The 2018
EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament, hosted for the second time in
Croatia
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from 12 to 28 January 2018. Croatia was awarded hosting the tournament during the
EHF congress in
Dublin
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on 20 September 2014. This was the last edition to feature 16 teams, with the
2020 edition expanding to 24 teams and six preliminary groups format.
Spain won their first title after defeating Sweden 29–23 in the final. France captured the bronze medal after defeating Denmark 32–29.
Bidding process
The interested nations were as follows:
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Croatia
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Norway
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Sweden
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In December 2013, these were announced as the bids:
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Croatia
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Norway
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* and
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Sweden
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Croatia was recommended as the preferred bid. Croatia was confirmed as the host on 20 September 2014.
Venues
Each venue hosted one group, while
Zagreb
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and
Varaždin
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The city is best known for its baroque buildings, ...
(which replaced
Split
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as a main round venue) hosted the main round. The final weekend was in
Zagreb
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.
Qualification
Qualified teams
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.
Draw
The draw was held on 23 June 2017.
Seeding
The seedings were announced on 19 June 2017.
Squads
Match officials
On 26 October 2017, 12 couples were announced.
Preliminary round
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Main round
Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced, were taken over.
Group I
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Group II
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Semifinals
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Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
All-Star Team
The all-star team and awards were announced on 28 January 2018.
Awards
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Source
Sportresult
Top goalkeepers
Source
Sportresult
References
External links
Official website
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2018
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European Men's Handball Championship
Handball
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European Men's Handball Championship
International handball competitions hosted by Croatia
European Men's Handball Championship
Sport in Varaždin
Sports competitions in Split, Croatia
Sports competitions in Zagreb
2010s in Zagreb
Sports competitions in Poreč
21st century in Split, Croatia