2018 European Men's Handball Championship Zagreb 01

2018 European Men's Handball Championship Zagreb 02

The 2018 EHF

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was the 13th edition and was 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. Spain won their first title after defeating Sweden 29–23 in the final. France captured the bronze medal after defeating Denmark 32–29.

Venues

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

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Top goalkeepers

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References

External links

Official website
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International handball competitions hosted by Croatia

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