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2018 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Croatia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 9–19 August 2018 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sweden (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Iceland |
| Third place |  Denmark |
| Fourth place | Croatia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 2,925 (52.23 per match) |
| Attendance | 12,699 (227 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ludvig Hallbäck (56 goals) |
| Best player | Haukur Þrastarson |
The 2018 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship was the fourteenth edition of the European Men's U-18 Handball Championship, held in Varaždin and Koprivnica, Croatia from 9 to 19 August 2018.[1]
Qualified teams
Draw
The draw was held on 25 January 2018 in Zagreb.[2][3]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
 France Germany Croatia Slovenia
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Denmark Spain Iceland Serbia
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Sweden Portugal Russia Norway
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 Poland Hungary Israel Romania
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Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 68 | +26 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Serbia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 73 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Portugal
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 86 | −15 | 2 | Intermediate round |
| 4 | Israel
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 84 | −8 | 1 |
Source: EHF
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
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
| 9 August 2018 18:30 |
Serbia
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25–25 | Israel
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Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica Attendance: 78 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| Kojadinović 7 | (10–13) | Amiel 6 | ||
3× 7×
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Report | 3× 7× 1×
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| 9 August 2018 20:30 |
Croatia
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37–21 | Portugal
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Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica Attendance: 300 Referees: Mertinian, Syrepisios (GRE) |
| Maraš 9 | (15–11) | Neves 7 | ||
| 3× 6×
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Report | 3× 6×
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| 10 August 2018 18:30 |
Portugal
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21–25 | Serbia
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Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica Attendance: 150 Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS) |
| M. Costa 7 | (7–11) | Nikolić 10 | ||
| 2× 4× 1×
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Report | 3× 6× 1×
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| 10 August 2018 20:30 |
Israel
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27–30 | Croatia
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Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica Attendance: 528 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH) |
| Lumbroso 7 | (15–15) | Maraš 7 | ||
| 4× 5×
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Report | 3× 4× 1×
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| 12 August 2018 18:30 |
Portugal
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29–24 | Israel
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Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica Attendance: 269 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| M. Costa, Morais 6 | (15–14) | Lumbroso 6 | ||
| 1× 8× 1×
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Report | 2× 8× 3×
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| 12 August 2018 20:30 |
Croatia
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27–20 | Serbia
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Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica Attendance: 650 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| Mileta, Pribetić 6 | (14–8) | Nikolić 5 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 2× 5×
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 67 | +11 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | France
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 83 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Norway
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 88 | −6 | 2 | Intermediate round |
| 4 | Romania
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 83 | −3 | 1 |
Source: EHF
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.
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.
| 9 August 2018 14:30 |
France
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30–29 | Norway
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Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica Attendance: 89 Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS) |
| N'Tanzi 7 | (14–14) | Petersen Norberg 6 | ||
| 3× 7×
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Report | 1× 6×
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