2022 European Men's Handball Championship

2022 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
2022-es férfi kézilabda-Európa-bajnokság (in Hungarian)
Majstrovstvá Európy v hádzanej mužov 2022 (in Slovak)
Tournament details
Host countries Hungary
 Slovakia
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Dates13–30 January
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Sweden (5th title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Denmark
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played65
Goals scored3,633 (55.89 per match)
Attendance312,892 (4,814 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iceland Ómar Ingi Magnússon
(59 goals)
Best playerSweden Jim Gottfridsson
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The 2022 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament and the second to feature 24 national teams. It was co-hosted in two countries – Hungary and Slovakia – from 13 to 30 January 2022. It was won by Sweden.

Bidding process

Main article: 2022 European Men's Handball Championship bidding process

Bids

On 4 May 2017 it was announced that the following nations had sent in an official expression of interest:[1]

However, when the deadline for submitting the final bids was over, the following applications had been received:

Host selection

On 20 June at the 14th ordinary EHF Congress held in Glasgow, Hungary and Slovakia were selected to host the competition.

Voting results[3]
Country
Votes
 Hungary &  Slovakia 32
 Belgium,  Spain &  France 14
 Denmark &  Switzerland –
Total 46

Venues

Following is a list of all venues and host cities which were used.

 Hungary  Slovakia
Budapest Debrecen Szeged Bratislava Košice
MVM Dome Főnix Arena Pick Aréna Ondrej Nepela Arena Steel Aréna
Capacity: 20,022 Capacity: 6,500 Capacity: 8,143 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 7,900
2022 European Men's Handball Championship is located in Hungary
Budapest
Debrecen
Szeged
Bratislava
Bratislava
Košice
Košice
Slovakia (in orange) is
north of Hungary (in green).

Qualification

Main article: 2022 European Men's Handball Championship qualification

The qualification for the final tournament took place between January 2019 and May 2021. The two host teams, Hungary and Slovakia, and the two best placed teams from the previous championship, Spain and Croatia, were automatically qualified, leaving a total of 40 national teams to compete for the remaining 20 places in the final tournament.

The competition consisted of three rounds: two qualification phases and a relegation round. The first qualification phase involved teams that did not participate in the second round of the 2020 qualification tournament. The two best teams advanced to a relegation round, where they were joined by the best European team from the 2019 IHF Emerging Nations Championship and the three worst ranked fourth-placed teams from the second round of the 2020 qualification. The three winners of the two-legged relegation round matches advanced to the second and last qualifying phase, joining the remaining 21 teams that participated in the 2020 championship and the remaining eight teams that were eliminated in the second round of the 2020 qualification. Those 32 teams were divided into eight groups by four teams, with top two teams and four best ranked third-teams qualifying.

Qualified teams

Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament
 Hungary Co-host 20 June 2018 12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Slovakia Co-host 20 June 2018 3 (2006, 2008, 2012)
 Spain Winner of 2020 European Championship 24 January 2020 14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Croatia Runner-up of 2020 European Championship 24 January 2020 14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Germany Group 2 winner 10 January 2021 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Serbia Group 1 winner 8 February 2021 6 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Sweden Group 8 winner 28 April 2021 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Russia Group 3 winner 28 April 2021 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020)
 North Macedonia Group 7 runner-up 28 April 2021 6 (1998, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Denmark Group 7 winner 28 April 2021 13 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 France Group 1 runner-up 29 April 2021 14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Norway Group 6 winner 29 April 2021 9 (2000, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Iceland Group 4 runner-up 29 April 2021 11 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Portugal Group 4 winner 29 April 2021 6 (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020)
 Belarus Group 6 runner-up 29 April 2021 6 (1994, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Slovenia Group 5 winner 29 April 2021 12 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Netherlands Group 5 runner-up 29 April 2021 1 (2020)
 Austria Group 2 runner-up 2 May 2021 4 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2020)
 Czech Republic Group 3 runner-up 2 May 2021 10 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020)
 Montenegro Group 8 runner-up 2 May 2021 5 (2008, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Top 4 ranked of third-placed teams 2 May 2021 1 (2020)
 Poland Top 4 ranked of third-placed teams 2 May 2021 9 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020)
 Ukraine Top 4 ranked of third-placed teams 2 May 2021 6 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2020)
 Lithuania Top 4 ranked of third-placed teams 2 May 2021 1 (1998)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Marketing

The official logo and slogan was unveiled on 25 January 2020 at the EHF Extraordinary Congress In Stockholm. The logo includes the national colours of both host nations – red, green, white and blue, forming the handball and an eye, relates closely to the event's motto "Watch Games, See More", highlighting the many opportunities for fans around the six venues.[4]

Draw

The draw took place in Budapest on 6 May 2021.[5][6]

Seeding

The seedings were announced on 3 May 2021.[7] The organizing countries had the right to allocate one team to each of the groups they were hosting due to potential spectators' interest. Hungary (assigned to group B) selected Croatia (assigned to group C) and Slovenia (assigned to group A), while Slovakia (assigned to group F) selected Germany (assigned to group D) and the Czech Republic (assigned to group E).

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Referees

The referee pairs were selected on 10 September 2021.[8] Two more pairs were selected on 10 January 2022.[9]

Referees
 Austria Radojko Brkić
Andrei Jusufhodžić
 Croatia Matija Gubica
Boris Milošević
 Czech Republic Václav Horáček
Jiří Novotný
 Denmark Mads Hansen
Jesper Madsen
 France Charlotte Bonaventura
Julie Bonaventura
 Germany Robert Schulze
Tobias Tönnies
 Hungary Ádám Bíró
Olivér Kiss
 Iceland Jónas Elíasson
Anton Pálsson
 Lithuania Vaidas Mažeika
Mindaugas Gatelis
 Montenegro Ivan Pavićević
Miloš Ražnatović
Referees
 North Macedonia Slave Nikolov
Gjorgji Nachevski
 Norway Lars Jørum
Håvard Kleven
 Portugal Duarte Santos
Ricardo Fonseca
 Romania Bogdan Stark
Romeo Ştefan
 Serbia Nenad Nikolić
Dušan Stojković
 Slovakia Boris Mandák
Mário Rudinský
 Slovenia Bojan Lah
David Sok
 Spain Andreu Marín
Ignacio García
 Sweden Mirza Kurtagic
Mattias Wetterwik
 Switzerland Arthur Brunner
Morad Salah

Squads

Main article: 2022 European Men's Handball Championship squads

Each team consists of up to 20 players, of whom 16 may be fielded for each match.[10]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC).[11]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 3 0 0 95 65 +30 6 Main round
2  Montenegro 3 2 0 1 82 86 −4 4
3  Slovenia 3 1 0 2 82 92 −10 2
4  North Macedonia 3 0 0 3 70 86 −16 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
13 January 2022
18:00 		Slovenia  27–25  North Macedonia Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 2,034
Referees: Brkić, Jusufhodžić (AUT)
Dolenec 5 (13–10) C. Kuzmanoski 8
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13 January 2022
20:30 		Denmark  30–21  Montenegro Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 2,142
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
M. Hansen 10 (18–10) B. Vujović 7
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15 January 2022
18:00 		North Macedonia  24–28  Montenegro Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 2,625
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Velkovski 6 (16–17) Anđelić, M. Vujović 6
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15 January 2022
20:30 		Slovenia  23–34  Denmark Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 3,812
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Mačkovšek 6 (14–16) M. Hansen 8
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17 January 2022
18:00 		Montenegro  33–32  Slovenia Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 1,203
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
B. Vujović 9 (16–19) Dolenec, Kodrin 6
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17 January 2022
20:30 		North Macedonia  21–31  Denmark Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 1,561
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
Peševski 6 (11–15) Kirkeløkke 9
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iceland 3 3 0 0 88 82 +6 6 Main round
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 91 88 +3 4
3  Hungary (H) 3 1 0 2 89 92 −3 2
4  Portugal 3 0 0 3 85 91 −6 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
13 January 2022
20:30 		Hungary  28–31  Netherlands MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 20,022
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Lékai 8 (10–13) Smits 11
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14 January 2022
20:30 		Portugal  24–28  Iceland MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 6,205
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Iturriza, Silva 4 (10–14) Guðjónsson 5
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16 January 2022
18:00 		Portugal  30–31  Hungary MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 20,022
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
three players 5 (15–14) Máthé 8
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16 January 2022
20:30 		Iceland  29–28  Netherlands MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 14,587
Referees: Brkić, Jusufhodžić (AUT)
Guðjónsson 8 (15–13) Smits 13
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18 January 2022
18:00 		Iceland  31–30  Hungary MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 20,022
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Elísson 9 (17–17) Bánhidi 6
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18 January 2022
20:30 		Netherlands  32–31  Portugal MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 11,287
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Smits 8 (17–13) Iturriza 7
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Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 92 70 +22 6 Main round
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 83 72 +11 4
3  Serbia 3 1 0 2 76 75 +1 2
4  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 71 105 −34 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
13 January 2022
18:00 		Serbia  31–23  Ukraine Pick Aréna, Szeged
Attendance: 4,658
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Kukić 7 (17–11) Horiha 6
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13 January 2022
20:30 		Croatia  22–27  France Pick Aréna, Szeged
Attendance: 5,422
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Čupić 6 (11–13) Descat 7
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David Mandić received a blue card in the 47th minute for a punch against the head of Kentin Mahé. He received a one game suspension from the EHF and he missed the next game against Serbia.[12]

15 January 2022
18:00 		France  36–23  Ukraine Pick Aréna, Szeged
Attendance: 8,143
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
Nahi 5 (17–11) Horiha 7
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15 January 2022
20:30 		Croatia  23–20  Serbia Pick Aréna, Szeged
Attendance: 8,143
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Čupić, Martinović 6 (11–9) Radivojević 5
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17 January 2022
18:00 		Ukraine  25–38  Croatia Pick Aréna, Szeged
Attendance: 4,038
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
Artemenko 5 (13–18) Martinović, Šipić 7
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17 January 2022
20:30 		France  29–25  Serbia Pick Aréna, Szeged
Attendance: 4,038
Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU)
Mahé 6 (16–7) Radivojević 7
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Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 97 81 +16 6 Main round
2  Poland 3 2 0 1 88 81 +7 4
3  Belarus 3 1 0 2 78 88 −10 2
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 86 99 −13 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
14 January 2022
18:00 		Germany  33–29  Belarus Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,271
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Häfner, Schiller 8 (17–18) Kulesh, Vailupau 7
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14 January 2022
20:30 		Austria  31–36  Poland Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,530
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Frimmel 8 (14–17) Moryto 9
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16 January 2022
18:00 		Germany  34–29  Austria Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,485
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Kastening 9 (15–16) Frimmel 9
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16 January 2022
20:30 		Belarus  20–29  Poland Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Vailupau 5 (11–14) Krajewski 7
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18 January 2022
18:00 		Poland  23–30  Germany Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,076
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Moryto 7 (12–15) Steinert 9
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18 January 2022
20:30 		Belarus  29–26  Austria Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 835
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
Vailupau 8 (16–16) Bozovic 7
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Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 88 78 +10 6 Main round
2  Sweden 3 1 1 1 85 77 +8 3[a]
3  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 80 74 +6 3[a]
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 0 0 3 61 85 −24 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Czech Republic 27–27 Sweden
13 January 2022
18:00 		Spain  28–26  Czech Republic Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,173
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Gurbindo 6 (14–11) Hrstka 6
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13 January 2022
20:30 		Sweden  30–18  Bosnia and Herzegovina Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,268
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Wanne 6 (17–11) S. Burić 4
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15 January 2022
18:00 		Czech Republic  27–19  Bosnia and Herzegovina Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,994
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Klíma 8 (12–9) Hamidović 5
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15 January 2022
20:30 		Spain  32–28  Sweden Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 2,159
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Fernández 8 (17–14) Wanne 8
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17 January 2022
18:00 		Bosnia and Herzegovina  24–28  Spain Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,162
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Karačić 6 (14–12) Casado 7
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17 January 2022
20:30 		Czech Republic  27–27  Sweden Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,368
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Babák, Piroch 5 (11–12) Sandell, Wanne 5
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Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 0 88 76 +12 6 Main round
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 92 77 +15 4
3  Slovakia (H) 3 1 0 2 83 97 −14 2
4  Lithuania 3 0 0 3 82 95 −13 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
13 January 2022
18:00 		Russia  29–27  Lithuania Steel Aréna, Košice
Attendance: 902
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
Kosorotov 9 (14–9) Malašinskas 5
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13 January 2022
20:30 		Norway  35–25  Slovakia Steel Aréna, Košice
Attendance: 1,568
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Toft 5 (15–11) Urban 6
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15 January 2022
18:00 		Slovakia  31–26  Lithuania Steel Aréna, Košice
Attendance: 1,504
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Urban 7 (15–8) Malašinskas 8
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15 January 2022
20:30 		Norway  22–23  Russia Steel Aréna, Košice
Attendance: 1,967
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Barthold 7 (12–14) Zhitnikov 7
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17 January 2022
18:00 		Slovakia  27–36  Russia Steel Aréna, Košice
Attendance: 1,290
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Prokop 8 (9–19) Kosorotov 7
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17 January 2022
20:30 		Lithuania  29–35  Norway Steel Aréna, Košice
Attendance: 1,705
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Malašinskas 8 (16–16) Barthold, Sagosen 7
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Main round

Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advance will be transferred to the main round.

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 5 4 0 1 148 131 +17 8[a] Semifinals
2  Denmark 5 4 0 1 149 123 +26 8[a]
3  Iceland 5 3 0 2 138 124 +14 6 Fifth place game
4  Croatia 5 1 1 3 124 136 −12 3[b]
5  Netherlands 5 1 1 3 137 156 −19 3[b]
6  Montenegro 5 1 0 4 134 160 −26 2
Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2022. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Denmark 29–30 France
  2. ^ a b Netherlands 28–28 Croatia, goal difference: Croatia −12 and Netherlands −19
20 January 2022
15:30 		Montenegro  32–26  Croatia MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 5,037
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
B. Vujović, M. Vujović 7 (15–9) Čupić 7
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20 January 2022
18:00 		France  34–24  Netherlands MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 5,055
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Minne 8 (15–12) Baijens, Smits 4
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20 January 2022
20:30 		Denmark  28–24  Iceland MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 5,060
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Gidsel 9 (17–14) Magnússon 8
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22 January 2022
15:30 		Montenegro  30–34  Netherlands MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 11,360
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Čepić, B. Vujović 6 (16–18) Smits 9
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22 January 2022
18:00 		France  21–29  Iceland MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 11,394
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
three players 5 (10–17) Magnússon 10
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22 January 2022
20:30 		Denmark  27–25  Croatia MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 11,412
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
M. Hansen 8 (12–11) Marić 8
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24 January 2022
15:30 		Iceland  22–23  Croatia MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 4,522
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Thorkelsson 6 (12–10) Lučin 6
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24 January 2022
18:00 		Denmark  35–23  Netherlands MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 4,557
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Gidsel 9 (21–12) Baijens 6
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24 January 2022
20:30 		Montenegro  27–36  France MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 4,582
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
M. Vujović 7 (12–16) Mem 7
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26 January 2022
15:30 		Montenegro  24–34  Iceland MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 5,200
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
M. Vujović 11 (8–17) Magnússon 11
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26 January 2022
18:00 		Netherlands  28–28  Croatia MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 5,275
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Steins 6 (15–13) Martinović 12
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26 January 2022
20:30 		Denmark  29–30  France MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 5,315
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Kirkeløkke 10 (17–12) Descat, Mem 8
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Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 4 0 1 138 130 +8 8[a] Semifinals
2  Sweden 5 4 0 1 134 117 +17 8[a]
3  Norway 5 3 0 2 142 124 +18 6 Fifth place game
4  Germany 5 2 0 3 127 134 −7 4
5  Russia 5 1 1 3 129 136 −7 3
6  Poland 5 0 1 4 128 157 −29 1
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Spain 32–28 Sweden
20 January 2022
15:30 		Russia  23–29  Sweden Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,667
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Ermakov 5 (13–16) Wanne 9
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20 January 2022
18:00 		Germany  23–29  Spain Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,683
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Golla, Zieker 4 (12–14) Maqueda 6
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20 January 2022
20:30 		Poland  31–42  Norway Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,682
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Moryto 10 (15–21) Barthold 10
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21 January 2022
15:30 		Russia  25–26  Spain Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 2,021
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Santalov 6 (11–12) Casado 7
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21 January 2022
18:00 		Poland  18–28  Sweden Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 2,021
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Krajewski, Moryto 5 (6–14) three players 4
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21 January 2022
20:30 		Germany  23–28  Norway Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 2,021
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Golla 4 (12–14) Toft 7
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23 January 2022
15:30 		Poland  29–29  Russia Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,984
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Sićko 8 (13–12) Kosorotov 8
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23 January 2022
18:00 		Germany  21–25  Sweden Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,992
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Köster 4 (10–12) Wanne 6
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23 January 2022
20:30 		Spain  23–27  Norway Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,992
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Maqueda 6 (11–14) Barthold 6
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25 January 2022
15:30 		Poland  27–28  Spain Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,432
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Moryto 6 (13–14) three players 4
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25 January 2022
18:00 		Germany  30–29  Russia Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,443
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
three players 5 (16–12) Kosorotov 8
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25 January 2022
20:30 		Sweden  24–23  Norway Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 1,448
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Chrintz 6 (9–14) Reinkind 6
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Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 January
 
 
 France33
 
30 January
 
 Sweden34
 
 Sweden27
 
28 January
 
 Spain26
 
 Spain29
 
 
 Denmark25
 
Third place
 
 
30 January
 
 
 France32
 
 
 Denmark (ET)35

Fifth place game

28 January 2022
15:30 		Iceland  33–34 (ET)  Norway MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 7,165
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Magnússon 10 (12–16) Sagosen 8
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FT: 27–27 ET: 6–7

Semifinals

28 January 2022
18:15 		Spain  29–25  Denmark MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 7,286
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Gómez 11 (13–14) M. Hansen 8
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28 January 2022
20:45 		France  33–34  Sweden MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 7,306
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Descat, Minne 8 (14–17) Gottfridsson 9
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Third place game

30 January 2022
15:30 		France  32–35 (ET)  Denmark MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 10,021
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Mahé 8 (14–13) Holm 10
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FT: 29–29 ET: 3–6

Final

30 January 2022
18:15 		Sweden  27–26  Spain MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 14,238
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Bergendahl, Ekberg 5 (12–13) Figueras, Gómez 6
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Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

The teams ranked fourth in each group after the completion of the preliminary round matches are ranked 19 to 24, while teams ranked third in each group after the completion of the preliminary round matches are ranked 13 to 18 according to the number of points won in the preliminary round. Places seven and eight are attributed to the two teams ranked fourth in the groups, places nine and ten to the two teams ranked fifth in the groups and places eleven and twelve to the two teams ranked sixth in the group according to the number of points won by the respective teams after completion of the main round matches. Places five and six will be decided by a play-off, and the top four places by knock-out.

Rank[13] Team Qualification
WC EC
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sweden Q Q
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Spain Q
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Denmark Q
4  France Q
5  Norway
6  Iceland q2
7  Germany Q
8  Croatia
9  Russia
10  Netherlands
11  Montenegro
12  Poland Q
13  Czech Republic q2
14  Serbia
15  Hungary
16  Slovenia q1
17  Belarus
18  Slovakia
19  Portugal
20  Austria
21  Lithuania
22  North Macedonia
23  Bosnia and Herzegovina
24  Ukraine

Entry stages

Q Qualified directly to a main tournament
q2 Enters part 2 of qualification phase 2 (applied only for 2023 World Championship)
q1 Enters part 1 of qualification phase 2 (applied only for 2023 World Championship)

Method of qualification

Qualified for the phase indicated based on this tournament
Qualified for the tournament as a host nation
Qualified for the World Championship as defending title holder
Qualified for the 2023 World Championship as co-Host

All-Star team

The all-star team and MVP were announced on 30 January 2022.[14]

Position Player
Most valuable player Sweden Jim Gottfridsson
Best defender Sweden Oscar Bergendahl
Goalkeeper Iceland Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson
Right wing Spain Aleix Gómez
Right back Denmark Mathias Gidsel
Centre back Netherlands Luc Steins
Left back Denmark Mikkel Hansen
Left wing Montenegro Miloš Vujović
Pivot Germany Johannes Golla

Statistics

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