2023 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship

2023 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship

Logo of the championship
Tournament details
Host countries	Germany   Greece
Venue(s)	4 (in 5 host cities)
Dates	20 June – 2 July
Teams	32 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (3rd title)
Runner-up	Hungary
Third place	Iceland
Fourth place	Serbia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	116
Goals scored	6,805 (58.66 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu Naoki Fujisaka (55 goals)
Best player	Nils Lichtlein
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The 2023 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship was the 24th edition of the IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship, held in Germany and Greece under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF) from 20 June to 2 July 2023. It was the second time in history that the championship will be jointly organised by two countries, the first being in 1979. ^[1]

Germany won their third title after defeating Hungary in the final. ^[2]

Bidding process

Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:

•   Croatia
•   Germany

Croatia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to Germany by IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.

In May/June 2021, the Hellenic Handball Federation approached to German Handball Association with request to co-host the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship due to the cancellation of the 2021 Men's Youth World Handball Championship, which was supposed to be hosted by Greece. On 15 July 2021, the IHF Council unanimously approved the request from Germany and Greece to co-host the event. ^{[3] [4]}

Qualification

Event	Host	Dates	Vacancies	Qualified
IHF Council Meeting	Cairo	28 February 2020	2	Germany   Greece
2022 European U-20 Championship	Porto	7–17 July 2022	10	Denmark   Faroe Islands   France   Hungary   Iceland   Portugal   Serbia   Slovenia   Spain   Sweden
2022 Asian Junior Championship	Isa Town	15–24 July 2022	4	Bahrain   Japan   Kuwait   Saudi Arabia
2022 African Junior Championship	Kigali	20–27 August 2022	6	Algeria   Angola   Egypt   Libya   Morocco [5]   Tunisia
2022 South and Central American Junior Championship	Buenos Aires	8–12 November 2022	4	Argentina   Brazil   Chile   Costa Rica
2022 IHF Trophy Oceania	Rarotonga	5–9 December 2022	1	Australia [6]
2022 North America and Caribbean Junior Championship	Mexico City	12–17 December 2022	2	Cuba   United States
European qualification tournament [7]	Chieti	6–8 January 2023	2	Croatia   Poland
Reallocation		7 February 2023	1	Norway
2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy	San José	7–11 March 2023	1	Guinea
Replacement		28 March 2023	1	Greenland

• Greenland replaced Guinea, who withdrew before the tournament, after Mexico declined the invitation. ^[8]

Draw

The draw took place on 17 January 2023 in Katowice. ^{[6] [9]}

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Spain   Portugal   Egypt   Serbia   Sweden   Hungary   Algeria   France	Germany   Denmark   Slovenia   Brazil   Faroe Islands   Greece   Iceland   Poland	Japan   Bahrain   Kuwait   Tunisia   Argentina   Chile   Cuba   Croatia	Norway [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2]   Angola   Morocco   Libya   Costa Rica   Saudi Arabia   United States   Guinea [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 3]

1. Team not determined at time of draw
2. After Australia withdrew, Norway was named their replacement. ^[6]
3. Guinea was later replaced by Greenland. ^[8]

Referees

The referee pairs were selected on 8 May 2023. ^[10]

Referees   Algeria Youcef Belkhiri Sid Ali Hamidi   Austria Denis Bolic Christoph Hurich   Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Konjičanin Dino Konjičanin   Brazil Daniel Magalhães Henrique Godoy   Bulgaria Georgi Doychinov Yulian Goretsov   China Xu Xiang Liu Yu   Croatia Ante Mikelić Petar Paradina   Egypt Hamdy Mahmoud Mahmoud El-Beltagy

Referees   France Karim Gasmi Raouf Gasmi   France Titouan Picard Pierre Vauchez   Germany Christian Hannes David Hannes   Hungary Ádám Bíró Olivér Kiss   Iran Amir Gheisarian Ahmad Gheisarian   North Macedonia Danielo Bozhinovski Viktor Nachevski   Montenegro Novica Mitrović Miljan Vešović

Referees   Norway Eskil Braseth Leif André Sundet   Oman Khamis Al-Wahibi Omer Al-Shahi   Romania Cristina Lovin Simona Stancu   Romania Mihai Pirvu Radu Potirniche   Serbia Marko Sekulić Vladimir Jovandić   Slovakia Andrej Budzák Michal Záhradník   Uruguay Mathías Sosa Cristian Lemes

Squads

Main article: 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship squads

Preliminary round

Times in Germany are UTC+2, in Greece UTC+3. ^[11]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	3	2	1	0	105	79	+26	5	Main round
2	France	3	2	0	1	108	77	+31	4
3	Poland	3	1	1	1	110	89	+21	3	Presidents Cup
4	United States	3	0	0	3	62	140	−78	0

Source: IHF
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.

20 June 2023 13:15	Poland	47–22	United States	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 400 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
	Wiaderny 8	(25–11)	Edwards 6
	4×	Report	5×

20 June 2023 19:30	France	26–27	Croatia	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 600 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
	Fadhuile 7	(11–13)	Barbić 8
	3×	Report	1× 4×

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22 June 2023 17:15	Poland	30–30	Croatia	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 450 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Mielczarski 6	(15–13)	Lisac 8
	6×	Report	1× 6×

22 June 2023 19:30	United States	17–45	France	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 340 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Walker 4	(6–24)	Discamps 7
	3×	Report

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23 June 2023 15:30	Croatia	48–23	United States	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 400 Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
	Barbić 10	(22–10)	Edwards 5
	3×	Report	4×

23 June 2023 18:00	France	37–33	Poland	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 700 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Fadhuile 8	(20–19)	Nowak 6
	2×	Report	4×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (H)	3	3	0	0	114	67	+47	6	Main round
2	Tunisia	3	2	0	1	89	90	−1	4
3	Algeria	3	1	0	2	71	79	−8	2	Presidents Cup
4	Libya	3	0	0	3	55	93	−38	0

Source: IHF
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) Hosts

20 June 2023 13:15	Algeria	22–27	Tunisia	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 605 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Rabah 7	(11–10)	Ben Salem 8
	3×	Report	2×

20 June 2023 19:30	Germany	35–14	Libya	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 3,262 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
	Freihöfer, Kranzmann 7	(18–4)	Ghareebah 5
	2× 1×	Report	1× 5× 1×

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21 June 2023 15:30	Libya	19–27	Algeria	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 333 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Abdalla 5	(11–12)	Nidhal, Rabah 5
	2× 1×	Report	5×

21 June 2023 18:00	Germany	46–31	Tunisia	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 3,369 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Kranzmann 6	(21–13)	Ben Salem 5
	2×	Report	1× 5×

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23 June 2023 13:15	Tunisia	31–22	Libya	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 500 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
	Ben Salem 6	(13–11)	Irwayhah 8
	3× 1×	Report	3× 1×

23 June 2023 18:00	Algeria	22–33	Germany	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 3,587 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
	Nidhal, Rabah 5	(12–16)	Freihöfer 6
	4×	Report

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	3	0	0	114	61	+53	6	Main round
2	Brazil	3	2	0	1	86	64	+22	4
3	Kuwait	3	1	0	2	82	92	−10	2	Presidents Cup
4	Costa Rica	3	0	0	3	66	131	−65	0

Source: IHF
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.

20 June 2023 11:00	Portugal	35–21	Kuwait	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 3,120 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
	three players 5	(18–11)	Al-Haddad, Jaafar 3
	4×	Report	6×

20 June 2023 17:15	Brazil	38–17	Costa Rica	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 3,267 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Quintino 11	(22–9)	Suárez 4
	1× 3×	Report	2× 1×

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21 June 2023 13:15	Costa Rica	21–52	Portugal	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 633 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
	Suárez 5	(12–26)	P. Oliveira 9
		Report	2× 5×

21 June 2023 20:15	Brazil	29–20	Kuwait	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 3,369 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Monta da Silva 9	(12–11)	Jaafar 6
	1× 3×	Report	2× 3×

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23 June 2023 15:30	Kuwait	41–28	Costa Rica	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 600 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Al-Motawaa 12	(16–9)	Cubero 6
	2× 1×	Report	1×

23 June 2023 20:15	Portugal	27–19	Brazil	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 3,267 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Sousa 9	(13–11)	Monta da Silva, Rosa 4
	1×	Report	1× 3×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Faroe Islands	3	3	0	0	107	86	+21	6	Main round
2	Spain	3	2	0	1	108	90	+18	4
3	Japan	3	1	0	2	95	114	−19	2	Presidents Cup
4	Angola	3	0	0	3	81	101	−20	0

Source: IHF
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.

20 June 2023 11:00	Faroe Islands	34–21	Angola	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	E. Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 8	(18–8)	José 5
	5×	Report	4×

20 June 2023 17:15	Spain	43–28	Japan	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 550 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Soler 9	(22–16)	Fujisaka 10
	8×	Report	6×

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22 June 2023 11:00	Faroe Islands	39–34	Japan	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	E. Ellefsen á Skipagøtu, West Av Teigum 11	(21–17)	Fujisaka, Oura 8
	3×	Report

22 June 2023 13:15	Angola	28–34	Spain	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 600 Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
	José 6	(15–17)	Soler 7
	5× 1×	Report	2×

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23 June 2023 13:15	Japan	33–32	Angola	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 200 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
	Fujisaka 8	(14–17)	Chicola, João 5
	1× 7×	Report	5× 1×

23 June 2023 20:15	Spain	31–34	Faroe Islands	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 650 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
	three players 6	(10–21)	Vedelsbøl, West Av Teigum 8
	3×	Report	4×

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	94	72	+22	6	Main round
2	Denmark	3	2	0	1	92	83	+9	4
3	Norway	3	1	0	2	76	95	−19	2	Presidents Cup
4	Argentina	3	0	0	3	81	93	−12	0

Source: IHF
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.

20 June 2023 13:15	Hungary	30–22	Argentina	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
	B. Krakovszki 5	(13–12)	three players 3
	2× 6×	Report	1× 3×

20 June 2023 18:00	Denmark	33–22	Norway	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Lykke 6	(16–12)	five players 3
	4×	Report	1× 6×

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22 June 2023 13:15	Norway	22–31	Hungary	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
	Knutsen 5	(12–19)	Lukács 6
	3×	Report	5×

22 June 2023 18:00	Denmark	31–28	Argentina	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Referees: Xu, Liu (CHN)
	T. Arnoldsen 9	(16–12)	Garay 8
	4×	Report	4× 2×

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23 June 2023 15:30	Argentina	31–32	Norway	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Attendance: 50 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
	Jung 12	(12–18)	Larsen 6
	1× 4× 2×	Report	1× 4× 1×

23 June 2023 20:15	Hungary	33–28	Denmark	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Papp 6	(16–15)	T. Arnoldsen 6
	8×	Report	3× 1×

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	123	54	+69	6	Main round
2	Bahrain	3	1	1	1	109	77	+32	3 [lower-alpha 1]
3	Slovenia	3	1	1	1	102	90	+12	3 [lower-alpha 1]	Presidents Cup
4	Greenland [lower-alpha 2]	3	0	0	3	48	161	−113	0

Source: IHF
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. Slovenia 29–29 Bahrain
2. Greenland replaced Guinea. ^[8]

20 June 2023 11:00	Slovenia	48–23	Greenland	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Referees: Xu, Liu (CHN)
	Miklavec 9	(24–10)	Rosing 6
	7× 1×	Report	3× 1×

20 June 2023 15:45	Sweden	35–17	Bahrain	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
	four players 5	(21–11)	Rabia 7
	1× 6×	Report	4×

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22 June 2023 11:00	Slovenia	29–29	Bahrain	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
	Janc, Mlivić 7	(12–12)	Khamis, Rabia 7
	1× 8×	Report	1× 6× 1×

22 June 2023 15:45	Greenland	12–50	Sweden	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
	Fleischer 3	(5–24)	Palmar 8
	3×	Report	1× 1×

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23 June 2023 13:15	Bahrain	63–13	Greenland	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
	Khamis 15	(33–5)	Lennert 4
	1×	Report	1× 13× 3×

23 June 2023 18:00	Sweden	38–25	Slovenia	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	Ljungmark, Palmar 8	(20–13)	Rot 5
	2×	Report	2× 10× 1×

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	3	3	0	0	84	62	+22	6	Main round
2	Serbia	3	2	0	1	108	65	+43	4
3	Morocco	3	1	0	2	59	73	−14	2	Presidents Cup
4	Chile	3	0	0	3	49	100	−51	0

Source: IHF
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.

20 June 2023 11:00	Iceland	17–15	Morocco	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 75 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
	Gunnarsson 4	(7–5)	Boukhamsa, Ouzrour 3
	1× 4× 1×	Report	5×

20 June 2023 15:45	Serbia	41–13	Chile	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
	Papović 6	(19–7)	Scaramelli 3
	3×	Report	3×

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21 June 2023 13:15	Iceland	35–18	Chile	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
	Finnson 7	(12–6)	Scaramelli 6
	4×	Report	1× 4×

21 June 2023 20:15	Morocco	20–38	Serbia	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 50 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	Boukhamsa 5	(10–23)	Kos 6
	5×	Report	2×

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23 June 2023 13:15	Chile	18–24	Morocco	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 50 Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
	Scaramelli 7	(9–13)	Eladich, Razgui 5
	3×	Report	3×

23 June 2023 20:15	Serbia	29–32	Iceland	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Kos 9	(14–16)	Guðjónsson 8
	1× 3× 2×	Report	1× 4×

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	3	0	0	123	92	+31	6	Main round
2	Greece (H)	3	2	0	1	103	84	+19	4
3	Saudi Arabia	3	1	0	2	84	100	−16	2	Presidents Cup
4	Cuba	3	0	0	3	81	115	−34	0

Source: IHF
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) Hosts

20 June 2023 13:15	Egypt	45–28	Cuba	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Ibrahim 7	(20–14)	Vazques 11
	2×	Report	4× 1×

20 June 2023 18:00	Greece	31–22	Saudi Arabia	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	five players 4	(15–10)	Furaij 5
	7×	Report	8×

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21 June 2023 15:30	Saudi Arabia	34–42	Egypt	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
	Al-Khedhrawi 10	(20–21)	O. Mohamed 11
	4×	Report	2× 4×

21 June 2023 18:00	Greece	42–26	Cuba	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 580 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Vasileiou 8	(22–10)	Vazques 7
	4×	Report	5× 1×

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23 June 2023 15:30	Cuba	27–28	Saudi Arabia	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
	Gonzales 5	(10–16)	Al-Khedhrawi 9
	1× 6× 1×	Report	3×

23 June 2023 18:00	Egypt	36–30	Greece	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Abdelhak, O. Mohamed 7	(17–20)	Toskas 8
	5×	Report	1× 7×

President's Cup

Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	3	3	0	0	120	62	+58	6	17–24th places
2	Algeria	3	1	1	1	73	78	−5	3
3	United States	3	1	1	1	70	94	−24	3	25th–32nd places
4	Libya	3	0	0	3	60	89	−29	0

Source: IHF
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.

25 June 2023 13:30	Poland	37–17	Libya	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 845 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Kosznik 7	(21–7)	Al-Shuwayhidi 4
	1×	Report	4×

25 June 2023 15:45	Algeria	23–23	United States	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 845 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Abdelhafid, Nidhal 5	(10–9)	Edwards 5
	5×	Report	3×

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26 June 2023 11:00	Poland	36–23	Algeria	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 1,406 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Kosznik 8	(16–11)	Ramy 7
	4×	Report	4×

26 June 2023 13:15	United States	25–24	Libya	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 400 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	four players 4	(14–10)	Hireebish 13
	7×	Report	5×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	0	111	77	+34	6	17–24th places
2	Kuwait	3	2	0	1	102	91	+11	4
3	Angola	3	1	0	2	101	98	+3	2	25th–32nd places
4	Costa Rica	3	0	0	3	77	125	−48	0

Source: IHF
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.

25 June 2023 11:00	Kuwait	38–26	Angola	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 778 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Jaafar 11	(23–15)	José 7
	1× 2×	Report	1× 2×

25 June 2023 13:15	Japan	41–22	Costa Rica	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 778 Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
	Arase 6	(21–10)	Trujillo 5
	3×	Report	4×

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26 June 2023 11:00	Kuwait	23–37	Japan	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 3,117 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Al-Dawani 9	(16–19)	Otake, Takahashi 8
	1× 3×	Report	2×

26 June 2023 13:15	Costa Rica	27–43	Angola	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 200 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Suárez 7	(12–19)	Sebastiao 13
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	3	3	0	0	115	77	+38	6	17–24th places
2	Slovenia	3	2	0	1	103	88	+15	4
3	Argentina	3	1	0	2	103	83	+20	2	25th–32nd places
4	Greenland	3	0	0	3	65	138	−73	0

Source: IHF
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.

25 June 2023 12:45	Norway	47–21	Greenland	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
	Johnsen 8	(24–10)	Nielsen 7
	1× 4× 1×	Report	2×

25 June 2023 15:00	Slovenia	30–29	Argentina	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
	Miklavec 8	(15–15)	Garay 6
	7× 1×	Report	1× 7× 2× 1×

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26 June 2023 12:45	Norway	36–25	Slovenia	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Attendance: 100 Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
	Knutsen 7	(20–12)	Miklavec 5
	1× 4×	Report	4×

26 June 2023 15:00	Argentina	43–21	Greenland	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Attendance: 30 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Jung 16	(21–13)	Malig. Rosing, Malik Rosing 5
	6×	Report	1× 5×

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco	3	2	1	0	81	63	+18	5	17–24th places
2	Saudi Arabia	3	2	0	1	68	78	−10	4
3	Cuba	3	0	2	1	76	77	−1	2	25th–32nd places
4	Chile	3	0	1	2	61	68	−7	1

Source: IHF
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.

25 June 2023 12:45	Morocco	24–24	Cuba	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 50 Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
	Kissar 6	(13–13)	Gonzales 6
		Report	1× 3×

25 June 2023 15:00	Saudi Arabia	19–18	Chile	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 50 Referees: Xu, Liu (CHN)
	Al-Turki 5	(10–9)	Scaramelli 5
	2×	Report	1× 3×

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26 June 2023 12:45	Morocco	33–21	Saudi Arabia	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 50 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
	Eladich 7	(15–14)	Al-Abdullah 5
	1× 4× 1×	Report	1× 1×

26 June 2023 15:00	Chile	25–25	Cuba	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 58 Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
	Oyarzún 7	(13–11)	Vazques 9
	1×	Report	5×

Main round

Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (H)	3	3	0	0	107	89	+18	6	Quarterfinals
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	92	80	+12	4
3	France	3	1	0	2	97	88	+9	2	9–16th places
4	Tunisia	3	0	0	3	85	124	−39	0

Source: IHF
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) Hosts

25 June 2023 18:15	Croatia	36–23	Tunisia	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Car 7	(13–6)	three players 5
	2×	Report	4×

25 June 2023 20:30	Germany	30–29	France	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Fischer, Sauter 5	(17–16)	Vescovo, Vincent 6
	3×	Report	1× 5×

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26 June 2023 18:15	France	42–31	Tunisia	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 2,345 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
	Fadhuile, Mantz 6	(19–13)	Ben Fraj 6
	1× 5×	Report	1× 3× 1×

26 June 2023 20:30	Croatia	29–31	Germany	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 2,345 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
	Barbić 6	(12–15)	Freihöfer 7
	1× 3×	Report

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Faroe Islands	3	3	0	0	94	77	+17	6	Quarterfinals
2	Portugal	3	2	0	1	79	77	+2	4
3	Spain	3	1	0	2	98	89	+9	2	9–16th places
4	Brazil	3	0	0	3	68	96	−28	0

Source: IHF
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.

25 June 2023 15:45	Portugal	33–31	Spain	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 1,180 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Oliveira 7	(19–20)	Gurri Aregay 8
	1× 4×	Report	3× 1×

25 June 2023 18:00	Faroe Islands	33–27	Brazil	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 1,180 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	E. Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 13	(16–13)	Monta da Silva 7
	1×	Report	1× 1×

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26 June 2023 15:45	Portugal	19–27	Faroe Islands	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 638 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
	Sousa 4	(10–15)	Hansen, Í Selvindi 8
	2× 2×	Report	1×

26 June 2023 18:00	Brazil	22–36	Spain	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 638 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
	Morais 4	(8–16)	Álvarez 7
	1× 3×	Report	2×

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	89	75	+14	6	Quarterfinals
2	Denmark	3	2	0	1	85	81	+4	4
3	Sweden	3	1	0	2	87	75	+12	2	9–16th places
4	Bahrain	3	0	0	3	60	90	−30	0

Source: IHF
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.

25 June 2023 17:30	Hungary	27–21	Bahrain	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
	Imre 9	(14–12)	Khamis 6
	6×	Report	1× 4× 1×

25 June 2023 19:45	Sweden	26–29	Denmark	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Möller 7	(15–14)	T. Arnoldsen, Lykke 6
	5×	Report	1× 4×

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26 June 2023 17:30	Hungary	29–26	Sweden	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Attendance: 100 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Imre 11	(16–13)	Palmar 8
	4×	Report	2×

26 June 2023 19:45	Denmark	28–22	Bahrain	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, Athens Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Munk, Termansen 4	(16–7)	Rabia 8
	1× 3×	Report	1× 2×

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	3	3	0	0	90	85	+5	6	Quarterfinals
2	Serbia	3	2	0	1	96	81	+15	4
3	Egypt	3	1	0	2	90	92	−2	2	9–16th places
4	Greece (H)	3	0	0	3	81	99	−18	0

Source: IHF
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) Hosts

25 June 2023 17:30	Iceland	29–28	Greece	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	three players 6	(14–15)	Toskas 7
	4×	Report	1× 5× 1×

25 June 2023 19:45	Egypt	26–33	Serbia	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 250 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Abdelhak 10	(12–18)	Zečević 8
	3× 1×	Report	1× 4×

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26 June 2023 17:30	Iceland	29–28	Egypt	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 270 Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
	Rúnarsson 6	(19–13)	Doieb 11
	6×	Report	5× 1×

26 June 2023 19:45	Serbia	34–23	Greece	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 580 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	Dodić 8	(15–12)	Papagiannis, Vasileiou 4
	1×	Report	1× 5×

Classification games

25th–32nd places

28 June 2023 11:00	Argentina	31–20	Chile	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 50 Referees: Mahmoud, El-Beltagy (EGY)
	Garay 9	(19–9)	Montecino 6
	2×	Report	2×

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28 June 2023 13:00	Greenland	13–47	Cuba	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 55 Referees: Xu, Liu (CHN)
	Møller 5	(6–24)	Méndez 9
		Report	1× 1×

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28 June 2023 15:45	United States	25–23	Costa Rica	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 304 Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
	Edwards 7	(14–11)	Vargas 7
	2×	Report	1×

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28 June 2023 18:00	Libya	24–32	Angola	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 304 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Hireebish 6	(9–12)	José 13
	1× 2×	Report	3×

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29 June 2023 11:00	Chile	27–18	Greenland	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 50 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
	Oyarzún 8	(11–8)	Lennert, Rosing
	5×	Report	4×

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29 June 2023 13:00	Argentina	43–30	Cuba	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 50 Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
	Jung 9	(22–15)	Cordiés Castillo, Vazques 7
	2×	Report	9× 1×

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29 June 2023 15:45	Costa Rica	32–35	Libya	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 347 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Cantarero Martínez 9	(12–16)	Abdalla, Irwayhah 8
	1×	Report	3×

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29 June 2023 18:00	United States	26–33	Angola	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 347 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
	Walker 9	(12–17)	Pedro 8
	3× 1×	Report	4×

17–24th places

28 June 2023 11:00	Poland	27–21	Kuwait	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 3,272 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
	Powarzyński 8	(14–8)	Al-Dawani 10
	4×	Report	2×

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28 June 2023 13:15	Algeria	30–37	Japan	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 204 Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Nidhal 9	(14–17)	Fujisaka 11
	1× 1×	Report	1×

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28 June 2023 15:00	Norway	35–22	Saudi Arabia	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 33 Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
	Høiness 10	(15–11)	Al-Fardan, Al-Khedhrawi 5
	4× 1×	Report	5×

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28 June 2023 17:00	Slovenia	39–21	Morocco	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 50 Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
	Miklavec 8	(17–10)	Kissar 5
	2×	Report	4× 1×

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29 June 2023 11:00	Kuwait	27–36	Algeria	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 3,215 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Al-Dawani 8	(14–15)	Ramy 9
	3×	Report	3×

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29 June 2023 13:15	Poland	28–22	Japan	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 540 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Molski, Powarzyński 5	(12–11)	Fujisaka 8
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

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29 June 2023 15:00	Saudi Arabia	25–20	Morocco	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 50 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Al-Abdullah 8	(15–10)	Boukhamsa 6
	3×	Report	3×

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29 June 2023 17:00	Norway	28–24	Slovenia	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 50 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	Haugli, Høiness 5	(13–14)	Mlivić 8
	2× 5×	Report	4×

9–16th places

28 June 2023 10:45	France	35–21	Brazil	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 5,656 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Vincent 8	(17–9)	Monta da Silva 8
	2×	Report	2×

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28 June 2023 13:00	Tunisia	29–40	Spain	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Ben Fraj 8	(12–21)	Álvarez 11
	4×	Report	1×

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28 June 2023 19:00	Sweden	39–29	Greece	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 260 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
	Palmar 8	(20–15)	Dikaioulias 7
	5×	Report	3×

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28 June 2023 21:00	Bahrain	27–31	Egypt	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 40 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	three players 5	(16–15)	three players 6
	4× 1×	Report	1× 1×

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29 June 2023 09:00	Brazil	23–26	Tunisia	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Quintino 6	(14–11)	Ben Fraj 6
	4× 1×	Report	1× 3×

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29 June 2023 11:00	France	36–42	Spain	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 6,689 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Vincent 10	(18–19)	Gurri Aregay 10
	1× 3×	Report	3×

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29 June 2023 19:00	Greece	29–38	Bahrain	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 120 Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
	Tzortzinis 6	(13–18)	Rabia 10
	1× 5× 1×	Report	3×

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29 June 2023 21:00	Sweden	35–37	Egypt	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 50 Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
	Möller 11	(17–16)	O. Mohamed 10
	3×	Report	4×

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	29 June
	Germany	31
					1 July
	Denmark	26
					Germany	40
	29 June
					Serbia	30
	Faroe Islands	27
									2 July
	Serbia	30
									Germany	30
	29 June
									Hungary	23
	Hungary	28
					1 July
	Croatia	23
					Hungary	37
	29 June
					Iceland	30			Third place
	Iceland	32
									2 July
	Portugal	28
									Serbia	23
									Iceland	27

5–8th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game
	1 July
	Denmark	26
					2 July
	Faroe Islands	23
					Denmark	30
	1 July
					Portugal	25
	Croatia	32
	Portugal	36
					Seventh place game
					2 July
					Faroe Islands	31
					Croatia	27

Quarterfinals

29 June 2023 13:15	Faroe Islands	27–30	Serbia	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 2,083 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	E. Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 9	(12–17)	Kos, Stanisavljević 7
	1× 1×	Report	1× 6×

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29 June 2023 15:45	Iceland	32–28	Portugal	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 2,083 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
	Gunnarsson 11	(12–14)	Sousa 6
	2× 4×	Report	1× 4× 1×

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29 June 2023 18:30	Hungary	28–23	Croatia	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 2,653 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Lukács 5	(13–13)	Raužan 7
	4×	Report	1× 2×

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29 June 2023 21:00	Germany	31–26	Denmark	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 3,734 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
	Lichtlein 7	(17–11)	Knudsen, Nevers 5
	4×	Report	2×

5–8th place semifinals

1 July 2023 10:00	Denmark	26–23	Faroe Islands	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 1,119 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	T. Arnoldsen, Mørch-Rasmussen 5	(13–10)	three players 5
	4×	Report	1× 2×

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1 July 2023 12:30	Croatia	32–36	Portugal	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 1,119 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
	Barbić 8	(17–17)	Sousa 8
	2×	Report	2× 4×

Semifinals

1 July 2023 15:30	Hungary	37–30	Iceland	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 3,138 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Karai, Sztraka 5	(19–14)	three players 4
	4×	Report	1× 4×

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1 July 2023 18:00	Germany	40–30	Serbia	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 5,206 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Uščins 9	(17–15)	Kos 9
	2× 4×	Report	1× 5× 1×

Seventh place game

2 July 2023 10:00	Faroe Islands	31–27	Croatia	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 600 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
	R. Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 5	(16–14)	Raužan, Šestak 5
	1×	Report	4×

Fifth place game

2 July 2023 12:30	Denmark	30–25	Portugal	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 1,308 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Boldsen 6	(16–13)	Costa, Gomes 5
	2×	Report	1× 2×

Third place game

2 July 2023 15:30	Serbia	23–27	Iceland	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 4,467 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
	Kos 6	(13–13)	Gunnarsson 8
	2× 4×	Report	5×

Final

2 July 2023 18:00	Germany	30–23	Hungary	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 8,235 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Fischer, Scholtes 6	(14–11)	Imre 5
	1× 2×	Report	1×

Final ranking

Rank [12]	Team
	Germany
	Hungary
	Iceland
4	Serbia
5	Denmark
6	Portugal
7	Faroe Islands
8	Croatia
9	Spain
10	Egypt
11	France
12	Sweden
13	Bahrain
14	Tunisia
15	Greece
16	Brazil
17	Poland
18	Norway
19	Japan
20	Slovenia
21	Saudi Arabia
22	Algeria
23	Morocco
24	Kuwait
25	Argentina
26	Angola
27	United States
28	Cuba
29	Chile
30	Libya
31	Costa Rica
32	Greenland

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers Rank Name Goals Shots % 1 Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 55 91 60 Naoki Fujisaka 94 59 3 Miloš Kos 50 88 57 4 Kasper Palmar 49 77 64 5 Maiko Vazques 48 81 59 6 Martin Jung 47 75 63 André Sousa 74 64 8 Saif Al-Dawani 46 81 57 9 Mohamed Rabia 44 60 73 Mattéo Fadhuile-Crepy 65 68 Source: IHF

Top goalkeepers Rank Name  % Saves Shots 1 Gonzalo Guerra 40 35 88 2 Jakub Ałaj 40 40 101 3 Quentin Hulot 39 7 18 4 Hans Gran 38 15 39 5 Alexander Lindén 38 63 166 6 Luka Krivokapić 36 93 256 7 Aleksandar Lacok 36 40 112 8 David Späth 35 57 161 9 Marko Mrdović 35 12 34 10 Yousef Gharor 35 7 20 Source: IHF

Awards

The All-star Team was announced on 2 July 2023. ^[13]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	David Späth
Right wing	Kristófer Máni Jónasson
Right back	Zoran Ilić
Centre back	Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu
Left back	Miloš Kos
Left wing	Pedro Oliveira
Pivot	Justus Fischer
MVP	Nils Lichtlein

References

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2. "Flawless Germany celebrate title at Germany/Greece 2023 in sold-out Max-Schmeling-Halle". ihf.info. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
3. "IHF Council meets and convenes virtually with all National Federations". ihf.info. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
4. "Germany and Greece to co-host 2023 IHF Men's Junior World Championship". ihf.info. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
5. "U21-WM 2023: 22 Teilnehmer stehen schon fest". dhb.de. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
6. "Teams to find out their fate at 2023 IHF Men's Junior World Championship draw". ihf.info. 16 January 2023. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
7. "2023 IHF Men's U21 World Championship". EHF.
8. "Grønlands U-20 landshold skal til VM i håndbold". knr.gl. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
9. "Draw for 2023 IHF Men's Junior World Championship sees the last final played again in preliminary round". ihf.info. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
10. "Referees for the Men's Junior (U20) World Championship announced". ihf.info. 8 May 2023.
11. "Schedule for the 2023 IHF Men's Junior World Championship released". ihf.info. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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External links

• Official website
• IHF website