| HANDBALL MEN WORLD CUP 2005 QUALIFICATION EUROPE played 2004   | 
 
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| Remark: Europe has 3 places from Continental Championship and 9 places from the |  | World Championship 2003 |  
  
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| Group A France |  | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 29.05 | Slovakia | 21-24 | France |  | 05.06 | France | 31-23 | Slovakia |  
  
| Group B Spain |  | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 30.05 | Latvia | 23-36 | Spain |  | 05.06 | Spain | 34-24 | Latvia |  
  
| Group C Russia |  | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 29.05 | Ukraine | 25-24 | Russia |  | 05.06 | Russia | 35-27 | Ukraine |  
  
| Group D Norway from Qualification |  | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 30.05 | Norway | 27-24 | Hungary |  | 06.06 | Hungary | 30-29 | Norway |  
  
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| Group E Iceland |  | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 29.05 | Italy | 31-37 | Iceland |  | 06.06 | Iceland | 37-25 | Italy |  
  
| Group F Serbia Mont. |  | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 30.05 | Macedonia | 21-22 | Serbia Mont. |  | 06.06 | Serbia Mont. | 37-29 | Macedonia |  
  
| Group G Sweden |  | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 29.05 | Poland | 19-25 | Sweden |  | 06.06 | Sweden | 34-29 | Poland |  
  
| Group H Czech Republic |  | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 30.05 | Portugal | 28-21 | Czech Republic |  | 06.06 | Czech Republic | 33-25 | Portugal |  
  
| Group I Greece from Qualification |  | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 30.05 | Greece | 25-23 | Switzerland |  | 05.06 | Switzerland | 27-28 | Greece |  
  
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Greece | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 169: | 136 |  | 2.Lithuania | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 181: | 143 |  | 3.Estonia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 167: | 162 |  | 4.Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 122: | 198 |  
  
| Team | Li | Gr | Es | Bu |  | Lithuania | ---- | 27:26 | 30:24 | 36:19 |  | Greece | 31:26 | ---- | 30:27 | 32:17 |  | Estonia | 26:27 | 21:24 | ---- | 37:26 |  | Bulgaria | 17:35 | 18:26 | 25:32 | ---- |  
  
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 07.01 | Lithuania | 30-24 | Estonia |  | 07.01 | Greece | 32-17 | Bulgaria |  | 11.01 | Estonia | 26-27 | Lithuania |  | 11.01 | Bulgaria | 18-26 | Greece |  | 14.01 | Estonia | 21-24 | Greece |  | 15.01 | Bulgaria | 17-35 | Lithuania |  | 17.01 | Lithuania | 36-19 | Bulgaria |  | 18.01 | Greece | 30-27 | Estonia |  | 20.01 | Bulgaria | 25-32 | Estonia |  | 21.01 | Greece | 31-26 | Lithuania |  | 25.01 | Lithuania | 27-26 | Greece |  | 25.01 | Estonia | 37-26 | Bulgaria |  
  
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Latvia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 120: | 99 |  | 2.Turkey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106: | 108 |  | 3.Ciprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 101: | 120 |  
  
| Team | Tu | La | Cy |  | Turkey | ---- | 27:28 | 29:22 |  | Latvia | 30:21 | ---- | 35:26 |  | Cyprus | 28:29 | 25:27 | ---- |  
  
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 07.01 | Turkey | 29-22 | Ciprus |  | 11.01 | Ciprus | 28-29 | Turkey |  | 14.01 | Ciprus | 25-27 | Latvia |  | 18.01 | Latvia | 35-26 | Ciprus |  | 21.01 | Latvia | 30-21 | Turkey |  | 25.01 | Turkey | 27-28 | Latvia |  
  
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Slovakia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 134: | 104 |  | 2.Bosna   Herzegovina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 104: | 116 |  | 3.Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 106: | 124 |  
  
| Team | Bo | Sl | Ne |  | Bosna Herzegovina | ---- | 27:25 | 29:28 |  | Slovakia | 36:26 | ---- | 43:22 |  | Netherlands | 27:22 | 29:30 | ---- |  
  
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 07.01 | Bosna   Herzegovina | 29-28 | Netherlands |  | 11.01 | Netherlands | 27-22 | Bosna   Herzegovina |  | 14.01 | Netherlands | 29-30 | Slovakia |  | 17.01 | Slovakia | 43-22 | Netherlands |  | 21.01 | Slovakia | 36-26 | Bosna   Herzegovina |  | 25.01 | Bosna   Herzegovina | 27-25 | Slovakia |  
  
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Norway | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 127: | 97 |  | 2.Romania | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 133: | 100 |  | 3.Faroe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 94: | 157 |  
  
| Team | No | Ro | Fa |  | Norway | ---- | 35:28 | 36:24 |  | Romania | 21:19 | ---- | 43:27 |  | Faroe | 24:37 | 19:41 | ---- |  
  
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 07.01 | Norway | 36-24 | Faroe |  | 10.01 | Faroe | 24-37 | Norway |  | 16.01 | Faroe | 19-41 | Romania |  | 18.01 | Romania | 43-27 | Faroe |  | 21.01 | Romania | 21-19 | Norway |  | 25.01 | Norway | 35-28 | Romania |  
  
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| Group E | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106: | 102 |  | 2.Belarus | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 104: | 103 |  | 3.Austria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 94: | 99 |  
  
| Team | Au | Be | It |  | Austria | ---- | 24:19 | 24:23 |  | Belarus | 30:23 | ---- | 27:24 |  | Italy | 27:23 | 32:28 | ---- |  
  
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 08.01 | Austria | 24-23 | Italy |  | 11.01 | Italy | 27-23 | Austria |  | 14.01 | Italy | 32-28 | Belarus |  | 18.01 | Belarus | 27-24 | Italy |  | 21.01 | Belarus | 30-23 | Austria |  | 25.01 | Austria | 24-19 | Belarus |  
  
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| Group F | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Macedonia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 131: | 108 |  | 2.Finland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 107: | 109 |  | 3.Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 91: | 112 |  
  
| Team | Fi | Ma | Be |  | Finland | ---- | 30:30 | 25:24 |  | Macedonia | 36:30 | ---- | 36:27 |  | Belgium | 19:22 | 21:29 | ---- |  
  
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 08.01 | Finland | 25-24 | Belgium |  | 11.01 | Belgium | 19-22 | Finland |  | 15.01 | Belgium | 21-29 | Macedonia |  | 18.01 | Macedonia | 36-27 | Belgium |  | 21.01 | Macedonia | 36-30 | Finland |  | 25.01 | Finland | 30-30 | Macedonia |   
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Last updated: 17 Dec 2006