The 2001 World Men's Handball Championship took place in France from 23 January to 4 February 2001. It was the 17th edition of the World Championship in team handball and the hosts won the championship.
24 teams were qualified for the first round and dispatched into 4 groups.
Group A : Czech Republic, Egypt, Iceland, Morocco, Portugal, Sweden .
Group B : Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, France, Kuwait, Yugoslavia
Group C : Croatia, Greenland, Germany, South Korea, Spain, United States .
Group D : Norway, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Tunisia, Ukraine .
The first four teams of each group qualify for the round of 16.
Tuesday, 23 January:
Egypt 28 - 19 Morocco
Portugal 29 - 19 Czech Republic
Sweden 24 - 21 Iceland
Wednesday, 24 January:
Czech Republic 26 - 26 Egypt
Iceland 22 - 19 Portugal
Morocco 21 - 33 Sweden
Thursday, 25 January:
Egypt 23 - 19 Portugal
Morocco 23 - 31 Iceland
Sweden 29 - 22 Czech Republic
Saturday, 27 January:
Czech Republic 40 - 23 Morocco
Portugal 25 - 32 Sweden
Egypt 24 - 22 Iceland
Sunday, 28 January:
Portugal 30 - 26 Morocco
Iceland 29 - 29 Czech Republic
Sweden 29 - 23 Egypt
Tuesday, 23 January:
Argentina 22 - 16 Kuwait
France 23 - 13 Algeria
FRY 31 - 23 Brazil
Wednesday, 24 January:
Brazil 19 - 20 Argentina
Kuwait 14 - 30 France
Algeria 20 -23 FRY
Thursday, 25 January:
Kuwait 13 - 26 Algeria
Fance 29 - 19 Brazil
Argentina 10 - 32 FRY
Saturday, 27 January:
Argentina 23 - 23 Algeria
Brazil 27 - 19 Kuwait
FRY 20 - 22 France
Sunday, 28 January:
Algeria 25 - 20 Brazil
FRY 40 - 14 Kuwait
France 28 - 19 Argentina
Tuesday, 23 January:
Croatia 25 - 15 Greenland
Germany 40 - 12 USA
Spain 26 - 17 South Korea
Tuesday, 24 January:
Greenland 16 - 31 Spain
USA 12 - 41 Croatia
South Korea 26 - 33 Germany
Thursday, 25 January:
Spain 45 - 18 USA
Greenland 20 - 27 South Korea
Croatia 23 - 23 Germany
Saturday, 27 January:
USA 18 - 26 Greenland
Germany 22 - 31 Spain
Croatia 33 - 38 South Korea
Sunday, 28 January:
Germany 39 - 08 Greenland
South Korea 37 - 20 USA
Spain 27 - 32 Croatia
Tuesday, 23 January:
Slovenia 28 - 24 Ukraine
Russia 23 - 20 Tunisia
Norway 20 - 14 Saudi Arabia
Wednesday, 24 January:
Saudi Arabia 22 - 35 Slovenia
Ukraine 27 - 30 Russia
Tunisia 28 - 19 Norway
Thursday, 25 January:
Ukraine 24 - 18 Tunisia
Russia 29 - 18 Saudi Arabia
Slovenia 29 - 30 Norway
Saturday, 27 January:
Saudi Arabia 17 - 28 Ukraine
Norway 25 - 25 Russia
Slovenia 23 - 28 Tunisia
Sunday, 28 January:
Tunisia 22 - 21 Saudi Arabia
Norway 22 - 31 Ukraine
Russia 33 - 30 Slovenia
Wednesday, 31 January in Albertville
France 23 - 18 Portugal
Tunisia 24 - 26 Germany
Wednesday, 31 January in Amnéville les Thermes
Algeria 21 - 24 Egypt
Russia 28 - 26 South Korea
Wednesday, 31 January in Marseille
Croatia 34 - 37 Ukraine (double overtime)
Sweden 32 - 23 Argentina
Wednesday, 31 January in Toulouse
Iceland 27 - 31 FRY
Spain 28 - 23 Norway
Final standings
- France
- Sweden
- Yugoslavia
- Egypt
- Spain
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Germany
- Croatia
- Tunisia
- Iceland
- South Korea
- Algeria
- Norway
- Argentina
- Portugal
- Slovenia
- Czech Republic
- Brazil
- Greenland
- Saudi Arabia
- Morocco
- Kuwait
- United States
MVP: Stefan Lövgren (Sweden)
