2013 World Men's Handball Championship – European qualification

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The European qualification for the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship , in Spain, was played over two rounds. The 2013 hosts Spain, the 2011 holders France and the 3 best teams from the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship, Denmark, Serbia and Croatia were qualified automatically for the World Championship. In the first round of qualification, 21 teams who were not participating at the European Championship were split into seven groups. The group winners and the remaining 11 teams from the European Championship played a playoff afterwards to determine the other nine qualifiers. [1]

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Group stage

The draw was held on July 3, 2011 at 12:00 at Brno, Czech Republic. [2]

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 440014899+498 Playoffs
2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 420211111764
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 400492135430
Source: [ citation needed ]
2 November 2011
19:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg26 – 29Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London
Attendance: 400
Referees: Mata, Lopez (ESP)
Larsson 9(14–16) Pomeranz 7
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6 November 2011
19:00
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg29 – 20Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Maccabi handball House, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 750
Referees: Chaskis, Tsakonas (GRE)
Tal 6(13–13) Garnham 5
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5 January 2012
20:20
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg37 – 22Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Sporthalle Tulln, Tulln
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN)
Santos 12(19–8) Larsson 6
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8 January 2012
14:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg24 – 40Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London
Attendance: 550
Referees: Kouz, Zhoba (UKR)
Hare 6(13–17) Weber 12
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11 January 2012
19:15
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg31 – 40Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Maccabi handball House, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 800
Referees: Malasinskas, Grigalionis (LTU)
Neeman 6(17–19) Santos, Szilagyi 8
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14 January 2012
20:20
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg31 – 22Flag of Israel.svg  Israel BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU)
Weber 8(13–9) Halifi 8
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Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 440012195+268 Playoffs
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 420211092+184
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 400492127350
Source: [ citation needed ]
2 November 2011
19:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg24 – 26Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Mersin
Attendance: 700
Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI)
Döne 12(11–13) Burka 7
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6 November 2011
17:00
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg32 – 20Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Palace of Sports Yunost, Zaporozhye
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Sivak, Dvorsky (SVK)
Onufryienko 6(16–7) Döne 6
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4 January 2012
20:15
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg35 – 22Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Lamego
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Pandžić, Mosorinski (SRB)
Ramos Magalhaes, Tavares 6(16–14) Döne 9
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8 January 2012
19:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg26 – 34Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Edip Buran Sport Hall, Mersin
Attendance: 700
Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
Özbahar 6(16–16) Tavares 11
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12 January 2012
18:00
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg21 – 25Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Citysporthall, Zaporozhye
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
three players 3(7–12) Ramos Magalhaes 8
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15 January 2012
15:00
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg27 – 26Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Nave Polivalenta de Espinho, Espinho
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Leandersson, Lindroos (FIN)
Pedroso 7(15–13) Burka, Kozakevych 5
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Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 4400135118+178 Playoffs
2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 4202126120+64
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4004117140230
Source: [ citation needed ]
2 November 2011
20:15
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg29 – 36Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Lange Munte, Kortrijk
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Cauwenberghs 6(12–21) Jurdzs, Lilienfelds 7
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5 November 2011
15:05
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg32 – 28Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Mäkinen, Jonsson (SWE)
Krištopāns, Pavlovičs 7(18–13) Cauwenberghs 6
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4 January 2012
18:00
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg35 – 27Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Sala RK Lovćen, Cetinje
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Katsikis, Michailidis (GRE)
Rakčević 8(18–13) Houbrechts 6
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7 January 2012
20:00
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg33 – 37Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Hall de la C.E.T., Tournai
Attendance: 800
Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
Cauwenberghs 10(13–21) Mrvaljević 7
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11 January 2012
19:05
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg30 – 31Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele
Attendance: 900
Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR)
Pavlovičs 6(14–17) Melić 9
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14 January 2012
18:00
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg32 – 28Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Sala RK Lovćen, Cetinje
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Erdogan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Melić 7(15–14)four players 5
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Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4310119112+77 Playoffs
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 4112121119+23
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 410310411392
Source: [ citation needed ]
2 November 2011
19:00
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg23 – 26Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Rutkovskis, Dzerve (LAT)
Karlsson 5(9–16) Miedema 7
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5 November 2011
19:30
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg29 – 26Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Sportcentrum Glanerbrook, Geleen
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Mykolaitis, Sniurevicius (LTU)
Konitz, Schagen 6(11–14) Karlsson, Rönnberg 7
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5 January 2012
20:00
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg31 – 27Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Mesikäpa Hall, Põlva
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Schaller, Wutzler (GER)
Jaanimaa, Patrail 7(17–18) Karlsson, Skogberg 7
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7 January 2012
13:30
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg28 – 27Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Sisu Arena, Karis
Attendance: 750
Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
Karlsson 12(14–14) Mägi 5
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11 January 2012
19:30
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg35 – 35Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Sportcentrum Glanerbrook, Geleen
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Bernet, Wick (SUI)
Konitz 8(19–20) Pinnonen 7
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14 January 2012
16:00
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg28 – 29Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Mesikäpa Hall, Põlva
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN)
Patrail 11(13–14) Adams 9
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Group 5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 4220111100+116 Playoffs
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 4211114106+85
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4013104123191
Source: [ citation needed ]
2 November 2011
18:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg25 – 27Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Sporthalle Sportzone Süd, Brixen
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Carrara 6(17–14) Liniger 9
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6 November 2011
15:30
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg37 – 29Flag of Italy.svg  Italy BBC Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Schmid 9(19–14) Maione 11
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5 January 2012
19:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg34 – 25Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
three players 5(15–9) Gaeta 6
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7 January 2012
21:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg25 – 25Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Cologne
Attendance: 900
Referees: Cacador, Nicolau (POR)
Carrara 6(14–11) Novickis 6
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12 January 2012
20:00
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg26 – 28Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania BBC Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: San Jose, Murcia (ESP)
three players 5(13–14) Atajevas 10
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15 January 2012
19:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg24 – 24Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,400
Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE)
Račkauskas 7(12–15) Vukelič 5
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Group 6

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 440012497+278 Playoffs
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 420211294+184
3Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 400486131450
Source: [ citation needed ]
2 November 2011
19:00
Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svg20 – 38Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia
Attendance: 400
Referees: Andorka, Andorka (HUN)
Efstathiadis 5(8–18) Stojanovic, Vrazalic 6
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5 November 2011
20:15
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg32 – 26Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Gradska dvorana, Goražde
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Kavulic, Skruzny (CZE)
Stojanovic 7(13–9) Papakyprianou 8
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4 January 2012
19:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg31 – 13Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Mikras 3, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 500
Referees: Cîrligeanu, Florescu (ROU)
three players 5(11–6) Argyrou 4
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8 January 2012
17:00
Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svg27 – 30Flag of Greece.svg  Greece University of Cyprus Athletic Center, Nicosia
Attendance: 450
Referees: Maric, Masic (SRB)
Papakyprianou 10(15–17) Tzimourtos 8
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11 January 2012
18:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg31 – 29Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Gradska dvorana, Goražde
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Pedersen, Mortensen (DEN)
Celica, Stojanović 5(15–17) Balomenos 8
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15 January 2012
18:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg22 – 23Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Mikras 3, Thessaloniki
Referees: Dobrovits, Tajok (HUN)
Alvanos 6(8–8) Karačić 7
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Group 7

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 430112099+216 Playoffs
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 430110992+176
3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 400493131380
Source: [ citation needed ]
2 November 2011
19:30
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg20 – 35Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Centre Sportif Schifflange, Schifflange
Attendance: 600
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (SCO)
Decker 5(8–17) Csepreghi, Sabou 6
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5 November 2011
15:30
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg26 – 22Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Sala Polivalentă, Piatra Neamț
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
Florea 9(14–8) Scholten 7
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4 January 2012
19:00
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg37 – 19Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Sport Complex Olympiets, Mogilev
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE)
Shylovich 7(19–10) Decker 4
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7 January 2012
19:00
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg32 – 33Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Hall Omnisport Crauthem, Crauthem
Attendance: 600
Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED)
three players 6(14–14) S. Rutenka 12
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11 January 2012
19:00
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg25 – 22Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest
Attendance: 5,400
Referees: Buy, Pichon (FRA)
Csepreghi 4(12–14) S. Rutenka 6
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15 January 2012
14:30
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg28 – 23Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Palace of Sport, Minsk
Attendance: 3,400
Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
S. Rutenka 11(15–12) Ghionea 5
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Playoff round

Seedings

Following the main round of the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship was concluded, five of the sixteen participants earned an automatic spot for the World Championship, namely Spain (hosts), France (title holders), Croatia, Denmark and Serbia. The remaining eleven teams were split into two pots, with the 7 best ranked national teams in the first one, and the remaining four in the second one.

The drawing procedure was carried out on 29 January 2012 at the Belgrade Arena during the final day of the European Championship. [3] Games are scheduled to be played on 9–10 June and 16–17 June 2012. [4]

Pot 1
(7 best ranked teams from the 2012 European Championship)
Pot 2
(4 lowest ranked teams from the 2012 European Championship)
Pot 3
(teams from the qualification round)
  • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (drawn to pot 3)
  • Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (drawn to pot 3)
  • Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (drawn to pot 1)
  • Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (drawn to pot 1)
  • Two Teams were drawn to pot 1 and two teams were drawn to pot 3.
    Then the teams in pot 1 and 3 were drawn against each other.

Matches

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg39–50Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 17–2422–26
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg54–49Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 23–2231–27
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg58–52Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 31–2627–26
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg49–50Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 24–2625–24
Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg53–51Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 26–2127–30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg54–52Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 27–2127–31
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg73–51Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 41–2732–24
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg60–57Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 36–2424–33
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg40–41Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 22–2118–20

All times are local.

First leg

9 June 2012
15:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg23 – 22Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Sportcomplex Zvezdniy, Astrakhan
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO)
Gorbok 5(11–12) Horák 7
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9 June 2012
15:00
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg31 – 26Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Horacek, Novotny (CZE)
Dolenec 8(11–10) Ferraz 5
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9 June 2012
15:15
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg36 – 24Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Porsche Arena, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,200
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
Gensheimer 8(18–7) Vražalić 7
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9 June 2012
16:00
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg24 – 26Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Košice
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Leifsson, Palsson (ISL)
three players 5(10–12) Rutenka 9
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9 June 2012
16:30
Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg26 – 21Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
Lazarov, Temelkov 5(16–10) Santos 5
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10 June 2012
15:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg27 – 21Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Császár, Nagy 6(12–10) Tvedten 6
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10 June 2012
16:15
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg22 – 21Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Ericsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 4,700
Referees: Brunovsky, Canda (SVK)
Ekberg 9(12–10) Ševaljević 7
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10 June 2012
16:45
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg17 – 24Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Malašinskas, Strazdas 5(9–12) Jurecki 7
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10 June 2012
18:30
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg41 – 27Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Stolarovs, Licis (LAT)
Guðjónsson 10(17–14) Adams 7
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Second leg

16 June 2012
16:00
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg27 – 31Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ČEZ Aréna, Pardubice
Attendance: 5,300
Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR)
Filip 7(10–18) Gorbok 9
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16 June 2012
17:00
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg26 – 27Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Multusios de Guimarães, Guimarães
Attendance: 3,600
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Duante, Rocha 5(8–13) Gajić 12
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16 June 2012
18:30
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg20 – 18Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Dobrovits, Tajok (HUN)
Ivanović 9(11–9) Ekberg 5
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16 June 2012
19:10
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg31 – 27Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Oslo
Attendance: 5,550
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
Kjelling, Myrhol 7(14–13)five players 4
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16 June 2012
20:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg24 – 32Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Sportcentrum Glanerbrook, Geleen
Attendance: 500
Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
Schagen 6(12–15)three players 5
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16 June 2012
20:25
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg30 – 27Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Vienna
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Mazeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Schlinger 7(13–14) Lazarov 8
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17 June 2012
13:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg33 – 24Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Olympic Hall Zetra, Sarajevo
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Lopez, Ramirez (ESP)
Vražalić 9(15–12) Christophersen 6
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17 June 2012
17:00
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg24 – 25Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 13,200
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Rutenka 8(10–12) Antl 8
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17 June 2012
17:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg26 – 22Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Spodek Arena, Katowice
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN)
Kuchczyński 5(13–13) Atajevas 5
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References

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  2. "2013 Men's World Championship in Spain – Qualification Europe Draw Results". eurohandball.com. 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  3. "2013 Men's World Championship Qualification Europe". European Handball Federation. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  4. "2013 Men's World Championship Qualification". European Handball Federation. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.