2011 Men's U21 World Championship Qualification Europe

As the first competition event of the 2011 EHF calendar, 31 federations are playing the Qualification Europe for 8 remaining tickets to the 2011 Men's U21 World Championship.

The final tournament will be played in Greece on 17 to 31 July 2011.

Three federations are already qualified: Greece as the organising country, as well as Denmark and Portugal, who ended ranked first and second at the 2010 M20 European Championship in Bratislava (SVK).

Qualification Modus

The draw event on 24 September 2010 in Copenhagen (DEN) gave us 7 groups of 4 teams and 1 group of 3 teams.

The Qualification Europe matches will be played in eight tournaments, each in its own specific venue, from Friday, 7 January to Sunday, 9 January 2011.

The eight group winners will qualify for the final tournament in Greece (IHF Event).

Qualification Groups

Group 1 – taking place in Vrsac (SRB)

• Iceland
• Serbia
• FYR Macedonia
• Estonia

Group 2 – taking place in Nove Veseli (CZE)

• Slovenia
• Czech Republic
• Great Britain
• Norway

Group 3 – taking place in Mersin (TUR)

• Spain
• Slovakia
• Turkey
• Netherlands

Group 4 – taking place in Eskilstuna (SWE)

• Sweden
• Croatia
• Belarus
• Austria

Group 5 – taking place in Helsinki (FIN)

• France
• Finland
• Montenegro
• Bulgaria

Group 6 – taking place in Poltava (UKR)

• Germany
• Israel
• Ukraine
• Switzerland

Group 7 – taking place in Angleur (BEL)

• Romania
• Poland
• Belgium
• Hungary

Group 8 – taking place in Ancona (ITA)

• Russia
• Cyprus
• Italy

Find more information on 2011 Men's U21 World Championship Qualification Europe here.