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2020 European Women's Handball Championship Qualification
This article describes the qualification for the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship. The qualification was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualification system 31 teams registered for participation and competed for 14 places at the final tournament in two distinct Qualification Phases. The group winner of phase 1 advanced to phase 2. The 28 teams were divided into seven groups of four teams. Qualification Phase 1 The group was played in a tournament format from 31 May to 2 June 2019. The group winner advanced to the second phase. ''All times are local.'' Standings Results ---- ---- Qualification Phase 2 The groups would have been played in a home and away Round-robin tournament, round-robin format from September 2019 to May 2020. The top two teams would have been qualified for the main tournament. The draw was held on 4 April 2019. The European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020 that the matches from 25 to 29 March would not be he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2020 European Women's Handball Championship was held from 3 to 20 December 2020. The games were played in Herning and Kolding, Denmark. Originally, this tournament would be held with 2 host countries: Norway and Denmark. However, lacking some time for the beginning, Norway renounced the right to seat, respecting the local legislation about the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was also be one of the qualification events for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship. It was also be played behind closed doors due to the pandemic. Norway won the tournament for the eighth time after defeating France in the final. Croatia won the third place game to capture their first ever medal. Venues On 9 September 2020, the Norwegian Handball Federation announced, that all games scheduled to take place in Norway, would be played in Trondheim, while on 6 November, the Danish Handball Federation announced, that all games scheduled to take place in Denmark, would be played in Jyske Bank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
