2019 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification
The European qualification for the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship, in Japan, was played over two rounds.[1]
In the first round of qualification, 16 teams who were not participating at the 2018 European Championship were split into four groups. Each winner from the four groups and the best 2nd-placed team joined the remaining 12 teams from the European Championship and Austria as the second-best third-ranked team from the 2018 European Championship qualification and played play-offs to determine the nine qualifiers.
Qualification phase 1
Seeding
The draw was held on 24 June 2016.[2] The winner from each group and the best second-ranked team advanced to the play-off round. Each group played their matches in a mini-tournament at a pre-selected location.[3]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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All times are local.
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 67 | +33 | 6 | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 80 | +31 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 84 | −11 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 112 | −53 | 0 |
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
30 November 2018 15:30 | Kosovo ![]() | 25–28 | ![]() | Mestská športová hala, Šaľa Attendance: 150 Referees: Merisi, Rosca (ITA) |
Demaj 9 | (11–16) | Vakrat 12 | ||
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30 November 2018 18:00 | Slovakia ![]() | 36–32 | ![]() | Mestská športová hala, Šaľa Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
Rajnohová 12 | (17–13) | Borshchenko, Glibko 7 | ||
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1 December 2018 15:30 | Ukraine ![]() | 44–19 | ![]() | Mestská športová hala, Šaľa Attendance: 150 Referees: Merisi, Rosca (ITA) |
Glibko 9 | (23–7) | Merditaj 8 | ||
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1 December 2018 18:00 | Israel ![]() | 20–24 | ![]() | Mestská športová hala, Šaľa Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
Bertaut, Vakrat 5 | (7–11) | Patrnčiaková 6 | ||
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2 December 2018 15:30 | Ukraine ![]() | 35–25 | ![]() | Mestská športová hala, Šaľa Attendance: 100 Referees: Merisi, Rosca (ITA) |
Glibko 10 | (23–11) | Aminov 8 | ||
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2 December 2018 18:00 | Slovakia ![]() | 40–15 | ![]() | Mestská športová hala, Šaľa Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
Patrnčiaková 6 | (18–5) | Kameri 7 | ||
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Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 6 | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 71 | +4 | 2[a] | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 66 | −3 | 2[a] | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 74 | −17 | 2[a] |
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
Notes:
- ^ a b c Lithuania 2 Pts, +5 GD; Faore Islands 2 Pts, +1 GD; Finland 2 Pts, −6 GD
30 November 2018 16:30 | Faroe Islands ![]() | 19–22 | ![]() | GoEasy Arena, Untersiggenthal Attendance: 180 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
Christophersen Jojic 6 | (12–10) | Aarnio 8 | ||
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30 November 2018 19:00 | Switzerland ![]() | 21–20 | ![]() | GoEasy Arena, Untersiggenthal Attendance: 1,050 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
Gautschi 5 | (13–12) | Gedroit 6 | ||
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1 December 2018 16:30 | Lithuania ![]() | 21–25 | ![]() | GoEasy Arena, Untersiggenthal Attendance: 250 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
Gedroit 5 | (11–15) | Christophersen Jojic 6 | ||
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1 December 2018 19:00 | Finland ![]() | 10–21 | ![]() | GoEasy Arena, Untersiggenthal Attendance: 975 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
Kulju 4 | (7–10) | Frey 5 | ||
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2 December 2018 12:00 | Lithuania ![]() | 34–25 | ![]() | GoEasy Arena, Untersiggenthal Attendance: 105 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
Kavaliauskaitė 11 | (17–9) | Hilli, Voutilainen 4 | ||
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2 December 2018 15:00 | Switzerland ![]() | 23–19 | ![]() | GoEasy Arena, Untersiggenthal Attendance: 950 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
Gautschi 7 | (11–8) | Henneberg Joensen 4 | ||
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Group 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 67 | +27 | 6 | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 67 | +5 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 92 | −27 | 0 |
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
23 November 2018 17:00 | Belarus ![]() | 31–23 | ![]() | DAK Amyntaio, Amyntaio Attendance: 300 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER) |
Kotsina 9 | (15–14) | three players 5 | ||
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23 November 2018 19:30 | Italy ![]() | 19–23 | ![]() | DAK Amyntaio, Amyntaio Attendance: 800 Referees: Pech, Vágvölgyi (HUN) |
Del Balzo, Eder 4 | (9–12) | Tsàkalou 9 | ||
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24 November 2018 17:00 | Greece ![]() | 18–28 | ![]() | DAK Amyntaio, Amyntaio Attendance: 900 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER) |
Vafeiadou 6 | (8–14) | Shamanouskaya, Vasileuskaya 5 | ||
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24 November 2018 19:30 | Portugal ![]() | 34–20 | ![]() | DAK Amyntaio, Amyntaio Attendance: 300 Referees: Pech, Vágvölgyi (HUN) |
Vieira 6 | (19–9) | Del Balzo 6 | ||
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25 November 2018 17:00 | Portugal ![]() | 15–16 | ![]() | DAK Amyntaio, Amyntaio Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER) |
Emidio, Vieira 4 | (4–5) | Vafeiadou 8 | ||
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25 November 2018 19:30 | Belarus ![]() | 35–26 | ![]() | DAK Amyntaio, Amyntaio Attendance: 300 Referees: Pech, Vágvölgyi (HUN) |
Yezhykava 7 | (17–15) | Manojlovic 7 | ||
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Group 4
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 66 | +34 | 6 | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 70 | +36 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 92 | −14 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 122 | −56 | 0 |
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
30 November 2018 18:00 | Macedonia ![]() | 41–22 | ![]() | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 600 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
Ristovska 11 | (18–8) | Tankaskaya 6 | ||
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30 November 2018 20:00 | Turkey ![]() | 23–36 | ![]() | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
Şahin 5 | (14–18) | Pálsdóttir 8 | ||
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1 December 2018 18:00 | Iceland ![]() | 21–29 | ![]() | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 600 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
Pálsdóttir, Stefánsdóttir 5 | (10–16) | Ristovska 9 | ||
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1 December 2018 20:00 | Azerbaijan ![]() | 26–32 | ![]() | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
Gasimova, Tankaskaya 6 | (13–17) | Bozdoğan 5 | ||
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2 December 2018 18:00 | Iceland ![]() | 49–18 | ![]() | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
Stefánsdóttir 13 | (28–9) | three players 4 | ||
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2 December 2018 20:00 | Turkey ![]() | 23–30 | ![]() | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 700 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
Bozdoğan, Türkoğlu 5 | (10–16) | Ristovska 9 | ||
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Ranking of second-placed teams
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 4 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 70 | +36 | 4 | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | 1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 80 | +31 | 4 | |
3 | 3 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 4 | |
4 | 2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 71 | +4 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored.
Qualification phase 2
The draw was held on 15 December 2018 at Paris.[4][5] The teams played a home-and away series to determine the participants for the final tournament.
Seedings
Pot 1 (9 best ranked teams from the 2018 European Championship not already qualified for World Championship) | Pot 2 (3 lowest ranked teams from the 2018 European Championship + Austria + teams from the qualification round) |
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Overview
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Croatia ![]() | 45–49 | ![]() | 24–24 | 21–25 |
Denmark ![]() | 61–36 | ![]() | 35–22 | 26–14 |
Sweden ![]() | 78–42 | ![]() | 33–18 | 45–24 |
Belarus ![]() | 49–65 | ![]() | 21–34 | 28–31 |
Serbia ![]() | 60–49 | ![]() | 33–19 | 27–30 |
Czech Republic ![]() | 49–49 (a) | ![]() | 26–24 | 23–25 |
North Macedonia ![]() | 57–71 | ![]() | 30–33 | 27–38 |
Austria ![]() | 42–69 | ![]() | 23–41 | 19–28 |
Spain ![]() | 66–58 | ![]() | 35–26 | 31–32 |
All times are local.
Matches
2 June 2019 16:00 | Croatia ![]() | 24–24 | ![]() | Sports Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN) |
Blažević, Turk 5 | (11–10) | Naidzinavicius 6 | ||
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5 June 2019 18:45 | Germany ![]() | 25–21 | ![]() | Westpress Arena, Hamm Attendance: 2,167 Referees: Canbro, Kliko (SWE) |
Stolle 6 | (14–9) | Blažević 7 | ||
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Germany won 49–45 on aggregate.
1 June 2019 16:10 | Denmark ![]() | 35–22 | ![]() | Roskilde Hallen, Roskilde Attendance: 2,088 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
Hansen 8 | (18–10) | Gautschi 7 | ||
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5 June 2019 18:15 | Switzerland ![]() | 14–26 | ![]() | Axa-Arena, Winterthur Attendance: 1,165 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP) |
Kündig 5 | (5–12) | K. Jørgensen 6 | ||
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Denmark won 61–36 on aggregate.
1 June 2019 17:00 | Sweden ![]() | 33–18 | ![]() | Brinova Arena Karlskrona, Karlskrona Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Pandzic, Mosorinski (SRB) |
Hagman 7 | (18–10) | Bíziková 7 | ||
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6 June 2019 18:00 | Slovakia ![]() | 24–45 | ![]() | Mestská športová hala Šaľa, Šaľa Attendance: 800 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN) |
Bíziková 9 | (10–25) | Mässing 9 | ||
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Sweden won 78–42 on aggregate.
31 May 2019 19:15 | Belarus ![]() | 21–34 | ![]() | Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 1,560 Referees: Prastalo, Balvan (BIH) |
Shamanouskaya 6 | (10–17) | Løke 6 | ||
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5 June 2019 19:00 | Norway ![]() | 31–28 | ![]() | Sotra Arena, Bergen Attendance: 3,809 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
Brattset 7 | (21–11) | Ilyina, Shamanouskaya 6 | ||
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Norway won 65–49 on aggregate.
31 May 2019 20:15 | Serbia ![]() | 33–19 | ![]() | Crystal Hall, Zrenjanin Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Alpaizde, Berezkina (RUS) |
three players 6 | (17–11) | Achruk 8 | ||
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6 June 2019 18:00 | Poland ![]() | 30–27 | ![]() | Hala RCS, Lubin Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Kijauskaite, Zaliene (LTU) |
Achruk 7 | (12–14) | Krpež Slezak 8 | ||
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Serbia won 60–49 on aggregate.
31 May 2019 20:10 | Czech Republic ![]() | 26–24 | ![]() | Sportovní hala Banik Most, Most Attendance: 860 Referees: Mandak, Rudinsky (SVK) |
Hrbková 7 | (15–13) | Radičević 6 | ||
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5 June 2019 20:15 | Montenegro ![]() | 25–23 | ![]() | Sportski Centar Nikšić, Nikšić Attendance: 4,078 Referees: Erdogan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
Jauković 9 | (12–11) | Jeřábková 5 | ||
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49–49 on aggregate. Montenegro won by away goals.
2 June 2019 20:30 | North Macedonia ![]() | 30–33 | ![]() | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Frieser, Kavulic (CZE) |
Gjeorgjievska 9 | (14–15) | Gros, Stanko 6 | ||
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6 June 2019 20:15 | Slovenia ![]() | 38–27 | ![]() | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 1,706 Referees: Brunovsky, Canda (SVK) |
Mavsar 8 | (20–14) | Livrinikj 6 | ||
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Slovenia won 71–57 on aggregate.
2 June 2019 18:00 | Austria ![]() | 23–41 | ![]() | Raiffeisen Sportpark Graz, Graz Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR) |
Frey 9 | (9–20) | Tóth 9 | ||
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5 June 2019 18:00 | Hungary ![]() | 28–19 | ![]() | Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
Klujber 6 | (16–10) | Frey, Kovács 5 | ||
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Hungary won 69–42 on aggregate.
31 May 2019 21:00 | Spain ![]() | 35–26 | ![]() | Polideportivo Fernando Arguelles, Antequera Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Antic, Jakovljevic (SRB) |
Pena 12 | (21–7) | Stefánsdóttir 6 | ||
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6 June 2019 19:45 | Iceland ![]() | 32–31 | ![]() | Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 831 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
Pálsdóttir 8 | (13–15) | Etxeberria 8 | ||
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Spain won 66–58 on aggregate.
References
- ^ "Women's World Championship 2019 Qualification groups to be drawn at EHF Congress". eurohandball.com. 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Women's World Championship 2019 Qualification drawn in Glasgow". eurohandball.com. 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Home rights drawn for Women's World Championship 2019 qualification tournaments". eurohandball.com. 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Pots for Women's World Championship 2019 Play-off draw confirmed". EHF. 14 December 2016. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Play-off draw pits record Euro champions Norway against Belarus". EHF. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
External links
- Official website[permanent dead link]