2023 World Men's Handball Championship – European qualification

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The European qualification for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship determined nine European contestants at the final tournament, which joined six already qualified teams: Sweden and Poland, as co-hosts, Denmark, as title holder, and three best ranked teams at 2022 European Men's Handball Championship excluding Sweden, Poland and Denmark.

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Format

Qualification campaign was organized into two phases.

In the Phase 1, 16 teams not participating at the 2022 European Championship were split into four groups of four teams; the group winners and runners-up advanced to the second phase.

The Phase 2 was divided into two parts.

The Phase 2 part 1 comprised eight teams advanced from the first phase, joined by the best ranked team according EHF Men´s National Team Ranking List. Those nine teams faced the nine lowest-ranked teams from the 2022 European Championship which haven't qualified directly for the World Championship. The winners of nine ties (home and away matches) proceeded to the second part.

The Phase 2 part 2 comprised nine winners from the first part which faced the nine highest-ranked teams from the 2022 European Championship which haven't qualified directly for the World Championship. The winners of nine ties (home and away matches) qualified for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship. [1]

Qualification phase 1

The draw took place on 19 August 2021. [2] [3] Each group can decide if they want to play home-and away matches or play the games at a single venue.

Seeding

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova

All times are UTC+1.

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 6600170136+3412 Qualification phase 2
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 6213174186125
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 6204147163164
4Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 611415115763
Source: EHF
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.
3 November 2021
16:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg25–23Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Porsuk Spor Salonu, Eskişehir
Attendance: 500
Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
Biçer 7(15–14) Gjuka 6
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3 November 2021
20:15
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg27–29Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt
Attendance: 1,501
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
Glorieux 7(12–14) Tziras 10
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7 November 2021
16:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg24–20Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion
Attendance: 500
Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
Mylonas 6(10–9) Simsar 5
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7 November 2021
17:00
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg28–28Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 550
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Tahirukaj 6(14–12) Colman 6
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5 January 2022
17:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg30–25Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Kastamonu Atatürk Sport Hall, Kastamonu
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
Biçer 6(17–14) Serras 9
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5 January 2022
17:00
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg20–21Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 500
Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
Dedaj 7(9–13) Kalomoiros, Mallios 6
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8 January 2022
20.15
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg37–28Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO)
Spooren 8(17–13) Simsar 8
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9 January 2022
14:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg26–25Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion
Attendance: 50
Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL)
Mallios 5(14–9) Dedaj 6
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12 January 2022
19:15
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg26–24Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 650
Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
Dedaj 9(13–13) Biçer 6
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13 January 2022
18:15
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg42–24Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion
Attendance: 200
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Arampatzis 9(21–9) Glorieux 5
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15 January 2022
20:15
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg33–29Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT)
Spooren 8(18–12) Tahirukaj 8
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16 January 2022
12:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg20–28Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Hasan Dağı Spor Salonu, Aksaray
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
Hacıoğlu, Öztürk 4(11–14) Kostakidis 6
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Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (H)321010281+215 Qualification phase 2
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 32019584+114
3Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 31118886+23
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 300370104340
Source: EHF
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
5 November 2021
16:00
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg35–30Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 550
Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU)
Helander 11(17–15) Toom 6
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5 November 2021
19:00
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg32–26Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 150
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Chanturia 6(17–9) Klaening 7
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6 November 2021
15:00
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg29–29Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 600
Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU)
M. Granlund, Helander 7(15–18) Kbilashvili 8
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6 November 2021
18:00
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg34–22Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 150
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Varik 8(20–10) Edgar 8
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7 November 2021
14:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg22–38Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 600
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Edgar 8(10–16)three players 6
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7 November 2021
17:00
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg31–27Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 200
Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU)
Rooba 10(15–16) Kbilashvili, Orjonikidze 6
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Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (H)33007653+236 Qualification phase 2
2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 32018264+184
3Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 31026475112
4Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus [lower-alpha 1] 3003030300Withdrawn
Updated to match(es) played on 8 January 2022. Source: EHF
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
Notes:
  1. Cyprus withdrew before the tournament because of several positive COVID-19 tests inside their team. All games were forfeited with a score of 10–0 for the opposing team. [4]
7 January 2022
17:00
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg33–30Flag of Israel.svg  Israel BTarena, Cluj-Napoca
Attendance: 900
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Grigoraș 8(18–18) Lumbroso 9
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8 January 2022
14:00
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg42–31Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova BTarena, Cluj-Napoca
Attendance: 150
Referees: Novikov, Rozhkov (UKR)
Cohen 7(22–13) Dodica 9
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9 January 2022
17:00
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg23–33Flag of Romania.svg  Romania BTarena, Cluj-Napoca
Attendance: 750
Referees: Novikov, Rozhkov (UKR)
Dodica 8(15–18) Cumpanici 5
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Cancelled Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svg0–10 [note 2] Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Cancelled Romania  Flag of Romania.svg10–0 [note 2] Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Cancelled Israel  Flag of Israel.svg10–0 [note 2] Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands (H)32017976+34 [lower-alpha 1] Qualification phase 2
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 32019178+134 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 31118985+43
4Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 30127292201
Source: EHF
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
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Faroe Islands 27–26 Italy
14 January 2022
18:00
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg23–36Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 75
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Krištopāns 5(13–21) D'Antino 7
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14 January 2022
20:30
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg31–26Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 400
Referees: Ivanauskas, Jencevicius (LTU)
Hoffmann 7(11–10) Teigum 9
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15 January 2022
18:00
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg30–30Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 50
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Pančenko 6(18–15) Wirtz 9
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15 January 2022
20:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg26–27Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 400
Referees: Ivanauskas, Jencevicius (LTU)
Parisini 6(13–11) Mikkelsen 7
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16 January 2022
16:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg29–28Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 50
Referees: Ivanauskas, Jencevicius (LTU)
Arcieri 10(18–14) Hoffmann 7
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16 January 2022
19:00
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg26–19Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 400
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Mikkelsen 5(17–10) Tuminskis 6
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Qualification phase 2

The qualification phase 2 draw took place on the final weekend of the EHF EURO 2022 in Budapest. [1] [5]

Part 1

Eight teams advanced from the Phase 1 joined by Switzerland as the best ranked team which hasn't qualified for the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship, played against the nine lowest-ranked teams from 2022 European Men's Handball Championship. Matches were played between 14 and 20 March 2022. [6] [7]

Seeding

Pot 1Pot 2
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland

Overview

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–20 w/o [upper-alpha 1] Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0–100–10
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg49–57Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 28–2921–28
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg66–54Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 33–2633–28
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg62–57Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 35–3327–24
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg52–43Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 24–1728–26
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg52–46Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 30–2222–24
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg55–49Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 28–2427–25
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg54–57Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 28–2626–31
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg20–0 w/o [upper-alpha 2] Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 10–010–0
  1. Finland won on walkover as Ukraine could not play due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [8]
  2. Faroe Islands won on walkover as the EHF suspended Belarus due to their involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [9]

All times are UTC+1.

Matches
Cancelled [note 3] Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–10Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Cancelled [note 3] Finland  Flag of Finland.svg10–0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

16 March 2022
18:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg28–29Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Kioene Arena, Padova
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Bronzo 7(16–14) Marguč 8
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20 March 2022
14:30
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg28–21Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Golovec Hall, Celje
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Bombač 7(12–9) Parisini 7
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Slovenia won 57–49 on aggregate.


17 March 2022
20:00
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg33–26Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Iturriza 8(15–12) Rubin 7
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20 March 2022
14:30
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg28–33Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Winterthur Central Sports Hall, Winterthur
Attendance: 1,950
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Rubin 6(13–17) Branquinho, Portela 5
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Portugal won 66–54 on aggregate.


17 March 2022
19:00
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg35–33Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz
Attendance: 1,250
Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
Wagner 9(15–16) Toom 7
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20 March 2022
18:40
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg24–27Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn
Attendance: 500
Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
Jaanimaa, Rooba 5(13–14) Frimmel 8
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Austria won 62–57 on aggregate.


16 March 2022
18:15
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg24–17Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis
Attendance: 900
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Mallios 13(10–8) Građan, Jozinović 4
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19 March 2022
20:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg26–28Flag of Greece.svg  Greece KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Kadrić, Ovčina 5(10–12) Boskos 10
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Greece won 52–43 on aggregate.


17 March 2022
19:00
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg30–22Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Taleski 10(16–13) Cumpãnici, Negru 5
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19 March 2022
17:00
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg24–22Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Humet 7(12–12) Lazarov 6
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North Macedonia won 52–46 on aggregate.


16 March 2022
18:00
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg28–24Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
Sidi 7(10–13) Malašinskas 11
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20 March 2022
15:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg25–27Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Alytus Arena, Alytus
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Dumčius, Malašinskas 5(10–13) Sidi 6
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Israel won 55–49 on aggregate.


16 March 2022
20:00
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg28–26Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Športová Hala Topoľčany, Topoľčany
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
Urban 8(10–14) Spooren 7
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19 March 2022
20:10
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg31–26Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt
Attendance: 1,650
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
Glorieux 6(14–11) Slaninka, Urban 5
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Belgium won 57–54 on aggregate.


Cancelled [note 4] Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg10–0Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Cancelled [note 4] Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg0–10Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands

Part 2

The winners from Part 1 advanced and faced the nine highest-ranked teams from 2022 European Men's Handball Championship (other than the six direct qualifiers as described at the beginning of the article). Matches were played between 11 and 17 April 2022. [6] [7]

Seeding

Pot 1Pot 2
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia

Overview

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg43–70Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 21–3422–36
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg51–57Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 31–3420–23
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg65–61Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 30–3335–28
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg56–68Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 30–3426–34
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg50–56Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 25–2325–33
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg49–51Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 24–2425–27
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg54–64Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 32–3322–31
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg0–20 w/o [upper-alpha 1] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0–100–10
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg67–53Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 34–2633–27
  1. Belgium won on walkover as the EHF suspended Russia due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [9]
Matches

All times are UTC+2.

13 April 2022
18:00
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg21–34Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
Granlund 5(9–16) Glavaš 8
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16 April 2022
18:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg36–22Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
Marić 7(18–10) Syrjälä 5
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Croatia won 70–43 on aggregate.


13 April 2022
20:00
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg31–34Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 3,600
Referees: Stark, Ștefan (ROU)
Bombač 8(16–20) Đorđić 8
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16 April 2022
18:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg23–20Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Sport Centar Mladost, Kragujevac
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Ilić, Radivojević 4(10–8) Bombač 6
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Serbia won 57–51 on aggregate.


14 April 2022
20:00
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg30–33Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Portimão Arena, Portimão
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Iturriza 8(16–17) Smits 9
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17 April 2022
14:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg28–35Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Indoor Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Smits 8(15–17) M. Costa 10
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Portugal won 65–61 on aggregate.


13 April 2022
18:00
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg30–34Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Zivkovic 6(13–18) Elísson 11
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16 April 2022
18:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg34–26Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Íþróttamiðstöð Hauka, Hafnarfjörður
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Elísson 8(19–15) Wagner 6
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Iceland won 68–56 on aggregate.


13 April 2022
18:15
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg25–23Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis
Attendance: 1,550
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Passias 5(15–10) M. Vujović 7
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17 April 2022
18:00
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg33–25Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
B. Vujović 9(16–12) Tziras 8
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Montenegro won 56–50 on aggregate.


13 April 2022
19:15
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg24–24Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Datart Hala, Zlín
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Hrstka, Klíma 5(10–13) Taleski 5
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17 April 2022
19:00
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg27–25Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 6,963
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Kuzmanovski 9(14–12) Hrstka, Piroch 5
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North Macedonia won 51–49 on aggregate.


13 April 2022
18:00
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg32–33Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Cohen 9(18–17) Rodríguez Álvarez 7
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16 April 2022
17:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg31–22Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Ancsin, Szita 6(15–13) Lumbroso 7
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Hungary won 64–54 on aggregate.


Cancelled [note 5] Russia  Flag of Russia.svg0–10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Cancelled [note 5] Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg10–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

13 April 2022
18:15
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg34–26Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands Wunderino Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 5,121
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
four players 5(17–11) Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 5
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16 April 2022
20:00
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg27–33Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 1,698
Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT)
Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 9(16–15) Mertens 6
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Germany won 67–53 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. 1 2 The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. 1 2 3 The matches could not be played and were assessed by the EHF. [4]
  3. 1 2 The matches could not be played due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [8]
  4. 1 2 Belarus was excluded after their involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [9]
  5. 1 2 Russia was excluded after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [9]

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