2015 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
Sport tournament
International handball competition
2015 Men's Junior World Handball Championship Host country Brazil Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 19 July – 1 August 2015 Teams 24 (from 4 confederations) Champions France (1st title) Runner-up Denmark Third place Germany Fourth place Egypt Matches played 92 Goals scored 5,250 (57.07 per match) Top scorer(s) Nicusor Negru (70 goals)[ 1] Best player Florian Delecroix [ 2]
The 2015 IHF Men's Junior World Championship was the 20th edition of the tournament and held at Brazil from 19 July to 1 August 2015. The decision to select Brazil as the host was announced 1 August 2014.[ 3] [ 4] France won their first title by defeating Denmark 26–24 in the final.[ 5]
Host cities
The tournament took place entirely in Minas Gerais . Matches will be held in the cities of Uberlândia and Uberaba .[ 3]
Qualified teams
The Oceania Federation withdrew, Portugal was named the replacement.[ 6]
Europe[ 7] [ 8]
Africa[ 9]
Asia[ 10]
Americas[ 11]
Preliminary round
The draw was held on 21 May 2015.[ 12] [ 13]
All times are local (UTC−3 ).
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Sweden
5
5
0
0
210
108
+102
10
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Belarus
5
4
0
1
181
130
+51
8
3
Tunisia
5
3
0
2
153
142
+11
6
4
Russia
5
2
0
3
165
168
−3
4
5
Netherlands
5
1
0
4
149
165
−16
2
6
Paraguay
5
0
0
5
95
240
−145
0
Source:
ihf.info 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.
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Spain
5
4
0
1
134
107
+27
8
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Romania
5
2
2
1
136
130
+6
6[ a]
3
Qatar
5
3
0
2
130
138
−8
6[ a]
4
Portugal
5
2
1
2
120
127
−7
5[ b]
5
Serbia
5
2
1
2
134
112
+22
5[ b]
6
Angola
5
0
0
5
113
153
−40
0
Source:
ihf.info 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:
^ a b Qatar–Romania 31–32
^ a b Portugal–Serbia 27–24
Group C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
France
5
5
0
0
163
123
+40
10
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Denmark
5
4
0
1
165
121
+44
8
3
South Korea
5
3
0
2
153
133
+20
6
4
Argentina
5
2
0
3
114
123
−9
4
5
Algeria
5
1
0
4
117
145
−28
2
6
Chile
5
0
0
5
104
171
−67
0
Source:
ihf.info 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.
Group D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Germany
5
4
1
0
166
119
+47
9
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Egypt
5
3
1
1
151
128
+23
7[ a]
3
Brazil
5
3
1
1
155
131
+24
7[ a]
4
Norway
5
2
0
3
135
138
−3
4
5
Japan
5
1
1
3
139
155
−16
3
6
Uruguay
5
0
0
5
89
164
−75
0
Source:
ihf.info 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:
Knockout stage
5th place bracket
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
9–16th placement games
The eight losers of the round of 16 were seeded according to their results in the preliminary round against teams ranked 1–4.[ 14]
Ranking
Source:
[citation needed ] 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.
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
President's Cup
17th place bracket
21st place bracket
21st–24th place semifinals
17th–20th place semifinals
23rd place game
21st place game
19th place game
17th place game
Final standings
Awards
MVP
All-star team
References
External links