The 2019
IHF Men's Youth World Championship (under-19) was the eighth edition of the tournament, held from 6 to 18 August 2019 in
Skopje
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North Macedonia
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Egypt won their first title by defeating Germany in the final.
Qualified teams
Draw
The draw was held on 29 May 2019 in
Basel
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Switzerland
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Seedings
The seedings were announced on 17 May 2019.
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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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 were 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
Bracket
;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 18 August 2019.
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Ahmed Hesham
Ahmed Mohamed Hesham El-Sayed (; born 15 May 2000), known as Ahmed Hesham (), Ahmed Mohamed, or Ahmed Mohamed Hesham, is an Egyptian handball player who plays for Montpellier Handball and the Egyptian national team.
He participated in the Wor ...
;Best defender
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Julian Köster
Julian Köster (born 16 March 2000) is a German handball player for VfL Gummersbach and the Germany men's national handball team, German national team.
Career
Club career
Having started at TuS SW Brauweiler, Köster completed his youth team ...
;All-star team
*Goalkeeper:
Abdelrahman Mohamed
*Right wing:
Dániel Kecskés
*Right back:
Martim Costa
*Centre back:
Lauritz Reinholdt
*Left back:
Hassan Walid
*Left wing:
Alexander Reimann
*Pivot:
Tom Bergner
References
External links
Official websiteIHF website
{{Youth World Handball Championship
2019 Youth
Men's Youth World Handball Championship
International handball competitions hosted by North Macedonia
2019 in North Macedonia sport
Men's Youth World Handball