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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 08–10 January |
Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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Champions | ![]() |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 6 |
Goals scored | 343 (57.17 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (19 goals) |
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The 2016 Christmas Handball Tournament of Four was a friendly men's handball tournament, held in Moscow, Russia at the Krylatskoye Sports Palace between 08–10 January organised by the Handball Union of Russia as a preparation of the host nation to the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship.
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 80 | +13 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 86 | +4 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 86 | –16 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 89 | –1 | 2 |
January 8 15:00 | Argentina ![]() | 29 – 28 | ![]() | Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow |
Souto 5 | (15–13) | Rutenka 9 | ||
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January 8 17:00 | Russia ![]() | 35 – 28 | ![]() | Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow |
Buzmakov 8 | (17–13) | Remer, Boomhouwer 4 | ||
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January 9 15:00 | Belarus ![]() | 34 – 34 | ![]() | Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow |
Rutenka 10 | (20–17) | Baart 7 | ||
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January 9 17:00 | Russia ![]() | 30 – 24 | ![]() | Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow |
Dibirov 8 | (17–10) | Souto 5 | ||
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January 10 13:00 | Netherlands ![]() | 28 – 17 | ![]() | Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow |
Schagen 5 | (14–8) | Vazquez 5 | ||
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January 10 15:00 | Russia ![]() | 28 – 28 | ![]() | Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow |
three players 5 | (16–12) | Pukhouski 12 | ||
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