The 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 : , , , , ,

Group C : , , , , , .

Group D : , , , , , .

Group A in Montpellier

Montpellier

-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....

• Tuesday, January 23:
  • Egypt 28 - 18 Morocco
  • Portugal 29 - 19 Czech Republic
  • Sweden 24 - 21 Iceland

• Wednesday, January 24:
  • Czech Republic 26 - 26 Egypt
  • Iceland 22 - 19 Portugal
  • Morocco 21 - 33 Sweden

• Thursday, January 25:
  • Egypt 23 - 19 Portugal
  • Morocco 23 - 31 Iceland
  • Sweden 29 - 22 Czech Republic

• Saturday, January 27:
  • Czech Republic 40 - 23 Morocco
  • Portugal 25 - 32 Sweden
  • Egypt 24 - 22 Iceland

• Sunday, January 28:
  • Portugal 30 - 26 Morocco
  • Iceland 29 - 29 Czech Republic
  • Sweden 29 - 23 Egypt

Standings

Rank	Country	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1	Sweden Sweden	10	5	0	0	147	122	+35
2	Egypt Egypt	7	3	1	1	124	115	+9
3	Iceland Iceland	5	2	1	2	125	119	+6
4	Portugal Portugal	4	2	0	3	122	122	0
5	Czech Republic Czech Republic	4	1	2	2	136	136	0
6	Morocco Morocco	0	0	0	5	112	162	-50

Group B in Nantes

Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

• Tuesday, January 23:
  • Argentina 22 - 16 Kuwait
  • France 23 - 13 Algeria
  • FRY 31 - 23 Brazil

• Wednesday, January 24:
  • Brazil 19 - 20 Argentina
  • Kuwait 14 - 30 France
  • Algeria 20 -23 FRY

• Thursday, January 25:
  • Kuwait 13 - 26 Algeria
  • Fance 29 - 19 Brazil
  • Argentina 10 - 32 FRY

• Saturday, January 27:
  • Argentina 23 - 23 Algeria
  • Brazil 27 - 19 Kuwait
  • FRY 20 - 22 France

• Sunday, January 28:
  • Algeria 25 - 20 Brazil
  • FRY 40 - 14 Kuwait
  • France 28 - 19 Argentina

Standings

Rank	Country	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1	Early Modern France France	10	5	0	0	132	85	+47
2	Yugoslavia	8	4	0	1	146	89	+57
3	Algeria Algeria	5	2	1	2	107	102	+5
4	Argentina Argentina	5	2	1	2	94	118	-24
5	Brazil Brazil	2	1	0	4	108	124	-16
6	Kuwait Kuwait	0	0	0	5	76	145	-69

Group C in Besançon

Besançon

Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...

• Tuesday, January 23:
  • Croatia 25 - 15 Greenland
  • Germany 40 - 12 USA
  • Spain 26 - 17 South Korea

• Tuesday, January 24:
  • Greenland 16 - 31 Spain
  • USA 12 - 41 Croatia
  • South Korea 26 - 33 Germany

• Thursday, January 25:
  • Spain 45 - 18 USA
  • Greenland 20 - 27 South Korea
  • Croatia 23 - 23 Germany

• Saturday, January 27:
  • USA 18 - 26 Greenland
  • Germany 22 - 31 Spain
  • Croatia 33 - 38 South Korea

• Sunday, January 28:
  • Germany 39 - 08 Greenland
  • South Korea 37 - 20 USA
  • Spain 27 - 32 Croatia

Standings

Rank	Country	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1	Spain Spain	8	4	0	1	160	105	+55
2	Germany Germany	7	3	1	1	157	100	+57
3	Independent State of Croatia Croatia	7	3	1	1	154	115	+39
4	South Korea South Korea	6	3	0	2	145	132	+13
5	Greenland Greenland	2	1	0	4	85	140	-55
6	United States USA	0	0	0	5	80	189	-109

Group D in Dunkerque

• Tuesday, January 23:
  • Slovenia 28 - 24 Ukraine
  • Russia 23 - 20 Tunisia
  • Norway 20 - 14 Saudi Arabia

• Wednesday, January 24:
  • Saudi Arabia 22 - 35 Slovenia
  • Ukraine 27 - 30 Russia
  • Tunisia 28 - 19 Norway

• Thursday, January 25:
  • Ukraine 24 - 18 Tunisia
  • Russia 29 - 18 Saudi Arabia
  • Slovenia 29 - 30 Norway

• Saturday, January 27:
  • Saudi Arabia 17 - 28 Ukraine
  • Norway 25 - 25 Russia
  • Slovenia 23 - 28 Tunisia

• Sunday, January 28:
  • Tunisia 22 - 21 Saudi Arabia
  • Norway 22 - 31 Ukraine
  • Russia 33 - 30 Slovenia

Standings

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Rank	Country	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1	Russia Russia	9	4	1	0	140	120	+20
2	Ukraine Ukraine	6	3	0	2	134	115	+19
3	Tunisia Tunisia	6	3	0	2	116	110	+6
4	Norway Norway	5	2	1	2	116	127	-11
5	Slovenia Slovenia	4	2	0	3	145	137
6	Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	5	92	134	-42

Places 17 to 24

Rank	Country	Pts	Diff
17	Slovenia	4	8
18	Czech Republic	4	0
19	Brazil	2	-16
20	Greenland	2	-55
21	Saudi Arabia	0	-42
22	Morocco	0	-50
23	Kuwait	0	-69
24	USA	0	-109

Round of 16

• Wednesday, January 31 in Albertville
  Albertville
  Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...
  
  
  • France 23 - 18 Portugal
  • Tunisia 24 - 26 Germany
• Wednesday, January 31 in Amnéville les Thermes
  Amnéville
  Amnéville is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. The town is an important tourist and thermal center in France.-Main sights:*Traces of Roman road*Remains of a Roman bridge*14th century castle and church*Zoo d'Amnéville...
  
  
  • Algeria 21 - 24 Egypt
  • Russia 28 - 26 South Korea
• Wednesday, January 31 in Marseille
  Marseille
  Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
  
  
  • Croatia 34 - 37 Ukraine (double overtime)
  • Sweden 32 - 23 Argentina
• Wednesday, January 31 in Toulouse
  Toulouse
  Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
  
  
  • Iceland 27 - 31 FRY
  • Spain 28 - 23 Norway

Places 9 to 16

Rank	Country	Pts	Diff
9	Croatia	3	0
10	Tunisia	2	0
11	Iceland	2	-2
12	South Korea	1	-11
13	Algeria	0	-13
14	Norway	'	-18
15	Argentina	1	-31
16	Portugal	0	-14

Quarter-finals

• Thursday, February 1 in Albertville
  Albertville
  Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...
  
  
  • Germany 23 - 26 France (overtime)
• Thursday, February 1 in Amnéville les Thermes
  Amnéville
  Amnéville is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. The town is an important tourist and thermal center in France.-Main sights:*Traces of Roman road*Remains of a Roman bridge*14th century castle and church*Zoo d'Amnéville...
  
  
  • Egypt 21 - 19 Russia
• Thursday, February 1 in Toulouse
  Toulouse
  Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
  
  
  • Spain 24 - 26 FRY
• Thursday, February 1 in Marseille
  Marseille
  Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
  
  
  • Sweden 34 - 20 Ukraine

Ranking games in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

• Saturday, February 3
  • places 5 to 8:
    • Ukraine 23 - 24 Spain
    • Germany 29 - 33 Russia

• Sunday, February 4
  • places 7 and 8 :
    • Ukraine 30 - 24 Germany
  • places 5 and 6 :
    • Spain 40 - 38 Russia (overtime)

Final standings

Stefan Lövgren

Stefan Lövgren

Lars Stefan Lövgren is a former Swedish handball player. He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. Making his debut in the national team in , he played a total of 268 games and scored 1138 goals...

(Sweden) was named MVP of the tournament.