1998 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

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1998 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Dates22–29 September
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (8th title)
Runner-upFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Third placeFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Fourth placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Tournament statistics
Matches28
Goals scored1,414 (51 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Cuba.svg Carlos Pérez (57 goals)
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The 1998 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the eighth edition of the tournament, held in Havana, Cuba from 22 to 29 September 1998. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1999 World Championship, where the top three placed team qualied.

Contents

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−4).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (H)440017162+1098 Semifinals
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 430113385+486
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 420288112−244
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 410386143−572
5Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 400477153−760
Source: Todor66
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) Host
22 September 1998
14:00		 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg34–15Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
(11–9)
22 September 1998
20:30		 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg54–13Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
(23–6)
23 September 1998
18:00		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg28–13Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
(7–7)
23 September 1998
20:30		 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg30–22Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(14–7)
24 September 1998
18:00		 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg32–16Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
(20–8)
24 September 1998
20:30		 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg45–16Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
(23–7)
25 September 1998
16:00		 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg45–24Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
25 September 1998
18:00		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg34–23Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
(18–13)
26 September 1998
14:00		 Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg33–25Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
26 September 1998
20:30		 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg42–11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
(24–4)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 33008447+376 Semifinals
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 32016957+124
3Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 31025473−192
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 30036393−300
5Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico [lower-alpha 1] 00000000Withdrawn
Source: Todor66
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. ↑ Puerto Rico withdrew because of Hurricane Georges.
22 September 1998
18:00		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg28–19Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
(11–9)
23 September 1998
14:00		 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg24–17Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(13–8)
23 September 1998
16:00		 Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg29–25Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
(13–10)
24 September 1998
16:00		 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg24–11Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
(13–5)
25 September 1998
20:30		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg24–14Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
26 September 1998
18:00		 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg36–19Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 44
 
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 13
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 27
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 18
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21
 
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 31
 
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 26
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 40
 
 
 
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 21
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 15
 
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 20 Third place
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 32
 
 
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 12
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 27
 

Fifth place bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 23
 
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 32
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20
 
 
 
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 21
 
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 31
 
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 22
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 28
 
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 23

Quarterfinals

27 September 1998
15:00		 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg40–21Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
27 September 1998
17:00		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg21–20Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
(8–12)
27 September 1998
19:00		 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg32–12Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
27 September 1998
21:00		 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg44–13Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

5–8th place semifinals

28 September 1998
14:00		 Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg31–22Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
28 September 1998
16:00		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg32–23Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
(12–12)

Semifinals

28 September 1998
18:00		 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg20–15Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
28 September 1998
20:30		 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg27–18Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Seventh place game

29 September 1998
14:00		 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg28–23Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

Fifth place game

29 September 1998
16:00		 Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg21–20Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
(11–11)

Third place game

29 September 1998
18:00		 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg27–22Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(14–12)

Final

29 September 1998
20:30		 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg31–26Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
(13–12)

Final ranking

Qualified for the 1999 World Championship
RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
7Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
8Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
9Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

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