The 2018 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament, hosted for the second time in

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from 12 to 28 January 2018. Croatia was awarded hosting the tournament during the EHF congress in

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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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In December 2013, these were announced as the bids: *

* and *

Croatia was recommended as the preferred bid. Croatia was confirmed as the host on 20 September 2014.

Venues

Each venue hosted one group, while

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and

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(which replaced

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as a main round venue) hosted the main round. The final weekend was in

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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European Men's Handball Championship

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