2008 European Men's Handball Championship - Qualification Round
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Qualification matches for the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship
took place in 2007. According to the EHF rules host (Norway
), and the top six nations from the 2006 European Championship
(France
, Croatia
, Spain
, Denmark
, Germany
, Russia
) were automatically qualified. The other nine places will be determined in play-offs in June; nine teams are seeded after qualifying for the 2006 Championship, while their opponents qualified through the preliminary group stages.
on 26 January 2007. The matches were two-legged affairs, and were played in the second and third weekends of June.
2008 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2008 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Norway from 17–27 January, in the cities of Bergen, Drammen, Lillehammer, Stavanger and Trondheim. Denmark won the tournament with Croatia second and France third....
took place in 2007. According to the EHF rules host (Norway
Norway national handball team
The Norway national handball team is the national handball team of Norway. Controlled by the Norwegian Handball Federation it represents Norway in international matches.- Current squad :...
), and the top six nations from the 2006 European Championship
2006 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2006 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Switzerland from 26 January–5 February, in the cities of Basel, Berne, Lucerne, St. Gallen and Zürich. France won the tournament, going through unbeaten after an early defeat to Spain...
(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....
, Croatia
Croatia national handball team
The Croatian national handball team is a handball team that represents Croatia in the international matches and has been playing since the country's independence in the early 1990s...
, 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...
, 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....
, Germany
Germany national handball team
The Germany national handball team is the national handball team of Germany. Germany won the handball world cup in 1938, 1978 and in 2007 as the host of the handball world cup-Achievements:Olympic Games* winner in 1936...
, Russia
Russia national handball team
The Russia national handball team is the national handball team of Russia and is controlled by the Handball Union of Russia. Russia is designated by IHF and EHF as the inheritor of the record of USSR until 1990 and the Unified Team during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-History of handball...
) were automatically qualified. The other nine places will be determined in play-offs in June; nine teams are seeded after qualifying for the 2006 Championship, while their opponents qualified through the preliminary group stages.
Summary
Below is a table containing all seven qualifying groups. Teams that have secured a place in the final tournament are highlighted in green. The order of teams is by play off position.| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 |
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Group stage
Final standings (as of 30 January 2007)
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Play-off
The play-off draw was made in ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
on 26 January 2007. The matches were two-legged affairs, and were played in the second and third weekends of June.
| Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
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| 72 - 47 | 31 – 20 | 41 - 27 | ||
| 53 - 59 | 23 – 28 | 30 - 31 | ||
| 48 – 63 | 29 – 28 | 19 - 35 | ||
| 66 – 60 | 33 – 28 | 33 - 32 | ||
| 56 – 64 | 30 – 31 | 26 - 33 | ||
| 61 – 54 | 33 – 24 | 28 - 30 | ||
| 69 – 59 | 36 – 25 | 33 - 34 | ||
| 55 – 63 | 28 – 30 | 27 - 33 | ||
| 70 – 71 | 30 – 29 | 40 - 42 |