Handball World Cup 2023: schedule, groups and results

2023-01-11T07:14:19.078Z

The Handball World Championship will be held in Poland and Sweden from January 11th. Denmark is hoping for a special record. The German selection is once again just an outsider. Everything you need to know about the event can be found here.

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Hoping for his eleventh gold medal in a major event: Nikola Karabatic

Photo: IMAGO/JB Autissier / IMAGO/PanoramiC

Handball World Cup 2023

Can Denmark win the title hat-trick?

The selection around superstar Mikkel Hansen could triumph as the first nation three times in a row at a handball world championship.

The chances are not bad.

The World Cup, held in Poland and Sweden, begins on January 11th and ends with the final on January 29th in Kraków in front of more than 15,000 fans.

Germany has also qualified and will face Qatar, Serbia and Algeria in Group E.

The groups

Group A: Spain, Montenegro, Chile, Iran

Group B: France, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia

Group C: Sweden, Brazil, Cape Verde, Uruguay

Group D: Iceland, Portugal, Hungary, South Korea

Group E:

Germany

, Qatar, Serbia, Algeria

Group F: Norway, North Macedonia, Argentina, Netherlands

Group G: Egypt, Croatia, Morocco, USA

Group H: Denmark, Belgium, Bahrain, Tunisia

TV broadcast

The German games will be shown alternately on ARD and ZDF.

In addition, Eurosport secured the broadcasting rights for 15 matches without German participation.

If you don't want to miss a single game, you can use the paid streaming service Sportdeutschland.tv.

The game plan

Games of the German team

January 13, 2023,

8:30 p.m.: Germany - Qatar (ZDF) January 15, 2023

6 p.m .: Germany - Serbia (ARD)

January 17, 2023,

6 p.m.: Germany - Algeria (ZDF)

preliminary round

Group A – Venue:

Kraków

Thursday, 01/12/2023

6:00 p.m.: Chile-Iran

8:30 p.m.: Spain-Montenegro

Saturday, 01/14/2023

6:00 p.m. Spain-Chile

8:30 p.m.: Montenegro-Iran

Monday, 01/16/2023

6:00 p.m. Iran-Spain

8:30 p.m.: Montenegro-Chile

Group B – Venue:

Katowice

Wednesday, 01/11/2023

8.30 p.m .: France – Poland

Thursday, 01/12/2023

8.30 p.m .: Saudi Arabia – Slovenia

Saturday, 01/14/2023

6:00 p.m.: France - Saudi Arabia

8:30 p.m.: Poland - Slovenia

Monday, 01/16/2023

18:00: Slovenia - France

20:30: Poland - Saudi Arabia

Group C - Venue:

Gothenburg

Thursday, 01/12/2023

18:00: Cape Verde - Uruguay

20:30: Sweden - Brazil

Saturday, 01/14/2023:

6:00 p.m.: Sweden - Cape Verde

8:30 p.m.: Brazil - Uruguay

Monday, 01/16/2023

18.00 Uruguay - Sweden

20.30 Brazil - Cape Verde

Group D – Venue:

Kristianstad

Thursday, 01/12/2023

6:00 p.m. Hungary-South Korea

8:30 p.m.: Iceland-Portugal

Saturday, 01/14/2023

18:00 Iceland v Hungary

20:30 Portugal v South Korea

Monday, 01/16/2023

18:00 South Korea v Iceland

20:30 Portugal v Hungary

Group E – Venue:

Katowice

Friday, 01/13/2023

6:00 p.m.: Serbia - Algeria

8:30 p.m.: Germany - Qatar

Sunday, 01/15/2023

6:00 p.m.: Germany - Serbia

8:30 p.m.: Qatar - Algeria

Tuesday, 01/17/2023

6:00 p.m.: Algeria - Germany

8:30 p.m.: Qatar - Serbia

Group F – Venue:

Kraków

Friday, 01/13/2023

18.00 Argentina v Netherlands

20.30 Norway v North Macedonia

Sunday, 01/15/2023

18:00 Norway v Argentina

20:30 North Macedonia v Netherlands

Tuesday, 01/17/2023

18.00: Netherlands - Norway

20.30: North Macedonia - Norway

Group G – Venue:

Jönköping

Friday, 01/13/2023

6:00 p.m.: Morocco - USA

8:30 p.m.: Egypt - Croatia

Sunday, 01/15/2023

6:00 p.m.: Egypt - Morocco

8:30 p.m.: Croatia - USA

Tuesday, 01/17/2023

6:00 p.m.: USA - Egypt

8:30 p.m.: Croatia - Morocco

Group H – Venue:

Malmo

Friday, 01/13/2023

18:00 Bahrain - Tunisia

20:30: Denmark - Belgium

Sunday, 01/15/2023

6:00 p.m. Denmark-Bahrain

8:30 p.m. Belgium-Tunisia

Tuesday, 01/17/2023

6:00 p.m.: Tunisia - Denmark

8:30 p.m.: Belgium - Bahrain

main round

Group 1

Wednesday, 01/18/2023

3.30pm: 1st group A - 3rd group B

6.00pm: 1st group B - 2nd group A

8.30pm: 3rd group A - 2nd group B

Friday, 01/20/2023

3.30pm: 2nd group A - 3rd group B

6.00pm: 2nd group B - 1st group A

8.30pm: 3rd group A - 1st group B

Sunday, 01/22/2023

3.30pm: 1st group A - 1st group B

6.00pm: 2nd group A - 2nd group B

8.30pm: 3rd group A - 3rd group B

group 2

Wednesday, 01/18/2023

3.30pm: 1st group C - 3rd group D

6.00pm: 1st group D - 2nd group C

8.30pm: 3rd group C - 2nd group D

Friday, 01/20/2023

3.30pm: 2nd group C - 3rd group D

6.00pm: 2nd group D - 1st group C

8.30pm: 3rd group C - 1st group D

Sunday, 01/22/2023

3.30pm: 1st group C - 1st group D

6.00pm: 2nd group C - 2nd group D

8.30pm: 3rd group C - 3rd group D

group 3

Thursday, 01/19/2023

3.30 p.m.: 1st group E - 3rd group F

6.00 p.m.: 1st group F - 2nd group E

8.30 p.m.: 3rd group E - 2nd group F

Saturday, 01/21/2023

3.30 p.m.: 2nd group E - 3rd group F

6.00 p.m.: 2nd group F - 1st group E

8.30 p.m.: 3rd group E - 1st group F

Monday, 01/23/2023

3.30 p.m.: 1st group E - 1st group F

6 p.m.: 2nd group E - 2nd group F

8.30 p.m.: 3rd group E - 3rd group F

group 4

Thursday, 01/19/2023

3.30pm: 1st group G - 3rd group H

6.00pm: 1st group H - 2nd group G

8.30pm: 3rd group G - 2nd group H

Saturday, 01/21/2023

3.30pm: 2nd group G - 3rd group H

6.00pm: 2nd group H - 1st group G

8.30pm: 3rd group G - 1st group H

Monday, 01/23/2023

3.30pm: 1st group G - 1st group H

6.00pm: 2nd group G - 2nd group H

8.30pm: 3rd group G - 3rd group H

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, 01/25/2023

6 p.m.: 1st main group I - 2nd main group III

8.30 p.m.: 1st main group III - 2nd main group I

6 p.m.: 1st main group II - 2nd main group IV

8.30 p.m.: 1st main group IV - 2nd main group II

semifinals

Friday, 01/27/2023

6.00pm: Winner 1st Quarterfinal - Winner 3rd Quarterfinal

8.30pm: Winner 2nd Quarterfinal - Winner 4th Quarterfinal

3rd place match

Sunday, 01/29/2023

6:30 p.m.: Loser semi-final 1 - loser semi-final 2

final

Sunday, 01/29/2023

8:30 p.m.: Winner semi-final 1 - winner semi-final 2

The favourites

Wie schon in den Jahren zuvor zählt Deutschland nicht zum Kreis der Topfavoriten. Stattdessen werden Frankreich (Olympiasieger), Dänemark (Weltmeister), Schweden (Europameister) und Spanien die besten Chancen eingeräumt. Die dänische Auswahl kann wieder auf den dreifachen Welthandballer Mikkel Hansen bauen, der nach Herzrhythmusstörungen und einer Lungenembolie zurückkehrt. Bei der Équipe peilt Superstar Nikola Karabatic im Alter von 38 Jahren seine elfte Goldmedaille bei einem Großereignis an, Star des Teams ist jedoch Dika Mem vom FC Barcelona. Schweden hofft auch auf den Heimvorteil.

Polen als Co-Gastgeber, Slowenien, Island, Kroatien um Domagoj Duvnjak (THW Kiel) und auch Deutschland gelten als mögliche Überraschungskandidaten auf den Titel. Für den Fall, dass sich das deutsche Team von Bundestrainer Alfreð Gíslason für die Hauptrunde qualifiziert, würde sie auf die drei besten Teams der Vorrundengruppe F treffen (Argentinien, Niederlande, Nordmazedonien oder Norwegen).

Der Modus

Erst zum zweiten Mal nach 2021 nehmen 32 Nationen an der WM teil. Die Teams verteilen sich auf insgesamt acht Gruppen. Die jeweils drei besten Länder qualifizieren sich für die anschließend beginnende Hauptrunde. Dort werden dann in vier Sechsergruppen die Viertelfinalisten ermittelt. Wichtig: Die Mannschaften nehmen ihre Punkte mit, die sie in der Vorrunde gegen ebenfalls qualifizierte Nationen gewonnen haben.

Über die K.o.-Phase hinaus, die am 29. Januar mit dem Finale endet, gibt es auch noch den sogenannten President's Cup. Dort duellieren sich die jeweils Viertplatzierten der Gruppenphase um die Plätze 25 bis 32 zu ermitteln.

Der Kader

Tor: Andreas Wolff (VIVE Lomza Kielce/POL), Joel Birlehm (Rhein-Neckar Löwen)
Linksaußen: Lukas Mertens (SC Magdeburg), Rune Dahmke (THW Kiel)
Rückraum links: Paul Drux (Füchse Berlin), Philipp Weber (SC Magdeburg), Julian Köster (VfL Gummersbach)
Rückraum Mitte: Juri Knorr (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Luca Witzke (SC DHfK Leipzig), Simon Ernst (SC DHfK Leipzig)
Rückraum rechts: Kai Häfner (MT Melsungen), Djibril M’Bengue (Bergischer HC), Christoph Steinert (HC Erlangen)
Rechtsaußen: Patrick Groetzki (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Lukas Zerbe (TBV Lemgo Lippe)
Kreis: Johannes Golla (SG Flensburg-Handewitt), Jannik Kohlbacher (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Tim Zechel (HC Erlangen)