2003 World Men's Handball Championship

2003 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Venue(s)	9 (in 9 host cities)
Dates	20 January–2 February
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Croatia (1st title)
Runners-up	Germany
Third place	France
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	84
Goals scored	4,641 (55.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Carlos Pérez (HUN); (64 goals)
Awards
Best player	Christian Schwarzer (GER)
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Host country

Portugal

Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)

Dates20 January–2 February

Teams24 (from 5 confederations)

The 2003 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Portugal from 20 January to 2 February 2003. It was the 18th edition of the World Championship in team handball and Croatia won the championship.

Town	Stadium	max. spectators
Lisbon	Pavilhão Atlântico	15.000
Rio Maior	Pavilhão Polidesportivo	6.500
São João da Madeira	Pavilhão das Travessas	6.000
Guimarães	Pavilhão Multiusos	3.000
Viseu	Viseu Arena	2.600
Funchal	Madeira Tecnopolo	2.500
Caminha	Pavilhão Municipal	2.500
Póvoa de Varzim	Pavilhão Desportivo	2.500
Espinho	Pavilhão Multiusos NW	2.000

Lisbon	Rio Maior	São João da Madeira	Guimarães
Pavilhão Atlântico	Pavilhão Polidesportivo	Pavilhão das Travessas	Pavilhão Multiusos
Capacity: 15,000	Capacity: 6,500	Capacity: 6,000	Capacity: 3,000

Viseu	Lisbon Viseu Guimarães Caminha São João Póvoa Rio Maior Espinho
Viseu Arena
Capacity: 2,600

Funchal	Caminha	Póvoa de Varzim	Espinho
Madeira Tecnopolo	Pavilhão Municipal	Pavilhão Desportivo	Pavilhão Multiusos NW
Capacity: 2,500	Capacity: 2,500	Capacity: 2,500	Capacity: 2,000

Competition	Dates	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation		1	Portugal
2001 World Men's Handball Championship	23 January – 4 February 2001	1	France
2002 European Men's Handball Championship	25 January – 3 February 2002	3	Sweden Germany Denmark
2002 Asian Men's Handball Championship	10–19 February 2002	3	Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia
2002 African Men's Handball Championship	19–28 April 2002	4	Tunisia Algeria Egypt Morocco
2002 Oceania Handball Championship	5–7 July 2002	1	Australia
European qualification	8 January – 9 July 2002	8	Croatia Hungary Iceland Poland Russia Slovenia Spain Yugoslavia
2002 Pan American Men's Handball Championship	10–14 July 2002	3	Argentina Brazil Greenland

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	5	5	0	157	106	+51	10	Second round
2	Yugoslavia	5	4	1	142	103	+39	8
3	Poland	5	3	2	140	130	+10	6
4	Tunisia	5	2	3	131	129	+2	4
5	Kuwait	5	1	4	98	168	−70	2
6	Morocco	5	0	5	113	145	−32	0

20 January 2003 15:30	Tunisia	29–20	Kuwait	Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
		(16–10)
		Report

2003 World Men's Handball Championship

Qualification

First round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Second round

Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

Final round

5–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

7th place game

5th place game

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Awards

All Star Team

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Top goalkeepers

Medalists

External links

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20 January 2003 18:30	Yugoslavia	24–20	Poland	Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
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20 January 2003 20:30	Spain	23–18	Morocco	Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães Referees: Kang, Lim (KOR)
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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	5	5	0	191	111	+80	10	Second round
2	Iceland	5	4	1	185	116	+69	8
3	Portugal	5	3	2	164	126	+38	6
4	Qatar	5	2	3	116	159	−43	4
5	Australia	5	1	4	100	192	−92	2
6	Greenland	5	0	5	100	152	−52	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	5	4	0	1	135	125	+10	8^[a]	Second round
2	France	5	4	0	1	147	103	+44	8^[a]
3	Russia	5	2	1	2	132	132	0	5
4	Hungary	5	2	0	3	154	138	+16	4
5	Argentina	5	1	1	3	127	156	−29	3
6	Saudi Arabia	5	1	0	4	114	155	−41	2

25 January 2003 20:00	Poland	35–29	Morocco	Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães Attendance: 150 Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
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26 January 2003 16:00	Tunisia	25–33	Spain	Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães Attendance: 900 Referees: Anusic, Bojsen (USA)
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26 January 2003 18:00	Yugoslavia	34–20	Morocco	Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães Referees: Selim, Hassan (EGY)
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21 January 2003 17:00	Greenland	17–30	Iceland	Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu Referees: Selim, Hassan (EGY)
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21 January 2003 19:00	Qatar	21–31	Portugal	Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
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23 January 2003 14:15	Germany	34–20	Greenland	Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
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26 January 2003 18:15	Portugal	42–20	Australia	Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu Referees: Kang, Lim (KOR)
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26 January 2003 20:15	Qatar	28–23	Greenland	Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu Referees: Borrotti, Marcet (FRA)
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20 January 2003 15:00	Russia	31–30	Hungary	Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
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