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Five talking points after two excellent World Championship editions

This summer has been truly full of high-profile handball, with the 2023 IHF Men’s Junior World Championship taking place in Germany and Greece and the 2023 IHF Men’s Youth World Championship being scheduled in Croatia. With 230 matches played and over 13,400 goals scored, the future of handball has…

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Together for Spain: Twin brothers Djordje and Petar Cikusa I Jelicic shine at Croatia 2023

Heading into the IHF Men’s Youth World Championship, Spain were undoubtedly one of the favourites, with this generation sealing the gold medal at the M18 EHF EURO 2022 last summer. But, as Spain proved earlier this summer at the 2023 IHF Men’s Junior World Championship, when they were also the reign…

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A left wing turned a top centre back: Pedersen’s challenging rise to the top at Croatia 2023

Denmark have been here before, just 60 minutes away from the title at the IHF Men’s Youth World Championship. In fact, no team has ever won the trophy more times than Denmark – three – with stars like Niklas Landin, Simon Hald or Magnus Landin helping their side win this competition before going on…

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A natural born scorer: Furaij completes the IHF World Championship senior-junior-youth triple with Saudi Arabia

With a hard-fought draw against Argentina in the preliminary round and a spectacular win against the Islamic Republic of Iran in the main round, Saudi Arabia became one of the dark horses of the 2023 IHF Men’s Youth World Championship, one of the sides which definitely surprised and delivered a bett…

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Croatia 2023: All-Star team revealed

Croatia 2023: All-Star team revealed

Sublime Spain seal maiden trophy at the IHF Men’s Youth World Championship

Sublime Spain seal maiden trophy at the IHF Men’s Youth World Championship

Hosts Croatia clinch bronze medal in dramatic match against Egypt

Hosts Croatia clinch bronze medal in dramatic match against Egypt

Germany seal fifth place, Norway clinch seventh place at Croatia 2023 with big w…

Germany seal fifth place, Norway clinch seventh place at Croatia 2023 with big w…

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Algeria

Algeria

Argentina

Argentina

Austria

Austria

Bahrain

Brazil

Brazil

Burundi

Burundi

Chile

Chile

Croatia

Croatia

Czechia

Czechia

Denmark

Denmark

Egypt

Egypt

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

Georgia

Georgia

Germany

Germany

Hungary

Hungary

Iceland

Iceland

Islamic Republic of Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran

Japan

Japan

Korea

Korea

Mexico

Mexico

Montenegro

Montenegro

Morocco

Morocco

New Zealand

New Zealand

North Macedonia

North Macedonia

Norway

Norway

Portugal

Portugal

Rwanda

Rwanda

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Slovenia

Slovenia

Spain

Spain

Sweden

Sweden

United States of America

United States of America

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Group A

Croatia

Croatia

Rwanda

Rwanda

Algeria

Algeria

Portugal

Portugal

Group B

New Zealand

New Zealand

Hungary

Hungary

Slovenia

Slovenia

Morocco

Morocco

Group C

Egypt

Egypt

Iceland

Iceland

Japan

Japan

Czechia

Czechia

Group D

Spain

Spain

Korea

Korea

Brazil

Brazil

Bahrain

Group E

Austria

Austria

Chile

Chile

Mexico

Mexico

Denmark

Denmark

Group F

Georgia

Georgia

Norway

Norway

Montenegro

Montenegro

North Macedonia

North Macedonia

Group G

Germany

Germany

Argentina

Argentina

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

United States of America

United States of America

Group H

Sweden

Sweden

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

Islamic Republic of Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran

Burundi

Burundi

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13 Aug. 2023

Croatia 2023 | Final & Ceremony

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13 Aug. 2023

Croatia 2023 | Bronze-medal match

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13 Aug. 2023

Croatia 2023 | Placement Matches – part 4

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11 Aug. 2023

Croatia 2023 | Semi-finals

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Competition history

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2007

8th IHF Men's Youth (U19) World Championship 2019 North Macedonia North Macedonia

Awards

The Winner

Egypt

runners-up

Germany

third

Denmark

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7th IHF Men's Youth (U19) World Championship 2017 Georgia

7th IHF Men's Youth (U19) World Championship 2017 Georgia Georgia

Awards

The Winner

France

runners-up

Spain

third

Denmark

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6th IHF Men's Youth (U19) World Championship 2015 Russia

6th IHF Men's Youth (U19) World Championship 2015 Russia Russia

Awards

The Winner

France

runners-up

Slovenia

third

Iceland

5th IHF Men's Youth (U19) World Championship 2013 Hungary

5th IHF Men's Youth (U19) World Championship 2013 Hungary Hungary

Awards

The Winner

Denmark

runners-up

Croatia

third

Germany

4th IHF Men's Youth (U19) World Championship 2011 Argentina

4th IHF Men's Youth (U19) World Championship 2011 Argentina Argentina

Awards

The Winner

Denmark

runners-up

Spain

third

Sweden

3rd IHF Men's Youth (U19) World Championship 2009 Tunisia

3rd IHF Men's Youth (U19) World Championship 2009 Tunisia Tunisia

Awards

The Winner

Croatia

runners-up

Iceland

third

Sweden

2nd IHF Men's Youth (U19) World Championship 2007 Bahrain

2nd IHF Men's Youth (U19) World Championship 2007 Bahrain Bahrain

Awards

The Winner

Denmark

runners-up

Croatia

third

Sweden