22.09.2011, 12:41
2013 Men's World Championship Qualification Europe

The match schedule for Rounds 1 and 2 has been confirmed.

2013 Men's World Championship Qualification Europe

The 2013 Men's World Championship will be carried out on 13 to 27 January 2013 in Spain.

In total 24 teams will participate at the final tournament, 14 places are reserved for teams from the European Continental Federation. 37 European national federations have registered for the tournament.

Two European teams are already qualified for the event: France as defending champions and Spain as host nation.

Furthermore, the three best ranked teams from EHF EURO 2012 in Serbia (15 to 29 January 2012) are directly qualified for the 2013 Men's World Championship. All other teams participating at the final tournament of the EHF EURO 2012 in Serbia are automatically qualified for Play-Off Europe.

This will apply for 11 out of these 14 the national teams of Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, FYR Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Serbia, Slovakia and Sweden.

The remaining nine European places will be decided in Qualification Europe among teams not qualified for the final tournament of the EHF EURO 2012.

Qualification Europe for the 2013 Men's World Championship in Spain will be carried out in two phases. The draw for Qualification Phase 1 took place on 03 July in Brno/CZE.

Match Schedule

Round 1 and 2: see below

Round 3: Wednesday/Thursday 04/05 January 2012
Round 4: Saturday/Sunday 07/08 January 2012

Round 5: Wednesday/Thursday 11/12 January 2012
Round 6: Saturday/Sunday 14/15 January 2012

Great Britain vs. Israel
2 November 2011, 19:00 hrs (local time), London

Israel vs. Great Britain
6 November 2011, 19:30 hrs (local time), Rishion Le Zion

Turkey vs. Ukraine
2 November 2011, 19:00 hrs (local time), Mersin

Ukraine vs. Turkey
6 November 2011, 17:00 hrs (local time), Zaporozhye

Belgium vs. Latvia
2 November 2011, 20:15 hrs (local time), Kortrijk

Latvia vs. Belgium
5 November 2011, 15:05 hrs (local time), Dobele

Finland vs. Netherlands
2 November 2011, 19:00 hrs (local time), Vantaa

Netherlands vs. Finland
5 November 2011, 19:30 hrs (local time), Geleen

Italy vs. Switzerland
2 November 2011, 18:00 hrs (local time), Brixen

Switzerland vs. Italy
6 November 2011, 16:00 hrs (local time), Schaffhausen

Cyprus vs. Bosnia Herzegovina
2 November 2011, 19:00 hrs (local time), Nicosia

Bosnia Herzegovina vs. Cyprus
5 November 2011, 20:15 hrs (local time) Gorazde

Luxembourg vs. Romania
2 November 2011, 19:30 hrs (local time), Schifflange

Romania vs. Luxembourg
5 November 2011, 15:00 hrs (local time), Buzau

Seven teams from Phase one and the eleven teams from EHF EURO 2012 not qualified for the 2013 Men’s World Championship yet meet in play-off matches. These will be played in a KO-system with first and second leg matches at two weekends. According to a decision of the EHF Executive Committee in March 2003 no double matches in one country shall be allowed.

Leg 1: Saturday/Sunday 09/10 June 2012
Leg 2: Saturday/Sunday 16/17 June 2012

The nine winners of the play-off matches will qualify for the final tournament of the 2013 Men's World Championship in Spain. The fixtures for Phase 2 – Play-Off Matches will be drawn on 29 January 2012 in Belgrade (SRB).

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TEXT: EHF