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. The tournament is being played in

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, Slovenia, from 10 to 21 July 2024.

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are the defending champions.

Host selection

* On 31 March 2023,

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was given the hosting rights with the games to be played in

Expansion

After the U-18 Euro was officially expanded to 24 teams, the EHF decided to also expand the U-20 competition to 24 teams also on 23 September 2022.

Format

In the first round, 24 teams are divided into 6 groups of 4: *The six group winners plus the two best runner up (one from Groups A, B and C and one from Groups D, E and F) advance to the Main round. *The four worst runners up and the four best third place teams (two from Groups A, B and C and two from Groups D, E and F) move on to the Intermediate round. *The two worst third place teams (one from Groups A, B and C and one from Groups D, E and F) and all fourth place teams play in the Elimination round. In the Second round, all teams are again split into 6 groups of 4, but this time, against the teams who advanced to the same round as them. Each separate phase (Main, Intermediate and Elimination) consist of eight teams and are split into 2 group of four. *The teams in the Main round fight to win the championship. *The teams in the Intermediate round play for rankings 9–16. *The teams in the Elimination round play for positions 17–24 and to not get relegated. Regarding the Main round, The top two from each group progresses to the semifinals, where the winners of the semifinals play for the title, while the two semifinal losers play for bronze.

Qualification

To accommodate 24 teams and fill in the eight extra spots, the EHF decided to not relegate anyone in 2022 and promote the three runners up from the Men's 19 EHF Championship. The last two spots are occupied by the two best ranked teams not yet qualified for the competition. Those two were Greece and Romania.

Venues

The venues are in

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Draw

The draw was held on 29 February 2024 in

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). Prior to the draw,

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, who all had the same EHF ranking, would be placed into a separate draw to determine each team's position in the draw. Later on,

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won the draw and were both placed in pot 3.

Preliminary 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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Group E

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Group F

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Ranking of second-placed teams

;Groups A, B and C ;Groups D, E and F

Ranking of third-placed teams

;Groups A, B and C ;Groups D, E and F

Elimination round

Group E1

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Group E2

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Intermediate round

Group I1

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Group I2

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Main round

Group M1

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Group M2

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Placement round

Bracket

;21st place bracket

21–24th place semifinals

23rd place game

21st place game

;17st place bracket

17–20th place semifinals

19th place game

17th place game

;13th place bracket

13–16th place semifinals

15th place game

13th place game

;9th place bracket

9–12th place semifinals

11th place game

9th place game

;5th place bracket

5–8th place semifinals

7th place game

5th place game

Knockout stage

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Marketing

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External links

Official website

References

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European Men's U-20 Handball Championship

Host selection

Expansion

Format

Qualification

Venues

Draw

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Ranking of second-placed teams

Ranking of third-placed teams

Elimination round

Group E1

Group E2

Intermediate round

Group I1

Group I2

Main round

Group M1

Group M2

Placement round

Bracket

21–24th place semifinals

23rd place game

21st place game

17–20th place semifinals

19th place game

17th place game

13–16th place semifinals

15th place game

13th place game

9–12th place semifinals

11th place game

9th place game

5–8th place semifinals

7th place game

5th place game

Knockout stage

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Marketing

See also

External links

References