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 MoroccoPortugal 29 - 19 Czech RepublicSweden 24 - 21 IcelandWednesday, 24 January:Czech Republic 26 - 26 EgyptIceland 22 - 19 PortugalMorocco 21 - 33 SwedenThursday, 25 January:Egypt 23 - 19 PortugalMorocco 23 - 31 IcelandSweden 29 - 22 Czech RepublicSaturday, 27 January:Czech Republic 40 - 23 MoroccoPortugal 25 - 32 SwedenEgypt 24 - 22 IcelandSunday, 28 January:Portugal 30 - 26 MoroccoIceland 29 - 29 Czech RepublicSweden 29 - 23 EgyptTuesday, 23 January:Argentina 22 - 16 KuwaitFrance 23 - 13 AlgeriaFRY 31 - 23 BrazilWednesday, 24 January:Brazil 19 - 20 ArgentinaKuwait 14 - 30 FranceAlgeria 20 -23 FRYThursday, 25 January:Kuwait 13 - 26 AlgeriaFance 29 - 19 BrazilArgentina 10 - 32 FRYSaturday, 27 January:Argentina 23 - 23 AlgeriaBrazil 27 - 19 KuwaitFRY 20 - 22 FranceSunday, 28 January:Algeria 25 - 20 BrazilFRY 40 - 14 KuwaitFrance 28 - 19 ArgentinaTuesday, 23 January:Croatia 25 - 15 GreenlandGermany 40 - 12 USASpain 26 - 17 South KoreaTuesday, 24 January:Greenland 16 - 31 SpainUSA 12 - 41 CroatiaSouth Korea 26 - 33 GermanyThursday, 25 January:Spain 45 - 18 USAGreenland 20 - 27 South KoreaCroatia 23 - 23 GermanySaturday, 27 January:USA 18 - 26 GreenlandGermany 22 - 31 SpainCroatia 33 - 38 South KoreaSunday, 28 January:Germany 39 - 08 GreenlandSouth Korea 37 - 20 USASpain 27 - 32 CroatiaTuesday, 23 January:Slovenia 28 - 24 UkraineRussia 23 - 20 TunisiaNorway 20 - 14 Saudi ArabiaWednesday, 24 January:Saudi Arabia 22 - 35 SloveniaUkraine 27 - 30 RussiaTunisia 28 - 19 NorwayThursday, 25 January:Ukraine 24 - 18 TunisiaRussia 29 - 18 Saudi ArabiaSlovenia 29 - 30 NorwaySaturday, 27 January:Saudi Arabia 17 - 28 UkraineNorway 25 - 25 RussiaSlovenia 23 - 28 TunisiaSunday, 28 January:Tunisia 22 - 21 Saudi ArabiaNorway 22 - 31 UkraineRussia 33 - 30 SloveniaWednesday, 31 January in AlbertvilleFrance 23 - 18 PortugalTunisia 24 - 26 GermanyWednesday, 31 January in Amnéville les ThermesAlgeria 21 - 24 EgyptRussia 28 - 26 South KoreaWednesday, 31 January in MarseilleCroatia 34 - 37 Ukraine (double overtime)Sweden 32 - 23 ArgentinaWednesday, 31 January in ToulouseIceland 27 - 31 FRYSpain 28 - 23 NorwayFinal 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)
