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 |
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Host nation | 1 | ![]() |
1988 Summer Olympics | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1989 World Men's Handball Championship Group B | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1989 Asian Men's Handball Championship | 1 | ![]() |
1989 African Men's Handball Championship | 1 | ![]() |
1989 Pan American Men's Handball Championship | 1 | ![]() |
Teams
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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Preliminary round
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 6 | Main round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 0 | Ranking round |
Source: IHF
28 February 1990 | Hungary ![]() |
19–18 | ![]() |
Plzeň |
(9–7) | ||||
28 February 1990 | Sweden ![]() |
20–19 | ![]() |
Plzeň |
(11–8) | ||||
1 March 1990 | Algeria ![]() |
16–22 | ![]() |
Plzeň |
(7–11) | ||||
1 March 1990 | France ![]() |
18–26 | ![]() |
Plzeň |
(9–13) | ||||
3 March 1990 | Hungary ![]() |
20–25 | ![]() |
Plzeň |
(8–14) | ||||
3 March 1990 | France ![]() |
23–20 | ![]() |
Plzeň |
(7–7) | ||||
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 57 | +18 | 6 | Main round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 72 | −3 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 2 | Ranking round |
28 February 1990 | South Korea ![]() |
24–26 | ![]() |
Prešov |
(12–12) | ||||
28 February 1990 | Czechoslovakia ![]() |
12–13 | ![]() |
Prešov |
(5–7) | ||||
1 March 1990 | Switzerland ![]() |
17–21 | ![]() |
Prešov |
(5–11) | ||||
1 March 1990 | Romania ![]() |
25–17 | ![]() |
Prešov |
(11–9) | ||||
3 March 1990 | South Korea ![]() |
24–29 | ![]() |
Prešov |
(10–17) | ||||
3 March 1990 | Romania ![]() |
24–16 | ![]() |
Prešov |
(12–8) | ||||
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 6 | Main round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 65 | +7 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 69 | −4 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 84 | −8 | 0 | Ranking round |
Source: IHF
28 February 1990 | Yugoslavia ![]() |
17–18 | ![]() |
Zlín |
(9–6) | ||||
28 February 1990 | Iceland ![]() |
27–23 | ![]() |
Zlín |
(17–8) | ||||
1 March 1990 | Cuba ![]() |
27–28 | ![]() |
Zlín |
(14–16) | ||||
1 March 1990 | Spain ![]() |
19–18 | ![]() |
Zlín |
(11–11) | ||||
3 March 1990 | Yugoslavia ![]() |
27–20 | ![]() |
Zlín |
(10–11) | ||||
3 March 1990 | Spain ![]() |
29–26 | ![]() |
Zlín |
(12–10) | ||||
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 56 | +39 | 6 | Main round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 73 | −3 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 86 | −31 | 0 | Ranking round |
Source: IHF
28 February 1990 | Soviet Union ![]() |
26–21 | ![]() |
Žilina |
(13–9) | ||||
28 February 1990 | East Germany ![]() |
26–22 | ![]() |
Žilina |
(18–7) | ||||
1 March 1990 | Japan ![]() |
16–35 | ![]() |
Žilina |
(14–16) | ||||
1 March 1990 | Poland ![]() |
17–25 | ![]() |
Žilina |
(9–9) | ||||
3 March 1990 | Soviet Union ![]() |
34–19 | ![]() |
Žilina |
(15–10) | ||||
3 March 1990 | Poland ![]() |
25–17 | ![]() |
Žilina |
(12–11) | ||||
Ranking round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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13 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 6 |
14 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 72 | −3 | 3 |
15 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 2 |
16 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 1 |
Source: IHF
5 March 1990 | Algeria ![]() |
20–20 | ![]() |
Zlín |
(8–11) | ||||
5 March 1990 | Switzerland ![]() |
22–12 | ![]() |
Zlín |
(15–3) | ||||
6 March 1990 | Japan ![]() |
21–20 | ![]() |
Zlín |
(10–10) | ||||
6 March 1990 | Cuba ![]() |
26–32 | ![]() |
Zlín |
(11–16) | ||||
8 March 1990 | Algeria ![]() |
18–22 | ![]() |
Zlín |
(10–14) | ||||
8 March 1990 | Cuba ![]() |
23–20 | ![]() |
Zlín |
(10–13) | ||||
Main round
Group I
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 101 | +29 | 8 | Final |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 105 | +12 | 8 | Third place game |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 108 | +2 | 7 | Fifth place game |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 116 | −9 | 4 | Seventh place game |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 109 | 115 | −6 | 3 | Ninth place game |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 119 | 147 | −28 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
5 March 1990 | Sweden ![]() |
26–20 | ![]() |
Ostrava |
(15–9) | ||||
5 March 1990 | Hungary ![]() |
27–24 | ![]() |
Ostrava |
(14–11) | ||||
5 March 1990 | France ![]() |
21–25 | ![]() |
Ostrava |
(11–12) | ||||
6 March 1990 | Czechoslovakia ![]() |
21–21 | ![]() |
Ostrava |
(9–9) | ||||
6 March 1990 | Romania ![]() |
21–24 | ![]() |
Ostrava |
(10–13) | ||||
6 March 1990 | South Korea ![]() |
23–34 | ![]() |
Ostrava |
(7–17) | ||||
7 March 1990 | France ![]() |
31–24 | ![]() |
Ostrava |
(13–12) | ||||
7 March 1990 | Hungary ![]() |
20–20 | ![]() |
Ostrava |
(8–10) | ||||
7 March 1990 | Sweden ![]() |
19–20 | ![]() |
Ostrava |
(9–12) | ||||
Group II
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 109 | +39 | 10 | Final |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 102 | +18 | 6 | Third place game |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 114 | −5 | 6 | Fifth place game |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 111 | −5 | 4 | Seventh place game |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 117 | −16 | 2 | Ninth place game |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 133 | −31 | 2 | Eleventh place game |
Source: IHF
5 March 1990 | Spain ![]() |
24–17 | ![]() |
Bratislava |
(12–10) | ||||
5 March 1990 | Yugoslavia ![]() |
21–20 | ![]() |
Bratislava |
(9–11) | ||||
5 March 1990 | Iceland ![]() |
19–27 | ![]() |
Bratislava |
(8–14) | ||||
6 March 1990 | Soviet Union ![]() |
24–22 | ![]() |
Bratislava |
(11–8) | ||||
6 March 1990 | Poland ![]() |
27–25 | ![]() |
Bratislava |
(11–13) | ||||
6 March 1990 | East Germany ![]() |
25–20 | ![]() |
Bratislava |
(9–11) | ||||
7 March 1990 | Spain ![]() |
28–37 | ![]() |
Bratislava |
(14–17) | ||||
7 March 1990 | Yugoslavia ![]() |
33–20 | ![]() |
Bratislava |
(18–10) | ||||
8 March 1990 | Iceland ![]() |
19–17 | ![]() |
Bratislava |
(8–12) | ||||
Placement round
Eleventh place game
9 March 1990 17:30 |
South Korea ![]() |
27–33 | ![]() |
Prague |
(13–13) | ||||
Ninth place game
10 March 1990 09:00 |
France ![]() |
29–23 | ![]() |
Prague |
(15–11) | ||||
Seventh place game
10 March 1990 11:00 |
Czechoslovakia ![]() |
17–16 | ![]() |
Prague |
(8–6) | ||||
Fifth place game
9 March 1990 20:00 |
Hungary ![]() |
19–23 | ![]() |
Prague |
(8–10) | ||||
Third place game
10 March 1990 13:30 |
Romania ![]() |
27–21 | ![]() |
Prague |
(10–12) | ||||
Final
10 March 1990 16:30 |
Sweden ![]() |
27–23 | ![]() |
Prague |
(11–12) | ||||
Final standings
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Medal summary
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
55 |
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3 | ![]() |
50 |
4 | ![]() |
39 |
5 | ![]() |
38 |
6 | ![]() |
37 |
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8 | ![]() |
36 |
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