2009 World Men's Handball Championship
International handball competition
2009 World Men's Handball Championship Svjetsko prvenstvo u rukometu 2009. (in Croatian) Host country Croatia Venue(s) 7 (in 7 host cities) Dates 16 January – 1 February Teams 24 (from 5 confederations) Champions France (3rd title) Runners-up Croatia Third place Poland Fourth place Denmark Matches played 110 Goals scored 6,090 (55.36 per match) Attendance 392,550 (3,569 per match) Top scorer(s) Kiril Lazarov (MKD ) (92 goals) Best player Igor Vori (CRO )
The 2009 World Men's Handball Championship was the 21st edition of the tournament that took place in Croatia from 16 January to 1 February, in the cities of Split , Zadar , Osijek , Varaždin , Poreč , Zagreb and Pula . Croatia was selected from a group of four potential hosts which included the Czech Republic , Greece and Romania .
The opening game and ceremony were held in Split, and the final game was played in Zagreb. France won the tournament after defeating Croatia in the final. Poland took the third place after winning over Denmark . Tickets for the tournament went on sale from 15 to 20 November.[ 1] For the finals, ticket prices started at 700 kuna (c. €95). To promote the tournament, the Croatian National Tourist Board launched a series of presentations in the capitals of 13 participating countries.[ 2]
During the championship internal criticism arose against Hassan Moustafa , President of the IHF . The secretary general of the IHF, Peter Mühlematter , criticized Moustafa and asked for his demission. Moustafa asked to exclude Mühlematter after his criticism.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Venues
Seven Croatian cities were selected as hosts for the 2009 Championship: Split , Zadar , Osijek , Varaždin , Poreč , Zagreb and Pula . The sites included the new Spaladium Arena in Split and Arena Zagreb , where the final took place.
Qualification
Qualified nations
Qualification occurred through the previous years' continental championships or qualifying tournaments:
European qualifiers play-off
Seeding
The draw for the groups of the preliminary round was held on 21 June 2008, in Zagreb. The draw took place at Zagreb's central Ban Jelačić Square and was hosted by Filip Brkić and Kristina Krepela .[ 9]
Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
Pot 5
Pot 6
Squads
Each nation had to submit a squad of 16 players.
Referees
On 12 October 2008, the match officials for the tournament were confirmed.[ 11] But due to injury, the Swedish referee couple Rickard Canbro and Mikael Claesson had to withdraw from the championship, and was replaced by Danish couple Per Olesen and Lars Ejby Pedersen.[ 12]
Preliminary round
Ruksi , the caterpillar mascot .[ 13]
All times are local UTC+1 .
Group A
Source:
IHF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
^ a b Hungary 24–24 Slovakia
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Croatia (H)
5
5
0
0
170
115
+55
10
Main round
2
Sweden
5
4
0
1
162
118
+44
8
3
South Korea
5
3
0
2
140
126
+14
6
4
Spain
5
2
0
3
167
127
+40
4
5
Cuba
5
1
0
4
106
181
−75
2
6
Kuwait
5
0
0
5
99
177
−78
0
Source:
IHF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Group C
Source:
IHF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
^ a b Poland 29–30 Macedonia
Group D
Source:
IHF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
^ a b Norway 26–27 Serbia
^ a b Egypt 25–22 Brazil
President's Cup
Group I
Source:
IHF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Group II
Source:
IHF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
^ a b Russia 27–31 Egypt
^ a b Tunisia 36–25 Algeria
Placement games
23rd place game
21st place game
19th place game
17th place game
15th place game
13th place game
Main round
Group I
Source:
IHF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Group II
Source:
IHF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
^ a b Germany 35–35 Serbia
Final round
Bracket
Final, France vs. Croatia, 22:19, 28:11 min, Arena Zagreb
Semifinals
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
France
Statistics
Croatia
24/36
Goals scored
19/36
67%
% success
53%
7/7
Jets of 7m
4/4
4 min
Suspensions
6 min
4
Yellow cards
4
0
Red cards
1
10/29
Total shots
7/31
34%
% total shots
22%
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
2009 Men's World Champions
France Third title
Team roster: Jérôme Fernandez , Didier Dinart , Guillaume Gille , Daniel Narcisse , Guillaume Joli , Daouda Karaboué , Nikola Karabatić , Christophe Kempe , Franck Junillon , Thierry Omeyer , Joël Abati , Luc Abalo , Cedric Sorhaindo , Michaël Guigou , Sebastien Bosquet and Sebastien Ostertag .Head coach : Claude Onesta .
All Star Team
The All Star Team and MVP was announced on 1 February 2009.[ 15]
Top goalscorers
Source: IHF
Top goalkeepers
Source: IHF
Medalists
IHF broadcasting rights
High Definition
References
External links
World Handball Championships
Men's
Tournaments Qualification Group B Group C Squads
Women's
Tournaments Qualification Group B Group C Squads