2011 World Men's Handball Championship European qualification
Encyclopedia
This page describes the European zone qualifying procedure for the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship
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. Sweden
(host nation), and France
(defending champion
), are directly qualified. The top 3 participants at the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship
, excluding Sweden
and France
will also qualify for the final tournament, while the other 11 participants are guaranteed a place in the Play-Off Round. The remaining 23 teams were divided into several pots according to their positions in the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship qualification
, and were successfully drawn so that each qualification group contained one team from pots 1 to 3. Groups 1 and 2 will also comprise one team from pot 4.
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The draw for the Play-Off Round will take place on the 31st of January 2010, in Vienna
. Seeding will be based on teams appearance and record on 2010 European Men's Handball Championship
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2011 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2011 World Men's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Sweden from 13–30 January, 2011...
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Seeding
The draw for the qualification round was held on the 6th of August 2009 at the EHF headquarters, in ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. Sweden
Sweden national handball team
The Sweden national handball team is the national handball team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. It is considered by many to be one of the most important national teams in handball...
(host nation), and France
France national handball team
France national handball team is the handball team, supervised by the French Handball Federation, that represents France in the international matches....
(defending champion
2009 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2009 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Croatia from 16 January–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...
), are directly qualified. The top 3 participants at the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship
2010 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2010 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Austria from 19–31 January, in the cities of Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Linz and Wiener Neustadt.-Venues:...
, excluding Sweden
Sweden national handball team
The Sweden national handball team is the national handball team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. It is considered by many to be one of the most important national teams in handball...
and France
France national handball team
France national handball team is the handball team, supervised by the French Handball Federation, that represents France in the international matches....
will also qualify for the final tournament, while the other 11 participants are guaranteed a place in the Play-Off Round. The remaining 23 teams were divided into several pots according to their positions in the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship qualification
2010 European Men's Handball Championship qualification
This page describes the qualifying procedure for the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship.The 2010 European Men's Handball Championship qualification matches took place from October 2008 to June 2009...
, and were successfully drawn so that each qualification group contained one team from pots 1 to 3. Groups 1 and 2 will also comprise one team from pot 4.
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Playing dates
- Qualification Round: 15, 16 and 17 January 2010
- Play-Off Round: 12/13 and 19/20 June 2010
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.- Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question.
- Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question.
- Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question.
- If, after applying criteria 1) to 3) to several teams, two or more teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 3) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5), 6) and 7) will apply.
- Superior goal difference from all group matches played.
- Higher number of goals scored in all group matches played.
- Drawing of lots.
Qualification Round
Each group will take place on the court of the third seeded team. In case the third seeded team can't organize the qualification tournament, the first seed wiil take its place. The winner of each group qualifies for the play-off matches, which will be played on 12/13 June and 19/20 June 2010.Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Group 5
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Group 6
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Group 7
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Play-Off Round
Will take place on the 12/13 June and 19/20 June 2010. It will comprise 18 teams overall:- 11 teams from the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship2010 European Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 2010 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Austria from 19–31 January, in the cities of Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Linz and Wiener Neustadt.-Venues:...
. These won't be the top 3 from the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship2010 European Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 2010 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Austria from 19–31 January, in the cities of Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Linz and Wiener Neustadt.-Venues:...
, nor and . - 7 group winners from the Qualification Round: , , , , , , .
The draw for the Play-Off Round will take place on the 31st of January 2010, in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. Seeding will be based on teams appearance and record on 2010 European Men's Handball Championship
2010 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2010 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Austria from 19–31 January, in the cities of Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Linz and Wiener Neustadt.-Venues:...
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Draw Procedure
- Step 1: 1 ball of pot 2 is drawn to pot 1 and two balls of pot 2 are drawn to pot 3 (the balls will not be opened).
- Step 2: One team of pot 1 is drawn against one team of pot 3 (9 times). For each pairing the home and away right will be drawn.
Play-offs
| Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
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| 59 - 49 | 31 - 15 | 28 - 34 | ||
| 51 - 40 | 27 - 19 | 24 - 21 | ||
| 52 - 53 | 27 - 25 | 25 - 28 | ||
| 52 - 40 | 25 - 20 | 27 - 20 | ||
| 55 - 51 | 25 - 30 | 30 - 21 | ||
| 49 - 48 | 27 - 23 | 22 - 25 | ||
| 65 - 64 | 28 - 32 | 37 - 32 | ||
| 66 - 56 | 32 - 27 | 34 - 29 | ||
| 51 - 60 | 26 - 27 | 25 - 33 |
First Leg
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Second Leg
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