| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Ukraine | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 197: | 160 | | 2. Romania | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 219: | 153 | | 3. Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 143: | 184 | | 4. Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 142: | 204 |
| Team | Ukra | Roma | Swit | Port | | Ukraine | ---- | 27:27 | 33:20 | 32:23 | | Romania | 35:36 | ---- | 37:26 | 37:23 | | Switzerland | 24:33 | 18:39 | ---- | 28:25 | | Portugal | 31:36 | 23:44 | 17:27 | ---- |
No surprise. The 2 strong teams demolished the others 2.
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | 14.10 | 18:00 | Zaporozhye | Ukraine | 33-20 | Switzerland | 19-6 | 1000 | | 14.10 | 19:00 | Sighisoara | Romania | 37-23 | Portugal | 19-8 | 1100 | | 17.10 | 15:45 | Zurich | Switzerland | 18-39 | Romania | 7-20 | 700 | | 17.10 | 17:15 | Lagos | Portugal | 31-36 | Ukraine | 16-18 | 800 | | 31.03 | 18:00 | Zaporozhye | Ukraine | 27-27 | Romania | 18-14 | 1700 | | 31.03 | 20:00 | Wettingen | Switzerland | 28-25 | Portugal | 14-14 | | | 03.04 | 12:00 | Buzau | Romania | 35-36 | Ukraine | 17-15 | 1800 | | 03.04 | 17:00 | Moimenta | Portugal | 17-27 | Switzerland | 12-13 | 1100 | | 26.05 | 19:00 | Leiria | Portugal | 23-44 | Romania | 12-10 | | | 26.05 | 19:30 | Herzogenbuchsee | Switzerland | 24-33 | Ukraine | 14-14 | | | 29.05 | 11:00 | Targu Mures | Romania | 37-26 | Switzerland | 18-11 | 2000 | | 30.05 | 17:00 | Zaporozhye | Ukraine | 32-23 | Portugal | 17-11 | 1500 |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Hungary | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 174: | 134 | | 2. Sweden | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 167: | 128 | | 3. Czechia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 152: | 158 | | 4. Azerbaidjan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 114: | 187 |
| Team | Hung | Swed | Czec | Azer | | Hungary | ---- | 26:24 | 24:20 | 35:26 | | Sweden | 26:27 | ---- | 31:25 | 31:11 | | Czechia | 23:31 | 21:28 | ---- | 37:25 | | Azerbaidjan | 15:31 | 18:27 | 19:26 | ---- |
The same as Group A. 2 strong and 2 weak teams. Surprise that Czechia was so weak.
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | Att. | | 15.10 | 19:00 | Kecskemet | Hungary | 24-20 | Czechia | 13-9 | 1800 | | 15.10 | 19:00 | Skovde | Sweden | 31-11 | Azerbaidjan | 13-6 | 1400 | | 18.10 | 15:30 | Zubri | Czechia | 21-28 | Sweden | 9-12 | 1000 | | 18.10 | 17:00 | Baku | Azerbaidjan | 15-31 | Hungary | 6-16 | 900 | | 31.03 | 17:00 | Baku | Azerbaidjan | 19-26 | Czechia | 8-10 | 600 | | 01.04 | 19:15 | Lund | Sweden | 26-27 | Hungary | 12-15 | 1600 | | 04.04 | 12:35 | Bekescsaba | Hungary | 26-24 | Sweden | 16-10 | 2200 | | 04.04 | 14:45 | Brno | Czechia | 37-25 | Azerbaidjan | 19-11 | 600 | | 26.05 | 18:00 | Plzen | Czechia | 23-31 | Hungary | 13-17 | 600 | | 26.05 | 17:00 | Baku | Azerbaidjan | 18-27 | Sweden | 9-14 | 400 | | 30.05 | 11:40 | Nyiregyhaza | Hungary | 35-26 | Azerbaidjan | 19-12 | 1500 | | 30.05 | 17:30 | Skovde | Sweden | 31-25 | Czechia | 17-10 | 1500 |
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | TB | | 1. France | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 191: | 124 | | | 2. Iceland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 166: | 146 | +1 | | 3. Austria | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 150: | 145 | -1 | | 4. Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 104: | 196 | |
| Team | Fran | Icel | Aust | GrBr | | France | ---- | 32:23 | 29:22 | 34:15 | | Iceland | 24:27 | ---- | 29:25 | 40:20 | | Austria | 24:27 | 26:23 | ---- | 30:20 | | Great Britain | 16:42 | 16:27 | 17:23 | ---- |
First major qualification for Iceland. Only 1 goal was the difference between Iceland and Austria.
The debut of Great Britain wasn't good.
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | Att. | | 14.10 | 19:30 | Besancon | France | 32-23 | Iceland | 16-12 | 3000 | | 14.10 | 20:00 | Feldkirchen | Austria | 30-20 | Great Britain | 18-12 | 500 | | 17.10 | 16:00 | London | Great Britain | 16-42 | France | 9-18 | 700 | | 18.10 | 16:00 | Hlioarendi | Iceland | 29-25 | Austria | 19-10 | 800 | | 31.03 | 19:00 | London | Great Britain | 16-27 | Iceland | 7-15 | 500 | | 31.03 | 20:20 | Wien | Austria | 24-27 | France | 14-12 | | | 03.04 | 14:00 | Reyljavik | Iceland | 40-20 | Great Britain | 23-9 | 300 | | 04.04 | 16:45 | Pau | France | 29-22 | Austria | 16-9 | 5500 | | 26.05 | 19:00 | Glasgow | Great Britain | 17-23 | Austria | 8-10 | 500 | | 26.05 | 20:15 | Reykjavik | Iceland | 24-27 | France | 11-13 | | | 29.05 | 20:20 | Stockerau | Austria | 26-23 | Iceland | 12-12 | 900 | | 30.05 | 15:00 | Lille | France | 34-15 | Great Britain | 16-8 | 1300 |
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | TB | | 1. Germany | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 205: | 129 | | | 2. Slovenia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 163: | 162 | +8 | | 3. Belarus | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 166: | 176 | -8 | | 4. Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 137: | 204 | |
| Team | Germ | Slov | Bela | Ital | | Germany | ---- | 27:17 | 35:24 | 45:19 | | Slovenia | 24:35 | ---- | 30:21 | 34:22 | | Belarus | 26:30 | 31:30 | ---- | 32:23 | | Italy | 19:33 | 26:28 | 28:32 | ---- |
Great supremacy for Germany. Slovenia qualified with big home win against Belarus.
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | Att. | | 14.10 | 18:30 | Mogilev | Belarus | 32-23 | Italy | 16-7 | 1300 | | 14.10 | 19:30 | Wetzlar | Germany | 27-17 | Slovenia | 10-10 | 2000 | | 17.10 | 18:15 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | 30-21 | Belarus | 17-10 | 600 | | 18.10 | 12:00 | Lignano | Italy | 19-33 | Germany | 8-18 | 300 | | 31.03 | 18:00 | Mogilev | Belarus | 26-30 | Germany | 15-16 | | | 01.04 | 20:00 | Cassano Magnano | Italy | 26-28 | Slovenia | 14-16 | 600 | | 04.04 | 17:00 | Dessau | Germany | 35-24 | Belarus | 15-11 | 2100 | | 04.04 | 17:00 | Koper | Slovenia | 34-22 | Italy | 17-7 | 1500 | | 26.05 | 18:15 | Cassano Magnano | Italy | 28-32 | Belarus | 12-16 | 600 | | 26.05 | 20:00 | Novo Mesto | Slovenia | 24-35 | Germany | 11-19 | 1500 | | 30.05 | 16:00 | Mogilev | Belarus | 31-30 | Slovenia | 16-16 | 1200 | | 30.05 | 16:00 | Freudenstadt | Germany | 45-19 | Italy | 20-9 | 800 |
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| Group E | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Spain | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 181: | 128 | | 2. Serbia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 179: | 142 | | 3. Turkey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 167: | 156 | | 4. Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 101: | 202 |
| Team | Spai | Serb | Turk | Grec | | Spain | ---- | 29:25 | 30:26 | 39:16 | | Serbia | 20:21 | ---- | 28:27 | 45:18 | | Turkey | 27:30 | 30:32 | ---- | 30:22 | | Greece | 14:32 | 17:29 | 14:27 | ---- |
Altough the ranking is the same as in Groups A and B, Turkey lost 4 games with small margins. Only Greece was a weak team.
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | Att. | | 14.10 | 18:00 | Zrenjanin | Serbia | 45-18 | Greece | 25-10 | 1500 | | 14.10 | 19:00 | Santander | Spain | 30-26 | Turkey | 16-15 | 2500 | | 18.10 | 16:00 | Bozaitika Patras | Greece | 14-32 | Spain | 8-13 | 600 | | 18.10 | 17:00 | Antalya | Turkey | 30-32 | Serbia | 14-17 | 900 | | 31.03 | 18:00 | Zajecar | Serbia | 20-21 | Spain | 10-12 | 2300 | | 31.03 | 15:30 | Thessaloniki | Greece | 14-27 | Turkey | 9-13 | 400 | | 03.04 | 19:00 | Izmir | Turkey | 30-22 | Greece | 17-13 | 1200 | | 04.04 | 13:00 | Estella-Navarra | Spain | 29-25 | Serbia | 15-12 | 2000 | | 26.05 | 11:00 | Bozaitika Patras | Greece | 17-29 | Serbia | 8-14 | 300 | | 27.05 | 19:00 | Samsun | Turkey | 27-30 | Spain | 14-12 | 700 | | 30.05 | 11:00 | Utebo-Zaragosa | Spain | 39-16 | Greece | 16-5 | 1100 | | 30.05 | 20:00 | Smederevo | Serbia | 28-27 | Turkey | 15-15 | 2500 |
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| Group F | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | TB | | 1. Montenegro | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 196: | 160 | | | 2. Russia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 196: | 155 | | | 3. Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 156: | 193 | +3 | | 4. Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 151: | 191 | -3 |
| Team | Mont | Russ | Slov | Pola | | Montenegro | ---- | 28:28 | 39:24 | 35:32 | | Russia | 28:31 | ---- | 33:26 | 35:20 | | Slovakia | 27:32 | 24:37 | ---- | 32:28 | | Poland | 21:31 | 26:35 | 24:23 | ---- |
This was the strongest group. The big surprise was the Montenegro away victory in Russia. In any other Group exept Group A, Slovakia and Poland would have good chances.
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | Att. | | 14.10 | 17:00 | Chekhov | Russia | 33-26 | Slovakia | 16-14 | 1000 | | 14.10 | 18:00 | Lublin | Poland | 21-31 | Montenegro | 10-14 | 1800 | | 17.10 | 17:30 | Podgorica | Montenegro | 28-28 | Russia | 19-16 | 4000 | | 18.10 | 11:00 | Hlohovec | Slovakia | 32-28 | Poland | 16-14 | 1200 | | 31.03 | 18:00 | Chorzow | Poland | 26-35 | Russia | 15-15 | 1200 | | 31.03 | 20:00 | Pljevlja | Montenegro | 39-24 | Slovakia | 18-12 | 2500 | | 04.04 | 11:00 | Hlohovec | Slovakia | 27-32 | Montenegro | 11-17 | 500 | | 04.04 | 17:00 | Chekhov | Russia | 35-20 | Poland | 17-11 | 1000 | | 26.05 | 18:00 | Hlohovec | Slovakia | 24-37 | Russia | 10-17 | 1000 | | 26.05 | 20:00 | Pljevlja | Montenegro | 35-32 | Poland | 17-15 | | | 30.05 | 17:00 | Chekhov | Russia | 28-31 | Montenegro | 13-16 | 500 | | 30.05 | 17:30 | Piotrkow Tryb. | Poland | 24-23 | Slovakia | 11-13 | 700 |
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| Group G | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Croatia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 191: | 138 | | 2. Netherlands | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 161: | 146 | | 3. Macedonia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 157: | 153 | | 4. Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 131: | 203 |
| Team | Croa | Neth | Mace | Lith | | Croatia | ---- | 32:23 | 36:23 | 31:22 | | Netherlands | 25:24 | ---- | 20:20 | 34:20 | | Macedonia | 21:26 | 28:28 | ---- | 32:24 | | Lithuania | 24:42 | 22:31 | 19:33 | ---- |
Only 1 goal in the last game searated Netherlands and Macedonia. So Macedonia was the only team from Former Yugoslavia not qualified.
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | Att. | | 14.10 | 20:30 | Skolje | Macedonia | 32-24 | Lithuania | 17-10 | 1600 | | 15.10 | 18:00 | Rijeka | Croatia | 32-23 | Netherlands | 19-11 | 1500 | | 18.10 | 15:00 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 20-20 | Macedonia | 15-8 | 1800 | | 18.10 | 20:00 | Panevezys | Lithuania | 24-42 | Croatia | 13-20 | 300 | | 31.03 | 18:00 | Skopje | Macedonia | 21-26 | Croatia | 12-13 | 1700 | | 31.03 | 19:00 | Kaunas | Lithuania | 22-31 | Netherlands | 12-15 | 700 | | 03.04 | 18:00 | Cakovec | Croatia | 36-23 | Macedonia | 18-10 | 1500 | | 04.04 | 14:00 | Almere | Netherlands | 34-20 | Lithuania | 17-9 | 1600 | | 26.05 | 19:00 | Kaunas | Lithuania | 19-33 | Macedonia | 9-18 | 300 | | 26.05 | 20:00 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 25-24 | Croatia | 9-14 | 900 | | 29.05 | 14:15 | Beli Manastir | Croatia | 31-22 | Lithuania | 15-6 | 1100 | | 30.05 | 17:50 | Skopje | Macedonia | 28-28 | Netherlands | 12-14 | 1700 |
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| Preliminary Round. Winner progress to the Groups Round. | | date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | Aggr. | | 23.09 | 18:30 | Helsinki | Finland | 14-17 | Great Britain | 7-9 | 37-41 | | 26.09 | 18:00 | Liverpool | Great Britain | 24-23 | Finland | 13-8 |
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