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1990 World Men's Handball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czechoslovakia |
| Dates | 28 February – 10 March |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sweden (3rd title) |
| Runner-up |  Soviet Union |
| Third place |  Romania |
| Fourth place |  Yugoslavia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 54 |
| Goals scored | 2,443 (45.24 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Julián Duranona Aleksandr Tuchkin(55 goals each) |
| Best player |  Jackson Richardson |
The 1990 World Men's Handball Championship was the 12th team handball World Championship. It was held in Czechoslovakia from February 28 to March 10, 1990. Sweden won the championship.
Qualification
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Czechoslovakia
|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | 6 | Soviet Union South Korea Yugoslavia Hungary Sweden East Germany
|
| 1989 World Men's Handball Championship Group B | 6 |  Iceland Poland Romania Spain France Switzerland
|
| 1989 Asian Men's Handball Championship | 1 |  Japan
|
| 1989 African Men's Handball Championship | 1 |  Algeria
|
| 1989 Pan American Men's Handball Championship | 1 | Cuba
|
Teams
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria
|
Czechoslovakia
|
Cuba
|
East Germany
|
| France
|
Romania
|
Iceland
|
Japan
|
| Hungary
|
South Korea
|
Spain
|
Poland
|
| Sweden
|
Switzerland
|
Yugoslavia
|
Soviet Union
|
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Hungary
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | France
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 2 | |
| 4 | Algeria
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 0 | Ranking round |
Source: IHF
| 28 February 1990 | Hungary
|
19–18 | France
|
Plzeň |
| (9–7) | ||||
| 28 February 1990 | Sweden
|
20–19 | Algeria
|
Plzeň |
| (11–8) | ||||
| 1 March 1990 | Algeria
|
16–22 | Hungary
|
Plzeň |
| (7–11) | ||||
| 1 March 1990 | France
|
18–26 | Sweden
|
Plzeň |
| (9–13) | ||||
| 3 March 1990 | Hungary
|
20–25 | Sweden
|
Plzeň |
| (8–14) | ||||
| 3 March 1990 | France
|
23–20 | Algeria
|
Plzeň |
| (7–7) | ||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 57 | +18 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | South Korea
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 72 | −3 | 2 | |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia (H)
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | Switzerland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 2 | Ranking round |
| 28 February 1990 | South Korea
|
24–26 | Romania
|
Prešov |
| (12–12) | ||||
| 28 February 1990 | Czechoslovakia
|
12–13 | Switzerland
|
Prešov |
| (5–7) | ||||
| 1 March 1990 | Switzerland
|
17–21 | South Korea
|
Prešov |
| (5–11) | ||||