. Germany won the handball world cup in 1938, 1978 and in 2007 as the host of the handball world cup
| Year |
Round |
Position |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
GA |
Nazi Germany 1938The 1938 World Championship for men in team handball was the first ever World Handball Championship. It was played in Germany.It was contested by just 4 national teams.- Final standings :- Final round :...
|
Champions |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
9 |
Sweden 1954The 1954 World Championship for men in team handball was the second World Handball Championship. It was held in Sweden. Germany sent a united team composed of players from the GDR and the FRG.- Final standings :-Intermediate round:-Finals:...
|
Runners-up |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
61 |
30 |
East Germany 1958The 1958 World Championship for men in team handball was the 3rd World Handball Championship. It was held in the German Democratic Republic. Germany sent a united team composed of players from the GDR and the FRG.- Final standings :-Preliminary round:...
|
Third place |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
149 |
70 |
West Germany 1961The 1961 World Championship for men in team handball was the 4th World Handball Championship. It was held in West Germany. Germany sent a united team composed of players from the GDR and the FRG.- Final standings :-Preliminary Round:-Main Round:...
|
Fourth place |
4 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
107 |
64 |
Czechoslovakia 1964The 1964 World Championship for men in team handball was the 5th World Handball Championship. It was held in Czechoslovakia.- Final standings :-Preliminary Round:-Main Round:Results from Preliminary round carried over to Main round.-Final Round:...
|
Fourth place |
4 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
96 |
86 |
| Sweden 1967 The 1967 World Championship for men in team handball was the 6th World Handball Championship. It was held in Sweden.- Final standings :# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # -Preliminary Round:-Main Round:...
|
Quarter-finals |
6 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
158 |
139 |
| France 1970 The 1970 World Championship for men in team handball was the 7th World Handball Championship. It was held in France.- Final standings :# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # -Preliminary Round:-Placement Round :...
|
Quarter-finals |
5 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
88 |
81 |
| East Germany 1974 The 1974 World Championship for men in team handball was the 8th World Handball Championship. It was held in East Germany.-Teams: - Group A :- Group B :- Group C :...
|
Preliminary Round |
9 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
126 |
100 |
| Denmark 1978 The 1978 World Championship for men in team handball was the 9th World Handball Championship. It was held in Denmark.-Teams: - Group A :- Group B :- Group C :- Group D :...
|
Champions |
1 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
105 |
86 |
| West Germany 1982 The 1982 World Championship for men in team handball was the 10th World Handball Championship. It was held in West Germany.-Teams: - Group A :- Group B :- Group C :...
|
Main Round |
7 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
128 |
123 |
| Switzerland 1986 The 1986 World Championship for men in team handball was the 11th World Handball Championship. It was held in Switzerland from February 25 to March 8, 1986.-Teams: - Group A :- Group B :...
|
Main Round |
7 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
134 |
135 |
| Czechoslovakia 1990 The 1990 World Championship for men in team handball was the 12th edition of the World Handball Championship. It was held in Czechoslovakia from February 28 to March 10, 1990.-Teams: - Group A :- Group B :...
|
Did Not Qualify |
| Sweden 1993 The 1993 World Championship for men in team handball was the 13th World Handball Championship. It was held in Sweden.-Teams: - Group A :- Group B :- Group C :- Group D :...
|
Main Group |
6 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
154 |
154 |
| Iceland 1995 The 1995 World Championship for men in team handball was the 14th World Handball Championship. It was held in Iceland.-Preliminary Round:-Group A :-Group B :-Group C :-Group D :- Finals :- Final standings :# # # # # # # # #...
|
Semi-finals |
4 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
221 |
184 |
| Japan 1997 The 1997 World Championship for men in team handball was the 15th World Handball Championship. It was held in Kumamoto Japan.It was the first World Championship not played in a European country.- Championship Game :- Final standings :# # # #...
|
Did Not Qualify |
| Egypt 1999 The 1999 World Championship for men in team handball was the 16th edition of the Men's World Handball Championship. It was held in Egypt, from June 2 to June 15, in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia and Port Said.-Preliminary Round:In the following tables:...
|
Quarter-finals |
5 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
244 |
182 |
| France 2001 The 2001 World Men's Handball Championship took place in France from January 23 to February 4, 2001.-Qualified teams:24 teams were qualified for the first round and dispatched into 4 groups.Group A : , , , , , .Group B : , , , , ,...
|
Quarter-finals |
8 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
233 |
189 |
Portugal 2003The 2003 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Portugal from January 20 to February 2, 2003.-Qualified teams:24 teams were qualified for the first round and dispatched into 4 groups.Group A : , , , , , .Group B : , , , , , ....
|
Runners-up |
2 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
306 |
219 |
Tunisia 2005The 2005 World Championship for men in team handball was played in Tunisia between January 23 and February 6, 2005.The winner of the gold medal was Spain, Croatia took silver and France won the bronze.-Group A :...
|
Main Round |
9 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
323 |
232 |
Germany 2007The 20th World Men's Handball Championship took place from January 19 to February 4 2007 in Germany. 24 national teams played in 12 German cities.The tournament was won by Germany.- Stadiums :...
|
Champions |
1 |
10 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
304 |
260 |
Croatia 2009The 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.Opening game and...
|
Qualified |
| Sweden 2011 The 22nd World Men's Handball Championship will take place from January, 2011 in Sweden.- Venues :-Qualification:Qualification occurs through the previous years' continental championships:*2010 African Men's Handball Championship...
|
Not Yet Qualified |
| Total |
18/20 |
3 Titles |
121 |
82 |
*9 |
30 |
2960 |
2343 |
| Year |
Round |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
GA |
Portugal 1994The 1994 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Portugal from 3–12 June, in the cities of Porto and Almada. Sweden won the tournament with Russia second and Croatia third.-Teams: -Venues: ...
|
Round 1 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
135 |
131 |
| Spain 1996 The 1996 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Spain from 24 May–2 June, in the cities of Ciudad Real and Seville. Russia won the tournament with Spain second and Yugoslavia third.- Teams : - Venues :...
|
Round 1 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
131 |
135 |
| Italy 1998 The 1998 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Italy from 29 May–7 June, in the cities of Meran and Bolzano. Sweden won the tournament with Spain second and Germany third.-Teams: -Venues:...
|
Third Place |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
177 |
159 |
Croatia 2000The 2000 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Croatia from 21–30 January, in the cities of Zagreb and Rijeka. Sweden won the tournament with Spain second and Germany third.- Teams :* Group A: , , , , ,...
|
Round 1 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
129 |
136 |
| Sweden 2002 The 2002 Men's European Handball Championship took place from 25 January to 3 February 2002 in Sweden.-Teams: -Venues:-Preliminary Round:The first three of each group reach the main stage...
|
Runners-up |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
201 |
188 |
Slovenia 2004The 2004 Men's European Handball Championship took place from January 22 to February 1, 2004 in Slovenia.- Group A :This group was played out in Velenje.--------- Group B :This group was played out in Ljubljana.- Group C :...
|
Champions |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
244 |
208 |
Switzerland 2006The 2006 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Switzerland from 26 January–5 February, in the cities of Basel, Berne, Lucerne, St. Gallen and Zürich. France won the tournament, going through unbeaten after an early defeat to Spain...
|
Main Group Stage |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
223 |
193 |
Norway 2008The 2008 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Norway from 17–27 January, in the cities of Bergen, Drammen, Lillehammer, Stavanger and Trondheim. Denmark won the tournament with Croatia second and France third....
|
Semi-Finals |
8 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
224 |
224 |
Austria 2010The 2010 EHF European Men's Handball Championship will be held in Austria from 19–31 January, in the cities of Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Linz and Wiener Neustadt.- Venues :...
|
Not Yet Qualified |
| Serbia 2012 The 2012 EHF European Men's Handball Championship will be held in Serbia. Germany and France were the other applicants for the championship.-Qualification:...
|
Not Yet Qualified |
| Total |
8/8 |
56 |
29 |
7 |
20 |
1464 |
1374 |