World Championship — 2023

World · Handball

Playoffs

Pre-round of 22

Estonia2

Ukraine0

32–29,41–33

Belgium0

Italy2

25–29,31–33

Finland0

Lithuania1

20–20,29–30

Slovakia2

Israel0

26–25,26–24

Round of 22

Greece1

Netherlands1

31–27,25–31

Czech Republic1

Romania1

30–31,29–20

Faroe Islands1

North Macedonia1

34–27,26–34

Spain1

Serbia1

32–28,22–25

Estonia0

Iceland2

25–50,24–37

Georgia0

Austria2

25–27,31–37

Slovakia1

Poland1

29–28,25–33

Hungary2

Lithuania0

33–26,36–23

Slovenia1

Switzerland1

26–27,38–34

Italy2

Montenegro0

32–26,34–32

Bosnia & Herzegovina0

Portugal1

19–29,26–26

Pre-round of 22

Estonia2

Ukraine0

32–29,41–33

Belgium0

Italy2

25–29,31–33

Finland0

Lithuania1

20–20,29–30

Slovakia2

Israel0

26–25,26–24

Round of 22

Greece1

Netherlands1

31–27,25–31

Czech Republic1

Romania1

30–31,29–20

Faroe Islands1

North Macedonia1

34–27,26–34

Spain1

Serbia1

32–28,22–25

Estonia0

Iceland2

25–50,24–37

Georgia0

Austria2

25–27,31–37

Slovakia1

Poland1

29–28,25–33

Hungary2

Lithuania0

33–26,36–23

Slovenia1

Switzerland1

26–27,38–34

Italy2

Montenegro0

32–26,34–32

Bosnia & Herzegovina0

Portugal1

19–29,26–26

Conference Standings — 2023

The 2023 World Championship season standings featuring 32 teams. Germany leads the table with 6 points from 3 matches, followed by Switzerland on 3 points. The teams have scored 2,709 goals combined this season.

Group A

1Germany

Played 3Won 3Lost 0Goal Diff +16

2Switzerland

Played 3Won 1Lost 1Goal Diff +0

3Czech Republic

Played 3Won 0Lost 1Goal Diff -7

4Poland

Played 3Won 0Lost 2Goal Diff -9

#	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff
1Germany	1	3	3	0	95	79	+16
2Switzerland	2	3	1	1	76	76	+0
3Czech Republic	3	3	0	1	58	65	-7
4Poland	4	3	0	2	75	84	-9

Group B

1Denmark

Played 3Won 3Lost 0Goal Diff +55

2Italy

Played 3Won 2Lost 1Goal Diff -3

3Tunisia

Played 3Won 1Lost 2Goal Diff -17

4Algeria

Played 3Won 0Lost 3Goal Diff -35

#	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff
1Denmark	1	3	3	0	118	63	+55
2Italy	2	3	2	1	84	87	-3
3Tunisia	3	3	1	2	72	89	-17
4Algeria	4	3	0	3	70	105	-35

Group C

1France

Played 3Won 3Lost 0Goal Diff +50

2Austria

Played 3Won 2Lost 1Goal Diff +5

3Qatar

Played 3Won 1Lost 2Goal Diff -17

4Kuwait

Played 3Won 0Lost 3Goal Diff -38

#	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff
1France	1	3	3	0	115	65	+50
2Austria	2	3	2	1	92	87	+5
3Qatar	3	3	1	2	70	87	-17
4Kuwait	4	3	0	3	67	105	-38

Group D

1Hungary

Played 3Won 2Lost 0Goal Diff +21

2Netherlands

Played 3Won 2Lost 1Goal Diff +18

3North Macedonia

Played 3Won 1Lost 1Goal Diff +4

4Guinea

Played 3Won 0Lost 3Goal Diff -43

#	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff
1Hungary	1	3	2	0	98	77	+21
2Netherlands	2	3	2	1	109	91	+18
3North Macedonia	3	3	1	1	88	84	+4
4Guinea	4	3	0	3	61	104	-43

Group E

1Portugal

Played 3Won 3Lost 0Goal Diff +16

2Brazil

Played 3Won 2Lost 1Goal Diff +6

3Norway

Played 3Won 1Lost 2Goal Diff +10

4USA

Played 3Won 0Lost 3Goal Diff -32

#	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff
1Portugal	1	3	3	0	91	75	+16
2Brazil	2	3	2	1	86	80	+6
3Norway	3	3	1	2	87	77	+10
4USA	4	3	0	3	62	94	-32

Group F

1Sweden

Played 3Won 2Lost 0Goal Diff +30

2Spain

Played 3Won 2Lost 0Goal Diff +28

3Chile

Played 3Won 1Lost 2Goal Diff -16

4Japan

Played 3Won 0Lost 3Goal Diff -42

#	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff
1Sweden	1	3	2	0	110	80	+30
2Spain	2	3	2	0	99	71	+28
3Chile	3	3	1	2	83	99	-16
4Japan	4	3	0	3	67	109	-42

Group G

1Iceland

Played 3Won 3Lost 0Goal Diff +39

2Slovenia

Played 3Won 2Lost 1Goal Diff +29

3Cape Verde

Played 3Won 1Lost 2Goal Diff -15

4Cuba

Played 3Won 0Lost 3Goal Diff -53

#	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff
1Iceland	1	3	3	0	97	58	+39
2Slovenia	2	3	2	1	95	66	+29
3Cape Verde	3	3	1	2	83	98	-15
4Cuba	4	3	0	3	66	119	-53

Group H

1Egypt

Played 3Won 3Lost 0Goal Diff +29

2Croatia

Played 3Won 2Lost 1Goal Diff +25

3Argentina

Played 3Won 1Lost 2Goal Diff -28

4Bahrain

Played 3Won 0Lost 3Goal Diff -26

#	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff
1Egypt	1	3	3	0	102	73	+29
2Croatia	2	3	2	1	93	68	+25
3Argentina	3	3	1	2	69	97	-28
4Bahrain	4	3	0	3	71	97	-26

Betting Insights

100.0%Both Score %

58.0%Home Win %

38.0%Away Win %

Most Common Scorelines

37-37

4.0%(2)

24-27

4.0%(2)

32-23

4.0%(2)

26-32

4.0%(2)

29-26

4.0%(2)

31-30

4.0%(2)

34-23

2.0%(1)

24-44

2.0%(1)

27-25

2.0%(1)

25-24

2.0%(1)

Teams

Germany

Switzerland

Czech Republic

Poland

Denmark

Italy

Tunisia

Algeria

France

Austria

Qatar

Kuwait

Hungary

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Guinea

Portugal

Brazil

Norway

USA

Sweden

Spain

Chile

Japan

Iceland

Slovenia

Cape Verde

Cuba

Egypt

Croatia

Argentina

Bahrain

Season Results

Match results from this season listed in chronological order. Historical results provide context for understanding how the season unfolded and which teams performed above or below expectations.

France

35 – 34

Portugal

2 Feb

Croatia

26 – 32

Denmark

2 Feb

Denmark

40 – 27

Portugal

31 Jan

France

28 – 31

Croatia

30 Jan

Denmark

33 – 21

Brazil

29 Jan

Portugal

31 – 30

Germany

29 Jan

Guinea

33 – 31

Cuba

28 Jan

Algeria

26 – 29

Bahrain

28 Jan

Croatia

31 – 30

Hungary

28 Jan

Kuwait

37 – 32

Japan

28 Jan

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Past Seasons

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API data: 1 May 2026