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| Remark: Europe has 4 places from Continental Championship and 6 places from the | | World Championship 1997 |
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.France | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 153: | 116 | | 2.Romania | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 142: | 134 | | 3.Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 114: | 146 | | 4.Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 124: | 137 |
| Team | Fr | Ro | Sl | Uk | | France | ---- | 23:22 | 30:19 | 26:18 | | Romania | 22:24 | ---- | 26:19 | 25:19 | | Slovakia | 19:24 | 23:21 | ---- | 22:20 | | Ukraine | 16:26 | 26:26 | 25:12 | ---- |
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 23.09 | 20:00 | Besancon | France | 30-19 | Slovakia | 13- 7 | | 24.09 | 17:00 | Baia Mare | Romania | 25-19 | Ukraine | 13- 8 | | 26.09 | 17:00 | Trnava | Slovakia | 19-24 | France | 9 -11 | | 27.09 | 16:00 | Zaporojie | Ukraine | 26-26 | Romania | 13-13 | | 21.10 | 18:00 | Michalovce | Slovakia | 23-21 | Romania | 10 -9 | | 21.10 | 17:00 | Baia Mare | Ukraine | 16-26 | France | 12- 9 | | 24.10 | 17:00 | Marseille | France | 26-18 | Ukraine | 14- 7 | | 25.10 | 17:00 | Baia Mare | Romania | 26-19 | Slovakia | 12-10 | | 25.11 | 17:00 | Bucharest | Romania | 22-24 | France | 7 -12 | | 25.11 | 18:00 | Zaporojie | Ukraine | 25-12 | Slovakia | 17- 5 | | 28.11 | 17:00 | Surany | Slovakia | 22-20 | Ukraine | 10-10 | | 29.11 | 17:00 | Nimes | France | 23-22 | Romania | 12-11 |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Norway | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 150: | 135 | | 2.Czechia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 153: | 155 | | 3.Turkey | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 166: | 172 | | 4.Israel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 152: | 159 |
| Team | No | Cz | Tu | Is | | Norway | ---- | 25:20 | 27:26 | 21:18 | | Czechia | 22:22 | ---- | 28:25 | 26:24 | | Turkey | 23:22 | 35:35 | ---- | 28:26 | | Israel | 26:33 | 24:22 | 34:29 | ---- |
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 23.09 | 19:00 | Stord | Norway | 27-26 | Turkey | 12-13 | | 23.09 | 17:00 | Karvina | Czechia | 26-24 | Israel | 17-12 | | 26.09 | 15:30 | Diyarbakir | Turkey | 23-22 | Norway | 11-10 | | 26.09 | 19:15 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 24-22 | Czechia | 14-11 | | 21.10 | 15:30 | Diyarbakir | Turkey | 35-35 | Czechia | 17-20 | | 21.10 | 18:00 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 26-33 | Norway | 9 -16 | | 24.10 | 15:00 | Chomutov | Czechia | 28-25 | Turkey | 16-12 | | 25.10 | 17:30 | Gjovik | Norway | 21-18 | Israel | 8 -13 | | 25.11 | 19:00 | Stavanger | Norway | 25-20 | Czechia | 13-11 | | 25.11 | 15:30 | Diyarbakir | Turkey | 28-26 | Israel | 14-15 | | 28.11 | 16:15 | Trebon | Czechia | 22-22 | Norway | 10-10 | | 29.11 | 19:30 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 34-29 | Turkey | 14-13 |
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Macedonia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 182: | 146 | | 2.Portugal | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 153: | 129 | | 3.Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 143: | 158 | | 4.Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 116: | 161 |
| Team | Ma | Po | It | Be | | Macedonia | ----- | %29:26 | 39:29 | 29:15 | | Portugal | 26:25 | ----- | %24:21 | %30:17 | | Italy | %26:35 | 18:19 | ----- | %24:16 | | Belgium | %24:25 | 19:28 | 25:25 | ----- |
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 23.09 | 20:30 | Skopje | Macedonia | 29-15 | Belgium | 12- 6 | | 23.09 | 20:00 | Conversano | Italy | 18-19 | Portugal | 9 -10 | | 26.09 | 20:30 | Hasselt | Belgium | 24-25 | Macedonia | 9 -14 | | 27.09 | 16:45 | Viseu | Portugal | 24-21 | Italy | 11- 8 | | 22.10 | 19:30 | Braga | Portugal | 26-25 | Macedonia | 13-12 | | 22.10 | 20:00 | Beyne Heusay | Belgium | 25-25 | Italy | 12-12 | | 25.10 | 20:30 | Skopje | Macedonia | 29-26 | Portugal | 13-15 | | 25.10 | 18:30 | Fondi | Italy | 24-16 | Belgium | 11- 8 | | 25.11 | 18:30 | Skopje | Macedonia | 39-29 | Italy | 17-16 | | 26.11 | 20:30 | Ans | Belgium | 19-28 | Portugal | 7 -19 | | 28.11 | 21:00 | Prato | Italy | 26-35 | Macedonia | 7 -17 | | 29.11 | 16:30 | Aljustrel | Portugal | 30-17 | Belgium | 15-10 |
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Hungary | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 157: | 131 | | 2.Iceland | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 141: | 125 | | 3.Switzerland | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 153: | 150 | | 4.Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 123: | 168 |
| Team | Hu | Ic | Sw | Fi | | Hungary | ---- | 24:20 | 33:22 | 30:21 | | Iceland | 22:19 | ---- | 25:19 | 27:19 | | Switzerland | 26:25 | 25:23 | ---- | 28:20 | | Finland | 20:26 | 19:24 | 24:33 | ---- |
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 23.09 | 18:00 | Veszprem | Hungary | 33-22 | Switzerland | 18- 9 | | 23.09 | 20:30 | Kopavogur | Iceland | 27-19 | Finland | 15- 9 | | 26.09 | 18:30 | Helsinki | Finland | 19-24 | Iceland | 10-11 | | 27.09 | 16:00 | St.Gallen | Switzerland | 26-25 | Hungary | 11-11 | | 21.10 | 20:00 | Aarau | Switzerland | 25-23 | Iceland | 8 -11 | | 22.10 | 18:30 | Helsinki | Finland | 20-26 | Hungary | 8 -12 | | 25.10 | 15:00 | Cegled | Hungary | 30-21 | Finland | 16-13 | | 25.10 | 16:00 | Reykjavik | Iceland | 25-19 | Switzerland | 12- 6 | | 25.11 | 20:30 | Reykjavik | Iceland | 22-19 | Hungary | 13-10 | | 26.11 | 18:30 | Porvoo | Finland | 24-33 | Switzerland | 14-18 | | 29.11 | 15:00 | Nyiregyhaza | Hungary | 24-20 | Iceland | 11- 8 | | 29.11 | 16:30 | Sursee | Switzerland | 28-20 | Finland | 17-11 |
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| Group E | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Croatia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 171: | 152 | | 2.Slovenia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 163: | 153 | | 3.Belarus | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 160: | 165 | | 4.Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 138: | 162 |
| Team | Cr | Sl | Be | Au | | Croatia | ---- | 28:25 | 32:28 | 30:21 | | Slovenia | 31:25 | ---- | 31:24 | 29:24 | | Belarus | 25:26 | 31:26 | ---- | 28:22 | | Austria | 22:30 | 21:21 | 28:24 | ---- |
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 23.09 | 20:00 | Kozina | Slovenia | 29-24 | Austria | 12- 9 | | 24.09 | 18:00 | Karlovac | Croatia | 32-28 | Belarus | 17-14 | | 26.09 | 18:00 | Traun | Austria | 21-21 | Slovenia | 10- 9 | | 27.09 | 16:00 | Minsk | Belarus | 25-26 | Croatia | 11-13 | | 21.10 | 18:30 | Minsk | Belarus | 31-26 | Slovenia | 15-11 | | 21.10 | 19:00 | Bruck/Mur | Austria | 22-30 | Croatia | 11-15 | | 24.10 | 17:55 | Celje | Slovenia | 31-24 | Belarus | 16-13 | | 24.10 | 18:00 | Labin | Croatia | 30-21 | Austria | 15-12 | | 26.11 | 20:00 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | 31-25 | Croatia | 16-14 | | 27.11 | 18:00 | St.Polten | Austria | 28-24 | Belarus | 13-10 | | 29.11 | 10:30 | Tulln | Austria | 22-28 | Belarus | 10-14 | | 29.11 | 17:30 | Zagreb | Croatia | 28-25 | Slovenia | 9 -11 |
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| Group F | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Denmark | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 179: | 122 | | 2.Poland | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 157: | 126 | | 3.Lithuania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 127: | 143 | | 4.Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 112: | 184 |
| Team | De | Po | Li | Gr | | Denmark | ---- | 30:23 | 25:21 | 42:20 | | Poland | 22:26 | ---- | 25:19 | 33:18 | | Lithuania | 16:23 | 17:32 | ---- | 34:17 | | Greece | 20:33 | 16:22 | 21:20 | ---- |
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 23.09 | 19:30 | Roskilde | Denmark | 42-20 | Greece | 23-11 | | 23.09 | 18:00 | Elektrenai | Lithuania | 17-32 | Poland | 9 -14 | | 26.09 | 11:30 | Biala Podlaska | Poland | 25-19 | Lithuania | 11- 8 | | 27.09 | 18:00 | Ionikos | Greece | 20-33 | Denmark | 9 -16 | | 21.10 | 19:30 | Ioannina | Greece | 21-20 | Lithuania | 11-12 | | 22.10 | 17:40 | Gdansk | Poland | 22-26 | Denmark | 9 -10 | | 24.10 | 16:15 | Hostebro | Denmark | 30-23 | Poland | 17- 8 | | 25.10 | 16:00 | Kaunas | Lithuania | 34-17 | Greece | 17- 5 | | 25.11 | 18:30 | Katerini | Greece | 16-22 | Poland | 10- 9 | | 26.11 | 19:00 | Arhus | Denmark | 25-21 | Lithuania | 16- 7 | | 28.11 | 17:00 | Glogow | Poland | 33-18 | Greece | 16-10 | | 29.11 | 16:00 | Kaunas | Lithuania | 16-23 | Denmark | 11-12 |
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | Agg. | | 24.06 | 20:00 | Hoboken | Belgium | 34-11 | Cyprus | 15- 7 | 60-38 | | 28.06 | 20:00 | Athienou | Cyprus | 27-26 | Belgium | 16-10 | | 27.06 | 20:00 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 21-32 | Ukraine | 11-14 | 37-59 | | 28.06 | 20:00 | Dudelange | Luxembourg | 16-27 | Ukraine | 10-14 |
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