2017 World Men's Handball Championship

2017 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country  France
Dates 11–29 January
Teams 24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) 8 (in 8 host cities)
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The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship will be the 25th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, and will be held in France from 11 to 29 January 2017.[1]

Venues

The championship will be played in eight venues Paris-Bercy, Rouen, Nantes, Metz, Albertville, Montpellier, Lille, and Brest.[2] All the venue capacities are the capacity for handball events.[3]

Lille Paris Nantes
Stade Pierre-Mauroy AccorHotels Arena Exponantes – Hall XXL
Capacity: 27,500 Capacity: 15,700 Capacity: 10,800
Montpellier
Park&Suites Arena
Capacity: 9,853
Albertville
La halle de glace Olympique
Capacity: 6,500
Rouen Metz Brest
Kindarena Arènes de Metz Brest Arena
Capacity: 5,700 Capacity: 5,127 Capacity: 4,000

Bidding process

Denmark and France were bidding to host the 2017 Men's World Championships. The IHF Council awarded the Men’s and Women’s World Championships 2017 at their meeting on the fringes of the Women’s World Championships in São Paulo, Brazil on Thursday 15 December 2011.[4]

Denmark was the co-host of the 1999 Women’s World Championship and host of the 1978 Men's World Championship. Denmark has also hosted the Women's EHF EURO twice and was awarded with the Men's EHF EURO 2014.

France hosted the Men's World Championships in 1970 and 2001 and was host of the 2007 Women's World Championship.

Qualification

Twenty-four teams will participate in the final tournament. France, as hosts, were automatically qualified. Since an additional automatic qualification spot was given to defending champion holder which is the same team - France, this berth was given to the next best placed team from the last World Championship - losing finalist Qatar. That left 22 places available for the best teams of each continental qualification tournament, the winners of an additional European qualification competition and an additional intercontinental qualification tournament.[5]

Competition Dates Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 15 December 2011 1  France
2015 World Championship 15 January – 1 February 2015 1  Qatar
2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship 15–28 January 2016 3  Bahrain
 Japan
 Saudi Arabia
2016 African Men's Handball Championship 21–30 January 2016 3  Angola
 Egypt
 Tunisia
2016 European Men's Handball Championship 15–31 January 2016 3  Croatia
 Germany
 Spain
European qualification 4 November 2015 – 16 June 2016 9  Belarus
 Denmark
 Hungary
 Iceland
 Macedonia
 Poland
 Russia
 Slovenia
 Sweden
2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship 11–19 June 2016 3  Argentina
 Brazil
 Chile
Wildcard 1  Norway[6]

Qualified teams

Country Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances1, 2
 France Hosts 15 December 2011 20 (1954, 1958 ,1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1978, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 Qatar World runners-up 30 January 2015 5 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015)
 Bahrain Semifinalist of 2016 Asian Championship 24 January 2016 1 (2011)
 Japan Semifinalist of 2016 Asian Championship 24 January 2016 12 (1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2011)
 Saudi Arabia Semifinalist of 2016 Asian Championship 24 January 2016 7 (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2015)
 Egypt Finalist of 2016 African Championship 29 January 2016 13 (1964, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 Germany Finalist of 2016 European Championship 29 January 2016 22 (1938, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 Spain Finalist of 2016 European Championship 29 January 2016 18 (1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 Tunisia Finalist of 2016 African Championship 29 January 2016 12 (1967, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 Angola Third place at 2016 African Championship 30 January 2016 2 (2005, 2007)
 Croatia Third place at 2016 European Championship 31 January 2016 11 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 Belarus European playoffs 15 June 2016 3 (1995, 2013, 2015)
 Denmark European playoffs 15 June 2016 21 (1938, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 Hungary European playoffs 15 June 2016 18 (1958, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
 Macedonia European playoffs 15 June 2016 4 (1999, 2009, 2013, 2015)
 Poland European playoffs 15 June 2016 14 (1958, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 Russia European playoffs 15 June 2016 11 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013. 2015)
 Slovenia European playoffs 15 June 2016 7 (1995, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015)
 Sweden European playoffs 15 June 2016 22 (1938, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015)
 Iceland European playoffs 16 June 2016 18 (1958, 1961, 1964, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 Brazil Finalist of 2016 Pan American Championship 18 June 2016 12 (1958, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 Chile Finalist of 2016 Pan American Championship 18 June 2016 3 (2011, 2013, 2015)
 Argentina Third place at 2016 Pan American Championship 19 June 2016 10 (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 Norway Wildcard 21 June 2016 13 (1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year
2 Italic indicates host country for that year

Schedule

The schedule was announced on 23 September 2015.[7]

Draw

The draw was held on 23 June 2016 at 14:00 in Paris, France.[8][9]

Seeding

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6
 France
 Germany
 Qatar
 Spain		  Croatia
 Slovenia
 Denmark
 Poland		  Sweden
 Russia
 Belarus
 Macedonia		  Hungary
 Iceland
 Brazil
 Egypt		  Tunisia
 Chile
 Bahrain
 Japan		  Argentina
 Angola
 Saudi Arabia
 Norway

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round of 16
2  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 11 January 2017. 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.
11 January 2017
20:45		 France  v  Brazil AccorHotels Arena, Paris
12 January 2017
17:45		 Russia  v  Japan Exponantes – Hall XXL, Nantes
12 January 2017
20:45		 Norway  v  Poland Exponantes – Hall XXL, Nantes
13 January 2017
17:45		 Japan  v  France Exponantes – Hall XXL, Nantes
14 January 2017
14:45		 Brazil  v  Poland Exponantes – Hall XXL, Nantes
14 January 2017
17:45		 Norway  v  Russia Exponantes – Hall XXL, Nantes
15 January 2017
17:45		 France  v  Norway Exponantes – Hall XXL, Nantes
15 January 2017
20:45		 Brazil  v  Japan Exponantes – Hall XXL, Nantes
16 January 2017
20:45		 Poland  v  Russia Exponantes – Hall XXL, Nantes
17 January 2017
14:00		 Norway  v  Brazil Exponantes – Hall XXL, Nantes
17 January 2017
17:45		 Poland  v  Japan Exponantes – Hall XXL, Nantes
17 January 2017
20:45		 Russia  v  France Exponantes – Hall XXL, Nantes
19 January 2017
14:00		 Russia  v  Brazil Exponantes – Hall XXL, Nantes
19 January 2017
17:45		 France  v  Poland Exponantes – Hall XXL, Nantes
19 January 2017
20:45		 Japan  v  Norway Exponantes – Hall XXL, Nantes

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round of 16
2  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 11 January 2017. 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.
12 January 2017
14:00		 Slovenia  v  Angola Arenes de Metz, Metz
12 January 2017
17:45		 Macedonia  v  Tunisia Arenes de Metz, Metz
12 January 2017
20:45		 Spain  v  Iceland Arenes de Metz, Metz
14 January 2017
14:45		 Iceland  v  Slovenia Arenes de Metz, Metz
14 January 2017
17:45		 Tunisia  v  Spain Arenes de Metz, Metz
14 January 2017
20:45		 Angola  v  Macedonia Arenes de Metz, Metz
15 January 2017
14:45		 Iceland  v  Tunisia Arenes de Metz, Metz
16 January 2017
17:45		 Slovenia  v  Macedonia Arenes de Metz, Metz
16 January 2017
20:45		 Spain  v  Angola Arenes de Metz, Metz
17 January 2017
17:45		 Slovenia  v  Tunisia Arenes de Metz, Metz
17 January 2017
20:45		 Angola  v  Iceland Arenes de Metz, Metz
18 January 2017
20:45		 Macedonia  v  Spain Arenes de Metz, Metz
19 January 2017
14:00		 Tunisia  v  Angola Arenes de Metz, Metz
19 January 2017
17:45		 Macedonia  v  Iceland Arenes de Metz, Metz
19 January 2017
20:45		 Spain  v  Slovenia Arenes de Metz, Metz

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round of 16
2  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 11 January 2017. 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.
13 January 2017
14:00		 Belarus  v  Chile Kindarena, Rouen
13 January 2017
17:45		 Germany  v  Hungary Kindarena, Rouen
13 January 2017
20:45		 Croatia  v  Saudi Arabia Kindarena, Rouen
14 January 2017
20:45		 Hungary  v  Croatia Kindarena, Rouen
15 January 2017
17:45		 Chile  v  Germany Kindarena, Rouen
15 January 2017
20:45		 Saudi Arabia  v  Belarus Kindarena, Rouen
16 January 2017
17:45		 Hungary  v  Chile Kindarena, Rouen
16 January 2017
20:45		 Croatia  v  Belarus Kindarena, Rouen
17 January 2017
17:45		 Germany  v  Saudi Arabia Kindarena, Rouen
18 January 2017
14:00		 Saudi Arabia  v  Hungary Kindarena, Rouen
18 January 2017
17:45		 Belarus  v  Germany Kindarena, Rouen
18 January 2017
20:45		 Croatia  v  Chile Kindarena, Rouen
20 January 2017
14:00		 Saudi Arabia  v  Chile Kindarena, Rouen
20 January 2017
17:45		 Germany  v  Croatia Kindarena, Rouen
20 January 2017
20:45		 Belarus  v  Hungary Kindarena, Rouen

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round of 16
2  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 11 January 2017. 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.
13 January 2017
14:00		 Qatar  v  Egypt AccorHotels Arena, Paris
13 January 2017
17:45		 Sweden  v  Bahrain AccorHotels Arena, Paris
13 January 2017
20:45		 Denmark  v  Argentina AccorHotels Arena, Paris
14 January 2017
17:45		 Denmark  v  Egypt AccorHotels Arena, Paris
15 January 2017
14:45		 Argentina  v  Sweden AccorHotels Arena, Paris
15 January 2017
17:45		 Bahrain  v  Qatar AccorHotels Arena, Paris
16 January 2017
17:45		 Egypt  v  Bahrain AccorHotels Arena, Paris
16 January 2017
20:45		 Denmark  v  Sweden AccorHotels Arena, Paris
17 January 2017
17:45		 Qatar  v  Argentina AccorHotels Arena, Paris
18 January 2017
14:00		 Argentina  v  Egypt AccorHotels Arena, Paris
18 January 2017
17:45		 Denmark  v  Bahrain AccorHotels Arena, Paris
18 January 2017
20:45		 Sweden  v  Qatar AccorHotels Arena, Paris
20 January 2017
14:00		 Bahrain  v  Argentina AccorHotels Arena, Paris
20 January 2017
17:45		 Sweden  v  Egypt AccorHotels Arena, Paris
20 January 2017
20:45		 Qatar  v  Denmark AccorHotels Arena, Paris

Presidents Cup

21st place bracket

 
21st–24th place semifinals21st place
 
      
 
21 January
 
 
A6
 
23 January
 
B6
 
 
 
22 January
 
 
 
C6
 
 
D6
 
23rd place
 
 
23 January
 
 
 
 
 
 

21st–24th place semifinals

21 January 2017
14:00		 A6 v B6 Brest Arena, Brest
22 January 2017
14:00		 C6 v D6 Brest Arena, Brest

23rd place game

23 January 2017
13:00		 LSF1 v LSF2 Brest Arena, Brest

21st place game

23 January 2017
15:00		 WSF1 v WSF2 Brest Arena, Brest

17th place bracket

 
17–20th place semifinals17th place
 
      
 
21 January
 
 
A5
 
23 January
 
B5
 
 
 
22 January
 
 
 
C5
 
 
D5
 
19th place
 
 
23 January
 
 
 
 
 
 

17–20th place semifinals

21 January 2017
16:00		 A5 v B5 Brest Arena, Brest
22 January 2017
16:00		 C5 v D5 Brest Arena, Brest

19th place game

23 January 2017
18:00		 LSF1 v LSF2 Brest Arena, Brest

17th place game

23 January 2017
20:00		 WSF1 v WSF2 Brest Arena, Brest

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
B1
 
24 January
 
A4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
D3
 
27 January
 
C2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
B3
 
24 January
 
A2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
D1
 
29 January
 
C4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
C3
 
24 January
 
D2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A1
 
26 January
 
B4
 
 
 
 
 
 Third place
 
A3
 
24 January28 January
 
B2
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
C1
 
 
D4
 

Round of 16

21 January 2017
16:00		 ' v ' La halle de glace Olympique, Albertville
21 January 2017
18:00		 ' v ' Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
21 January 2017
20:45		 ' v ' AccorHotels Arena, Paris
21 January 2017
20:45		 ' v ' Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier
22 January 2017
16:00		 ' v ' Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
22 January 2017
16:00		 ' v ' La halle de glace Olympique, Albertville
21 January 2017
18:00		 ' v ' AccorHotels Arena, Paris
22 January 2017
20:45		 ' v ' Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier

Quarterfinals

24 January 2017
17:00		 ' v ' La halle de glace Olympique, Albertville
24 January 2017
19:00		 ' v ' Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
24 January 2017
20:45		 ' v ' AccorHotels Arena, Paris
24 January 2017
20:45		 ' v ' Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier

Semifinals

26 January 2017
20:45		 WQF3 v WQF4 AccorHotels Arena, Paris
27 January 2017
20:45		 WQF1 v WQF2 AccorHotels Arena, Paris

Third place game

28 January 2017
20:45		 LSF1 v LSF2 AccorHotels Arena, Paris

Final

29 January 2017
17:30		 WSF1 v WSF2 AccorHotels Arena, Paris

Final ranking

Rank Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

References

  1. ↑ "L'édition 2017 en France". Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "2017 Men's World Championship in France – Match schedule released" (PDF). ihf.info. 23 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Host Cities and Venues". ihf.info. 10 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "IHF Council awards World Championships". Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  5. ↑ Qualification
  6. ↑ "Draw procedure for 2017 Men's World Championship in France – Norway receive Wild Card". ihf.info. 21 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "2017 Men's World Championship in France – Match schedule released". ihf.info. 23 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Draw procedure for 2017 Men's World Championship in France – Norway receive Wild Card". ihf.info. 21 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "France 2017 draw results – Phenomenal Handball". ihf.info. 23 June 2016.

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