Portugal national handball team
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The Portugal national handball team is the national handball
team of Portugal
. The Portuguese squad achieved minor results at international level, but has qualified twice for the World Men's Handball Championship
, and reached the 12 th place in the 2003 edition, when they hosted the competition.
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
team of Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. The Portuguese squad achieved minor results at international level, but has qualified twice for the World Men's Handball Championship
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...
, and reached the 12 th place in the 2003 edition, when they hosted the competition.
World Men's Handball Championship record
- Germany 19381938 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1938 World Championship for men in team handball was the first ever World Handball Championship. It was played in Germany.It was contested by just 4 national teams.-Final standings:-Final round:Source:...
: didn't qualify - Sweden 19541954 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1954 World Championship for men in team handball was the second World Handball Championship. It was held in Sweden.-Final standings:-Intermediate round:GROUP AGROUP B-Finals:Source:...
: didn't qualify - East Germany 19581958 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1958 World Championship for men in team handball was the 3rd World Handball Championship. It was held in the German Democratic Republic. Germany sent a united team composed of players from the GDR and the FRG.-Final standings:-Preliminary round:...
: didn't qualify - West Germany 19611961 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1961 World Championship for men in team handball was the 4th World Handball Championship. It was held in West Germany. A united team composed of players from the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany competed.-Final standings:...
: didn't qualify - Czechoslovakia 19641964 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1964 World Championship for men in team handball was the 5th World Handball Championship. It was held in Czechoslovakia.-Final standings:-Preliminary Round:GROUP AGROUP BGROUP CGROUP D-Main Round:...
: didn't qualify - Sweden 19671967 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1967 World Championship for men in team handball was the 6th World Handball Championship. It was held in Sweden.-Final standings:# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # -Preliminary Round:GROUP AGROUP B...
: didn't qualify - France 19701970 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1970 World Championship for men in team handball was the 7th World Handball Championship. It was held in France.-Final standings:# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # -Preliminary Round:GROUP AGROUP B...
: didn't qualify - East Germany 19741974 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1974 World Championship for men in team handball was the 8th World Handball Championship. It was held in East Germany.-Teams:- Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:- Group 1:-Group 2:-3rd / 4th place:...
: didn't qualify - Denmark 19781978 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1978 World Championship for men in team handball was the 9th World Handball Championship. It was held in Denmark.-Teams:-:Group B-:Group C-:Group D-: Group 1-:Group 2-3rd / 4th place:* - In Copenhagen-Final:...
: didn't qualify - West Germany 19821982 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1982 World Championship for men in team handball was the 10th World Handball Championship. It was held in West Germany.-Teams:- Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:- Group 1:-Group 2:-3rd / 4th place:* - In Dortmund...
: didn't qualify - Switzerland 19861986 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1986 World Championship for men in team handball was the 11th World Handball Championship. It was held in Switzerland from February 25 to March 8, 1986.-Teams:- Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:- Group 1:-Group 2:...
: didn't qualify - Czechoslovakia 19901990 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1990 World Championship for men in team handball was the 12th edition of the World Handball Championship. It was held in Czechoslovakia from February 28 to March 10, 1990.-Teams:- Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:- Group 1:...
: didn't qualify - Sweden 19931993 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1993 World Championship for men in team handball was the 13th World Handball Championship. It was held in Sweden.-Teams:- Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:- Group 1:-Group 2:-3rd / 4th place:* - In Stockholm...
: didn't qualify - Iceland 19951995 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1995 World Championship for men in team handball was the 14th World Handball Championship. It was held in Iceland.-Preliminary round:-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Finals:-Final standings:# # # # # # # # # # # #...
: didn't qualify - Japan 19971997 World Men's Handball Championship- Final standings :# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # - External links :*...
: 19th - Egypt 19991999 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1999 World Championship for men in team handball was the 16th edition of the Men's World Handball Championship. It was held in Egypt, from June 2 to June 15, in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia and Port Said.-Preliminary round:In the following tables:...
: didn't qualify - France 20012001 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 2001 World Men's Handball Championship took place in France from January 23 to February 4, 2001.-Qualified teams:24 teams were qualified for the first round and dispatched into 4 groups.Group A : , , , , , .Group B : , , , , ,...
: 16th - Portugal 20032003 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 2003 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Portugal from January 20 to February 2, 2003.-Qualified teams:24 teams were qualified for the first round and dispatched into 4 groups.Group A : , , , , , .Group B : , , , , , ....
: 12th - Tunisia 20052005 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 2005 World Championship for men in team handball was played in Tunisia between January 23 and February 6, 2005.The winner of the gold medal was Spain, Croatia took silver and France won the bronze.-Group A :-Group B :...
: didn't qualify - Germany 20072007 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 20th World Men's Handball Championship took place from January 19 to February 4, 2007 in Germany. 24 national teams played in 12 German cities.The tournament was won by Germany.-Stadiums:...
: didn't qualify - Croatia 20092009 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 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...
: didn't qualify - Sweden 20112011 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 2011 World Men's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Sweden from 13–30 January, 2011...
: didn't qualify