2011 World Men's Handball Championship
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The 2011 World Men's Handball Championship
, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation
, was held in Sweden
from 13–30 January, 2011. All matches were played in Malmö
, Lund
, Kristianstad
, Gothenburg
, Skövde
, Jönköping
, Linköping
and Norrköping
.
In the preliminary round, 24 teams from all the world's continents were split into 4 groups, with the first placed 3 teams advancing through the main round in two groups, carrying the previously won points against the remaining teams. France
won the tournament after defeating Denmark
in the final, while Spain
won the bronze medal after defeating Sweden
in the third place match. Thus, France has qualified for the tournament at the London Olympics
. The teams that finished in 2nd–7th place will play Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
.
Host broadcaster was the Swedish
commercial network TV4 Sport and the television rights were sold to other countries. The tournament returned to Sweden after 18 years, currently the longest absence in history.
One of the objectives of the championship was to create a multicultural party that extends far outside the handball arenas.
and Chile
qualified for their first ever handball World Championship. Austria
qualified for the first time since 1993, which, coincidentally, was also hosted by Sweden
.
The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament:
CAHB
(3)
AHF
(3)
PATHF (3)
OHF
(1)
EHF
(14) (host)
at Gothenburg
, Sweden
.
, the top three teams in each group advanced to the Main Round. The last three teams in each group played placement matches.
, the finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order
Group A (Kristianstad
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Group I (Jönköping
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Final round (Kristianstad
between France
and Denmark
, and was followed by 12,462 spectators. In addition, the match was aired on both major Danish public television channels DR1
and TV 2
with 2,670,000 viewers, making it the most watched sport event in Denmark ever.
. On the next attack, Mikkel Hansen
received the Danes' first two-minute suspension, allowing France to open another three goal lead. The half time score was 15–12 in favor of France.
, meant that Mikkel Hansen
could equalise to 24–24 with 11 minutes to play. Still, France took the lead once again, but with five minutes remaining and the French lead at 29–27, Jérôme Fernandez
was penalized with a 2-minute suspension. Denmark took advantage, scoring two goals and making it 29–29 with 3:30 remaining. In the last minute, the French found themselves one goal ahead, 31–30. The Danish coach Ulrik Wilbek
used a team timeout with 25 seconds to go to prepare the team for the last attack. Three seconds were left, when the Dane Bo Spellerberg
scored from left back a positional shot in the bottom of the goal for 31–31, deferring the match to overtime
.
The second half of overtime began with veteran Lars Christiansen
scoring a penalty and evening the score at 34–34. The French took the lead from there, though, and secured the win at 36–34 when Thierry Omeyer saved a Mikkel Hansen
9m shot with just over one minute to go. Michael Guigou
scored the last goal of the game with one second to go to the final score 37–35. The match ended 37–35 in favor of France
. Nikola Karabatić
and Mikkel Hansen
, both scored 10 goals in the final, with Karabatić chosen the MVP of the championship, and Hansen the best goalscorer.
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info
: TV Esporte Interativo
, BandSports
: HRT
, Arena Sport: Sport 1
: TV 2
, DR: Sport 1
: Canal +: ARD
, ZDF
, SPORT1
: Sport 1
: KBS N: Stöð 2 Sport
: TV 2
: TVP
: SportTV
, Middle East and North Africa: Al Jazeera Sports
: DolceSport
: NTV Plus Sport
: Radio Television of Serbia
, Arena Sport: Šport TV
: TVE
, Canal+: TV4
World Men's Handball Championship
The World Championship in team handball for men has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938.- History :In 1938, the first indoor handball world championship was played in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany on 5 February and 6 February...
, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation
International Handball Federation
The International Handball Federation, often referred to by the acronym IHF, is the administrative and controlling body for International team handball.- Championships :*World Men's Handball Championship*World Women's Handball Championship...
, was held in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
from 13–30 January, 2011. All matches were played in Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, Lund
Lund
-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...
, Kristianstad
Kristianstad
Kristianstad is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 35,711 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The city was founded in 1614 by King Christian IV of Denmark, the city's name literally means 'Town of Christian', as a planned city after the burning of the town of Vä...
, Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Skövde
Skövde
Skövde is a locality and the seat of Skövde Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 34 446 inhabitants .Skövde is situated some 150 km northeast of Gothenburg, between Sweden's two largest lakes, Vänern and Vättern. It sits on the eastern slope of a low mountain ridge Billingen ,...
, Jönköping
Jönköping
-Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...
, Linköping
Linköping
Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...
and Norrköping
Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...
.
In the preliminary round, 24 teams from all the world's continents were split into 4 groups, with the first placed 3 teams advancing through the main round in two groups, carrying the previously won points against the remaining teams. France
France national handball team
France national handball team is the handball team, supervised by the French Handball Federation, that represents France in the international matches....
won the tournament after defeating Denmark
Denmark national handball team
The Denmark national handball team is the national handball team of Denmark. Controlled by the Danish Handball Association it represents Denmark in international matches....
in the final, while Spain
Spain national handball team
The Spain national handball team is the national handball team of Spain and is controlled by the Spain Handball Federation.-2008 Olympic squad:*1 José Javier Hombrados – BM Ciudad Real*2 Alberto Entrerríos – BM Ciudad Real...
won the bronze medal after defeating Sweden
Sweden national handball team
The Sweden national handball team is the national handball team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. It is considered by many to be one of the most important national teams in handball...
in the third place match. Thus, France has qualified for the tournament at the London Olympics
Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Handball competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics are scheduled to be held from 28 July to 12 August. Preliminary rounds and quarter-finals will take place in the Handball Arena while the semi-finals and final will be in the larger Basketball Arena....
. The teams that finished in 2nd–7th place will play Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Handball competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics are scheduled to be held from 28 July to 12 August. Preliminary rounds and quarter-finals will take place in the Handball Arena while the semi-finals and final will be in the larger Basketball Arena....
.
Host broadcaster was the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
commercial network TV4 Sport and the television rights were sold to other countries. The tournament returned to Sweden after 18 years, currently the longest absence in history.
One of the objectives of the championship was to create a multicultural party that extends far outside the handball arenas.
Venues
| Malmö Malmö Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County... |
Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... |
Linköping Linköping Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County... |
Norrköping Norrköping Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest... |
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| Malmö Arena | Scandinavium Scandinavium Scandinavium is the primary indoor sports and event arena in Gothenburg, Sweden. Construction on Scandinavium began in 1969 after decades of setbacks, the arena was built in time for the 350th year anniversary celebration of the City of Gothenburg and was inaugurated on May 18, 1971.Scandinavium... |
Cloetta Center Cloetta Center Cloetta Center is an arena in Linköping, Sweden. It opened in 2004 and holds 8,500 people during sport events and 11,500 during concerts. On its opening it became the new home ice for the ice hockey team Linköpings HC, replacing Stångebro Ishall.... |
Himmelstalundshallen Himmelstalundshallen Himmelstalundshallen is an Indoor arena in Norrköping, Sweden. It is home arena for the ice hockey team HC Vita Hästen. It opened in 1977 and holds 4,280 people.The arena hosted the preliminary games of group B at the 2003 EuroBasket.... |
| Capacity: 13,000 | Capacity: 12,044 | Capacity: 8,500 | Capacity: 4,300 |
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| Jönköping Jönköping -Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian... |
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Skövde Skövde Skövde is a locality and the seat of Skövde Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 34 446 inhabitants .Skövde is situated some 150 km northeast of Gothenburg, between Sweden's two largest lakes, Vänern and Vättern. It sits on the eastern slope of a low mountain ridge Billingen ,... |
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| Kinnarps Arena Kinnarps Arena Kinnarps Arena is an ice hockey venue in Jönköping, Sweden.The arena, which is located in the Rosenlund district of Jönköping, was built between September 1999 and September 2000... |
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| Kristianstad Kristianstad Kristianstad is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 35,711 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The city was founded in 1614 by King Christian IV of Denmark, the city's name literally means 'Town of Christian', as a planned city after the burning of the town of Vä... |
Lund Lund -Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund... |
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| Kristianstad Arena Kristianstad Arena Kristianstad Arena is a hall for handball matches and public events in Kristianstad, Sweden. It has a capacity for 4,700 spectators for sport events and 5,000 for concerts. It's the home venue for the Swedish handball team IFK Kristianstad and it hosted matches from the 2011 World Men's Handball... |
FFS Arena FFS Arena FFS Arena is a hall for handball matches and public events in Lund, Sweden. It has a capacity for 3,000 spectators during sport events. It is the home venue for the Swedish handball teams LUGI HF and H 43 Lund and it also hosted matches from the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship.... |
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List of qualified teams
BahrainBahrain national handball team
The Bahrain national handball team is the national handball team of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Handball Association. The team is coached by Bader Mirza.-Current squad:...
and Chile
Chile national handball team
The Chile national handball team is the national handball team of Chile and is controlled by the Federación Chilena de Handball, and takes part in international team handball competitions...
qualified for their first ever handball World Championship. Austria
Austria national handball team
The Austria national handball team are the national handball team of Austria.-World Men's Handball Championship record:...
qualified for the first time since 1993, which, coincidentally, was also hosted by Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament:
CAHB
2010 African Men's Handball Championship
The 2010 African Men's Handball Championship was a handball tournament, which acted as the qualification process for the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship...
(3)
AHF
2010 Asian Men's Handball Championship
The 2010 Asian Men's Handball Championship was held in Beirut, Lebanon, from February 6 to 19, 2010. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Sweden.-Draw:...
(3)
PATHF (3)
OHF
2010 Oceania Handball Championship
The 2010 Oceania Handball Championship took place in Porirua, New Zealand from 8-10 May. By winning, Australia secured the Oceania bid for the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Sweden. The tournament was held as a double round robin...
(1)
EHF
2010 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2010 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Austria from 19–31 January, in the cities of Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Linz and Wiener Neustadt.-Venues:...
(14) (host)
Draw
The draw was held on 9 July 2010 at the ScandinaviumScandinavium
Scandinavium is the primary indoor sports and event arena in Gothenburg, Sweden. Construction on Scandinavium began in 1969 after decades of setbacks, the arena was built in time for the 350th year anniversary celebration of the City of Gothenburg and was inaugurated on May 18, 1971.Scandinavium...
at Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
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(3rd from America) (2nd from Asia) (3rd from Asia) (Champions of Oceania 2010 Oceania Handball Championship The 2010 Oceania Handball Championship took place in Porirua, New Zealand from 8-10 May. By winning, Australia secured the Oceania bid for the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Sweden. The tournament was held as a double round robin... ) |
(2nd from Africa) (champions of America 2010 American Men's Handball Championship - 5th–8th place :- 7th/8th place :- 5th/6th place :- Final round :- Semifinals :* Bomb threat stopped the semifinal of the Pan American Tournament. An anonymous phone call announced an imminent bomb explosion in the Centro de Entrenamiento Olimpico in Santiago de Chile forced the officials to stop... ) (3rd from Africa) (2nd from America) |
(Euro playoff) (Champions of Africa 2010 African Men's Handball Championship The 2010 African Men's Handball Championship was a handball tournament, which acted as the qualification process for the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship... ) (Euro playoff) (Euro playoff) |
(Euro playoff) (Euro playoff) (Euro playoff) (Champions of Asia 2010 Asian Men's Handball Championship The 2010 Asian Men's Handball Championship was held in Beirut, Lebanon, from February 6 to 19, 2010. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Sweden.-Draw:... ) |
(The defending World Champions 2009 World Men's Handball Championship The 2009 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Croatia from 16 January–1 February, in the cities of Split, Zadar, Osijek, Varaždin, Poreč, Zagreb and Pula. Croatia was selected from a group of four potential hosts which included the Czech Republic, Greece and Romania.The opening game and... ) (2nd from Europe) (3rd from Europe) (4th from Europe) |
(Euro playoff) (Euro playoff) host (Euro playoff) |
Squads
Each nation had to submit a squad of 16 players.Match officials
On 25 October 2010, the match officials for the tournament were confirmed.| Referees | |
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 Algeria |
Kacem Mezian Othmane Si Bachir |
 Argentina |
Carlos Marina Darío Minore |
 Brazil |
Jesus Menezes Rogério Pinto |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
Yalatima Coulibaly Mamadou Diabaté |
 Czech Republic |
Václav Horáček Jiří Novotný |
 Denmark |
Per Olesen Lars Ejby Pedersen |
 Early Modern France |
Nordine Lazaar Laurent Reveret |
 Germany |
Lars Geipel Marcus Helbig |
 Iran |
Mohsen Karbaschi Majid Kolahdouzan |
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 Republic of Macedonia |
Đorđe Načevski Slavko Nikolov |
 Norway |
Kenneth Abrahamsen Arne Kristiansen |
 Kingdom of Romania |
Bogdan Stark Romeo Ştefan |
 Slovenia |
Nenad Krstič Peter Ljubič |
 Serbia |
Nenad Nikolić Dušan Stojković |
 Slovakia |
Michal Baďura Jaroslav Ondogrecula |
 Spain |
Óscar López Ángel Ramírez |
 Sweden |
Rickard Canbro Mikael Claesson |
 United Arab Emirates |
Omar Al-Marzouqi Mohammad Al-Nuaimi |
Preliminary round
Twenty-four participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robinRound-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
, the top three teams in each group advanced to the Main Round. The last three teams in each group played placement matches.
Tie-breaking criteria
For the three game group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of pointsTiebreaker
In games and sports, a tiebreaker or tiebreak is used to determine a winner from among players or teams that are tied at the end of a contest, or a set of contests.-In matches:In some situations, the tiebreaker may consist of another round of play...
, the finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order
- number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
- goal difference in the matches among the teams in question
- number of goals scored in the matches among the teams in question (if more than two teams finish equal on points)
- goal difference in all the group matches
- number of goals scored in all the group matches
- drawing of lots
| Team advanced to Main Round |
Group A (KristianstadKristianstadKristianstad is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 35,711 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The city was founded in 1614 by King Christian IV of Denmark, the city's name literally means 'Town of Christian', as a planned city after the burning of the town of Vä...
/LundLund-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...
)
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Group B (NorrköpingNorrköpingNorrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...
/LinköpingLinköpingLinköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...
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Group C (MalmöMalmöMalmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
/LundLund-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...
)
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Group D (GothenburgGothenburgGothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
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Main round
The top three teams of every preliminary group advanced to the Main round. Every team kept the points from preliminary round matches against teams who also advanced. In the main round every team had 3 games against the opponents they did not face in the preliminary round. The top two of every group advanced to the Semifinals, the other teams played placement matches.| Team advances to the Semifinals |
Group I (JönköpingJönköping-Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...
)
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Group II (MalmöMalmöMalmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
/LundLund-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...
)
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Preliminary round
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23rd place match
21st place match
19th place match
17th place match
15th place match
13th place match
11th place match
9th place match
7th place match
5th place match
Final round (KristianstadKristianstadKristianstad is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 35,711 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The city was founded in 1614 by King Christian IV of Denmark, the city's name literally means 'Town of Christian', as a planned city after the burning of the town of Vä...
/MalmöMalmöMalmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
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Semifinals
----Bronze match
Final
The final was played at a sold-out Malmö Arena in MalmöMalmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
between France
France national handball team
France national handball team is the handball team, supervised by the French Handball Federation, that represents France in the international matches....
and Denmark
Denmark national handball team
The Denmark national handball team is the national handball team of Denmark. Controlled by the Danish Handball Association it represents Denmark in international matches....
, and was followed by 12,462 spectators. In addition, the match was aired on both major Danish public television channels DR1
DR1
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and TV 2
TV 2 (Denmark)
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with 2,670,000 viewers, making it the most watched sport event in Denmark ever.
First half
The French team started the match with a 2–0 lead, and maintained a lead until the 17th minute, where Denmark started a 3–0 run and equalised at 9–9 with a penalty shot by Anders EggertAnders Eggert
Anders Eggert Jensen is a Danish handball player currently playing for German SG Flensburg-Handewitt. He has previously played in Denmark for GOG Svendborg and Brabrand IF.- External links :*...
. On the next attack, Mikkel Hansen
Mikkel Hansen
Mikkel Hansen is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side AG København. Hansen is widely regarded as one of the biggest talents ever seen in Danish handball....
received the Danes' first two-minute suspension, allowing France to open another three goal lead. The half time score was 15–12 in favor of France.
Second half
The second half started with France maintaining a lead of at least two goals in the first 15 minutes. But a couple of saves in a row by the well-tempered Niklas Landin JakobsenNiklas Landin Jakobsen
Niklas Landin Jacobsen is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side Bjerringbro-Silkeborg.-External links:*...
, meant that Mikkel Hansen
Mikkel Hansen
Mikkel Hansen is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side AG København. Hansen is widely regarded as one of the biggest talents ever seen in Danish handball....
could equalise to 24–24 with 11 minutes to play. Still, France took the lead once again, but with five minutes remaining and the French lead at 29–27, Jérôme Fernandez
Jérôme Fernandez
Jérôme Fernandez is a French handball player, currently playing for THW Kiel in Germany.-History:* 1997-1999 : Spacer's Toulouse* 1999-2002 : Montpellier HB* 2002-2008 : FC Barcelona Handbol...
was penalized with a 2-minute suspension. Denmark took advantage, scoring two goals and making it 29–29 with 3:30 remaining. In the last minute, the French found themselves one goal ahead, 31–30. The Danish coach Ulrik Wilbek
Ulrik Wilbek
Ulrik Wilbek is a Danish team handball coach. He has been head coach for the Danish men's national handball team from 2005...
used a team timeout with 25 seconds to go to prepare the team for the last attack. Three seconds were left, when the Dane Bo Spellerberg
Bo Spellerberg
Bo Spellerberg is a Danish team handball player. He is European Champion, winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship in Norway with the Danish national handball team by beating Croatia in the final.-References:...
scored from left back a positional shot in the bottom of the goal for 31–31, deferring the match to overtime
Overtime (sports)
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.
Overtime
In the 64th minute, the Danes recorded their first lead in the match when scoring 33–32, but within the next minute the French scored two goals overturning the result. The first half of the overtime ended with a French lead of 34–33.The second half of overtime began with veteran Lars Christiansen
Lars Christiansen (handballer)
Lars Roslyng Christiansen is a Danish team handball player. He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team...
scoring a penalty and evening the score at 34–34. The French took the lead from there, though, and secured the win at 36–34 when Thierry Omeyer saved a Mikkel Hansen
Mikkel Hansen
Mikkel Hansen is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side AG København. Hansen is widely regarded as one of the biggest talents ever seen in Danish handball....
9m shot with just over one minute to go. Michael Guigou
Michaël Guigou
Michaël Guigou is a French handball player, having played since the start of his career for Montpellier HB....
scored the last goal of the game with one second to go to the final score 37–35. The match ended 37–35 in favor of France
France national handball team
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. Nikola Karabatić
Nikola Karabatic
Nikola Karabatić ) is a French team handball player, born to a Croatian father and Serbian mother.He was part of the French national handball team that won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship. He was top scorer at the championship together with Ivano Balić and Lars...
and Mikkel Hansen
Mikkel Hansen
Mikkel Hansen is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side AG København. Hansen is widely regarded as one of the biggest talents ever seen in Danish handball....
, both scored 10 goals in the final, with Karabatić chosen the MVP of the championship, and Hansen the best goalscorer.
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Top goalkeepers
Minimum 20% of total shots received by team. Source: Hego official statistics Top goalscorers
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2011 Men's World Champions France France national handball team France national handball team is the handball team, supervised by the French Handball Federation, that represents France in the international matches.... Fourth title Team roster Jérôme Fernandez Jérôme Fernandez Jérôme Fernandez is a French handball player, currently playing for THW Kiel in Germany.-History:* 1997-1999 : Spacer's Toulouse* 1999-2002 : Montpellier HB* 2002-2008 : FC Barcelona Handbol... , Didier Dinart Didier Dinart Didier Dinart is a French handball player, currently playing for the internationally renowned BM Ciudad Real handball team in Spain... , Xavier Barachet, Bertrand Gille, Guillaume Joli Guillaume Joli Guillaume Joli is a French team handball player. He played on the France national handball team which won gold medals at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia.-References:... , Samuel Honrubia, Daouda Karaboué Daouda Karaboué Daouda Karaboué is a French handball player, he won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics 08 and World Championship 09.He was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast to parents from Burkina Faso.... , Nikola Karabatić Nikola Karabatic Nikola Karabatić ) is a French team handball player, born to a Croatian father and Serbian mother.He was part of the French national handball team that won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship. He was top scorer at the championship together with Ivano Balić and Lars... , Franck Junillon Franck Junillon Franck Junillon is a French team handball player. He played on the France national handball team which won gold medals at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia.-References:... , Thierry Omeyer, William Accambray, Luc Abalo Luc Abalo Luc Abalo is a French handball player. Official player for the national handball team since 2006 and the European championship, he was on the teams that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the European champion title in 2010 and the World champion title in 2009 and 2011.-References:... , Cédric Sorhaindo Cédric Sorhaindo Cédric Sorhaindo is a French team handball player. He played on the France national handball team which won gold medals at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia.-References:... , Michaël Guigou Michaël Guigou Michaël Guigou is a French handball player, having played since the start of his career for Montpellier HB.... , Bertrand Roine, Sébastien Bosquet Sébastien Bosquet Sébastien Bosquet is a French team handball player. He played on the France national handball team which won gold medals at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia.-References:... , and Arnaud Bingo. Head Coach: Claude Onesta Claude Onesta Claude Onesta is a former French handball player and current head coach for the French national handball team.He is, with Vladimir Maksimov, the only coach to have obtained the three major titles in handball: European champion , world champion ) and Olympic champion... . |
All Star Team
- Goalkeeper:
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- Right wing:
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info
Other awards
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