The 2019
IHF Men's Junior World Championship (under-21) was the 22nd edition of the tournament, held from 16 to 28 July 2019 in
Vigo and
Pontevedra,
Spain. It was the second time that Spain stage the competition, and the fifteenth time that it was held in Europe.
France secured their second title after defeating Croatia in the final.
Qualified teams
Draw
The draw was held on 21 May 2019 in
Pontevedra,
Spain.
Seedings
The seedings were announced on 18 April 2019.
Preliminary round
''All times are local (
UTC+2).''
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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President's Cup
;17th place bracket
;21st place bracket
21st–24th place semifinals
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17th–20th place semifinals
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23rd place game
21st place game
19th place game
17th place game
9–16th placement games
The eight losers of the round of 16 are seeded according to their results in the preliminary round against teams ranked 1–4 and play an elimination game to determine their final position.
Standings
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Knockout stage
;5th place bracket
Round of 16
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Quarterfinals
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5th–8th place semifinals
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Semifinals
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Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Source
IHF
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Top goalkeepers
Source
IHF
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Awards
The MVP and all-star team were announced on 28 July 2019.
;MVP
*
Ivan Martinović
;All-star team
*Goalkeeper:
Valentin Kieffer
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*Right wing:
Fran Mileta
Fran Mileta (born 14 August 2000) is a Croatian handball player for RK Nexe Našice and the Croatian national team.
In October 2019 he became the first player born in the 21st century to appear on the list for the national team. He currently pla ...
*Right back:
Diogo Silva
*Centre back:
Kyllian Villeminot
*Left back:
Emil Lærke
Emil or Emile may refer to:
Literature
*''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
* ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life
*''Emil and the Detective ...
*Left wing:
Dylan Nahi
*Pivot:
Luís Frade
References
External links
Official websiteIHF website
{{Junior World Handball Championship
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Men's Junior World Handball Championship
International handball competitions hosted by Spain
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