The 2003

World Men's Handball Championship The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938. In the twenty-seven tournaments held, eleven nations have won the title. France is the most successful team with six titl ...

took place in Portugal from 20 January to 2 February 2003. It was the 18th edition of the World Championship in

team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

and

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

won the championship.

Qualification

First round

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Second round

Group I

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Group II

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Group III

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Group IV

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Final round

5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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7th place game

5th place game

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Awards

MVP:

Christian Schwarzer Christian "Blacky" Schwarzer (born 23 October 1969) is a now-retired professional German handball player and present-day coach. As a member of the Germany men's national handball team, he won the world championship in 2007 and the silver meda ...

All Star Team

*Goalkeeper:

Henning Fritz Henning Fritz (born 21 September 1974) is a German retired handball goalkeeper, current entrepreneur, book author and TV expert. In 2004, he was the first goalkeeper to be named World Player of the Year. Sports career At , Fritz is a relativ ...

*Left Wing:

Eduard Koksharov Eduard Aleksandrovich Koksharov (russian: link=no, Эдуард Александрович Кокшаров, born 4 November 1975) is a Russian handball player and coach of the Russian national team. He played as a left winger. He retired from ...

*Left Back: Carlos Pérez *Center Back:

Enric Masip Enric Masip Borrás (born September 1, 1969 in Barcelona) is a retired Spanish handball player. He is considered one of the best Spanish handball players ever. Formed in the younger categories of BM Granollers, in 1987 begun to play with the fir ...

*Pivot :

*Right Back:

Patrick Cazal Patrick Cazal (born 1971) is a French team handball player. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where the French team placed 6th. Since retiring from competitions in 2008 he worked as a handball coach, with Dunkerque Handball Grand Littora ...

*Right Wing:

Mirza Džomba Mirza Džomba (born 28 February 1977) is a Croatian former professional handball player, World champion in 2003 and Olympic champion in 2004. He played for RK Zamet, Badel 1862 Zagreb, Fotex Veszprém, BM Ciudad Real and Vive Targi Kielce ...

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Top goalkeepers

Medalists

External links

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