2009 World Men's Handball Championship

2009 World Men's Handball Championship
Svjetsko prvenstvo u rukometu 2009. (in Croatian)
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
Venue(s) 7 (in 7 host cities)
Dates 16 January – 1 February
Teams 24 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions France (3rd title)
Runner-up Croatia
Third place Poland
Fourth place Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played 110
Goals scored 6,090 (55.36 per match)
Attendance 392,550 (3,569 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kiril Lazarov (MKD)
(92 goals)
Best player Igor Vori (CRO)

The 2009 World Men's Handball Championship was the 21st edition of the tournament that took place in Croatia from 16 January to 1 February, in the cities of Split, Zadar, Osijek, Varaždin, Poreč, Zagreb and Pula. Croatia was selected from a group of four potential hosts which included the Czech Republic, Greece and Romania.

The opening game and ceremony were held in Split, and the final game was played in Zagreb. France won the tournament after defeating Croatia in the final. Poland took the third place after winning over Denmark. Tickets for the tournament went on sale from 15 to 20 November. For the finals, ticket prices started at 700 kuna (c. €95). To promote the tournament, the Croatian National Tourist Board launched a series of presentations in the capitals of 13 participating countries.

During the championship internal criticism arose against Hassan Moustafa, President of the IHF. The secretary general of the IHF, Peter Mühlematter, criticized Moustafa and asked for his demission. Moustafa asked to exclude Mühlematter after his criticism.

Venues

Seven Croatian cities were selected as hosts for the 2009 Championship: Split, Zadar, Osijek, Varaždin, Poreč, Zagreb and Pula. The sites included the new Spaladium Arena in Split and Arena Zagreb, where the final took place.

Zagreb Varaždin Osijek
Arena Zagreb
Capacity: 15,024
Varaždin Arena
Capacity: 5,200
Gradski vrt Hall
Capacity: 3,538
Poreč
Žatika Sport Centre
Capacity: 3,500
Pula
Mate Parlov Sport Centre
Capacity: 2,132
Zadar Split
Krešimir Ćosić Hall
Capacity: 8,600
Spaladium Arena
Capacity: 10,941

Qualification

Qualified nations

Qualification occurred through the previous years' continental championships or qualifying tournaments:

European qualifiers play-off

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slovenia 62–63 Slovakia 33–33 29–30
Spain 63–56 Greece 32–24 31–32
Norway 61–52 Ukraine 29–22 32–30
Belarus 56–60 Russia 26–26 30–34
Montenegro 55–56 Romania 31–27 24–29
Czech Republic 62–62 Serbia 38–33 24–29
Poland 54–48 Switzerland 32–24 22–24
Hungary 54–49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27–25 27–24
Macedonia 58–56 Iceland 34–26 24–30

Seeding

The draw for the groups of the preliminary round was held on 21 June 2008, in Zagreb. The draw took place at Zagreb's central Ban Jelačić Square and was hosted by Filip Brkić and Kristina Krepela.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

Squads

Each nation had to submit a squad of 16 players.

Referees

On 12 October 2008, the match officials for the tournament were confirmed. But due to injury, the Swedish referee couple Rickard Canbro and Mikael Claesson had to withdraw from the championship, and was replaced by Danish couple Per Olesen and Lars Ejby Pedersen.

Preliminary round

Ruksi, the caterpillar mascot.

All times are local UTC+1.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 France 5 5 0 0 168 106 +62 10 Main round
2 Slovakia 5 3 1 1 152 119 +33 7
3 Hungary 5 3 1 1 148 115 +33 7
4 Romania 5 2 0 3 141 135 +6 4
5 Argentina 5 1 0 4 133 137 −4 2
6 Australia 5 0 0 5 76 206 −130 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. Hungary 24–24 Slovakia
17 January 2009
16:30
Slovakia 27–25 Argentina Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
Straňovský 7 (12–13) Gull 5
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17 January 2009
18:30
Hungary 41–17 Australia Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Iváncsik, Zubai 7 (20–8) Fletcher 8
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17 January 2009
20:30
France 31–21 Romania Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Stanojević, Višekruna (SRB)
Guigou, Karabatić 7 (12–9) Toma 5
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18 January 2009
15:00
Australia 12–47 Slovakia Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Stanojević, Višekruna (SRB)
Fletcher 6 (6–20) Antl 8
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18 January 2009
17:00
Romania 27–30 Hungary Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
Pîrîianu 6 (16–13) Nagy 8
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18 January 2009
19:00
Argentina 26–33 France Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Kogovsek, Migueles 5 (15–19) Guigou 7
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19 January 2009
15:30
Romania 30–26 Argentina Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Ghionea 9 (15–13) Kogovsek 7
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19 January 2009
17:30
Hungary 24–24 Slovakia Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
three players 5 (12–6) Šulc 9
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19 January 2009
19:30
France 42–11 Australia Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
Abalo 10 (20–3) Fletcher 4
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21 January 2009
15:00
Australia 20–40 Romania Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Blondell 8 (9–21) Cozma 10
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21 January 2009
17:00
Hungary 31–20 Argentina Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Stanojević, Višekruna (SRB)
Mocsai 6 (17–8) Kogovsek, Gull 4
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21 January 2009
19:00
Slovakia 26–35 France Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Antl 7 (9–15) Karabatić 9
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22 January 2009
15:00
Argentina 36–16 Australia Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Torres 7 (15–8) Fletcher 4
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22 January 2009
17:00
Slovakia 28–23 Romania Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
Kukučka 8 (12–13) Ghionea, Pîrîianu 5
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22 January 2009
19:00
France 27–22 Hungary Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Stanojević, Višekruna (SRB)
three players 5 (13–8) Gál 5
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Croatia (H) 5 5 0 0 170 115 +55 10 Main round
2 Sweden 5 4 0 1 162 118 +44 8
3 South Korea 5 3 0 2 140 126 +14 6
4 Spain 5 2 0 3 167 127 +40 4
5 Cuba 5 1 0 4 106 181 −75 2
6 Kuwait 5 0 0 5 99 177 −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.
(H) Hosts
16 January 2009
20:30
Croatia 27–26 South Korea Spaladium Arena, Split
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Čupić 8 (14–13) Park J., Sim 5
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17 January 2009
16:30
Spain 47–17 Kuwait Spaladium Arena, Split
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA)
García, Rocas 7 (18–9) H. Al-Shamari 5
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17 January 2009
18:30
Sweden 41–14 Cuba Spaladium Arena, Split
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: El-Moamli, Shaaban (EGY)
Källman, Lennartsson 6 (19–7) Díaz 5
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18 January 2009
16:30
Cuba 20–45 Spain Spaladium Arena, Split
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA)
Echevarría 5 (10–24) García 9
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18 January 2009
18:30
South Korea 25–31 Sweden Spaladium Arena, Split
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Lee J., Park J. 6 (12–16) Källman 10
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18 January 2009
20:30
Kuwait 21–40 Croatia Spaladium Arena, Split
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: El-Moamli, Shaaban (EGY)
Al-Gharaballi, Al-Qallaf 5 (13–22) Šprem 8
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19 January 2009
16:30
South Korea 34–19 Kuwait Spaladium Arena, Split
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Yoon 7 (15–9) five players 3
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19 January 2009
18:30
Sweden 34–30 Spain Spaladium Arena, Split
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Doder 11 (19–13) Romero 11
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19 January 2009
20:30
Croatia 41–20 Cuba Spaladium Arena, Split
Attendance: 11,800
Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA)
Čupić 11 (20–9) Carol, Echevarría 5
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21 January 2009
16:30
Cuba 26–31 South Korea Spaladium Arena, Split
Attendance: 500
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
five players 4 (13–17) Lee J. 10
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21 January 2009
18:30
Sweden 30–19 Kuwait Spaladium Arena, Split
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: El-Moamli, Shaaban (EGY)
Larholm 6 (17–9) Al-Hajeri 5
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21 January 2009
20:30
Spain 22–32 Croatia Spaladium Arena, Split
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Romero 5 (11–18) Duvnjak 7
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22 January 2009
16:30
Kuwait 23–26 Cuba Spaladium Arena, Split
Attendance: 500
Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA)
F. Al-Shamari, H. Al-Shamari 5 (9–12) Carol 8
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22 January 2009
18:30
Spain 23–24 South Korea Spaladium Arena, Split
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Rocas, Romero 5 (15–14) Oh Y. 6
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22 January 2009
20:30
Croatia 30–26 Sweden Spaladium Arena, Split
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Čupić 8 (14–13) Doder, Larholm 7
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Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany 5 4 1 0 147 116 +31 9 Main round
2 North Macedonia 5 3 0 2 145 136 +9 6
3 Poland 5 3 0 2 146 131 +15 6
4 Russia 5 2 1 2 143 145 −2 5
5 Tunisia 5 2 0 3 143 142 +1 4
6 Algeria 5 0 0 5 114 168 −54 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. Poland 29–30 Macedonia
17 January 2009
15:30
Poland 39–22 Algeria Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Jurasik, Tłuczyński 6 (17–8) Chehbour 6
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17 January 2009
17:30
Germany 26–26 Russia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 4,600
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Hens 9 (15–14) Igropulo, Rastvortsev 5
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17 January 2009
19:30
Macedonia 24–25 Tunisia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
K. Lazarov 9 (14–13) Tej 6
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18 January 2009
15:30
Algeria 19–32 Macedonia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Chehbour 6 (8–16) K. Lazarov 9
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18 January 2009
17:30
Tunisia 24–26 Germany Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Hammed 9 (12–12) Hens 6
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18 January 2009
19:30
Russia 22–24 Poland Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO)
Igropulo 6 (14–11) three players 4
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19 January 2009
15:30
Poland 29–30 Macedonia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Bielecki, M. Lijewski 7 (15–16) K. Lazarov 13
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19 January 2009
17:30
Germany 32–20 Algeria Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO)
Jansen 6 (16–10) Berriah 8
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19 January 2009
19:30
Russia 36–31 Tunisia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Filippov, Kovalyov 7 (16–11) Touati 9
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21 January 2009
15:30
Algeria 28–29 Russia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Boudrali 6 (14–17) Filippov 9
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21 January 2009
17:30
Macedonia 23–33 Germany Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 3,800
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
K. Lazarov 9 (14–13) Glandorf 9
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21 January 2009
19:30
Poland 31–27 Tunisia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 800
Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO)
Tłuczyński 11 (16–11) Hedoui 6
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22 January 2009
15:30
Macedonia 36–30 Russia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
K. Lazarov 13 (15–14) Igropulo 13
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22 January 2009
17:30
Germany 30–23 Poland Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Kraus 7 (14–11) Tłuczyński 6
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22 January 2009
19:30
Tunisia 36–25 Algeria Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 300
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Touati 12 (18–11) Bouakaz 5
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Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Denmark 5 5 0 0 167 121 +46 10 Main round
2 Serbia 5 3 0 2 161 146 +15 6
3 Norway 5 3 0 2 162 123 +39 6
4 Egypt 5 2 0 3 110 126 −16 4
5 Brazil 5 2 0 3 128 158 −30 4
6 Saudi Arabia 5 0 0 5 107 161 −54 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. Norway 26–27 Serbia
  2. Egypt 25–22 Brazil
17 January 2009
16:15
Norway 39–23 Saudi Arabia Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Mamelund 8 (19–10) B. Al-Harbi 6
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17 January 2009
18:15
Egypt 22–30 Serbia Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
El Ahmar 8 (12–12) Stojanović 6
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17 January 2009
20:15
Denmark 40–27 Brazil Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Christiansen 8 (19–12) F. Silva 6
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18 January 2009
16:15
Brazil 21–39 Norway Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Hubner, F. Silva 4 (8–17) Bjørnsen 7
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18 January 2009
18:15
Saudi Arabia 18–26 Egypt Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
B. Al-Harbi 9 (8–12) Zaky 7
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18 January 2009
20:15
Serbia 36–37 Denmark Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Ilić 10 (22–16) Lindberg 8
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19 January 2009
17:00
Brazil 32–30 Serbia Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Ribeiro 10 (14–14) Ilić 7
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19 January 2009
19:10
Norway 30–20 Egypt Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 1,650
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Kjelling 9 (14–10) Zaky 9
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19 January 2009
21:15
Denmark 32–13 Saudi Arabia Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 800
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Eggert 10 (17–4) Al-Habib 6
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21 January 2009
17:00
Saudi Arabia 24–26 Brazil Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
B. Al-Harbi 9 (10–14) Ribeiro 9
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21 January 2009
19:10
Norway 26–27 Serbia Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Løke 6 (10–12) Vujin 6
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21 January 2009
21:15
Egypt 17–26 Denmark Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Zaky 4 (7–12) Christiansen 7
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22 January 2009
16:15
Serbia 38–29 Saudi Arabia Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 800
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Bojinović, Marković 6 (21–13) Al-Habib 6
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22 January 2009
18:15
Egypt 25–22 Brazil Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Zaky 6 (13–6) Ribeiro 5
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22 January 2009
20:15
Denmark 32–28 Norway Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Hansen 10 (16–14) Kjelling 9
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President's Cup

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain 5 5 0 0 205 98 +107 10 13th place game
2 Romania 5 4 0 1 175 141 +34 8 15th place game
3 Argentina 5 3 0 2 137 125 +12 6 17th place game
4 Cuba 5 2 0 3 124 154 −30 4 19th place game
5 Kuwait 5 1 0 4 119 157 −38 2 21st place game
6 Australia 5 0 0 5 87 172 −85 0 23rd place game
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.
24 January 2009
15:00
Argentina 26–25 Kuwait Mate Parlov Sport Centre, Pula
Attendance: 500
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Migueles 5 (12–12) Abdulredha 6
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24 January 2009
17:00
Australia 10–42 Spain Mate Parlov Sport Centre, Pula
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: El-Moamli, Shaaban (EGY)
Fletcher, Subotic 3 (6–18) Ugalde 9
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24 January 2009
19:00
Romania 39–28 Cuba Mate Parlov Sport Centre, Pula
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA)
Ghionea 12 (21–15) Carol, Turiño 6
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25 January 2009
15:00
Spain 31–19 Argentina Mate Parlov Sport Centre, Pula
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: El-Moamli, Shaaban (EGY)
García 6 (15–11) Viscovich 5
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25 January 2009
17:00
Kuwait 27–34 Romania Mate Parlov Sport Centre, Pula
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA)
Al-Qallaf, Al-Gharaballi 5 (12–16) Ghionea 8
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25 January 2009
19:00
Cuba 27–17 Australia Mate Parlov Sport Centre, Pula
Attendance: 500
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Díaz 5 (14–6) Fletcher 6
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26 January 2009
15:00
Australia 24–27 Kuwait Mate Parlov Sport Centre, Pula
Attendance: 200
Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA)
Blondell 7 (10–14) F. Al-Shamari 7
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26 January 2009
17:00
Argentina 30–23 Cuba Mate Parlov Sport Centre, Pula
Attendance: 500
Referees: El-Moamli, Shaaban (EGY)
Pizarro 8 (16–15) Carol 6
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26 January 2009
19:00
Romania 32–40 Spain Mate Parlov Sport Centre, Pula
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Stanojević, Višekruna (SRB)
Ghionea 7 (16–19) Ugalde 9
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Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Egypt 5 4 0 1 135 125 +10 8 13th place game
2 Russia 5 4 0 1 151 127 +24 8 15th place game
3 Tunisia 5 3 0 2 159 146 +13 6 17th place game
4 Algeria 5 3 0 2 140 142 −2 6 19th place game
5 Brazil 5 1 0 4 131 137 −6 2 21st place game
6 Saudi Arabia 5 0 0 5 105 144 −39 0 23rd place game
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. Russia 27–31 Egypt
  2. Tunisia 36–25 Algeria
24 January 2009
16:00
Tunisia 28–21 Saudi Arabia Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 300
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Ayed 5 (12–8) B. Al-Harbi 5
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24 January 2009
18:00
Algeria 28–22 Egypt Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 300
Referees: Stanojević, Višekruna (SRB)
Berriah 7 (12–7) Zaky 6
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24 January 2009
20:00
Russia 25–22 Brazil Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 300
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Dibirov 7 (15–9) Gaeta, Ribeiro 4
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25 January 2009
16:00
Egypt 31–30 Tunisia Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Stanojević, Višekruna (SRB)
El Ahmar 11 (15–14) Ayed 9
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25 January 2009
18:00
Saudi Arabia 15–34 Russia Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Al-Abdulali 4 (5–17) Chernoivanov 8
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25 January 2009
20:00
Brazil 28–29 Algeria Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 500
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Ribeiro, Ferreira 8 (15–10) Boudrali 5
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26 January 2009
16:00
Algeria 30–27 Saudi Arabia Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 500
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Soudani 8 (14–12) B. Al-Harbi 13
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26 January 2009
18:00
Tunisia 34–33 Brazil Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 500
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Touati 6 (18–16) Ribeiro, Ferreira 9
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26 January 2009
20:00
Russia 27–31 Egypt Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Igropulo 8 (12–16) El Ahmar, Yousry 8
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Placement games

23rd place game

27 January 2009
15:00
Australia 19–23 Saudi Arabia Mate Parlov Sport Centre, Pula
Attendance: 300
Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA)
Fletcher 6 (11–15) B. Al-Harbi 6
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21st place game

27 January 2009
16:00
Kuwait 24–27 Brazil Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 200
Referees: El-Moamli, Shaaban (EGY)
Al-Gharaballi 8 (12–13) Ribeiro 11
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19th place game

27 January 2009
17:00
Cuba 27–34 Algeria Mate Parlov Sport Centre, Pula
Attendance: 350
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Turiño 8 (15–18) three players 6
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17th place game

27 January 2009
18:00
Argentina 23–29 Tunisia Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 500
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Migueles 5 (13–14) Gharbi, Kraiem 6
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15th place game

27 January 2009
19:00
Romania 42–38 Russia Mate Parlov Sport Centre, Pula
Attendance: 750
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Irimescu 8 (25–21) Dibirov 12
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13th place game

27 January 2009
20:00
Spain 28–24 Egypt Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Stanojević, Višekruna (SRB)
Cañellas 9 (15–10) El-Salam 7
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Main round

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Croatia (H) 5 5 0 0 137 118 +19 10 Semifinals
2 France 5 4 0 1 139 112 +27 8
3 Hungary 5 2 1 2 127 135 −8 5 Fifth place game
4 Sweden 5 2 0 3 135 140 −5 4 Seventh place game
5 Slovakia 5 1 1 3 124 137 −13 3 Ninth place game
6 South Korea 5 0 0 5 119 139 −20 0 Eleventh place game
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
24 January 2009
16:30
Slovakia 23–20 South Korea Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Šulc 6 (15–12) Lee J. 8
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24 January 2009
18:30
France 28–21 Sweden Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Guigou, Karabatić 7 (16–10) Andersson 5
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24 January 2009
20:30
Hungary 22–27 Croatia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
Nagy 6 (12–14) Čupić 6
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25 January 2009
16:30
Sweden 30–31 Hungary Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Källman 8 (18–16) Ilyés 8
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25 January 2009
18:30
South Korea 21–30 France Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
Kim T., Oh Y. 5 (15–15) Abalo, Guigou 5
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25 January 2009
20:30
Croatia 31–25 Slovakia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Hrvatin 6 (18–13) Šulc 7
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27 January 2009
16:30
Hungary 28–27 South Korea Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 800
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Császár 8 (11–14) Lee J. 7
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27 January 2009
18:30
Slovakia 26–27 Sweden Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Kukučka 9 (11–16) Doder 11
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27 January 2009
20:30
France 19–22 Croatia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Junillon 5 (7–11) Vori 8
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Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Denmark 5 4 0 1 156 145 +11 8 Semifinals
2 Poland 5 3 0 2 150 141 +9 6
3 Germany 5 2 1 2 147 133 +14 5 Fifth place game
4 Serbia 5 2 1 2 153 161 −8 5 Seventh place game
5 Norway 5 2 0 3 138 141 −3 4 Ninth place game
6 Macedonia 5 1 0 4 132 155 −23 2 Eleventh place game
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. Germany 35–35 Serbia
24 January 2009
15:30
Macedonia 27–29 Norway Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
K. Lazarov 9 (13–16) Tvedten 10
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24 January 2009
17:30
Germany 35–35 Serbia Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Jansen 10 (16–19) Bojinović 8
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24 January 2009
20:15
Poland 32–28 Denmark Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Kuchczyński 9 (20–12) Boesen 6
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25 January 2009
15:30
Serbia 23–35 Poland Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Ilić 6 (7–21) Tłuczyński 11
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25 January 2009
17:30
Norway 25–24 Germany Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO)
Kjelling, Tvedten 7 (12–12) Glandorf 6
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25 January 2009
20:15
Denmark 32–24 Macedonia Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Lazaar, Navaret (FRA)
Christiansen 8 (13–12) K. Lazarov 8
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27 January 2009
15:30
Macedonia 28–32 Serbia Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO)
K. Lazarov 7 (16–15) Ilić 8
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27 January 2009
17:30
Germany 25–27 Denmark Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Preiß 7 (14–14) Lindberg 6
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27 January 2009
20:15
Poland 31–30 Norway Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Bielecki 5 (14–14) Kjelling 8
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Final round

Bracket

Final, France vs. Croatia, 22:19, 28:11 min, Arena Zagreb
 
Semifinals Final
 
           
 
30 January
 
 
Denmark 22
 
1 February
 
France 27
 
France 24
 
30 January
 
Croatia 19
 
Croatia 29
 
 
Poland 23
 
Third place
 
 
1 February
 
 
Denmark 23
 
 
Poland 31

Semifinals

30 January 2009
17:30
Denmark 22–27 France Spaladium Arena, Split
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Jørgensen 5 (11–16) Abalo 7
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30 January 2009
20:30
Croatia 29–23 Poland Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Čupić 12 (14–13) Jurasik 6
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Eleventh place game

29 January 2009
12:30
South Korea 31–32 Macedonia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA)
Jeong 7 (14–14) K. Lazarov 15
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Ninth place game

29 January 2009
20:15
Slovakia 27–34 Norway Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Kukučka 6 (14–18) Kjelling 9
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Seventh place game

29 January 2009
17:30
Sweden 37–29 Serbia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 5,300
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Gustafsson 7 (20–16) Vujin, Vučković 5
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Fifth place game

29 January 2009
15:00
Hungary 25–28 Germany Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Nagy 5 (13–16) Kaufmann 8
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Third place game

1 February 2009
15:00
Denmark 23–31 Poland Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Hansen 10 (11–14) Bielecki 10
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Final

1 February 2009
17:30
France 24–19 Croatia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Olsen, Pedersen (DEN)
Guigou 10 (11–12) Čupić 6
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Ranking and statistics

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
France
Croatia
Poland

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