5
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5–8th place semifinals

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1 July 2023
10:00
Denmark   26–23   Faroe Islands Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 1,119
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
T. Arnoldsen, Mørch-Rasmussen 5 (13–10) three players 5
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1 July 2023
12:30
Croatia   32–36   Portugal Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 1,119
Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
Barbić 8 (17–17) Sousa 8
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Semifinals

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1 July 2023
15:30
Hungary   37–30   Iceland Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 3,138
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Karai, Sztraka 5 (19–14) three players 4
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1 July 2023
18:00
Germany   40–30   Serbia Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 5,206
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Uščins 9 (17–15) Kos 9
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Seventh place game

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2 July 2023
10:00
Faroe Islands   31–27   Croatia Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 600
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
R. Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 5 (16–14) Raužan, Šestak 5
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Fifth place game

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2 July 2023
12:30
Denmark   30–25   Portugal Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 1,308
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Boldsen 6 (16–13) Costa, Gomes 5
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Third place game

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2 July 2023
15:30
Serbia   23–27   Iceland Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 4,467
Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
Kos 6 (13–13) Gunnarsson 8
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Final

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2 July 2023
18:00
Germany   30–23   Hungary Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 8,235
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Fischer, Scholtes 6 (14–11) Imre 5
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Final ranking

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Rank[12] Team
    Germany
    Hungary
    Iceland
4   Serbia
5   Denmark
6   Portugal
7   Faroe Islands
8   Croatia
9   Spain
10   Egypt
11   France
12   Sweden
13   Bahrain
14   Tunisia
15   Greece
16   Brazil
17   Poland
18   Norway
19   Japan
20   Slovenia
21   Saudi Arabia
22   Algeria
23   Morocco
24   Kuwait
25   Argentina
26   Angola
27   United States
28   Cuba
29   Chile
30   Libya
31   Costa Rica
32   Greenland

Statistics and awards

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Awards

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The All-star Team was announced on 2 July 2023.[13]

Position Player
Goalkeeper   David Späth
Right wing   Kristófer Máni Jónasson
Right back   Zoran Ilić
Centre back   Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu
Left back   Miloš Kos
Left wing   Pedro Oliveira
Pivot   Justus Fischer
MVP   Nils Lichtlein

References

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