1999 World Men's Handball Championship

1999 World Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
Dates	1–15 June
Teams	24
Venue(s)	4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Sweden
Runner-up	Russia
Third place	Yugoslavia
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches	79
Top scorer(s)	Rolando Uríos (CUB)
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The 1999 World Men's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the World Championship in team handball. It was held in Egypt, from 2 to 15 June, in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia and Port Said. Sweden won the championship.

Preliminary round

In the following tables:

• Pld = total games played
• W = total games won
• D = total games drawn (tied)
• L = total games lost
• GF = total goals scored (goals for)
• GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
• GD = goal difference (GF−GA)
• Pts = total points accumulated

The teams placed first, second,third and fourth (shaded in green) qualified to the next round.

Group A (Cairo)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Spain	5	5	0	0	163	101	+62	10
Denmark	5	4	0	1	117	108	+9	8
Tunisia	5	2	1	2	111	118	-7	5
Algeria	5	1	1	3	106	120	-14	3
Morocco	5	0	3	2	100	117	-17	3
Argentina	5	0	1	4	96	129	–33	1

All times are (UTC+3)

Group B (Cairo)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Germany	5	5	0	0	146	100	+46	10
Egypt	5	4	0	1	126	111	+15	8
Cuba	5	3	0	2	153	118	-35	6
Brazil	5	2	0	3	108	133	-25	4
Macedonia	5	1	0	4	122	149	-27	2
Saudi Arabia	5	0	0	5	101	132	–31	0

All times are (UTC+3)

Group C (Ismailia)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Russia	5	5	0	0	162	106	+56	10
Croatia	5	3	1	1	118	115	+3	7
Hungary	5	3	0	2	134	112	-22	6
Norway	5	2	1	2	130	129	+1	5
Kuwait	5	1	0	4	107	147	-40	2
Nigeria	5	0	0	5	112	154	–42	0

All times are (UTC+3)

Group D (Port Said)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Sweden	5	4	1	0	169	106	+63	9
France	5	4	0	1	152	114	+38	8
Yugoslavia	5	3	1	1	156	120	+46	7
South Korea	5	2	0	3	146	118	+24	4
China	5	1	0	4	122	193	-71	2
Australia	5	0	0	5	97	188	–91	0

All times are (UTC+3)

Final round

Round of 16

9 June 15:00	Cuba	32 – 24	Denmark	Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Klucso, Lekrinszki (HUN)
		(13-14)

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9 June 16:15	Germany	28 – 17	Algeria	Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
		(14-9)

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9 June 18:00	Russia	31 – 23	South Korea	Mubarak Hall, Ismailia Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Pendić, Majstorović (SCG)
		(16-8)

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9 June 18:00	Hungary	23 – 24	France	Port Said Hall, Port Said Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Kohout, Dolejs (CZE)
		(11-14)

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9 June 19:30	Spain	27 – 17	Brazil	Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo Attendance: 18,000 Referees: Litvinov, Khudoerko (RUS)
		(15-5)

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9 June 20:30	Sweden	33 – 26	Norway	Port Said Hall, Port Said Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE)
		(13-10)

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9 June 20:30	Yugoslavia	30 – 23	Croatia	Mubarak Hall, Ismailia Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
		(15-9)

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9 June 21:45	Tunisia	22 – 24	Egypt	Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo Attendance: 25,000 Referees: Oie, Hogsnes (NOR)
		(13-14)

Quarter finals

11 June 14:00	Spain	23 – 18	France	Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Pendić, Majstorović (SCG)
		(12-5)

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11 June 16:15	Cuba	26 – 33	Sweden	Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo Attendance: 23,000 Referees: Litvinov, Khudoerko (RUS)
		(13-19)

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11 June 18:30	Yugoslavia	22 – 21	Germany	Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo Attendance: 25,000 Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
		(10-12)

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11 June 20:45	Russia	26 – 20	Egypt	Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo Attendance: 25,000 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER)
		(11-8)

Placement Matches (5-8th Place)

13 June 14:00	Cuba	22 – 23	Germany	Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Kohout, Dolejs (CZE)
		(11-12)

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13 June 16:15	Egypt	25 – 27 (ET)	France	Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
		(12-13)
	FT: 22-22 ET: 3–5

Semi Final

13 June 14:00	Yugoslavia	22 – 23	Sweden	Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Garcia, Moreno (FRA)
		(11-9)

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13 June 20:45	Spain	21 – 22	Russia	Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
		(9-11)

7th/8th

14 June 18:00	Egypt	35 - 28	Cuba	Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Kohout, Dolejs (CZE)
		(15-14)

5th/6th

14 June 20:30	France	21 - 26	Germany	Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Litvinov, Khudoerko (RUS)
		(10-14)

Bronze medal match

15 June 18:00	Spain	24 - 27	Yugoslavia	Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Oie, Hogsnes (NOR)
		(14-12)

Final

15 June 21:30	Russia	24 - 25	Sweden	Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo Attendance: 23,000 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER)
		(14-12)
		Report

Ranking and Statistics

Final ranking

	Sweden
	Russia
	Yugoslavia
4	Spain
5	Germany
6	France
7	Egypt
8	Cuba
9	Denmark
10	Croatia
11	Hungary
12	Tunisia
13	Norway
14	South Korea
15	Algeria
16	Brazil
17	Morocco
18	Macedonia
19	Kuwait
20	China
21	Argentina
22	Saudi Arabia
23	Nigeria
24	Australia

	Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics
	Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament

1999 Men's World Champions Sweden Fourth Title Team Roster Peter Gentzel, Magnus Wislander, Ola Lindgren, Henrik Andersson, Stefan Lövgren, Pierre Thorsson, Magnus Andersson, Ljubomir Vranjes, Tomas Svensson, Thomas Sivertsson, Martin Frändesjö, Johan Petersson, Christian Eriksson, Staffan Olsson and Mathias Franzén. Head Coach: Bengt Johansson.

External links

• XVI Men's World Championship at IHF.info