January 7, 2021 - The Croatia men's handball team kicks off the new year with the World Handball Championships in Egypt! A look at Croatia's schedule.
The first month of the new year is reserved for handball. The Croatia men's national handball team will begin 2021 at the World Championships, held from January 13 to 31, 2021, in Egypt. Croatia's rivals in Group C, which is being played in Alexandria, will be Qatar, Japan, and Angola.
It will be the first World Championships in an expanded edition. For the first time, 32 national teams will take part, which is divided into eight groups of four in the first phase of the competition.
In the second round, the three best from each group will pass and transfer the points won in mutual meetings. In that second round, there will be four groups with six national teams each, and the best two will advance to the quarterfinals, from which they will play by knockout until the end of the World Championships.
Groups A and B, C and D, E and F, and G and H will intersect. In the second round, the Cowboys' group crosses over with Group D, including Denmark, Argentina, Bahrain, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
*All terms are in Croatian time
Group A
January 15:
Germany - Uruguay 18:00
Hungary - Cape Verde 20:30
January 17:
Cape Verde - Germany 18:00
Hungary - Uruguay 20:30
January 19:
Uruguay - Cape Verde 18:00
Hungary - Germany 20:30
Group B
January 15:
Spain - Brazil 18:00
Tunisia - Poland 20:30
January 17:
Tunisia - Brazil 18:00
Poland - Spain 20:30
January 19:
Spain - Tunisia 18:00
Brazil - Poland 20:30
Group C
January 15
Qatar - Angola 15:30
Croatia - Japan 18:00
January 17
Qatar - Japan 15:30
Angola - Croatia 18:00
January 19
Japan - Angola 15:30
Croatia - Qatar 18:00
Group D
January 15:
Argentina - DR Congo 18:00
Denmark - Bahrain 20:30
January 17:
Argentina - Bahrain 18:00
DR Congo - Denmark 20:30
January 19:
Bahrain - DR Congo 18:00
Denmark - Argentina 20:30
Group E
January 14:
Austria - USA 18:00
Norway - France 20:30
January 16:
Austria - France 18:00
USA - Norway 20:30
January 18:
France - USA 18:00
Norway - Austria 20:30
Group F
January 14:
Algeria - Morocco 18:00
Portugal - Iceland 20:30
January 16:
Morocco - Portugal 18:00
Algeria - Iceland 20:30
January 18:
Portugal - Algeria 18:00
Iceland - Morocco 20:30
Group G
January 13:
Egypt - Chile 18:00
January 14:
Sweden - Czech Republic 20:30
January 16:
Egypt - Czech Republic 18:00
Sweden - Chile 20:30
January 18:
Czech Republic - Chile 18:00
Sweden - Egypt 20:30
Group H
January 14:
Belarus - Russia 15:30
Slovenia - South Korea 18:00
January 16:
Belarus - South Korea 15:30
Russia - Slovenia 18:00
January 18:
South Korea - Russia 15:30
Slovenia - Belarus 18:30
Group I
January 21:
A1 - B2
B1 - A2
A3 - B2
January 23:
A2 - B3
B2 - A1
A3 - B1
January 25:
B1 - A1
B2 - A2
B3 - A3
Group II
January 21:
C1 - D2
D1 - C2
C3 - D2
January 23:
C2 - D3
D2 - C1
C3 - D1
January 25:
D1 - C1
D2 - C2
D3 - C3
Group III
January 20:
E1 - F2
F1 - E2
E3 - F2
January 22:
E2 - F3
F2 - E1
E3 - F1
January 24:
F1 - E1
F2 - E2
F3 - E3
Group IV
January 20:
G1 - H2
H1 - G2
G3 - H2
January 22:
G2 - H3
H2 - G1
G3 - H1
January 24:
H1 - G1
H2 - G2
H3 - G3
Quarterfinals (January 27)
II1 - IV2
IV1 - II2
I1 - III2
III1 - I2
Semifinals (January 29)
II1 - IV2 vs IV1 - II2
I1 - III2 vs III1 - I2
Final (January 31)
Bronze match (January 31)
Source: Gol.hr
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