Host country Japan Teams 24 Champions Russia (2nd title) | Dates 16 May–1 June Venue(s) 4 (in 3 host cities) Runner-up Sweden | |
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The 1997 World Men's Handball Championship was the 15th team handball World Championship. It was held in Kumamoto, Japan and was the first World Championship not played in a European country. Russia won the championship.
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Venues
The organizing committee used four venues to host the 1997 World Men's Handball Championship:
Preliminary round
The top 4 placed teams of each group continues to the knockout stage. The teams are ranked through the following rules.
- Team with the most points (2 points for each won game, 1 point for each drawn game).
- If two teams get the same points, the winner in the game between the two teams get ranked first.
- If the game between the teams ended in a draw, the team with the best goal difference get ranked first.
Final standings
- Russia
- Sweden
- France
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Egypt
- Spain
- South Korea
- Yugoslavia
- Lithuania
- Czech Republic
- Norway
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Japan
- Tunisia
- Algeria
- Italy
- Portugal
- China
- Saudi Arabia
- Argentina
- Morocco
- Brazil
All Star Team
References
1997 World Men's Handball Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA