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HANDBALL MEN WORLD CUP 2003 QUALIFICATION EUROPE played 2002

Direct qualify
France	Champion
Sweden	1st Euro 2002
Germany	2nd Euro 2002
Denmark	3rd Euro 2002

Final Round

Round	qual.	teams	direct	finals
Play-offs	8	16	12	7
Qualification	6	18	18	1

Remark: Europe has 3 places from Continental Championship and 8 places from the

World Championship 2001 (8 from first 9 teams are from Europe)

Play-offs

Group A Slovenia
date	team 1	score	team 2	HT
01.06	Israel	24-33	Slovenia	9 -13
08.06	Slovenia	29-25	Israel	14- 9

Group B Hungary
date	team 1	score	team 2	HT
01.06	Hungary	23-21	Ukraine	12-11
09.06	Ukraine	21-26	Hungary	10-10

Group C Spain
date	team 1	score	team 2	HT
31.05	Austria	26-28	Spain	8 -15
08.06	Spain	28-23	Austria	14-10

Group D Poland
date	team 1	score	team 2	HT
01.06	Poland	23-19	Switzerland	10- 8
09.06	Switzerland	26-25	Poland	12-12

Group E Jugoslavia
date	team 1	score	team 2	HT
02.06	Norway	22-21	Jugoslavia	10-11
09.06	Jugoslavia	22-20	Norway	11-10

Group F Iceland
date	team 1	score	team 2	HT
02.06	Macedonia	30-35	Iceland	14-18
09.06	Iceland	33-28	Macedonia	15-17

Group G Russia
date	team 1	score	team 2	HT
01.06	Lithuania	20-31	Russia	10-13
08.06	Russia	29-23	Lithuania	11-13

Group H Croatia
date	team 1	score	team 2	HT
01.06	Croatia	35-24	Czech Republic	20-10
09.06	Czech Republic	26-32	Croatia	13-15

Qualification
Group A	Lithuania	Group D	Norway
Group B	Hungary	Group E	Macedonia
Group C	Austria

Group A	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1.Lithuania	10	5	0	1	162:	132
2.Belarus	8	4	0	2	160:	146
3.Latvia	6	3	0	3	158:	161
4.Bulgaria	0	0	0	6	140:	181

Team	Li	Be	La	Bu
Lithuania	----	25:22	26:21	33:18
Belarus	26:22	----	35:31	28:19
Latvia	20:23	25:23	----	31:27
Bulgaria	25:33	24:26	27:30	----

date	team 1	score	team 2	HT
08.01	Belarus	28-19	Bulgaria	13- 8
10.01	Lithuania	26-21	Latvia	11-11
13.01	Latvia	20-23	Lithuania	5 -11
13.01	Bulgaria	24-26	Belarus	10-15
17.01	Latvia	25-23	Belarus	13-12
17.01	Bulgaria	25-33	Lithuania	13-16
20.01	Lithuania	33-18	Bulgaria	15-10
20.01	Belarus	35-31	Latvia	16-15
23.01	Latvia	31-27	Bulgaria	16-12
24.01	Lithuania	25-22	Belarus	11-11
27.01	Belarus	26-22	Lithuania	14- 9
27.01	Bulgaria	27-30	Latvia	13-16

Group B	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1.Hungary	12	6	0	0	195:	119
2.Turkey	8	4	0	2	155:	159
3.Belgium	4	2	0	4	132:	155
4.Italy	0	0	0	6	128:	177

Team	Hu	Tu	Be	It
Hungary	----	33:21	31:18	42:17
Turkey	22:27	----	31:25	33:28
Belgium	21:31	22:23	----	21:16
Italy	20:31	24:25	23:25	----

date	team 1	score	team 2	HT
09.01	Hungary	33-21	Turkey	14-13
09.01	Italy	23-25	Belgium
12.01	Turkey	22-27	Hungary	11-12
12.01	Belgium	21-16	Italy
16.01	Turkey	33-28	Italy	16-14
17.01	Belgium	21-31	Hungary	8 -16
19.01	Hungary	31-18	Belgium	16- 9
19.01	Italy	24-25	Turkey	12-13
23.01	Italy	20-31	Hungary	10-18
24.01	Belgium	22-23	Turkey	14-13
27.01	Hungary	42-17	Italy	20- 4
27.01	Turkey	31-25	Belgium	17-11

Group C	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1.Austria	7	3	1	2	162:	148
2.Finland	7	3	1	2	148:	147
3.Netherlands	5	2	1	3	143:	147
4.Georgia	5	2	1	3	140:	151

Team	Au	Fi	Ne	Ge
Austria	----	30:20	24:20	30:21
Finland	33:25	----	26:23	23:20
Netherlands	26:26	26:23	----	24:22
Georgia	28:27	23:23	26:24	----

date	team 1	score	team 2	HT
09.01	Finland	23-20	Georgia	10-13
09.01	Netherlands	26-26	Austria	11-16
12.01	Austria	24-20	Netherlands	14-10
13.01	Georgia	23-23	Finland	12- 9
17.01	Finland	33-25	Austria	18-10
17.01	Georgia	26-24	Netherlands	14-10
20.01	Austria	30-20	Finland	16- 9
20.01	Netherlands	24-22	Georgia	11-10
24.01	Austria	30-21	Georgia	16-10
24.01	Finland	26-23	Netherlands	12-15
27.01	Netherlands	26-23	Finland	12-12
27.01	Georgia	28-27	Austria	12-15

Group D	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1.Norway	6	3	0	1	114:	83
2.Slovakia	4	2	0	2	95:	108
3.Romania	2	1	0	3	84:	102

Team	No	Sl	Ro
Norway	----	32:18	27:13
Slovakia	29:28	----	28:21
Romania	23:27	27:20	----

date	team 1	score	team 2	HT
09.01	Norway	27-13	Romania	13- 4
13.01	Romania	23-27	Norway	7 -15
16.01	Romania	27-20	Slovakia	12- 9
19.01	Slovakia	28-21	Romania	13-10
23.01	Slovakia	29-28	Norway	15-13
27.01	Norway	32-18	Slovakia	16-10

Group E	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1.Macedonia	4	2	0	2	96:	86
2.Bosna Herzegovina	4	2	0	2	94:	97
3.Greece	4	2	0	2	93:	100

Team	Ma	Bo	Gr
Macedonia	----	28:20	24:19
Bosna Herzegovina	22:20	----	31:26
Greece	25:24	23:21	----

date	team 1	score	team 2	HT
09.01	Macedonia	24-19	Greece	12- 9
12.01	Greece	25-24	Macedonia	13- 9
16.01	Greece	23-21	Bosna Herzegovina	12- 9
20.01	Bosna Herzegovina	31-26	Greece	16-13
24.01	Bosna Herzegovina	22-20	Macedonia	10-10
27.01	Macedonia	28-20	Bosna Herzegovina	11-10

Prepared and maintained by Todor Krastev

todor1966@yahoo.com
Last updated: 17 Dec 2006