Ehf Euro 2020 Qualifiers Media Guide Table of Contents

EHF EURO 2020 QUALIFIERS MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword 3 Latvia 43

Qualification & final tournament information 4 Estonia 45

Qualification – Phase 1 5 Group 5 overview 47

Emerging Nations Championship 6 Belarus 48

Engelbert Strauss – qualifiers’ partner 7 Czech Republic 50

New playing schedule for EURO 2020 8 Bosnia Herzegovnia 52

Start of ticket sales 9 Finland 54

EHF EURO Cup 10 Group 6 overview 56

Group 1 overview 11 France 57

Germany 12 Portugal 59

Poland 14 Lithuania 61

Israel 16 Romania 63

Kosovo 18 Group 7 overview 65

Group 2 overview 20 Hungary 66

Croatia 21 Russia 68

Serbia 23 Slovakia 70

Switzerland 25 Italy 72

Belgium 27 Group 8 overview 74

Group 3 overview 29 Denmark 75

FYR Macedonia 30 Montenegro 77

Iceland 32 Ukraine 79

Turkey 34 Faroe Islands 81

Greece 36 EHF EURO 2020 venues 83

Group 4 overview 38 Previous Men’s EHF EUROs 84

Slovenia 39 EHF Media contact details 85

Netherlands 41

[ 2 ] FOREWORD

Dear Media Representative,

The Men’s EHF EURO 2020 Qualifiers mark a major milestone in the history of EHF EURO events, the European Handball Federation’s flagship national team competitions. The fact that we will see for the first time 32 teams competing over six rounds for a place at the final tournament, which will field 24 participants, is the result of a process that started several years ago and was put in practice four years ago in Dublin.

When the EHF Congress in September 2014 unanimously voted in favour of the motion to increase the field of participants at Men’s EHF EURO from 16 to 24, the foundation was laid for a major positive development. We are now witnessing that the idea of the EHF EURO of and for the entire European handball family is gaining more and more shape. EHF EURO 2020 shall be a festival for all European handball nations.

The interest to be part of EHF EURO 2020 has been overwhelming. A record of 48 of the EHF’s member federations registered for the event. Two qualification phases have already been played. Greece, Estonia and Italy were the three group winners that advanced from the first qualification phase. Faroe Islands, Turkey and Kosovo stayed in the race for the final tournament berth by making it to the podium at the Emerging Nations Championship in Bulgaria last summer. These six, together with 26 other teams are now vying for 20 spots that are still available – alongside the already qualified teams of the three hosts, Sweden, Austria and Norway, as well as 2018 champions Spain – at the final tournament. The top-two of each of the eight groups as well as the four best third-ranked teams will eventually qualify.

For you, the media covering the qualifiers, the EHF Media and Communications Department has prepared this media guide which not only provides you with an overview of all 32 teams participating, but also gives you an extensive overview of the teams’ records, such as biggest win or most goals scored in an EHF EURO qualifier, as well as all head-to-head statistics for the eight qualification groups.

EHF EURO 2020 will not only be the first with 24 teams, but also the first which will be hosted in three countries: Sweden, Austria and Norway. Already now I would like to express my gratitude to the three organisers for their dedication, their excellent cooperation and all the hard work they have already put in since their bid to host EHF EURO 2020 was successful four years ago.

On behalf of the European Handball Federation, I take this opportunity to wish the teams participating in the EHF EURO 2020 Qualifiers, in the spirit of fair play, the best of luck and I hope to welcome you in Sweden, Austria and Norway in January 2020.

Michael Wiederer EHF President

[ 3 ] QUALIFICATION & FINAL TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

The Men’s EHF EURO 2020 Qualifiers, starting from October 2018, will be played by 32 national teams from across Europe.

These 32 teams are: Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Serbia, Switzerland, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine.

EHF EURO 2020 hosts, Sweden, Austria and Norway, as well as EHF EURO 2018 champions, Spain, are directly qualified.

At the qualification draw in April 2018 the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four teams each.

Group 1 Germany, Poland, Israel, Kosovo Group 2 Croatia, Serbia, Switzerland, Belgium Group 3 FYR Macedonia, Iceland, Turkey, Greece Group 4 Slovenia, Netherlands, Latvia, Estonia Group 5 Belarus, Czech Republic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Finland Group 6 France, Portugal, Lithuania, Romania Group 7 Hungary, Russia, Slovakia, Italy Group 8 Denmark, Montenegro, Ukraine, Faroe Islands

The qualification will be played in a round-robin system with each team facing its respective opponents in one home and Final tournament in three countries one away match.

The qualification matches will be played • Round 1 & 2 from 24 October to 28 October 2018 • Round 3 & 4 from 10 to 14 April 2019 • Round 5 & 6 from 12 to 16 June 2019 The Men’s EHF EURO 2020 will be played over 18 days from 9 to 26 January 2020. It is the first to be played with 24 teams, the first to be hosted by three nations and the The teams ranked first and second of each group and the four first at which the final weekend is played over three days. best third-ranked teams of all groups qualify for Men’s EHF EURO 2020 in Sweden, Austria and Norway. To determine the Sweden will organise two preliminary and one main four best third-ranked teams, only the results of the matches round group plus the final weekend. Austria will host against the first and second ranked teams in the respective two preliminary round groups and one main round. group will be taken into account. The ‘New Nidarohallen’ in Trondheim (image below), which is currently under construction and will seat 8,000 At the same time, the three lowest ranked teams among the people, is the venue for the two preliminary round groups fourth-ranked teams will have to play the EHF EURO Qualifiers played in Norway. ‘relegation round’ in which they face the two winners of phase 1 of the Men’s EHF EURO 2022 Qualifiers and the winning team of the Emerging Nations Championship 2019. The three teams that emerge victorious from this relegation round will have a place in the second phase of the Men’s EHF EURO 2022 Qualifiers.

[ 4 ] QUALIFIERS – PHASE 1

For nine federations the qualification to the Men’s EHF EURO 2020 had already started in November 2016 (for the teams of groups B and C) and January 2017 (for the teams of group A). Greece, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Estonia, Turkey, Kosovo, Italy, Luxembourg and Georgia had been drawn to three groups of three teams each and formed the core of the first qualification phase.

After the matches had been played, Greece, Estonia and Italy emerged as group winners and advanced to the second, the main, qualification phase. The finish was particularly nerve-wrecking in group C, as only a last-second goal in the final match against Luxembourg granted Italy the ticket to the next stage.

TABLES AND RESULTS

GROUP A 13.01.2017 20:00 Cyprus vs Faroe Islands 20:19 Pos P W D L Goals GD Pts 14.01.2017 18:00 Greece vs Cyprus 24:17 1. Greece 2 2 0 0 50:41 9 4 15.01.2017 16:00 Faroe Islands vs Greece 24:26 2. Cyprus 2 1 0 1 37:43 -6 2

3. Faroe Islands 2 0 0 2 43:46 -3 0

GROUP B 02.11.2016 19:00 Turkey vs Kosovo 26:22 Pos P W D L Goals GD Pts 06.11.2016 19:30 Kosovo vs Turkey 24:24 1. Estonia 4 3 0 1 96:86 10 6 04.01.2017 19:30 Kosovo vs Estonia 17:31 2. Turkey 4 2 1 1 96:84 12 5 08.01.2017 19:30 Estonia vs Kosovo 27:23 11.01.2017 19:30 Estonia vs Turkey 18:28 3. Kosovo 4 0 1 3 86:108 -22 1 15.01.2017 16:00 Turkey vs Estonia 18:20

GROUP C 02.11.2016 17:30 Italy vs Georgia 26:19 Pos P W D L Goals GD Pts 06.11.2016 18:00 Georgia vs Italy 25:28 1. Italy 4 3 0 1 103:92 11 6 04.01.2017 18:00 Georgia vs Luxembourg 24:31 2. Luxembourg 4 3 0 1 114:102 12 6 07.01.2017 18:00 Luxembourg vs Georgia 35:29 11.01.2017 19:30 Luxembourg vs Italy 24:23 3. Georgia 4 0 0 4 97:120 -23 0 15.01.2017 16:30 Italy vs Luxembourg 26:24

[ 5 ] EMERGING NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2nd IHF Men’s Emerging Nations Championship, which took place from 12 to 18 June 2017, offered a last chance to book a place in the second phase of qualification for the EHF EURO 2020, with the top-three-ranked teams qualifying for the next phase.

After one week of play, Faroe Islands claimed the 2017 trophy following a one-goal victory over Turkey in a dramatic final with a score of 26:25, while Kosovo won the bronze medal with a clear win versus Cyprus.

Teams playing the Emerging Nations Championship had to be comprised of players aged between 16 and 24 years, with a maximum of three players aged above 24 allowed per squad.

TABLES AND RESULTS

GROUP A Quarter-finals Pos P W D L Goals GD Pts 16.06.2017 18:00 Turkey vs Georgia 32:26 1. Turkey 3 3 0 0 120:62 58 6 16.06.2017 18:00 Cyprus vs China 36:26 2. Kosovo 3 2 0 1 115:72 43 4 16.06.2017 20:00 Luxembourg vs Kosovo 23:34 16.06.2017 20:00 Faroe Islands vs Bulgaria 30:24 3. Ireland 3 1 0 2 106:121 -15 2

4. Albania 3 0 0 3 62:148 -86 0 Semi-finals 17.06.2017 18:00 Turkey vs Cyprus 35:32 GROUP B 17.06.2017 20:00 Kosovo vs Faroe Islands 30:33 Pos P W D L Goals GD Pts 1. Luxembourg 3 3 0 0 111:86 25 6 Final matches 2. Georgia 3 2 0 1 91:81 10 4 18.06.2017 18:45 Cyprus vs Kosovo 25:32 18.06.2017 21:00 Turkey vs 25:26 3. Great Britain 3 1 0 2 80:89 -9 2 Faroe Islands

4. Malta 3 0 0 3 65:91 -26 0

GROUP C Final ranking Pos P W D L Goals GD Pts 1. Faroe Islands 1. Cyprus 3 3 0 0 96:64 32 6 2. Turkey 3. Kosovo 2. Bulgaria 3 2 0 1 101:75 26 4 4. Cyprus 3. Azerbaijan 3 1 0 2 93:96 -3 2 5. Bulgaria 4. Andorra 3 0 0 3 53:108 -55 0 6. China 7. Luxembourg 8. Georgia GROUP D 9. Moldova Pos P W D L Goals GD Pts 10. Azerbaijan 1. Faroe Islands 3 3 0 0 114:59 55 6 11. Great Britain 2. China 3 2 0 1 95:64 31 4 12. Ireland 13. Malta 3. Moldova 3 1 0 2 98:82 16 2 14. Andorra 4. Armenia 3 0 0 3 31:133 -102 0 15. Albania 16. Armenia

[ 6 ] ENGELBERT STRAUSS BECOMES QUALIFIERS’ PARTNER

German workwear manufacturer engelbert strauss has been named presenting partner of the Men’s EHF EURO 2020 Qualifiers.

The deal, brokered by Infront, the European Handball Federation’s exclusive media and marketing partner for the EHF EURO events, brings a presenting partner to the EHF EURO Qualifiers for the first time.

As part of the new agreement, engelbert strauss will continue its involvement with the final tournaments of both the men’s and women’s events. As well as presence at the Women’s EHF EURO 2018 in France in December, the brand will be an official sponsor at the Men’s EHF EURO 2020 in Sweden, Austria and Norway in January 2020 and the Women’s EHF EURO 2020 in Norway and Denmark in December 2020.

Over six rounds of qualification and in 96 matches, engelbert strauss will benefit from brand exposure on LED boards, sleeve advertising on the playing shirts of participating teams, two floor stickers in newly created positions on court as well as additional activation rights. A new composite logo will be integrated into related digital channels, print materials and media backdrops.

[ 7 ] NEW PLAYING SCHEDULE FOR EURO 2020

The European Handball Federation has extended the schedule of the Men’s EHF EURO 2020 from 17 to 18 days, with the tournament now set to start already on 9 January. In a historic first, the EHF has also confirmed that the matches for third and fifth places will be played on 25 January, the final weekend’s Saturday.

The Men’s EHF EURO 2020, the first to be played with 24 teams, in Sweden, Austria and Norway will take place from 9 to 26 January 2020. The championship had originally been scheduled to start on 10 January 2020.

Furthermore, the EHF Executive Committee has confirmed that for the first time in EHF EURO history, the match for third place and the final will be played separately from each other, with the bronze medal match to be played on Saturday, 25 January 2020, and Sunday, 26 January, being exclusively reserved for the final. Additionally, in the new schedule, the 5/6 placement match will be moved from Friday, 24 January ahead of the semi-finals, to Saturday, 25 January, when it will take place ahead of the match for third place.

The heart of the final weekend will be Stockholm’s Tele2 Arena, a 20,000+ capacity stadium. EHF EURO 2020 marks the first time that the championship’s final weekend is played in a football stadium.

“We will be putting a huge emphasis on the event atmosphere at the final weekend in Stockholm. Our aim is to achieve that ‘when the matches are played, Europe comes to a halt’. We are looking into a high-level entertainment concept, cooperation with local hospitality facilities and much more,” says Krister Bergström, CEO of Handbolls-EM 2020 AB in Sweden

The impact of the new playing schedule is not limited to the final weekend though. With the first matches being played on 9 January and a subsequent re-scheduling of the preliminary round, there are no more parallel matches in two venues in one country on the same day. The new schedule makes it possible that the fans can watch all matches within each host country in the playing halls.

“The new schedule brings us one step closer to our mutual aim to provide the best possible conditions for the participating teams as well as for all handball fans who will come to cheer for them. With the ‘New Nidarohallen’ in Trondheim, a new venue seating 8,000 people will be built in time for EHF EURO 2020, and we are looking forward to welcoming the fans in January 2020,” says Kia Otnes, Project Manager Men’s EHF EURO 2020 in Norway

For the teams with the longest travel distances following the preliminary round, a rest day in addition to their travel day has been added.

“We are really pleased with the new playing schedule. The fact that there are no more parallel matches in one nation is a huge thing for all fans. Furthermore it leads to the advantage that after the preliminary round the groups with the longest travel distances have an additional rest day in addition to their travel day,” says Bernd Rabenseifner, Secretary General Austrian Handball Federation.

[ 8 ] TICKET SALES FOR EHF EURO 2020 START ON 24 OCTOBER

Come 9 January 2020, handball fans across the world will witness a premiere, as this day marks the start of the Men’s EHF EURO 2020 (9 to 26 January): the first to be played in three countries; the first to be played with 24 nations and the first that finishes with the final in a football stadium.

Less than 15 months out of the championship’s start, fans have the opportunity to save themselves the best seats in the house, as ticket sales start on 24 October at 11:00 hrs. Tickets can be bought via the official website, www.ehf-euro.com.

The launch coincides with the start of the EHF EURO 2020 Qualifiers, featuring 32 teams out of which 20 will qualify for EHF EURO 2020, as well as the first matches of the EHF EURO Cup, a new tournament format featuring 2020 hosts, Sweden, Austria, Norway, and EHF EURO 2018 champions, Spain.

Tickets will be available for all stages of the tournament in all three countries. While single day tickets across all categories will be available for the matches played in Sweden, the focus will be on group and venue packages in Austria and Norway for this first ticket release.

Further ticket releases are planned for 9 January 2019 (‘One year to go’), 17 April 2019 (Easter release) and for 1 July 2019, as all 24 participating will be known by then. It also known already that Sweden will play the preliminary round in the Scandinavium in Gothenburg; Austria start in the Stadthalle in Vienna and Norway in Trondheim.

If they qualify, Denmark will play the preliminary round in the Malmö Arena, Croatia in the Stadthalle Graz and Germany in Trondheim. The ‘New Nidarohallen’ – the venue is currently being built – in the Norwegian city is the only arena that hosts two preliminary round groups.

The first matches in Graz (group A) and Trondheim (group C) are played on 9 January. 10 January will the action being started in Vienna (group B), Trondheim (group D) and Gothenburg (group F); group E in Malmö joins last on 11 January.

[ 9 ] EHF EURO CUP

The European Handball Federation has set a new milestone on the road to the Men’s EHF EURO 2020.

Starting the last week of October 2018, parallel to the Men’s EHF EURO 2020 Qualifiers, the three 2020 host nations, Sweden, Austria and Norway, together with 2018 champions Spain will play the first matches of the newly introduced EHF EURO Cup.

The competition sees the four participating nations facing each other in home and away matches. These matches form the participants’ - all four are directly qualified to EHF EURO 2020 - very own road to the final tournament in January 2020.

“The EHF EURO Cup is an important milestone on the road to EHF EURO 2020. In particular for the three hosts Sweden, Austria and Norway, as well as for champions Spain, but also for the EHF. Not only will we see four top-class teams competing against each other and getting ready for the championship; this new competition will also offer a range of new promotion and marketing opportunities for handball,” says Martin Hausleitner, EHF Secretary General

The first two matches are Norway vs Austria and Sweden vs Spain on 24 October followed by Spain vs Norway and Austria vs Sweden on 28 October. Sweden will play their first match in the 13,000-capacity Malmö Arena, which is also a preliminary and main round venue for EHF EURO 2020.

Austria will play their first home match against Sweden in the newly built Sportpark Graz. The match on 28 October will mark the official opening of the 3,000-capacity arena.

Norway will play their first home match in the Stjørdalshallen close to Trondheim. Furthermore, the Norwegian Handball Federation has signed a contract with TV2 Norway to broadcast all matches involving Norway.

Date Time Fixture 24.10.18 18:15 Norway vs Austria 24.10.18 19:15 Sweden vs Spain 28.10.18 16:30 Austria vs Sweden 28.10.18 19:30 Spain vs Norway 10.-11.04.19 Norway vs Sweden 10.-11.04.19 Austria vs Spain 13.-14.04.19 Sweden vs Norway 13.-14.04.19 Spain vs Austria 12.-13.06.19 Austria vs Norway 12.-13.06.19 Spain vs Sweden 15.-16.06.19 Sweden vs Austria 15.-16.06.19 Norway vs Spain

[ 10 ] GROUP 1

GERMANY POLAND ISRAEL KOSOVO

DATE TIME FIXTURE

24.10.18 18:00 Poland vs Kosovo 24.10.18 19:00 Germany vs Israel 28.10.18 19:30 Kosovo vs Germany 28.10.18 19:30 Israel vs Poland Poland vs Germany Kosovo vs Israel Germany vs Poland Israel vs Kosovo Israel vs Germany Kosovo vs Poland Germany vs Kosovo Poland vs Israel

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[ 11 ] GERMANY

ACHIEVEMENTS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

EHF EURO Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 2004, 2016 1994 Qualif. 8 7 0 1 183:118 +65 14:2 1st Group 5 2002 1994 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 135:131 +4 5:7 9th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 139:123 +16 7:5 2nd Group 5 1998 1996 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 131:135 -4 3:9 8th Place OLYMPIC GAMES 1998 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 144:123 +21 9:3 1st Group 4 1980 (as GDR) 1998 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 177:159 +18 10:4 3rd Place 1984, 2004 2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 56:41 +15 4:0 Won vs. POL 2016 2000 EHF EURO 6 1 2 3 129:136 -7 4:8 9th Place 2002 Play-off 2 2 0 0 52:45 +7 4:0 Won vs. SVK World Championships 2002 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 201:188 +13 11:5 Runners-up 1938, 1978, 2007 2004 EHF EURO 8 6 1 1 244:208 +36 13:3 Winners 1954, 1970, 1974 2006 EHF EURO 7 5 1 1 223:193 +30 11:3 5th Place (both GDR), 2003 2008 EHF EURO 8 4 0 4 224:224 0 8:8 4th Place 1958, 1978, 1986, 2010 Qualif. 8 8 0 0 300:191 +109 16:0 1st Group 5 (both GDR) 2010 EHF EURO 6 1 2 3 157:165 -8 4:8 10th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 192:150 +42 9:3 1st Group 5 2012 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 156:156 0 5:7 7th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 3 0 3 170:151 +19 6:6 3rd Group 2 2016 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 172:145 +27 10:2 2nd Group 7 2016 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 223:200 +23 14:2 Winners MEDIA CONTACTS 2018 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 173:137 +36 12:0 1st Group 5 Tim Oliver Kalle 2018 EHF EURO 6 2 2 2 156:145 +11 6:6 9th Place [email protected] Total Qualif. 56 44 3 9 1581:1224 +357 91:21 +49 171 2611 724 Total EHF EURO 82 41 12 29 2156:2040 +116 94:70

Tobias Krumm [email protected] +49 151 72423869 www.dhb.de

[ 12 ] GERMANY NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 42:11 (22:4) v Bulgaria @ Wetzlar GER, 29.10.2008 Biggest defeat: 25:16 (10:8) v Spain @ Leganés ESP, 25.09.1997 Longest winning run: 16 matches (31.10.1997 – 21.06.2009) Longest unbeaten run: 19 matches (28.09.1997 – 31.10.2010) Longest losing run: 2 matches (03.12.1995 – 25.09.1997) Longest run without win: 3 matches (03.12.1995 – 28.09.1997) Current run: W8 (10.06.2015 – 18.06.2017)

Most goals: 54 v Bulgaria 29:54W @ Samokov BUL, 10.06.2009 Most goals opponent: 36 v Iceland 36:31L @ Reykjavík ISL, 09.03.2011 Most goals both teams: 83 v Bulgaria 29:54W @ Samokov BUL, 10.06.2009 Fewest goals: 16 v Switzerland 23:16L @ Basel SUI, 03.11.1995 16 v Spain 25:16L @ Leganés ESP, 25.09.1997 Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Bulgaria 42:11W @ Wetzlar GER, 29.10.2008 Fewest goals both teams: 30 v The Netherlands 18:12W @ Solingen GER, 20.06.1993

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

GER vs POL 04.10.1996 Karlsruhe GER GER-POL WCh-Qual. – Group 4 21:20 (13:10) 06.10.1996 Dzierżoniów POL POL-GER WCh-Qual. – Group 4 19:23 (10:10) 11.09.1999 Głogów POL POL-GER ECh-Playoff 16:26 (7:13) 19.09.1999 Riesa GER GER-POL ECh-Playoff 30:25 (14:7) 04.06.2000 Bydgoszcz POL POL-GER WCh-Playoff 23:22 (12:14) 09.06.2000 Lübeck GER GER-POL WCh-Playoff 27:20 (13:8) 23.01.2004 Koper SLO POL-GER ECh – Group D 32:41 (13:21) 02.02.2006 Basel SUI POL-GER ECh – MR-Group I 24:32 (7:16) 22.01.2007 Halle (Westfalen) GER GER-POL WCh – Group C 25:27 (12:14) 04.02.2007 Köln GER GER-POL WCh – Place 1/2 29:24 (17:13) 22.01.2009 Varaždin CRO GER-POL WCh – Group C 30:23 (14:11) 19.01.2010 Innsbruck AUT GER-POL ECh – Group C 25:27 (8:12) 25.01.2012 Beograd SRB POL-GER ECh – MR-Group 1 33:32 (18:17) 07.06.2014 Gdańsk POL POL-GER WCh-Playoff 25:24 (9:12) 14.06.2014 Magdeburg GER GER-POL WCh-Playoff 28:29 (14:10) 16.01.2015 Doha QAT POL-GER WCh – Group D 26:29 (13:17) 09.08.2016 Rio de Janeiro BRA GER-POL OG – Group B 32:29 (16:14) 21.08.2016 Rio de Janeiro BRA POL-GER OG – Place 3/4 25:31 (13:17)

GER vs ISR 26.06.1993 Bielefeld GER GER-ISR ECh-Qual. – Group 5 27:13 (15:8) 23.11.1993 Rishon LeZion ISR ISR-GER ECh-Qual. – Group 5 18:30 (9:15) 22.03.2009 Aschaffenburg GER GER-ISR ECh-Qual. – Group 5 36:24 (17:15) 21.06.2009 Rishon LeZion ISR ISR-GER ECh-Qual. – Group 5 21:40 (12:17) 04.11.2012 Rishon LeZion ISR ISR-GER ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 2 27:30 (14:13) 15.06.2013 Aschaffenburg GER GER-ISR ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 2 38:19 (21:12)

GER vs KOS No previous encounters

[ 13 ] POLAND

ACHIEVEMENTS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

OLYMPIC GAMES Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1976 1994 Qualification 8 5 1 2 227:160 +67 11:5 2nd Group 6 1994 Runners-Up 2 1 0 1 42:51 -9 2:2 Lost vs. FRA World Championships 1996 Qualification 6 0 0 6 140:175 –35 0:12 4th Group 4 2007 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 5 0 1 162:143 +19 10:2 1st Group D 1982, 2009, 2015 1998 Qualif. 6 0 0 6 128:153 –25 0:12 4th Group 5 2000 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 165:133 +33 10:2 1st Group 1 2000 Play-off 2 0 0 2 41:56 –15 0:4 Lost vs. GER 2002 Play-off 2 1 1 0 56:52 +4 3:1 Won vs. NOR 2002 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 67:83 –16 0:6 15th Place 2004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 60:49 +11 2:2 Won vs. AUT 2004 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 86:108 –22 0:6 16th Place 2006 Qualif. 3 2 0 1 103:70 +33 4:2 2nd Group 4 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 60:59 +1 2:2 Won vs. SWE 2006 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 163:185 –22 3:9 10th Place 2008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 72:47 +25 4:0 Won vs. NED 2008 EHF EURO 6 3 1 2 182:172 +10 7:5 7th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 5 1 2 242:198 +44 11:5 2nd Group 1 2010 EHF EURO 8 4 1 3 222:221 +1 9:7 4th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 172:147 +25 9:3 1st Group 3 2012 EHF EURO 6 3 1 2 173:160 +13 7:5 9th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 162:133 +29 10:2 2nd Group 5 2014 EHF EURO 7 3 0 4 191:184 +7 6:8 6th Place MEDIA CONTACT 2016 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 193:194 -1 10:4 7th Place

Jan Korczak-Mleczko 2018 Qualif. 2 6 1 2 3 171:189 –18 4:8 4th Group 2 [email protected] Total Qualif. 73 38 6 29 2003:1815 +188 82:64 +48 (22) 892 90 11 Total EHF EURO 46 19 4 23 1277:1307 -30 42:50 www.zprp.org.pl

[ 14 ] POLAND NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 43:14 (21:11) v Azerbaijan @ Radom POL, 15.01.2005 Biggest defeat: 32:19 (15:10) v France @ Marseille FRA, 08.03.1994 Longest winning run: 5 matches (12.03.2011 - 04.11.2012) Longest unbeaten run: 7 matches (19.03.2009 - 31.10.2010) Longest losing run: 7 matches (08.03.1994 – 02.12.1995) Longest run without win: 7 matches (08.03.1994 – 02.12.1995) Current run: W1 (18.06.2017)

Most goals: 41 v The Netherlands 41:27W @ Kielce POL, 16.06.2007 Most goals opponent: 37 v Serbia 32:37L @ Gdańsk POL, 03.11.2016 Most goals both teams: 69 v Serbia 32:37L @ Gdańsk POL, 03.11.2016 Fewest goals: 16 v Germany 16:26L @ Głogów POL, 11.09.1999 Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Cyprus 35:11W @ Brzeg Dolny POL, 15.01.1994 11 v Cyprus 34:11W @ Brzeg Dolny POL, 16.01.1994 Fewest goals both teams: 38 v Ukraine 23:15W @ Warszawa POL, 28.10.2010

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

POL vs ISR 19.02.1985 Trondheim NOR POL-ISR B-WCh – Group D 30:16 (16:8) 20.02.1989 Marseille FRA POL-ISR B-WCh – MR-Group I 30:15 (16:6) 19.03.1992 Salzburg AUT POL-ISR B-WCh – Group B 26:19 (13:10) 13.05.1999 Piotrków Trybunalski POL POL-ISR ECh-Qual. – Group 1 25:19 (11:10) 16.05.1999 Tel Aviv ISR ISR-POL ECh-Qual. – Group 1 24:27 (12:13)

POL vs KOS 12.01.2018 Póvoa de Varzim POR POL-KOS WCh-Qual. 1 – Group 4 30:19 (13:12)

[ 15 ] ISRAEL

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Alon Segal Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 1994 Qualif. 8 1 1 6 156:192 –36 3:13 4th Group 5 +972 50 9075000 www.handballisr.co.il 1996 Pre-Qualif. 4 2 1 1 89:77 +12 5:3 2nd Group B 1998 Pre-Qualif. 4 3 0 1 109:70 +39 6:2 1st Group C 1998 Qualif. 6 0 1 5 133:168 –35 1:11 4th Group 3 2000 Qualif. 6 1 0 5 137:152 –15 2:10 3rd Group 1 2002 Qualif.n 6 5 1 0 166:133 +33 11:1 1st Group 1 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 52:48 +4 2:2 Won vs. MKD 2002 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 67:82 –15 0:6 14th Place 2004 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 154:127 +27 8:4 2nd Group 3 2004 Play-off 2 0 1 1 39:48 -9 1:3 Lost vs. UKR 2006 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 156:156 0 6:6 2nd Group 5 2006 Play-off 2 0 0 2 37:63 –26 0:4 Lost vs. FRA 2008 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 172:174 -2 6:6 3rd Group 2 2010 Qualif. 8 2 0 6 222:269 –47 4:12 4th Group 5 2012 Qualif. 1 3 3 0 0 100:80 +20 6:0 1st Group C 2012 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 152:189 –37 2:10 4th Group 4 2014 Qualif. 1 3 2 0 1 105:64 +41 4:2 2nd Group C 2014 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 148:179 –31 2:10 4th Group 2 2016 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 134:183 –49 0:12 4th Group 4 2018 Play-off 2 0 0 2 48:62 –14 0:4 Lost vs. ROU

Total Qualif. 92 32 5 55 2309:2434 -125 69:115 Total EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 67:82 -15 0:6

[ 16 ] ISRAEL NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 49:10 (25:6) v Ireland @ Rishon LeZion ISR, 08.06.2012 Biggest defeat: 21:40 (12:17) v Germany @ Rishon LeZion ISR, 21.06.2009 38:19 (21:12) v Germany @ Aschaffenburg GER, 15.06.2013 Longest winning run: 4 matches (30.05.1999 – 10.01.2001) 4 matches (03.01.2003 – 12.01.2003) Longest unbeaten run: 8 matches (30.05.1999 – 03.06.2001) Longest losing run: 10 matches (12.06.2013 – 10.04.2016) Longest run without win: 11 matches (25.09.1997 – 26.05.1999) Current run: L10 (12.06.2013 – 10.04.2016)

Most goals: 49 v Ireland 49:10W @ Rishon LeZion ISR, 08.06.2012 Most goals opponent: 40 v Slovenia 40:27L @ Ljubljana SLO, 17.06.2009 40 v Germany 21:40L @ Rishon LeZion ISR, 21.06.2009 Most goals both teams: 71 v Belgium 32:39W @ Luxembourg LUX, 13.06.2010 Fewest goals: 13 v Germany 27:13L @ Bielefeld GER, 26.06.1993 Fewest goals opponent: 9 v Cyprus 30:9W @ Tel Aviv ISR, 06.04.1997 Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Finland 21:15L @ Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN, 23.01.2005

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

ISR vs KOS No previous encounters

[ 17 ] KOSOVO

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Handball Federation Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank of Kosovo 2018 Qualif. 1 4 0 0 4 88:130 –42 0:8 3rd Group C [email protected] +383 38 248 759 2020 Qualif. 1 4 0 1 3 86:108 –22 1:7 3rd Group B www.kosovahandball.info Total Qualif. 8 0 1 7 174:238 -64 1:15

* Qualified for phase 2 of Men’s EHF EURO 2020 Qualifiers as third ranked team at Emerging Nations Championship 2017

[ 18 ] KOSOVO NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: N/A Biggest defeat: 16:30 (10:15) v Romania @ Pristina KOS, 01.11.2014 17:31 (7:13) v Estonia @ Gjakova KOS, 06.11.2016 Longest winning run: N/A Longest unbeaten run: 1 match (06.11.2016) Longest losing run: 5 matches (29.10.2014 – 02.11.2016) Longest run without win: 8 matches (29.10.2014 – 08.01.2017) Current run: L2 (04.01.2017 – 08.01.2017)

Most goals: 26 v Italy 35:26L @ Follonica ITA, 03.05.2015 Most goals opponent: 36 v Romania 36:24L @ București ROU, 29.10.2014 Most goals both teams: 61 v Italy 35:26L @ Follonica ITA, 03.05.2015 Fewest goals: 16 v Romania 16:30L @ Pristina KOS, 01.11.2014 Fewest goals opponent: 24 v Turkey 24:24D @ Pristina KOS, 06.11.2016 Fewest goals both teams: 46 v Romania 16:30L @ Pristina KOS, 01.11.2014

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

GER vs KOS No previous encounters

POL vs KOS 12.01.2018 Póvoa de Varzim POR POL-KOS WCh-Qual. 1 – Group 4 30:19 (13:12)

ISR vs KOS No previous encounters

[ 19 ] GROUP 2

CROATIA SERBIA SWITZERLAND BELGIUM

DATE TIME FIXTURE

24.10.18 18:00 Serbia vs Belgium 25.10.18 20:15 Croatia vs Switzerland 28.10.18 Switzerland vs Serbia 28.10.18 15:45 Belgium vs Croatia Serbia vs Croatia 10.04.19 20:00 Belgium vs Switzerland Croatia vs Serbia 13.04.19 Switzerland vs Belgium Switzerland vs Croatia 12.06.19 20:00 Belgium vs Serbia Croatia vs Belgium Serbia vs Switzerland

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[ 20 ] CROATIA

ACHIEVEMENTS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

EHF EURO Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 2008, 2010 1994 Qualif. 8 6 1 1 214:166 +48 13:3 1st Group 4 1994 EHF EURO 7 4 0 3 165:161 +4 8:6 3rd Place 1994, 2012, 2016 1996 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 161:137 +24 10:2 1st Group 1 OLYMPIC GAMES 1996 EHF EURO 6 4 0 2 154:151 +3 8:4 5th Place 1996, 2004 1998 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 166:145 +21 8:4 1st Group 1 2012 1998 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 145:150 -5 5:7 8th Place 2000 EHF EURO 6 3 1 2 146:139 +7 7:5 6th Place World Championships 2002 Play-off 2 2 0 0 71:56 +15 4:0 Won vs. TUR 2003 2002 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 70:89 –19 0:6 16th Place 1995, 2005, 2009 2004 Play-off 2 1 1 0 62:52 +10 3:1 Won vs. BLR 2013 2004 EHF EURO 8 4 2 2 222:221 +1 10:6 4th Place 2006 EHF EURO 8 5 0 3 229:228 +1 10:6 4th Place 2008 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 212:203 +9 11:5 Runners-up 2010 Qualif. 8 7 0 1 252:180 +72 14:2 1st Group 4 2010 EHF EURO 8 6 1 1 207:194 +13 13:3 Runners-up 2012 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 168:137 +31 12:0 1st Group 2 2012 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 216:201 +15 11:5 3rd Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 161:135 +26 10:2 1st Group 4 2014 EHF EURO 8 5 0 3 229:206 +23 10:6 4th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 191:148 +43 10:2 1st Group 1 2016 EHF EURO 8 5 0 3 250:219 +31 10:6 3rd Place 2018 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 204:187 +17 10:4 5th Place

MEDIA CONTACT Total Qualif. 50 41 2 7 1446:1156 +290 84:16 Jelena Bagaric Total EHF EURO 91 53 7 31 2449:2349 +100 113:69 [email protected] +385 95 9999 155 www.hrs.hr

[ 21 ] CROATIA NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 14:34 (8:15) v Finland @ Vantaa-Vanda FIN, 09.06.2009 Biggest defeat: 22:19 (12:12) v Slovenia @ Ljubljana SLO, 29.11.1995 Longest winning run: 14 matches (18.03.2009 – 03.11.2012) Longest unbeaten run: 14 matches (18.03.2009 – 03.11.2012) Longest losing run: 1 match (20.10.1993) 1 match (29.11.1995) 1 match (30.10.1997) 1 match (26.11.1997) 1 match (02.11.2008) 1 match (04.04.2013) 1 match (29.04.2015) Longest run without win: 2 matches (13.10.1993 - 20.10.1993) Current run: W3 (03.05.2015 – 14.06.2015)

Most goals: 40 v Turkey 40:26W @ Umag CRO, 14.06.2015 Most goals opponent: 32 v Belarus 32:32D @ Minsk BLR, 14.06.2003 Most goals both teams: 69 v Turkey 39:30W @ Čakovec CRO, 09.06.2001 Fewest goals: 18 v Portugal 19:18L @ Braga POR, 26.11.1997 18 v Hungary 20:18L @ Veszprém HUN, 04.04.2013 Fewest goals opponent: 14 v Finland 14:34W @ Vantaa-Vanda FIN, 09.06.2009 Fewest goals both teams: 37 v Portugal 19:18L @ Braga POR, 26.11.1997

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

CRO vs SRB 19.01.2011 Malmö SWE SRB-CRO WCh – Group C 24:24 (13:12) 27.01.2012 Beograd SRB SRB-CRO ECh – 1/2-final 26:22 (13:14) 31.07.2012 London GBR SRB-CRO OG – Group B 23:31 (9:13) 12.01.2018 Split CRO CRO-SRB ECh – Group A 32:22 (14:9)

CRO vs SUI 24.07.1996 Atlanta, GA USA CRO-SUI OG – Group A 23:22 (12:14) 28.01.2004 Celje SLO SUI-CRO ECh – MR-Group I 27:30 (13:15)

CRO vs BEL No previous encounters

[ 22 ] SERBIA

ACHIEVEMENTS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

EHF EURO Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 2012 2008 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 220:164 +56 9:3 1st Group 2 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 70:71 -1 2:2 Lost vs. ISL 2010 Qualif. 10 7 1 2 351:272 +79 15:5 2nd Group 2 2010 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 83:94 –11 1:5 13th Place 2012 EHF EURO 8 4 2 2 176:168 +8 10:6 Runners-up 2014 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 171:162 +9 9:3 1st Group 7 2014 EHF EURO 3 1 0 2 73:77 -4 2:4 13th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 3 2 1 153:152 +1 8:4 2nd Group 4 2016 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 81:92 -11 1:5 15th Place 2018 Qualif. 2 6 3 2 1 175:173 +2 8:4 2nd Group 2 2018 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 160:191 –31 2:10 12th Place

Total Qualif. 36 22 7 7 1140:994 +146 51:21 Total EHF EURO 23 6 4 13 573:622 -49 16:30

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[ 23 ] SERBIA NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 48:24 (21:10) v Italy @ Niš SRB, 02.11.2008 Biggest defeat: 38:22 (16:10) v Iceland @ Reykjavík ISL, 29.04.2015 Longest winning run: 4 matches (17.06.2009 - 04.11.2012) 4 matches (12.06.2013 – 02.11.2014) Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches (10.01.2007 – 09.06.2007) 5 matches (07.04.2013 – 02.11.2014) Longest losing run: 1 match (06.01.2007) 1 match (17.06.2007) 1 match (19.03.2009) 1 match (14.06.2009) 1 match (03.04.2013) 1 match (29.04.2015) 1 match (06.11.2016) Longest run without win: 3 matches (29.04.2015 – 10.06.2015) Current run: D2 (14.06.2017 – 18.06.2017)

Most goals: 48 v Italy 48:24W @ Niš SRB, 02.11.2008 Most goals opponent: 42 v Iceland 42:40L @ Reykjavík ISL, 17.06.2007 Most goals both teams: 82 v Iceland 42:40L @ Reykjavík ISL, 17.06.2007 Fewest goals: 22 v Iceland 42:40L @ Reykjavík ISL, 14.06.2015 Fewest goals opponent: 20 v Faroe Islands 20:41W @ Tórshavn/Streymoy FAR, 29.10.2008 20 v Faroe Islands 39:20W @ Zaječar SRB, 17.06.2009 Fewest goals both teams: 45 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 21:24W @ Sarajevo BIH, 04.11.2012 45 v Romania 22:23W @ Baia Mare ROU, 04.05.2017

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

SRB vs SUI 26.11.2008 Zürich SUI SUI-SRB ECh-Qual. – Group 2 32:32 (19:16) 10.06.2009 Zaječar SRB SRB-SUI ECh-Qual. – Group 2 35:27 (15:11)

SRB vs BEL No previous encounters

[ 24 ] SWITZERLAND

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Marco Ellenberger Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank marco.ellenberger@ 1994 Qualif. 8 5 0 3 247:235 +12 10:6 3rd Group 6 handball.ch + 41 79 629 58 42 1996 Qualif. 6 2 1 3 134:143 -9 5:7 3rd Group 5 www.handball.ch 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 4 0 2 152:135 +17 8:4 1st Group E 1998 Qualif. 6 0 2 4 146:173 –27 2:10 4th Group 2 2000 Qualif. 4 3 0 1 113:85 +28 6:2 2nd Group 4 2002 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 157:138 +19 10:2 2nd Group 4 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 46:46 0 2:2 Won vs. HUN 2002 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 78:91 –13 1:5 13th Place 2004 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 183:150 +33 10:2 1st Group 5 2004 Play-off 2 1 1 0 53:52 +1 3:1 Won vs. TUR 2004 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 140:175 –35 2:10 12th Place 2006 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 86:97 –11 1:5 14th Place 2008 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 186:151 +35 12:0 1st Group 5 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 54:61 -7 2:2 Lost vs. BLR 2010 Qualif. 10 4 1 5 295:188 +7 9:11 4th Group 2 2012 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 172:198 –26 0:12 4th Group 7 2014 Qualif. 1 3 2 1 0 84:64 +20 5:1 1st Group B 2014 Qualif. 2 6 0 1 5 135:172 –37 1:11 4th Group 1 2016 Play-off 2 1 0 1 65:58 +7 2:2 Won vs. EST 2016 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 135:176 –41 0:12 4th Group 6 2018 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 138:171 –33 0:12 4th Group 5

Total Qualif. 93 40 7 46 2495:2496 -1 87:99 Total EHF EURO 12 1 2 9 304:363 -59 4:20

[ 25 ] SWITZERLAND NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 44:14 (21:5) v Cyprus @ Aarau SUI, 28.02.1993 Biggest defeat: 36:22 (20:11) v Yugoslavia @ Niš YUG, 02.11.1997 Longest winning run: 6 matches (03.01.2007 – 21.01.2007) Longest unbeaten run: 12 matches (08.01.2003 – 21.01.2007) Longest losing run: 13 matches (04.04.2014 – 18.06.2017) Longest run without win: 13 matches (04.04.2014 – 18.06.2017) Current run: L13 (04.04.2014 – 18.06.2017)

Most goals: 44 v Cyprus 44:14W @ Aarau SUI, 28.02.1993 Most goals opponent: 36 v Yugoslavia 36:22L @ Niš YUG, 02.11.1997 36 v Russia 36:34L @ Chekhov RUS, 27.10.2010 36 v Denmark 25:36L @ Winterthur SUI, 31.10.2010 Most goals both teams: 70 v Russia 36:34L @ Chekhov RUS, 27.10.2010 Fewest goals: 13 v Germany 26:13L @ Offenburg GER, 05.11.1995 Fewest goals opponent: 13 v Cyprus 34:13W @ Zürich SUI, 27.02.1993 Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Spain 21:15L @ Pontevedra ESP, 12.10.1993

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

CRO vs SUI 24.07.1996 Atlanta, GA USA CRO-SUI OG – Group A 23:22 (12:14) 28.01.2004 Celje SLO SUI-CRO ECh – MR-Group I 27:30 (13:15)

SRB vs SUI 26.11.2008 Zürich SUI SUI-SRB ECh-Qual. – Group 2 32:32 (19:16) 10.06.2009 Zaječar SRB SRB-SUI ECh-Qual. – Group 2 35:27 (15:11)

SUI vs BEL 20.11.1965 Liège BEL BEL-SUI WCh-Qual. – Group B 19:36 (0:0) 12.02.1966 La Chaux-de-Fonds SUI SUI-BEL WCh-Qual. – Group B 31:14 (16:5) 25.02.1983 Breda NED SUI-BEL B-WCh – Group C 26:19 (17:10) 30.01.1997 Luzern SUI SUI-BEL ECh-Pre-Qual. – Group E 29:23 (14:14) 01.02.1997 Beyne-Heusay BEL BEL-SUI ECh-Pre-Qual. – Group E 15:24 (7:12) 03.01.2008 Arosa SUI SUI-BEL WCh-Qual. – Group 4 44:31 (19:13) 05.01.2008 Tongeren BEL BEL-SUI WCh-Qual. – Group 4 28:36 (11:18)

[ 26 ] BELGIUM

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Eric Dupain Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 1994 Qualif. 8 0 1 7 137:180 –43 1:15 5th Group 3 +32 476 65 00 23 www.handbal.be 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 5 0 1 140:104 +36 10:2 1st Group C 1996 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 96:130 –34 4:8 4th Group 3 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 1 1 4 115:137 –22 3:9 4th Group E 2000 Qualif. 4 0 0 4 71:104 –33 0:8 4th Group 5 2002 Qualif. 6 0 1 5 119:157 –38 1:11 4th Group 2 2004 Qualif. 6 1 1 4 133:153 –20 3:9 3rd Group 3 2006 Qualif. 6 1 1 4 150:198 –48 3:9 4th Group 2 2008 Qualif. 4 0 0 4 109:164 –55 0:8 3rd Group 7 2010 Qualif. 8 0 0 8 196:271 –75 0:16 4th Group 3 2012 Qualif. 1 3 1 0 2 89:96 -7 2:4 3rd Group C 2014 Qualif. 1 3 1 0 2 87:77 +10 2:4 3rd Group C 2016 Qualif. 1 4 2 0 2 111:87 +24 4:4 2nd Group C 2018 Qualif. 1 4 3 0 1 111:91 +20 6:2 1st Group A 2018 Play-off 2 2 0 0 66:50 +16 4:0 Won vs. TUR 2018 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 175:214 –39 0:12 4th Group 7

Total Qualif. 82 19 5 58 1905:2213 -308 43:121

[ 27 ] BELGIUM NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 11:40 (7:18) v Ireland @ Rishon LeZion ISR, 10.06.2012 Biggest defeat: 44:17 (23:5) v FYR Macedonia @ Skopje MKD, 06.01.2005 Longest winning run: 4 matches (01.03.1995 – 09.04.1995) Longest unbeaten run: 4 matches (01.03.1995 – 09.04.1995) Longest losing run: 12 matches (04.01.2007 – 13.06.2009) Longest run without win: 12 matches (04.01.2007 – 13.06.2009) Current run: L6 (02.11.2016 – 17.06.2017)

Most goals: 40 v Ireland 11:40W @ Rishon LeZion ISR, 10.06.2012 Most goals opponent: 45 v Bosnia Herzegovina 33:45L @ Hasselt BEL, 12.01.2007 Most goals both teams: 78 v Bosnia Herzegovina 33:45L @ Hasselt BEL, 12.01.2007 Fewest goals: 9 v France 21:9L @ Nantes FRA, 04.11.1995 Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Ireland 11:40W @ Rishon LeZion ISR, 10.06.2012 Fewest goals both teams: 30 v France 21:9L @ Nantes FRA, 04.11.1995

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

CRO vs BEL No previous encounters

SRB vs BEL No previous encounters

[ 28 ] GROUP 3

FYR MACEDONIA ICELAND TURKEY GREECE

DATE TIME FIXTURE

24.10.18 19:45 Iceland vs Greece 25.10.18 20:15 FYR Macedonia vs Turkey 28.10.18 Turkey vs Iceland 28.10.18 18:30 Greece vs FYR Macedonia Greece vs Turkey 10.04.19 19:45 Iceland vs FYR Macedonia FYR Macedonia vs Iceland Turkey vs Greece Turkey vs FYR Macedonia Greece vs Iceland FYR Macedonia vs Greece 16.06.19 20:00 Iceland vs Turkey

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[ 29 ] FYR MACEDONIA

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Aleksandra Gjorgjevikj Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank handball@ 1996 Pre-Qualif. 4 3 0 1 110:95 +15 6:2 1st Group A macedoniahandball.com.mk 1996 Qualif. 6 2 1 3 147:162 –15 5:7 3rd Group 2 +389 78 266 411 www.macedoniahandball. 1998 Pre-Qualif. 4 3 0 1 121:104 +17 6:2 1st Group B com.mk 1998 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 181:181 0 6:6 2nd Group 1 1998 EHF EURO 6 0 1 5 130:174 –44 1:11 12th Place 2000 Play-off 2 1 0 1 55:61 -6 2:2 Lost vs. ISL 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 48:52 -4 2:2 Lost vs. ISR 2004 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 202:179 +23 8:4 2nd Group 5 2004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 62:64 -2 2:2 Lost vs. HUN 2006 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 204:166 +38 9:3 1st Group 2 2006 Play-off 2 0 0 2 54:68 –14 0:4 Lost vs. HUN 2008 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 185:179 +6 9:3 2nd Group 2 2008 Play-off 2 0 0 2 60:66 -6 0:4 Lost vs. SLO 2010 Qualif. 8 4 1 3 231:223 +8 9:7 3rd Group 3 2012 Qualif. 2 6 3 1 2 162:155 +7 7:5 2nd Group 1 2012 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 185:175 +10 9:5 5th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 3 0 3 142:150 -8 6:6 2nd Group 1 2014 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 141:167 -26 3:9 10th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 3 1 2 161:154 +7 7:5 2nd Group 6 2016 EHF EURO 6 0 2 4 157:176 -19 2:10 11th Place 2018 Qualif. 2 6 3 1 2 174:158 +16 7:5 1st Group 4 2018 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 143:164 -21 5:7 11th Place

Total Qualif. 80 42 7 31 2299:2217 +82 91:69 Total EHF EURO 31 7 6 18 756:856 -100 20:42

[ 30 ] FYR MACEDONIA NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 44:17 (23:5) v Belgium @ Skopje MKD, 06.01.2005 Biggest defeat: 33:16 (14:8) v Czech Republic @ Cheb CZE, 27.09.1995 Longest winning run: 5 matches (10.06.2001 – 12.01.2003) Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches (10.06.2001 – 12.01.2003) 5 matches (03.01.2007 – 13.01.2007) Longest losing run: 3 matches (21.01.2007 – 16.06.2007) 3 matches (31.10.2010 – 13.03.2011) Longest run without win: 4 matches (19.01.2005 – 18.06.2005) 4 matches (17.01.2007 – 16.06.2007) Current run: W1 (18.06.2017)

Most goals: 44 v Belgium 44:17W @ Skopje MKD, 06.01.2005 Most goals opponent: 42 v Serbia 42:28L @ Niš SRB, 20.01.2007 Most goals both teams: 71 v Latvia 41:30W @ Veles MKD, 12.01.2003 Fewest goals: 16 v Czech Republic 33:16L @ Cheb CZE, 27.09.1995 Fewest goals opponent: 17 v Belgium 44:17W @ Skopje MKD, 06.01.2005 17 v Switzerland 17:26W @ St. Gallen SUI, 10.06.2015 Fewest goals both teams: 41 v Spain 17:24L @ Skopje MKD, 03.04.2013

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

MKD vs ISL 12.09.1999 Hafnarfjörður ISL ISL-MKD ECh-Playoff 32:23 (16:8) 19.09.1999 Skopje MKD MKD-ISL ECh-Playoff 32:29 (13:13) 10.06.2000 Hafnarfjörður ISL ISL-MKD WCh-Playoff 26:25 (14:9) 11.06.2000 Hafnarfjörður ISL ISL-MKD WCh-Playoff 38:22 (15:10) 02.06.2002 Prilep MKD MKD-ISL WCh-Playoff 30:35 (14:18) 09.06.2002 Reykjavík ISL ISL-MKD WCh-Playoff 33:28 (15:17) 08.06.2008 Skopje MKD MKD-ISL WCh-Playoff 34:26 (18:13) 15.06.2008 Reykjavík ISL ISL-MKD WCh-Playoff 30:24 (13:13) 18.03.2009 Skopje MKD MKD-ISL ECh-Qual. – Group 3 26:29 (10:13) 17.06.2009 Reykjavík ISL ISL-MKD ECh-Qual. – Group 3 34:26 (17:13) 15.01.2013 Sevilla ESP MKD-ISL WCh – Group B 19:23 (10:10) 20.01.2014 Herning DEN MKD-ISL ECh – MR-Group 1 27:29 (11:14) 19.01.2017 Metz FRA MKD-ISL WCh – Group B 27:27 (13:15) 04.05.2017 Skopje MKD MKD-ISL ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4 30:25 (15:13) 07.05.2017 Reykjavík ISL ISL-MKD ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4 30:29 (16:16)

MKD vs TUR 12.01.2005 Ankara TUR TUR-MKD ECh-Qual. – Group 2 33:36 (15:15) 16.01.2005 Skopje MKD MKD-TUR ECh-Qual. – Group 2 37:31 (17:18) 16.01.2010 Adana TUR TUR-MKD WCh-Qual. – Group 7 26:35 (13:15)

MKD vs GRE 12.01.2000 Athína GRE GRE-MKD WCh-Qual. – Group 4 19:21 (9:10) 16.01.2000 Skopje MKD MKD-GRE WCh-Qual. – Group 4 26:21 (12:12) 09.01.2002 Prilep MKD MKD-GRE WCh-Qual. – Group 5 24:19 (12:9) 12.01.2002 Kilkis GRE GRE-MKD WCh-Qual. – Group 5 25:24 (13:9) 07.06.2014 Athína GRE GRE-MKD WCh-Playoff 25:27 (12:13) 15.06.2014 Skopje MKD MKD-GRE WCh-Playoff 35:23 (19:9)

[ 31 ] ICELAND

ACHIEVEMENTS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

EHF EURO Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 2010 1994 Qualif. 8 5 1 2 200:173 +27 11:5 3rd Group 4 1996 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 131:131 0 8:4 3rd Group 4 OLYMPIC GAMES 1998 Qualif. 6 2 1 3 157:158 -1 5:7 3rd Group 2 2008 2000 Qualif. 4 3 0 1 128:76 +52 6:2 1st Group 4 2000 Play-off 2 1 0 1 61:55 +6 2:2 Won vs. MKD 2000 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 147:162 –15 2:10 11th Place 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 56:50 +6 2:2 Won vs. BLR 2002 EHF EURO 8 4 2 2 221:209 +12 10:6 4th Place 2004 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 87:96 -9 1:5 13th Place 2006 Play-off 2 2 0 0 67:55 +12 4:0 Won vs. BLR 2006 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 190:191 -1 5:7 7th Place 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 71:70 +1 2:2 Won vs. SRB 2008 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 157:172 –15 4:8 11th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 5 3 0 264:212 +52 13:3 1st Group 3 2010 EHF EURO 8 4 3 1 249:240 +9 11:5 3rd Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 188:178 +10 8:4 2nd Group 5 2012 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 177:178 -1 5:7 10th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 197:176 +21 10:2 1st Group 6 2014 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 199:199 0 9:5 5th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 191:137 +54 9:3 1st Group 4 2016 EHF EURO 3 1 0 2 92:101 -9 2:4 13th Place 2018 Qualif. 2 6 3 0 3 163:163 0 6:6 3rd Group 4 MEDIA CONTACT 2018 EHF EURO 3 1 0 2 74:82 -8 2:4 13th Place

Icelandic Handball Federation Total Qualif. 64 40 6 18 1874:1634 +240 86:42 [email protected] Total EHF EURO 56 21 9 26 1593:1630 -37 51:61 +354 514 4200 www.hsi.is

[ 32 ] ICELAND NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 42:11 (20:6) v Cyprus @ Hafnarfjörður ISL, 15.05.1999 Biggest defeat: 39:28 (20:13) v Germany @ Halle GER, 13.03.2011 Longest winning run: 6 matches (08.06.2011 - 07.04.2013) Longest unbeaten run: 10 matches (17.06.2007 – 27.10.2010) Longest losing run: 2 matches (01.12.1993 – 07.01.1994) 2 matches (27.11.1997 – 30.11.1997) 2 matches (05.11.2016 – 04.05.2017) Longest run without win: 2 matches (01.12.1993 – 07.01.1994) 2 matches (27.11.1997 – 30.11.1997) 2 matches (05.11.2016 – 04.05.2017) Current run: W1 (18.06.2017)

Most goals: 44 v Austria 44:29W @ Reykjavík ISL, 12.06.2011 Most goals opponent: 40 v Serbia 42:40W @ Reykjavík ISL, 17.06.2007 Most goals both teams: 82 v Serbia 42:40W @ Reykjavík ISL, 17.06.2007 Fewest goals: 14 v Russia 22:14L @ Moskva RUS, 05.11.1995 Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Cyprus 42:11W @ Hafnarfjörður ISL, 15.05.1999 Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Russia 22:14L @ Moskva RUS, 05.11.1995

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

ISL vs TUR No previous encounters

ISL vs GRE 02.10.1996 Akureyri ISL ISL-GRE WCh-Qual. – Group 5 32:21 (16:6) 06.10.1996 Athína GRE GRE-ISL WCh-Qual. – Group 5 20:20 (10:10)

[ 33 ] TURKEY

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Ekrem Özsoy Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 1994 Qualif. 8 3 2 3 176:159 +17 8:8 3rd Group 3 +90 530 660 50 89 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 5 0 1 166:111 +55 10:2 1st Group D www.thf.gov.tr 1996 Qualif. 6 1 2 3 137:148 –11 4:8 3rd Group 1 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 4 1 1 149:137 +12 9:3 2nd Group A 2000 Qualification 6 4 0 2 122:108 +14 8:4 2nd Group 3 2000 Play-off 2 0 0 2 47:62 –15 0:4 Lost vs. RUS 2002 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 161:137 +24 10:2 1st Group 3 2002 Play-off 2 0 0 2 56:71 –15 0:4 Lost vs. CRO 2004 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 179:144 +35 10:2 1st Group 4 2004 Play-off 2 0 1 1 52:53 -1 1:3 Lost vs. SUI 2006 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 188:198 –10 4:8 3rd Group 2 2008 Qualif. 6 1 0 5 167:186 –19 2:10 4th Group 5 2010 Qualif. 8 0 0 8 193:272 –79 0:16 5th Group 1 2012 Qualif. 1 3 2 0 1 88:86 +2 4:2 2nd Group C 2014 Qualif. 1 3 2 1 0 96:72 +24 5:1 1st Group D 2014 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 136:191 –55 2:10 4th Group 3 2016 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 141:195 –54 0:12 4th Group 1 2018 Play-off 2 0 0 2 50:66 –16 0:4 Lost vs. BEL

Total Qualif. 90 35 7 48 2304:2396 -92 77:103

* Qualified for phase 2 of Men’s EHF EURO 2020 Qualifiers as second ranked team at Emerging Nations Championship 2017

[ 34 ] TURKEY NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 37:17 (19:8) v Malta @ Mersin TUR, 10.06.2012 Biggest defeat: 42:18 (23:9) v Sweden @ Karlskrona SWE, 02.11.2008 Longest winning run: 5 matches (02.01.2003 – 14.01.2003) Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches (23.05.1993 – 24.10.1993) 5 Matches (02.01.2003 – 14.01.2003) 5 matches (12.06.2010 – 10.06.2012) Longest losing run: 11 matches (07.04.2013 – 09.04.2016) Longest run without win: 11 matches (07.04.2013 – 09.04.2016) Current run: L11 (07.04.2013 – 09.04.2016)

Most goals: 39 v Estonia 39:35W @ Mersin TUR, 08.06.2012 Most goals opponent: 42 v Sweden 42:18L @ Karlskrona SWE, 02.11.2008 Most goals both teams: 74 v Estonia 39:35W @ Mersin TUR, 08.06.2012 Fewest goals: 17 v Slovakia 26:17L @ Malacky SVK, 01.02.1997 Fewest goals opponent: 12 v Belgium 25:12W @ Ankara TUR, 24.10.1993 Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Belgium 18:18D @ Overpelt BEL, 05.06.1993 36 v Austria 18:18D @ Ankara TUR, 17.10.1993 36 v Slovakia 19:17w @ İzmir TUR, 29.01.1997

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

ISL vs TUR No previous encounters

TUR vs GRE 07.02.1986 Lisboa POR GRE-TUR C-WCh – Group B 23:24 (12:10) 06.04.1990 Turku-Åbo FIN TUR-GRE C-WCh – Group A 18:19 (13:8) 17.01.2001 Samos GRE GRE-TUR ECh-Qual. – Group 3 27:32 (13:21) 20.01.2001 Kusadasi TUR TUR-GRE ECh-Qual. – Group 3 26:24 (12:9) 10.01.2008 Bursa TUR TUR-GRE WCh-Qual. – Group 2 18:29 (9:10) 13.01.2008 Thessaloniki GRE GRE-TUR WCh-Qual. – Group 2 27:23 (17:14) 29.10.2017 Marousi GRE GRE-TUR WCh-Qual. 1 – Group 5 19:25 (8:14) 14.01.2018 Aksaray TUR TUR-GRE WCh-Qual. 1 – Group 5 24:23 (13:12)

[ 35 ] GREECE

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Konstantinos Chatzidimitriou Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank hellenichandballfederation@ 1994 Qualif. 8 1 1 6 149:197 –48 3:13 5th Group 5 gmail.com 1996 Pre-Qualif. 4 0 1 3 74:90 –16 1:7 3rd Group B +30 6973495585 www.handball.org.gr 1998 Pre-Qualif. 4 3 0 1 98:96 +2 6:2 2nd Group C 2000 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 113:133 –20 4:8 3rd Group 7 2002 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 148:151 -3 6:6 3rd Group 3 2004 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 135:135 0 6:6 2nd Group 1 2004 Play-off 2 0 0 2 36:53 –17 0:4 Lost vs. FRA 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 47:47 0 2:2 Lost vs. UKR 2008 Qualif. 4 3 0 1 107:98 +9 6:2 2nd Group 6 2010 Qualif. 8 3 0 5 199:223 –24 6:10 4th Group 4 2012 Qualif. 2 6 2 1 3 156:172 –16 5:7 3rd Group 6 2014 Qualif. 1 3 1 1 1 88:86 +2 3:3 3rd Group B 2016 Qualif. 1 4 4 0 0 135:86 +49 8:0 1st Group B 2016 Play-off 2 0 0 2 45:55 –10 0:4 Lost vs. BIH 2018 Qualif. 1 4 3 0 1 104:97 +7 6:2 2nd Group A 2020 Qualif. 1 2 2 0 0 50:41 +9 4:0 1st Group A

Total Qualif. 71 31 4 36 1684:1760 -76 66:76

[ 36 ] GREECE NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 43:14 (17:8) v Great Britain @ Loutraki GRE, 31.10.2012 Biggest defeat: 36:17 (19:7) v Germany @ Homburg GER, 30.06.1993 32:13 (15:8) v Belarus @ Minsk BLR, 22.05.1999 Longest winning run: 4 matches (31.10.2012 – 15.06.2013) Longest unbeaten run: 4 matches (31.10.2012 – 15.06.2013) Longest losing run: 5 matches (18.06.1993 – 01.02.1995) 5 matches (21.03.2009 – 31.10.2010) Longest run without win: 11 matches (31.05.1993 – 29.01.1997) Current run: W3 (14.06.2015 – 15.01.2017)

Most goals: 43 v Great Britain 43:14W @ Loutraki GRE, 31.10.2012 Most goals opponent: 36 v Germany 36:17L @ Homburg GER, 30.06.1993 Most goals both teams: 65 v Great Britain 30:35W @ Bari ITA, 09.06.2012 Fewest goals: 13 v Belarus 32:13L @ Minsk BLR, 22.05.1999 Fewest goals opponent: 14 v Great Britain 43:14W @ Loutraki GRE, 31.10.2012 Fewest goals both teams: 34 v France 17:17D @ Athína GRE, 12.06.1993

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

ISL vs GRE 02.10.1996 Akureyri ISL ISL-GRE WCh-Qual. – Group 5 32:21 (16:6) 06.10.1996 Athína GRE GRE-ISL WCh-Qual. – Group 5 20:20 (10:10)

[ 37 ] GROUP 4

SLOVENIA NETHERLANDS LATVIA ESTONIA

DATE TIME FIXTURE

24.10.18 20:15 Slovenia vs Latvia 25.10.18 19:30 Netherlands vs Estonia 28.10.18 15:05 Latvia vs Netherlands 28.10.18 19:30 Estonia vs Slovenia Estonia vs Latvia 11.04.19 19:30 Netherlands vs Slovenia Slovenia vs Netherlands Latvia vs Estonia Latvia vs Slovenia Estonia vs Netherlands Slovenia vs Estonia 16.06.19 16:00 Netherlands vs Latvia

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[ 38 ] SLOVENIA

ACHIEVEMENTS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

EHF EURO Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 2004 1994 Qualif. 8 5 0 3 189:149 +40 10:6 2nd Group 2 1994 Runners-Up 2 1 0 1 38:38 0 2:2 Won vs. CZE World Championships 1994 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 112:139 –27 3:9 10th Place 2017 1996 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 141:137 +4 7:5 2nd Group 1 1996 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 120:139 –19 2:10 11th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 161:155 +6 6:6 3rd Group 3 2000 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 195:144 +51 12:0 1st Group 2 2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 59:52 +7 4:0 Won vs. HUN 2000 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 154:155 -1 6:6 5th Place 2002 EHF EURO 7 0 2 5 181:215 –34 2:12 12th Place 2004 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 230:218 +12 11:5 Runners-up 2006 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 191:194 -3 6:6 8th Place 2008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 66:60 +6 4:0 Won vs. MKD 2008 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 172:180 -8 6:6 10th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 6 0 2 293:221 +72 12:4 2nd Group 5 2010 EHF EURO 6 1 2 3 186:203 -17 4:8 11th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 194:179 +15 8:4 2nd Group 3 2012 EHF EURO 7 2 0 5 207:212 -5 4:10 6th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 2 1 3 192:179 +13 5:7 3rd Group 6 2016 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 185:149 +36 9:3 2nd Group 3 2016 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 66:72 -6 1:5 14th Place 2018 Qualif. 2 6 3 1 2 162:148 +14 7:5 2nd Group 5 MEDIA CONTACT 2018 EHF EURO 6 2 2 2 162:152 +10 6:6 8th Place

Anze Blazic Total Qualif. 64 41 4 19 1875:1611 +264 86:42 [email protected] Total EHF EURO 67 21 9 37 1781:1879 -98 51:83 +386 51 616 685 www.rokometna-zveza.si

[ 39 ] SLOVENIA NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 47:20 (23:11) v Bulgaria @ Velenje SLO, 30.11.2008 Biggest defeat: 30:21 (16:10) v Croatia @ Kutina CRO, 02.12.1995 23:32 (12:19) v Germany @ Ljubljana SLO, 03.05.2017 Longest winning run: 13 matches (26.11.1997 – 29.10.2008) Longest unbeaten run: 13 matches (26.11.1997 – 29.10.2008) Longest losing run: 3 matches (19.12.1993 – 05.01.1994) Longest run without win: 3 matches (19.12.1993 – 05.01.1994) 3 matches (04.11.2012 – 07.04.2013) 3 matches (06.11.2016 – 06.05.2017) Current run: W2 (14.06.2017 – 17.06.2017)

Most goals: 47 v Bulgaria 47:20W @ Velenje SLO, 30.11.2008 Most goals opponent: 38 v Germany 38:30L @ Hamburg GER, 13.06.2009 Most goals both teams: 75 v Ukraine 43:32W @ Ljubljana SLO, 12.06.2011 Fewest goals: 15 v Hungary 18:15L @ Komló HUN, 05.01.1994 Fewest goals opponent: 12 v Georgia 29:12W @ Slovenj Gradec SLO, 12.01.1994 Fewest goals both teams: 33 v Hungary 18:15L @ Komló HUN, 05.01.1994

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

SLO vs NED No previous encounters

SLO vs LAT 01.11.2014 Dobele LAT LAT-SLO ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 28:39 (13:21) 13.06.2015 Velenje SLO SLO-LAT ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 37:20 (18:11)

SLO vs EST 19.05.1999 Tallinn EST EST-SLO ECh-Qual. – Group 2 18:33 (7:19) 22.05.1999 Koper SLO SLO-EST ECh-Qual. – Group 2 34:20 (16:10)

[ 40 ] NETHERLANDS

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Susanne Min Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 1994 Qualif. 8 3 1 4 154:163 -9 7:9 3rd Group 5 +31 623866489 1996 Pre-Qualif. 4 2 1 1 97:95 +2 5:3 2nd Group A www.handbal.nl 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 0 1 5 130:164 –34 1:11 4th Group D 2000 Qualif. 6 1 1 4 93:132 –39 3:9 4th Group 3 2002 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 160:127 +33 9:3 2nd Group 5 2002 Play-off 2 0 0 2 45:54 -9 0:4 Lost vs. POR 2004 Qualif. 6 1 0 5 129:153 –24 2:10 4th Group 6 2006 Qualif. 3 1 0 2 82:89 -7 2:4 3rd Group 4 2008 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 186:186 0 7:5 2nd Group 4 2008 Play-off 2 0 0 2 47:72 –25 0:4 Lost vs. POL 2010 Qualif. 8 3 2 3 215:190 +25 8:8 3rd Group 7 2012 Qualif. 2 6 0 1 5 155:202 –47 1:11 4th Group 6 2014 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 150:181 –31 2:10 3rd Group 5 2016 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 155:174 –19 4:8 3rd Group 1 2018 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 155:179 –24 4:8 3rd Group 1

Total Qualif. 81 23 9 49 1953:2161 -208 55:107

[ 41 ] NETHERLANDS NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 40:16 (17:4) v Cyprus @ Emmen NED, 01.11.2008 Biggest defeat: 33:13 (17:6) v Ukraine @ Zaporozhye UKR, 23.05.1999 Longest winning run: 3 matches (04.01.2001 – 11.01.2001) 3 matches (07.01.2007 – 13.01.2007) Longest unbeaten run: 6 matches (30.05.1999 – 18.01.2001) Longest losing run: 8 matches (21.01.2001 – 16.01.2003) Longest run without win: 12 matches (22.03.2009 – 02.04.2013) Current run: L2 (14.06.2017 – 18.06.2017)

Most goals: 40 v Cyprus 40:16W @ Emmen NED, 01.11.2008 Most goals opponent: 41 v Poland 41:27L @ Kielce POL, 16.06.2007 Most goals both teams: 68 v Austria 37:31L @ Innsbruck AUT, 04.01.2007 68 v Poland 41:27L @ Kielce POL, 16.06.2007 Fewest goals: 12 v Germany 18:12L @ Solingen GER, 20.06.1993 Fewest goals opponent: 16 v Cyprus 40:16W @ Emmen NED, 01.11.2008 Fewest goals both teams: 30 v Germany 18:12L @ Solingen GER, 20.06.1993

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

SLO vs NED No previous encounters

NED vs LAT 03.05.2017 Valmiera LAT LAT-NED ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 1 27:29 (13:15) 07.05.2017 Emmen NED NED-LAT ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 1 25:24 (13:14)

NED vs EST 16.01.2003 Tallinn EST EST-NED ECh-Qual. – Group 6 30:23 (16:11) 19.01.2003 Emmen NED NED-EST ECh-Qual. – Group 6 27:22 (14:9) 16.01.2010 Hasselt BEL NED-EST WCh-Qual. – Group 4 22:21 (11:9) 11.01.2012 Geleen NED NED-EST WCh-Qual. – Group 4 35:35 (19:20) 14.01.2012 Põlva EST EST-NED WCh-Qual. – Group 4 28:29 (13:14)

[ 42 ] LATVIA

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Krišs Upenieks Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 1994 Qualif. 8 2 0 6 179:230 –51 4:12 4th Group 6 +37 126 619 546 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 1 0 5 113:139 –26 2:10 4th Group F www.handball.lv 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 1 3 2 148:148 0 5:7 3rd Group A 2000 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 119:131 –12 4:8 4th Group 6 2004 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 164:178 –14 6:6 3rd Group 5 2006 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 165:171 -6 4:8 3rd Group 5 2008 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 187:167 +20 8:4 2nd Group 3 2008 Play-off 2 0 0 2 56:64 -8 0:4 Lost vs. CZE 2010 Qualif. 8 3 0 5 227:249 –22 6:10 4th Group 6 2012 Qualif. 1 3 2 0 1 82:79 +3 4:2 1st Group B 2012 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 140:187 –47 0:12 4th Group 5 2014 Qualif. 1 3 1 2 0 83:57 +26 4:2 2nd Group D 2014 Qualif. 2 6 1 1 4 150:164 –14 3:9 4th Group 4 2016 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 133:182 –49 4:8 3rd Group 3 2018 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 129:182 –53 0:12 4th Group 1

Total Qualif. 84 24 6 54 2075:2328 -253 54:114

[ 43 ] LATVIA NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 10:36 (4:17) v Malta @ Mersin TUR, 08.06.2012 Biggest defeat: 33:12 (14:7) v Spain @ Castellón de la Plana ESP, 17.06.1993 Longest winning run: 4 matches (03.01.2007 – 14.01.2007) Longest unbeaten run: 4 matches (03.01.2007 – 14.01.2007) Longest losing run: 9 matches (23.05.1993 – 03.03.1995) Longest run without win: 9 matches (23.05.1993 – 03.03.1995) Current run: L8 (10.06.2015 – 18.06.2017)

Most goals: 38 v Georgia 38:20W @ Rīga LAT, 03.01.2007 Most goals opponent: 41 v FYR Macedonia 41:30L @ Veles MKD, 12.01.2003 41 v Romania 41:31L @ Constanța ROU, 21.01.2007 41 v Czech Republic 41:29L @ Praha CZE, 17.06.2009 Most goals both teams: 72 v Romania 41:31L @ Constanța ROU, 21.01.2007 Fewest goals: 12 v Spain 33:12L @ Castellón de la Plana ESP, 17.06.1993 12 v Poland 27:12L @ Brzeg Dolny POL, 12.01.1994 Fewest goals opponent: 10 v Malta 10:36W @ Mersin TUR, 08.06.2012 Fewest goals both teams: 37 v Portugal 22:15L @ Lagoa POR, 03.03.1995 37 v Slovakia 20:17L @ Košice SVK, 12.05.1999 37 v Georgia 18:19L @ Rīga LAT, 26.05.1999

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

SLO vs LAT 01.11.2014 Dobele LAT LAT-SLO ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 28:39 (13:21) 13.06.2015 Velenje SLO SLO-LAT ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 37:20 (18:11)

NED vs LAT 03.05.2017 Valmiera LAT LAT-NED ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 1 27:29 (13:15) 07.05.2017 Emmen NED NED-LAT ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 1 25:24 (13:14)

LAT vs EST 30.01.1997 Tallinn EST EST-LAT ECh-Pre-Qual. – Group A 22:22 (9:11) 02.02.1997 Rīga LAT LAT-EST ECh-Pre-Qual. – Group A 29:23 (17:11) 26.12.2001 Rīga LAT LAT-EST Challenge Trophy – Gr. A 35:23 (17:12) 30.12.2001 Rīga LAT LAT-EST Challenge Trophy – Pl 1/2 31:22 (15:12) 10.06.2012 Mersin TUR EST-LAT ECh-Qual. 1 – Group D 27:27 (12:13) 03.11.2013 Dobele LAT LAT-EST WCh-Qual. – Group 5 35:25 (18:13) 11.01.2014 Põlva EST EST-LAT WCh-Qual. – Group 5 32:30 (13:14)

[ 44 ] ESTONIA

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Pirje Orasson Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 1994 Qualif. 8 3 0 5 158:196 –38 6:10 4th Group 3 +372 51 14 262 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 3 1 2 143:128 +15 7:5 3rd Group D www.handball.ee 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 0 1 5 129:157 –28 1:11 4th Group A 2000 Qualif. 6 1 1 4 121:164 –43 3:9 3rd Group 2 2002 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 145:156 –11 4:8 4th Group 1 2004 Qualif. 6 1 1 4 124:147 –23 3:9 3rd Group 6 2006 Qualif. 6 2 1 3 167:175 -8 5:7 3rd Group 3 2008 Qualif. 4 0 0 4 95:125 –30 0:8 3rd Group 6 2010 Qualif. 8 2 2 4 213:238 –25 6:10 4th Group 3 2012 Qualif. 1 3 3 0 0 100:72 +28 6:0 1st Group A 2012 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 154:177 –23 4:8 3rd Group 1 2014 Qualif. 1 3 1 1 1 118:85 +33 3:3 3rd Group D 2016 Qualif. 1 4 4 0 0 152:75 +77 8:0 1st Group C 2016 Play-off 2 1 0 1 58:65 -7 2:2 Lost vs. SUI 2018 Qualif. 1 4 2 0 2 112:110 +2 4:4 2nd Group B 2020 Qualif. 1 4 3 0 1 96:86 +10 6:2 1st Group B

Total Qualif. 82 30 8 44 2085:2156 -71 68:96

[ 45 ] ESTONIA NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 19:56 (8:27) v Malta @ Mersin TUR, 09.06.2012 Biggest defeat: 18:33 (7:19) v Slovenia @ Tallinn EST, 19.05.1999 Longest winning run: 4 matches (31.10.2012 – 16.06.2013) Longest unbeaten run: 6 matches (09.06.2012 – 16.06.2013) Longest losing run: 6 matches (20.01.2005 - 29.10.2008) Longest run without win: 9 matches (12.01.2005 - 29.10.2008) Current run: W1 (15.01.2017)

Most goals: 56 v Malta 19:56W @ Mersin TUR, 09.06.2012 Most goals opponent: 39 v Turkey 39:35L @ Mersin TUR, 08.06.2012 Most goals both teams: 75 v Malta 19:56W @ Mersin TUR, 09.06.2012 Fewest goals: 15 v Turkey 26:15L @ İzmir TUR, 04.04.1997 15 v Ukraine 23:15L @ Yuzhny UKR, 12.01.2003 Fewest goals opponent: 13 v Ireland 44:13W @ Kehra EST, 31.10.2012 Fewest goals both teams: 37 v Slovakia 19:18L @ Senica SVK, 04.03.1997 37 v Italy 22:15W @ Tallinn EST, 18.01.2001

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

SLO vs EST 19.05.1999 Tallinn EST EST-SLO ECh-Qual. – Group 2 18:33 (7:19) 22.05.1999 Koper SLO SLO-EST ECh-Qual. – Group 2 34:20 (16:10)

[ 46 ] GROUP 5

BELARUS CZECH REP. BOSNIA HERZ. FINLAND

DATE TIME FIXTURE

24.10.18 Czech Republic vs Finland 25.10.18 18:00 Belarus vs Bosnia Herzegovina 27.10.18 Bosnia Herzegovina vs Czech Republic 27.10.18 16:00 Finland vs Belarus Czech Republic vs Belarus Finland vs Bosnia Herzegovina Belarus vs Czech Republic 13.04.19 Bosnia Herzegovina vs Finland 12.06.19 Bosnia Herzegovina vs Belarus Finland vs Czech Republic Belarus vs Finland Czech Republic vs Bosnia Herzegovina

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[ 47 ] BELARUS

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Tatiana Zaboronok Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 1994 Qualif. 8 5 1 2 234:186 +48 11:5 2nd Group 4 +375 29 121 85 20 1994 Runners-Up 2 1 0 1 45:43 +2 2:2 Won vs. AUT www.handball.by 1994 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 154:167 -13 4:8 8th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 142:146 -4 4:8 3rd Group 3 1998 Pre-Qualif. 4 3 0 1 116:99 +17 6:2 2nd Group B 2000 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 174:128 +46 12:0 1st Group 7 2000 Play-off 2 0 1 1 44:52 -8 1:3 Lost vs. UKR 2002 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 175:136 +39 8:4 1st Group 1 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 50:56 -6 2:2 Lost vs. ISL 2004 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 167:155 +12 8:4 2nd Group 2 2004 Play-off 2 0 1 1 52:62 –10 1:3 Lost vs. CRO 2006 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 190:163 +27 7:5 2nd Group 1 2006 Play-off 2 0 0 2 55:67 –12 0:4 Lost vs. ISL 2008 Qualif. 3 3 0 0 100:74 +26 6:0 1st Group 1 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 61:54 +7 2:2 Won vs. SUI 2008 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 83:101 –18 0:6 15th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 4 0 4 253:233 +20 8:8 3rd Group 5 2012 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 181:203 –22 4:8 3rd Group 7 2014 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 189:180 +9 9:3 2nd Group 6 2014 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 166:195 -29 2:10 12th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 2 2 2 158:167 -9 6:6 2nd Group 2 2016 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 167:189 -22 4:8 10th Place 2018 Qualif. 2 6 3 2 1 177:152 +25 8:4 1st Group 2 2018 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 155:172 -17 4:8 10th Place

Total Qualif. 89 48 9 32 2563:2356 +207 105:73 Total EHF EURO 27 7 0 20 725:824 -99 14:40

[ 48 ] BELARUS NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 43:14 (18:8) v Bulgaria @ Minsk BLR, 15.10.1993 Biggest defeat: 38:26 (17:13) v Slovenia @ Ljubljana SLO, 10.06.2009 Longest winning run: 7 matches (06.04.1997 – 29.05.1999) Longest unbeaten run: 7 matches (06.04.1997 – 29.05.1999) 7 matches (04.11.2012 – 02.11.2014) Longest losing run: 4 matches (17.06.2009 – 31.10.2010) Longest run without win: 6 matches (16.01.2003 – 09.01.2005) Current run: D1 (18.06.2017)

Most goals: 43 v Bulgaria 43:14W @ Minsk BLR, 15.10.1993 Most goals opponent: 41 v Denmark 41:33L @ Aalborg DEN, 27.10.2010 Most goals both teams: 74 v Denmark 41:33L @ Aalborg DEN, 27.10.2010 Fewest goals: 17 v Austria 28:17L @ Linz, 02.03.1994 Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Italy 27:11W @ Minsk BLR, 14.01.2001 Fewest goals both teams: 38 v Belgium 20:18L @ Hasselt BEL, 01.10.1995 38 v Italy 27:11W @ Minsk BLR, 14.01.2001

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

BLR vs CZE 27.11.1996 Minsk BLR BLR-CZE WCh-Qual. – Group 3 20:25 (12:10) 30.11.1996 Plzeň CZE CZE-BLR WCh-Qual. – Group 3 21:24 (8:10) 27.05.1999 Minsk BLR BLR-CZE ECh-Qual. – Group 7 28:23 (16:11) 29.05.1999 Karvina CZE CZE-BLR ECh-Qual. – Group 7 25:27 (12:10) 27.01.2015 Doha QAT BLR-CZE WCh – Place 17/18 31:32 (13:14, 28:28)

BLR vs BIH 13.05.1999 Minsk BLR BLR-BIH ECh-Qual. – Group 7 32:21 (18:7) 16.05.1999 Tuzla BIH BIH-BLR ECh-Qual. – Group 7 23:31 (10:13) 29.10.2014 Minsk BLR BLR-BIH ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 2 25:25 (12:13) 26.01.2015 Doha QAT BLR-BIH WCh – Place 17-20 37:29 (20:16) 11.06.2015 Zenica BIH BIH-BLR ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 2 22:22 (14:12)

BLR vs FIN 18.10.1993 Minsk BLR BLR-FIN ECh-Qual. – Group 4 37:25 (17:11) 24.11.1993 Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN FIN-BLR ECh-Qual. – Group 4 26:29 (12:12)

[ 49 ] CZECH REPUBLIC

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Alžběta Vejrostová Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 1994 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 152:105 +47 8:4 2nd Group 7 +420 776 746 013 1994 Runners-Up 2 1 0 1 38:38 0 2:2 Lost vs. SLO www.chf.cz 1996 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 169:134 +35 9:3 1st Group 2 1996 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 155:152 +3 6:6 5th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 2 2 2 141:146 -5 6:6 2nd Group 3 1998 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 166:170 -4 2:10 10th Place 2000 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 159:148 +11 6:6 2nd Group 7 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 47:43 +4 2:2 Won vs. FIN 2002 EHF EURO 7 3 0 4 180:205 –25 6:8 8th Place 2004 Play-off 2 2 0 0 56:40 +16 4:0 Won vs. BIH 2004 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 177:202 –25 3:9 11th Place 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 52:59 -7 2:2 Lost vs. POR 2008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 64:56 +8 4:0 Won vs. LAT 2008 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 88:97 -9 0:6 14th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 6 0 2 255:221 +34 12:4 2nd Group 6 2010 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 175:180 -5 5:7 8th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 178:147 +31 8:4 2nd Group 6 2012 EHF EURO 3 1 0 2 77:84 -7 2:4 14th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 156:144 +12 8:4 1st Group 2 2014 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 73:87 -14 1:5 15th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 2 1 3 163:185 –22 5:7 3rd Group 6 2018 Qualif. 2 6 3 0 3 161:161 0 6:6 2nd Group 4 2018 EHF EURO 7 3 1 3 173:186 –13 7:7 6th Place

Total Qualif. 66 39 4 23 1791:1627 +164 82:50 Total EHF EURO 47 14 4 29 1264:1363 -99 32:62

[ 50 ] CZECH REPUBLIC NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 32:10 (13:6) v Luxembourg @ Lovosice CZE, 02.11.1993 Biggest defeat: 41:25 (20:12) v France @ Chambéry FRA, 30.10.2014 Longest winning run: 7 matches (10.06.2007 – 10.06.2009) Longest unbeaten run: 7 matches (10.06.2007 – 10.06.2009) Longest losing run: 3 matches (27.05.1999 - 29.05.1999) 3 matches (10.06.2015 – 02.11.2016) Longest run without win: 3 matches (27.05.1999 - 29.05.1999) 3 matches (10.06.2015 – 02.11.2016) Current run: L1 (18.06.2017)

Most goals: 41 v Latvia 41:29W @ Praha CZE, 17.06.2009 Most goals opponent: 41 v France 41:25L @ Chambéry FRA, 30.10.2014 Most goals both teams: 70 v Latvia 41:29W @ Praha CZE, 17.06.2009 Fewest goals: 16 v Slovenia 19:16L @ Celje SLO, 02.03.1994 Fewest goals opponent: 10 v Luxembourg 32:10W @ Lovosice CZE, 02.11.1993 Fewest goals both teams: 35 v Slovenia 19:16L @ Celje SLO, 02.03.1994

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

CZE vs BIH 19.05.1999 Visoko BIH BIH-CZE ECh-Qual. – Group 7 29:27 (14:10) 22.05.1999 Frýdek-Místek CZE CZE-BIH ECh-Qual. – Group 7 32:26 (18:10) 14.06.2003 Tuzla BIH BIH-CZE ECh-Playoff 18:24 (11:13) 22.06.2003 Frýdek-Místek CZE CZE-BIH ECh-Playoff 32:22 (11:11)

CZE vs FIN 03.06.2001 Espoo-Esbo FIN FIN-CZE ECh-Playoff 22:18 (9:5) 10.06.2001 Karvina CZE CZE-FIN ECh-Playoff 29:21 (15:10)

[ 51 ] BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

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MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Bosnia-Herzegovina Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 3 1 2 141:131 +10 7:5 2nd Group D www.rsbih.com 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 2 2 2 147:144 +3 6:6 3rd Group D 2000 Qualif. 6 1 0 5 124:161 –37 2:10 4th Group 7 2002 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 150:138 +12 8:4 2nd Group 3 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 33:46 –13 2:2 Lost vs. DEN 2004 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 126:114 +12 9:3 2nd Group 6 2004 Play-off 2 0 0 2 40:56 –16 0:4 Lost vs. CZE 2006 Qualif. 6 3 2 1 196:176 +20 8:4 2nd Group 2 2006 Play-off 2 0 1 1 50:63 –13 1:3 Lost vs. NOR 2008 Qualif. 4 2 0 2 143:121 +22 4:4 2nd Group 7 2010 Qualif. 10 6 1 3 298:278 +20 13:7 3rd Group 2 2012 Qualif. 2 6 0 1 5 134:159 –25 1:11 4th Group 1 2014 Qualif. 2 6 0 1 5 143:175 –32 1:11 4th Group 7 2016 Play-off 2 2 0 0 55:45 +10 4:0 Won vs. GRE 2016 Qualif. 2 6 1 2 3 136:140 -4 4:8 3rd Group 2 2018 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 160:162 -2 4:8 3rd Group 3

Total Qualif. 82 31 12 39 2076:2109 -33 74:90

[ 52 ] BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 43:25 (24:11) v Belgium @ Visoko BIH, 14.01.2007 Biggest defeat: 28:14 (11:4) v Denmark @ Farum/Sjælland DEN, 09.06.2001 Longest winning run: 4 matches (05.01.2003 – 15.01.2003) Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches (03.01.2003 – 15.01.2003) Longest losing run: 8 matches (09.03.2011 – 07.04.2013) Longest run without win: 12 matches (28.10.2010 – 16.06.2013) Current run: L2 (14.06.2017 – 17.06.2017)

Most goals: 45 v Belgium 33:45W @ Hasselt BEL, 12.01.2007 45 v Faroe Islands 45:28W @ Sarajevo BIH, 01.11.2008 Most goals opponent: 37 v Russia 37:25L @ Chekhov RUS, 29.10.2008 Most goals both teams: 78 v Belgium 33:45W @ Hasselt BEL, 12.01.2007 Fewest goals: 14 v Denmark 28:14L @ Farum/Sjælland DEN, 09.06.2001 Fewest goals opponent: 12 v Cyprus 12:26W @ Nicosia CYP, 03.02.1995 Fewest goals both teams: 33 v Ukraine 17:16W @ Sarajevo BIH, 15.01.2003

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

BIH vs FIN 09.01.2008 Karjaa-Karis FIN FIN-BIH WCh-Qual. – Group 5 28:29 (13:14) 12.01.2008 Sarajevo BIH BIH-FIN WCh-Qual. – Group 5 31:28 (13:12) 15.01.2010 Vantaa-Vanda FIN FIN-BIH WCh-Qual. – Group 2 28:30 (13:17) 04.05.2017 Vantaa-Vanda FIN FIN-BIH ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 27:32 (10:15) 07.05.2017 Goražde BIH BIH-FIN ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 34:23 (19:12)

[ 53 ] FINLAND

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Päivi Mitrunen Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 1994 Qualif. 8 2 1 5 193:208 –15 5:11 4th Group 4 +358 50 555 7384 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 3 0 3 137:141 -4 6:6 3rd Group E www.finnhandball.net 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 4 0 2 141:132 +9 8:4 2nd Group E 2000 Qualif. 6 1 0 5 142:161 –19 2:10 4th Group 2 2002 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 161:144 +17 9:3 2nd Group 2 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 43:47 -4 2:2 Lost vs. CZE 2004 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 165:122 +43 12:0 1st Group 3 2004 Play-off 2 0 0 2 57:67 –10 0:4 Lost vs. YUG 2006 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 152:165 –13 4:8 4th Group 5 2008 Qualif. 6 0 0 6 165:199 –34 0:12 4th Group 4 2010 Qualif. 8 0 0 8 159:268 -109 0:16 5th Group 4 2012 Qualif. 1 3 2 0 1 86:80 +6 4:2 2nd Group B 2014 Qualif. 1 3 1 0 2 73:69 +4 2:4 2nd Group A 2016 Qualif. 1 4 3 1 0 113:83 +30 7:1 1st Group A 2016 Play-off 2 1 0 1 62:61 +1 2:2 Won vs. ROU 2016 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 126:192 –66 0:12 4th Group 7 2018 Play-off 2 1 0 1 55:52 +3 2:2 Won vs. LUX 2018 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 154:214 –60 2:10 4th Group 3

Total Qualif. 88 32 3 53 2184:2405 -221 67:109

[ 54 ] FINLAND NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 35:17 (19:6) v Cyprus @ Kirkkonummi FIN, 15.06.2013 Biggest defeat: 46:16 (27:9) v Spain @ Alicante ESP, 17.06.2017 Longest winning run: 6 matches (02.01.2003 – 16.01.2003) Longest unbeaten run: 6 matches (02.01.2003 – 16.01.2003) Longest losing run: 14 matches (03.01.2007 – 13.06.2009) Longest run without win: 14 matches (03.01.2007 – 13.06.2009) Current run: L5 (05.11.2016 – 17.06.2017)

Most goals: 36 v Austria 36:39L @ Vantaa-Vanda FIN, 14.06.2017 Most goals opponent: 46 v Spain 46:16L @ Alicante ESP, 17.06.2017 Most goals both teams: 75 v Austria 36:39L @ Vantaa-Vanda FIN, 14.06.2017 Fewest goals: 14 v Croatia 14:34L @ Vantaa-Vanda FIN, 09.06.2009 Fewest goals opponent: 14 v Bulgaria 27:14W @ Karjaa-Karis FIN, 12.01.1994 14 v Cyprus 14:26W @ Nicosia CYP, 09.06.2012 Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Israel 21:15W @ Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN, 23.01.2005

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

BLR vs FIN 18.10.1993 Minsk BLR BLR-FIN ECh-Qual. – Group 4 37:25 (17:11) 24.11.1993 Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN FIN-BLR ECh-Qual. – Group 4 26:29 (12:12)

CZE vs FIN 03.06.2001 Espoo-Esbo FIN FIN-CZE ECh-Playoff 22:18 (9:5) 10.06.2001 Karvina CZE CZE-FIN ECh-Playoff 29:21 (15:10)

[ 55 ] GROUP 6

FRANCE PORTUGAL LITHUANIA ROMANIA

DATE TIME FIXTURE

24.10.18 20:00 Portugal vs Romania 25.10.18 20:30 France vs Lithuania 28.10.18 17:00 Lithuania vs Portugal 28.10.18 18:00 Romania vs France Portugal vs France Romania vs Lithuania France vs Portugal Lithuania vs Romania Lithuania vs France Romania vs Portugal France vs Romania Portugal vs Lithuania

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[ 56 ] FRANCE

ACHIEVEMENTS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

EHF EURO Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 2006, 2010, 2014 1994 Qualif. 8 6 1 1 185:157 +28 13:3 2nd Group 5 2008, 2018 1994 Runners-Up 2 1 0 1 51:42 +9 2:2 Won vs. POL 1994 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 148:148 0 5:7 6th Place OLYMPIC GAMES 1996 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 139:132 +7 6:6 2nd Group 3 2008, 2012 1996 EHF EURO 6 4 0 2 154:141 +13 8:4 7th Place 2016 1998 Qualif. 6 5 1 0 158:124 +34 11:1 1st Group 3 1992 1998 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 140:153 –13 5:7 7th Place 2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 41:33 +8 4:0 Won vs. ROU World Championships 2000 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 173:164 +9 9:5 4th Place 1995, 2001, 2009, 2002 EHF EURO 7 3 2 2 180:167 +13 8:6 6th Place 2011, 2015, 2017 2004 Play-off 2 2 0 0 53:36 +17 4:0 Won vs. GRE 1993 2004 EHF EURO 7 3 1 3 189:182 +7 7:7 6th Place 1997, 2003, 2005 2006 Play-off 2 2 0 0 63:37 +26 4:0 Won vs. ISR 2006 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 243:192 +51 14:2 Winners 2008 EHF EURO 8 6 0 2 231:207 +24 12:4 3rd Place 2010 Qualif. 8 6 0 2 251:192 +59 12:4 1st Group 6 2010 EHF EURO 8 6 2 0 225:196 +29 14:2 Winners 2012 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 156:163 -7 5:7 11th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 177:134 +43 12:0 1st Group 3 2014 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 259:227 +32 14:2 Winners MEDIA CONTACTS 2016 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 201:145 +56 12:0 1st Group 6 Paul Chupin 2016 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 210:182 +28 10:4 5th Place [email protected] 2018 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 191:169 +22 10:2 1st Group 7 +33(0) 7 76 73 97 20 2018 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 244:212 +32 14:2 3rd Place

Hubert Gueriau Total Qualif. 54 44 2 8 1510:1201 +309 90:18 [email protected] Total EHF EURO 92 58 9 25 2552:2334 +218 125:59 +33(0) 6 09 76 43 99 www.ffhandball.net

[ 57 ] FRANCE NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 18:35 (9:15) v Israel @ Ra’anana ISR, 11.06.2005 35:18 (18:8) v Luxembourg @ Montbeliard FRA, 10.06.2009 37:20 (21:7) v Lithuania @ Pau FRA, 03.11.2016 Biggest defeat: 35:30 (12:11) v Norway @ Oslo NOR, 03.05.2017 Longest winning run: 14 matches (01.11.2012 – 06.11.2016) Longest unbeaten run: 14 matches (03.12.1995 – 30.10.2008) 14 matches (01.11.2012 – 06.11.2016) Longest losing run: 2 matches (01.10.1995 – 02.11.1995) Longest run without win: 2 matches (01.10.1995 – 02.11.1995) Current run: W3 (06.05.2017 – 17.06.2017)

Most goals: 41 v Czech Republic 41:25W @ Chambéry FRA, 30.10.2014 Most goals opponent: 37 v Belgium 37:38W @ Angleur BEL, 06.11.2016 Most goals both teams: 75 v Belgium 37:38W @ Angleur BEL, 06.11.2016 Fewest goals: 17 v Greece 17:17D @ Athína GRE, 12.06.1993 Fewest goals opponent: 9 v Belgium 21:9W @ Nantes FRA, 04.11.1995 Fewest goals both teams: 30 v Belgium 21:9W @ Nantes FRA, 04.11.1995

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

FRA vs POR 12.11.1960 Bordeaux FRA FRA-POR WCh-Qual. – Gr West 1 16:7 (0:0) 28.12.1960 Porto POR POR-FRA WCh-Qual. – Gr West 1 9:10 (0:0) 04.02.1980 Tórshavn/Streymoy FAR FRA-POR C-WCh – Group B 8:17 (10:10) 07.02.1986 Lisboa POR POR-FRA C-WCh – Group A 17:21 (7:9) 31.01.2001 Albertville FRA FRA-POR WCh – 1/8-final 23:18 (10:10) 19.03.2009 Póvoa de Varzim POR POR-FRA ECh-Qual. – Group 6 24:31 (12:18) 17.06.2009 Nice FRA FRA-POR ECh-Qual. – Group 6 36:23 (22:10)

FRA vs LTU 29.05.1998 Bolzano-Bozen ITA FRA-LTU ECh – Group A 20:20 (9:10) 01.11.2012 Rouen FRA FRA-LTU ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 27:18 (14:11) 12.06.2013 Vilnius LTU LTU-FRA ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 23:25 (13:14) 03.11.2016 Pau FRA FRA-LTU ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7 37:20 (21:7) 14.06.2017 Klaipėda LTU LTU-FRA ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7 25:26 (12:12)

FRA vs ROU 26.02.1970 Paris FRA FRA-ROU WCh – Group C 9:12 (2:7) 28.01.1978 Aabenraa DEN ROU-FRA A-WCh – Group B 36:17 (18:9) 22.02.1987 Bolzano-Bozen ITA ROU-FRA B-WCh – MR-Group I 27:19 (14:12) 05.03.1990 Ostrava TCH FRA-ROU A-WCh – MR-Group I 21:25 (11:12) 02.08.1992 Granollers ESP ROU-FRA OG – Group B 20:26 (11:12) 13.03.1993 Karlstad SWE ROU-FRA WCh – Group B 22:23 (10:9) 04.06.1994 Almada POR ROU-FRA ECh – Group A 27:26 (16:11) 11.05.1995 Kópavogur ISL FRA-ROU WCh – Group C 22:23 (11:13) 26.05.1996 Sevilla ESP ROU-FRA ECh – Group B 20:27 (11:13) 25.11.1998 București ROU ROU-FRA WCh-Qual. – Group 1 22:24 (7:12) 29.11.1998 Nîmes FRA FRA-ROU WCh-Qual. – Group 1 23:22 (12:11) 12.09.1999 Oradea ROU ROU-FRA ECh-Playoff 15:22 (7:11) 19.09.1999 Dijon FRA FRA-ROU ECh-Playoff 19:18 (9:9) 17.01.2009 Osijek CRO FRA-ROU WCh – Group A 31:21 (12:9)

[ 58 ] PORTUGAL

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Ana Teixeira Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 1994 EHF EURO 6 0 0 6 117:154 –37 0:12 12th Place +351 91 841 02 87 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 4 0 2 117:105 +12 8:4 2nd Group F www.fpa.pt 1998 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 151:163 –12 4:8 4th Group 1 2000 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 133:120 +13 8:4 1st Group 6 2000 Play-off 2 1 0 1 52:51 +1 2:2 Won vs. YUG 2000 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 153:160 –7 6:6 7th Place 2002 Play-off 2 2 0 0 54:45 +9 4:0 Won vs. NED 2002 EHF EURO 7 3 0 4 173:174 -1 6:8 9th Place 2004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 50:48 +2 2:2 Won vs. NOR 2004 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 91:101 –10 1:5 14th Place 2006 Qualif. 4 2 1 1 113:106 +7 5:3 2nd Group 6 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 59:52 +7 2:2 Won vs. CZE 2006 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 80:96 –16 0:6 15th Place 2008 Qualif. 4 3 0 1 115:94 +21 6:2 1st Group 6 2008 Play-off 2 0 0 2 55:63 -8 0:4 Lost vs. MNE 2010 Qualif. 8 5 0 3 234:229 +5 10:6 3rd Group 6 2012 Qualif. 2 6 2 1 3 164:165 -1 5:7 3rd Group 3 2014 Qualif. 2 6 2 1 3 147:166 –19 5:7 3rd Group 1 2016 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 183:176 +7 4:8 3rd Group 5 2018 Qualif. 2 6 2 1 3 148:165 –17 5:7 3rd Group 5

Total Qualif. 68 33 4 31 1775:1748 +27 70:66 Total EHF EURO 25 6 1 18 614:685 -71 13:37

[ 59 ] PORTUGAL NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 37:25 (17:15) v Bulgaria @ Vidigueira POR, 23.01.2005 28:16 (17:6) v Ukraine @ Moimenta da Beira POR, 09.03.2011 Biggest defeat: 32:18 (16:8) v Lithuania @ Kaunas LTU, 09.01.2005 34:20 (16:9) v Spain @ Sevilla ESP, 01.11.2012 Longest winning run: 4 matches (23.05.1999 – 11.09.1999) Longest unbeaten run: 4 matches (23.05.1999 – 11.09.1999) Longest losing run: 4 matches (12.06.2013 – 02.11.2014) Longest run without win: 4 matches (12.06.2013 – 02.11.2014) 4 matches (10.06.2015 – 06.11.2016) Current run: L2 (10.06.2015 – 14.06.2015)

Most goals: 37 v Bulgaria 37:25W @ Vidigueira POR, 23.01.2005 Most goals opponent: 36 v France 36:23L @ Nice FRA, 17.06.2009 Most goals both teams: 68 v Russia 35:33L @ Moskva RUS, 14.06.2015 Fewest goals: 15 v Yugoslavia 21:15L @ Niš YUG, 05.04.1995 Fewest goals opponent: 13 v Ukraine 18:13W @ Leiria POR, 05.02.1995 Fewest goals both teams: 31 v Ukraine 18:13W @ Leiria POR, 05.02.1995 31 v Georgia 17:14W @ Serpa POR, 12.05.1999

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

POR vs LTU 05.01.2005 Tondela POR POR-LTU ECh-Qual. – Group 6 25:25 (10:10) 09.01.2005 Kaunas LTU LTU-POR ECh-Qual. – Group 6 32:18 (16:8)

POR vs ROU 10.06.1994 Almada POR POR-ROU ECh – Place 11/12 21:38 (11:18) 30.10.1997 Oradea ROU ROU-POR ECh-Qual. – Group 1 30:26 (16:13) 02.11.1997 Leiria POR POR-ROU ECh-Qual. – Group 1 20:24 (12:10)

[ 60 ] LITHUANIA

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Tautvydas Kubilius Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 1994 Qualif. 8 4 0 4 179:179 0 8:8 4th Group 2 +370 672 45 781 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 5 0 1 132:110 +22 10:2 1st Group E www.rankinis.lt 1996 Qualif. 6 1 1 4 129:144 –15 3:9 4th Group 5 1998 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 156:155 +1 7:5 2nd Group 2 1998 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 138:151 –13 5:7 9th Place 2000 Qualif. 4 2 0 2 92:79 +13 4:4 2nd Group 5 2002 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 150:115 +35 10:2 1st Group 4 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 36:46 –10 2:2 Lost vs. UKR 2004 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 146:130 +16 9:3 1st Group 1 2004 Play-off 2 0 0 2 54:68 –14 0:4 Lost vs. ESP 2006 Qualif. 4 3 1 0 118:84 +34 7:1 1st Group 6 2006 Play-off 2 0 1 1 48:58 –10 1:3 Lost vs. ESP 2008 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 186:188 -2 6:6 2nd Group 5 2008 Play-off 2 0 0 2 53:59 -6 0:4 Lost vs. HUN 2010 Qualif. 8 3 2 3 194:194 0 8:8 4th Group 7 2012 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 129:161 –32 4:8 3rd Group 2 2014 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 145:164 –19 2:10 3rd Group 3 2016 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 140:164 –24 2:10 4th Group 2 2018 Qualif. 2 6 3 0 3 163:179 –16 6:6 3rd Group 7

Total Qualif. 92 41 7 44 2250:2277 -27 89:95 Total EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 138:151 -13 5:7

[ 61 ] LITHUANIA NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 33:17 (18:8) v Bulgaria @ Alytus LTU, 12.01.2005 Biggest defeat: 37:20 (21:7) v France @ Pau FRA, 03.11.2016 Longest winning run: 6 matches (07.01.2001 – 03.06.2001) Longest unbeaten run: 6 matches (07.01.2001 – 03.06.2001) Longest losing run: 5 matches (09.06.2011 – 03.04.2013) 5 matches (12.06.2013 – 30.04.2015) Longest run without win: 7 matches (17.01.2007 – 18.03.2009) Current run: L2 (14.06.2017 – 17.06.2017)

Most goals: 35 v Turkey 35:28W @ Varėna LTU, 14.01.2007 Most goals opponent: 38 v Spain 38:27L @ Guadalajara ESP, 14.06.2003 Most goals both teams: 65 v Spain 38:27L @ Guadalajara ESP, 14.06.2003 Fewest goals: 15 v Ukraine 26:15L @ Zaporozhye UKR, 10.06.2001 Fewest goals opponent: 9 v Georgia 22:9W @ Kaunas LTU, 04.02.1995 Fewest goals both teams: 31 v Georgia 22:9W @ Kaunas LTU, 04.02.1995

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

POR vs LTU 05.01.2005 Tondela POR POR-LTU ECh-Qual. – Group 6 25:25 (10:10) 09.01.2005 Kaunas LTU LTU-POR ECh-Qual. – Group 6 32:18 (16:8)

LTU vs ROU 26.05.1999 Kaunas LTU LTU-ROU ECh-Qual. – Group 5 17:19 (9:9) 30.05.1999 Oradea ROU ROU-LTU ECh-Qual. – Group 5 25:21 (12:12) 10.01.2001 Kaunas LTU LTU-ROU ECh-Qual. – Group 4 24:15 (13:5) 14.01.2001 Oradea ROU ROU-LTU ECh-Qual. – Group 4 20:23 (9:8) 19.01.2006 Oradea ROU ROU-LTU WCh-Qual. – Group 4 26:24 (15:16) 21.01.2006 Vilnius LTU LTU-ROU WCh-Qual. – Group 4 28:28 (12:12) 10.03.2011 Vilnius LTU LTU-ROU ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 2 24:23 (13:10) 13.03.2011 Constanța ROU ROU-LTU ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 2 25:27 (11:13)

[ 62 ] ROMANIA

ACHIEVEMENTS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

OLYMPIC GAMES Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1976 1994 Qualif. 8 6 0 2 191:155 +36 12:4 2nd Group 1 1994 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 151:156 –5 4:8 11th Place 1972, 1980, 1984 1996 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 145:138 +7 8:4 2nd Group 4 World Championships 1996 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 145:161 –16 4:8 9th Place 1961, 1964, 1970, 1998 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 151:160 -9 6:6 3rd Group 1 1974 2000 Qualif. 4 4 0 0 94:74 +20 8:0 1st Group 5 1967, 1990 2000 Play-off 2 0 0 2 33:41 -8 0:4 Lost vs. FRA 2002 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 145:139 +6 4:8 3rd Group 4 2004 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 177:175 +2 6:6 3rd Group 2 2006 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 183:144 +39 8:4 2nd Group 3 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 51:60 -9 2:2 Lost vs. SCG 2008 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 203:153 +50 12:0 1st Group 3 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 59:69 –10 2:2 Lost vs. SWE 2010 Qualif. 8 3 1 4 242:247 -5 7:9 4th Group 1 2012 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 138:186 –48 0:12 4th Group 2 2014 Qualif. 1 3 3 0 0 100:55 +45 6:0 1st Group C 2014 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 161:204 –43 0:12 4th Group 6 2016 Play-off 2 1 0 1 61:62 -1 2:2 Lost vs. FIN 2018 Qualif. 1 4 4 0 0 138:87 +51 8:0 1st Group C 2018 Play-off 2 2 0 0 62:48 +14 4:0 Won vs. ISR 2018 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 151:160 -9 4:8 3rd Group 2

Total Qualif. 91 49 1 41 2485:2357 +128 99:83 MEDIA CONTACT Total EHF EURO 12 4 0 8 296:317 -21 8:16 Doru Costica [email protected] +40 724 848 586 www.frh.ro

[ 63 ] ROMANIA NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 11:39 (6:18) v Ireland @ Rishon LeZion ISR, 09.06.2012 Biggest defeat: 20:35 (7:18) v Spain @ Oradea ROU, 31.10.2010 Longest winning run: 8 matches (29.10.2014 – 06.11.2016) Longest unbeaten run: 8 matches (29.10.2014 – 06.11.2016) Longest losing run: 7 matches (20.06.2009 – 12.06.2011) Longest run without win: 7 matches (20.06.2009 – 12.06.2011) Current run: L4 (04.05.2017 – 18.06.2017)

Most goals: 44 v Italy 44:25W @ Reșița ROU, 14.06.2015 Most goals opponent: 38 v Norway 38:25L @ Sandefjord NOR, 02.01.2003 Most goals both teams: 72 v Latvia 41:31W @ Constanța ROU, 21.01.2007 Fewest goals: 15 v France 15:22L @ Oradea ROU, 12.09.1999 15 v Lithuania 24:15L @ Kaunas LTU, 10.01.2001 Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Ireland 11:39W @ Rishon LeZion ISR, 09.06.2012 Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Lithuania 17:19W @ Kaunas LTU, 26.05.1999

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

[ 64 ] GROUP 7

HUNGARY RUSSIA SLOVAKIA ITALY

DATE TIME FIXTURE

24.10.18 18:30 Hungary vs Slovakia 24.10.18 19:30 Russia vs Italy 27.10.18 18:00 Slovakia vs Russia 27.10.18 19:00 Italy vs Hungary Russia vs Hungary Italy vs Slovakia Hungary vs Russia Slovakia vs Italy Slovakia vs Hungary Italy vs Russia Hungary vs Italy Russia vs Slovakia

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[ 65 ] HUNGARY

ACHIEVEMENTS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

World Championships Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1986 1994 Qualif. 8 6 0 2 182:142 +40 12:4 1st Group 2 1994 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 128:131 -3 6:6 7th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 156:149 +7 7:5 2nd Group 2 1996 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 144:158 –14 3:9 10th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 147:138 +9 9:3 1st Group 5 1998 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 145:154 -9 6:6 6th Place 2000 Play-off 2 0 0 2 52:59 -7 0:4 Lost vs. SLO 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 46:46 0 2:2 Lost vs. SUI 2004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 64:62 +2 2:2 Won vs. MKD 2004 EHF EURO 6 2 2 2 164:169 -5 6:6 9th Place 2006 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 229:154 +75 12:0 1st Group 1 2006 Play-off 2 2 0 0 68:54 +14 4:0 Won vs. MKD 2006 EHF EURO 3 1 0 2 84:89 -5 2:4 13th Place 2008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 59:53 +6 4:0 Won vs. LTU 2008 EHF EURO 6 3 1 2 176:173 +3 7:5 8th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 6 0 2 241:179 +62 12:4 2nd Group 4 2010 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 80:96 –16 1:5 14th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 171:130 +41 12:0 1st Group 1 2012 EHF EURO 6 1 3 2 156:161 -5 5:7 8th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 3 1 2 161:153 +8 7:5 2nd Group 4 2014 EHF EURO 6 1 2 3 159:165 -6 4:8 8th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 178:151 +27 12:0 1st Group 5 MEDIA CONTACT 2016 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 142:166 -24 2:10 12th Place

Gabor Liszkay 2018 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 174:156 +18 9:3 2nd Group 1 2018 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 77:92 -15 0:6 14th Place [email protected] +36 30 681 3460 Total Qualif. 68 50 4 14 1928:1626 +302 104:32 www.keziszovetseg.hu Total EHF EURO 57 16 10 31 1455:1554 -99 42:72

[ 66 ] HUNGARY NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 19:46 (7:22) v Cyprus @ Nicosia CYP, 12.01.2005 Biggest defeat: 31:23 (16:10) v Sweden @ Stockholm SWE, 30.11.1997 35:27 (18:17) v Denmark @ Aarhus DEN, 07.05.2017 Longest winning run: 15 matches (20.06.2003 – 30.11.2008) Longest unbeaten run: 15 matches (20.06.2003 – 30.11.2008) Longest losing run: 4 matches (30.11.1997 – 02.06.2001) Longest run without win: 4 matches (30.11.1997 – 02.06.2001) Current run: W2 (15.06.2017 – 18.06.2017)

Most goals: 46 v Cyprus 19:46W @ Nicosia CYP, 12.01.2005 Most goals opponent: 35 v Denmark 35:27L @ Aarhus DEN, 07.05.2017 Most goals both teams: 69 v Belarus 38:31W @ Dabas HUN, 06.01.2005 69 v Italy 42:27W @ Balatonfüred HUN, 23.01.2005 Fewest goals: 18 v Slovenia 18:15W @ Komló HUN, 05.01.1994 Fewest goals opponent: 15 v Georgia 22:15W @ Budapest HUN, 13.04.1993 15 v Norway 24:15W @ Debrecen HUN, 12.10.1993 15 v Slovenia 18:15W @ Komló HUN, 05.01.1994 15 v Finland 34:15W @ Nyíregyháza HUN, 30.11.2008 Fewest goals both teams: 33 v Slovenia 18:15W @ Komló HUN, 05.01.1994

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

HUN vs RUS 15.03.1993 Stockholm SWE HUN-RUS WCh – MR-Group II 22:29 (10:15) 25.05.1996 Ciudad Real ESP HUN-RUS ECh – Group A 21:33 (10:16) 24.05.1997 Yatsushiro/Kyushu JPN HUN-RUS WCh – Group D 19:24 (7:13) 01.06.1998 Meran-Merano ITA HUN-RUS ECh – Group B 20:23 (10:13) 07.06.1999 Ismaïlia EGY RUS-HUN WCh – Group C 27:18 (12:10) 20.01.2003 Funchal/Madeira POR RUS-HUN WCh – Group C 31:30 (15:14) 02.02.2003 Lisboa POR RUS-HUN WCh – Place 5/6 30:25 (16:11) 28.08.2004 Athína GRE HUN-RUS OG – Place 3/4 26:28 (10:13) 28.01.2007 Mannheim GER RUS-HUN WCh – MR-Group II 26:25 (12:15) 16.01.2012 Novi Sad SRB HUN-RUS ECh – Group C 31:31 (19:19) 30.04.2015 Chekhov RUS RUS-HUN ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 5 23:27 (8:15) 02.05.2015 Veszprém HUN HUN-RUS ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 5 29:25 (15:11) 18.01.2016 Gdańsk POL RUS-HUN ECh – Group D 27:26 (14:10)

HUN vs SVK 28.09.1995 Nyíregyháza HUN HUN-SVK ECh-Qual. – Group 2 28:19 (13:8) 01.10.1995 Topoľčany SVK SVK-HUN ECh-Qual. – Group 2 27:27 (14:14) 10.06.2006 Povazská Bystrica SVK SVK-HUN WCh-Playoff 24:33 (8:15) 17.06.2006 Szombathely HUN HUN-SVK WCh-Playoff 32:28 (17:13) 10.06.2009 Szombathely HUN HUN-SVK ECh-Qual. – Group 4 29:30 (15:12) 21.06.2009 Hlohovec SVK SVK-HUN ECh-Qual. – Group 4 19:30 (6:17) 19.01.2009 Osijek CRO HUN-SVK WCh – Group A 24:24 (12:6) 04.11.2012 Prešov SVK SVK-HUN ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4 24:28 (12:13) 15.06.2013 Szeged HUN HUN-SVK ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4 30:31 (16:15)

HUN vs ITA 23.01.2002 Ascoli Piceno ITA ITA-HUN WCh-Qual. – Group 2 20:31 (10:18) 27.01.2002 Tiszaújváros HUN HUN-ITA WCh-Qual. – Group 2 42:17 (20:4) 20.01.2005 San Vito al Tagliamento ITA ITA-HUN ECh-Qual. – Group 1 29:36 (15:19) 23.01.2005 Balatonfüred HUN HUN-ITA ECh-Qual. – Group 1 42:27 (21:14)

[ 67 ] RUSSIA

ACHIEVEMENTS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

EHF EURO Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1996 1994 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 169:101 +68 12:0 1st Group 7 1994, 2000 1994 EHF EURO 7 6 0 1 172:148 +24 12:2 Runners-up 1996 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 148:120 +28 8:4 1st Group 4 OLYMPIC GAMES 1996 EHF EURO 7 6 1 0 172:141 +31 13:1 Winners 2000 1998 EHF EURO 7 3 1 3 179:167 +12 7:7 4th Place 2004 2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 62:47 +15 4:0 Won vs. TUR

World Championships 2000 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 189:175 +14 10:4 Runners-up 1993, 1997 2002 EHF EURO 7 5 1 1 197:172 +25 11:3 5th Place 2004 EHF EURO 7 5 1 1 206:190 +16 11:3 5th Place 1999 2006 EHF EURO 7 4 0 3 208:204 +4 8:6 6th Place 2008 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 74:88 –14 1:5 13th Place 2010 Qualif. 10 9 0 1 339:249 +90 18:2 1st Group 2 2010 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 177:194 –17 2:10 12th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 202:185 +17 10:2 2nd Group 7 2012 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 82:89 -7 1:5 15th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 3 0 3 178:167 +11 6:6 3rd Group 7 2014 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 168:179 -11 4:8 9th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 174:168 +6 8:4 2nd Group 5 2016 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 160:161 -1 5:7 9th Place 2018 Qualif. 2 6 1 3 2 149:160 –11 5:7 3rd Group 6

Total Qualif. 48 34 3 11 1421:1197 +224 71:25 Total EHF EURO 73 39 7 27 1984:1908 +76 85:61 MEDIA CONTACT

Artem Lisovsky [email protected] +7 495 637 0921 www.rushandball.ru

[ 68 ] RUSSIA NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 18:45 (9:21) v Luxembourg @ Differdange-Déifferdeng LUX, 26.06.1993 Biggest defeat: 21:29 (10:17) v Sweden @ Saint Petersburg RUS, 03.05.2017 Longest winning run: 9 matches (18.03.2009 – 09.03.2011) Longest unbeaten run: 9 matches (18.03.2009 – 09.03.2011) Longest losing run: 2 matches (12.06.2013 – 16.06.2013) 2 matches (30.04.2015 – 02.05.2015) 2 matches (03.05.2017 – 06.05.2017) Longest run without win: 4 matches (02.11.2016 – 06.05.2017) Current run: D1 (17.06.2017)

Most goals: 45 v Luxembourg 18:45W @ Differdange-Déifferdeng LUX, 26.06.1993 Most goals opponent: 36 v Denmark 36:29L @ Horsens DEN, 12.03.2011 Most goals both teams: 71 v Belarus 32:39W @ Brest BLR, 31.10.2010 Fewest goals: 17 v Italy 13:17W @ Teramo ITA, 13.11.1993 Fewest goals opponent: 13 v Luxembourg 13:35W @ Differdange-Déifferdeng LUX, 27.06.1993 13 v Italy 13:17W @ Teramo ITA, 13.11.1993 Fewest goals both teams: 30 v Italy 13:17W @ Teramo ITA, 13.11.1993

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

RUS vs SVK 02.11.2016 Moskva RUS RUS-SVK ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 6 31:31 (13:13) 14.06.2017 Bratislava SVK SVK-RUS ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 6 24:25 (12:12) 26.10.2017 Sankt-Peterburg RUS RUS-SVK WCh-Qual. 1 – Group 1 32:22 (20:11) 11.01.2018 Považská Bystrica SVK SVK-RUS WCh-Qual. 1 – Group 1 26:32 (11:15)

RUS vs ITA 18.09.1993 Moskva RUS RUS-ITA ECh-Qual. – Group 7 26:19 (14:7) 13.11.1993 Teramo ITA ITA-RUS ECh-Qual. – Group 7 13:17 (5:10) 18.03.2009 Trieste ITA ITA-RUS ECh-Qual. – Group 2 23:34 (13:18) 22.03.2009 Chekhov RUS RUS-ITA ECh-Qual. – Group 2 38:19 (19:8)

[ 69 ] SLOVAKIA

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Martin Kosak Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 1994 Qualif. 8 3 0 5 159:163 -4 6:10 4th Group 1 +421 903 221 616 1996 Pre-Qualif. 4 3 0 1 80:76 +4 6:2 1st Group B www.slovakhandball.sk 1996 Qualif. 6 1 1 4 138:165 –27 3:9 4th Group 2 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 4 1 1 139:123 +16 9:3 1st Group A 1998 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 148:173 –25 4:8 4th Group 4 2000 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 133:138 -5 4:8 3rd Group 6 2002 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 162:128 +34 9:3 1st Group 2 2002 Play-off 2 0 0 2 45:52 -7 0:4 Lost vs. GER 2004 Qualif. 6 2 1 3 149:151 -2 5:7 3rd Group 1 2006 Qualif. 3 3 0 0 93:64 +29 6:0 1st Group 4 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 50:49 +1 2:2 Won vs. AUT 2006 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 72:100 –28 0:6 16th Place 2008 Qualif. 3 2 0 1 100:74 +26 4:2 2nd Group 1 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 63:48 +15 2:2 Won vs. UKR 2008 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 78:101 –23 0:6 16th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 4 0 4 214:215 -1 8:8 3rd Group 4 2012 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 184:144 +40 10:2 2nd Group 4 2012 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 70:92 –22 1:5 16th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 148:168 –20 4:8 3rd Group 4 2016 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 130:165 –35 0:12 4th Group 3 2018 Qualif. 2 6 0 2 4 146:166 –20 2:10 4th Group 6

Total Qualif. 92 39 6 47 2281:2262 +19 84:100 Total EHF EURO 9 0 1 8 220:293 -73 1:17

[ 70 ] SLOVAKIA NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 25:42 (11:19) v Moldova @ Brest BLR, 20.01.2007 Biggest defeat: 31:17 (14:7) v Sweden @ Lidköping SWE, 17.06.2017 Longest winning run: 4 matches (12.01.1994 – 05.04.1995) Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches (01.02.1997 – 05.04.1997) Longest losing run: 6 matches (29.10.2014 – 14.06.2015) Longest run without win: 12 matches (29.10.2014 – 17.06.2017) Current run: L3 (06.05.2017 – 17.06.2017)

Most goals: 42 v Moldova 25:42W @ Brest BLR, 20.01.2007 Most goals opponent: 34 v Croatia 34:21L @ Zadar CRO, 17.06.2009 Most goals both teams: 67 v Moldova 25:42W @ Brest BLR, 20.01.2007 Fewest goals: 14 v Denmark 26:14L @ Nykøbing DEN, 29.09.1993 Fewest goals opponent: 15 v Moldova 26:15W @ Topoľčany SVK, 07.04.1993 15 v Azerbaijan 15:27W @ Radom POL, 14.01.2005 Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Ukraine 15:21L @ Košice SVK, 10.10.1993 36 v Greece 20:16W @ Trebišov SVK, 05.03.1995 36 v Turkey 19:17L @ İzmir TUR, 29.01.1997

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

SVK vs ITA 05.01.2000 Avellino ITA ITA-SVK WCh-Qual. – Group 2 21:18 (10:10) 08.01.2000 Nove Zamky SVK SVK-ITA WCh-Qual. – Group 2 26:24 (13:8) 02.01.2003 Povazská Bystrica SVK SVK-ITA ECh-Qual. – Group 1 25:20 (10:11) 05.01.2003 Teramo ITA ITA-SVK ECh-Qual. – Group 1 31:27 (15:10) 02.01.2014 Chieti ITA ITA-SVK WCh-Qual. – Group 2 26:34 (14:16) 04.01.2014 Hlohovec SVK SVK-ITA WCh-Qual. – Group 2 28:21 (13:10)

[ 71 ] ITALY

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Matteo Aldamonte Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 1994 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 116:117 -1 4:8 3rd Group 7 +39 3202 147 051 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 4 0 2 124:106 +18 8:4 2nd Group E www.figh.it 1998 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 133:148 –15 4:8 11th Place 2000 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 159:133 +26 10:2 2nd Group 1 2000 Play-off 2 0 0 2 38:53 –15 0:4 Lost vs. NOR 2002 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 130:136 -6 7:5 2nd Group 1 2002 Play-off 2 0 0 2 39:69 –30 0:4 Lost vs. YUG 2004 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 133:147 –14 4:8 4th Group 1 2006 Qualif. 6 2 1 3 162:180 –18 5:7 3rd Group 1 2008 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 173:187 –14 4:8 3rd Group 5 2010 Qualif. 10 2 1 7 251:313 –62 5:15 5th Group 2 2012 Qualif. 1 3 2 0 1 97:95 +2 4:2 3rd Group B 2014 Qualif. 1 3 1 2 0 81:78 +3 4:2 2nd Group B 2016 Qualif. 1 4 2 0 2 136:109 +27 4:4 2nd Group B 2018 Qualif. 1 4 2 0 2 111:120 -9 4:4 2nd Group C 2020 Qualif. 1 4 3 0 1 103:92 +11 6:2 1st Group C

Total Qualif. 74 32 5 37 1853:1935 -82 69:79 Total EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 133:148 -15 4:8

[ 72 ] ITALY NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 23:47 (13:24) v Great Britain @ Motherwell GBR, 04.04.2013 Biggest defeat: 48:24 (21:10) v Serbia @ Niš SRB, 02.11.2008 Longest winning run: 6 matches (08.04.1995 – 26.05.1999) Longest unbeaten run: 6 matches (08.04.1995 – 26.05.1999) Longest losing run: 4 matches (18.09.1993 – 08.12.1993) Longest run without win: 5 matches (12.01.2005 – 03.01.2007) Current run: W1 (15.01.2017)

Most goals: 47 v Great Britain 23:47W @ Motherwell GBR, 04.04.2013 Most goals opponent: 48 v Serbia 48:24L @ Niš SRB, 02.11.2008 Most goals both teams: 72 v Serbia 48:24L @ Niš SRB, 02.11.2008 Fewest goals: 11 v Belarus 27:11L @ Minsk BLR, 14.01.2001 Fewest goals opponent: 8 v Luxembourg 24:8W @ Siracusa/Sicilia ITA, 10.06.1993 Fewest goals both teams: 30 v Russia 13:17L @ Teramo ITA, 13.11.1993

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

[ 73 ] GROUP 8

DENMARK MONTENEGRO UKRAINE FAROE ISLANDS

DATE TIME FIXTURE

24.10.18 17:30 Montenegro vs Faroe Islands 24.10.18 21:00 Denmark vs Ukraine 27.10.18 16:10 Faroe Islands vs Denmark 28.10.18 18:30 Ukraine vs Montenegro Montenegro vs Denmark Faroe Islands vs Ukraine Denmark vs Montenegro Ukraine vs Faroe Islands Ukraine vs Denmark Faroe Islands vs Montenegro Denmark vs Faroe Islands Montenegro vs Ukraine

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[ 74 ] DENMARK

ACHIEVEMENTS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

EHF EURO Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 2008, 2012 1994 Qualif. 8 6 1 1 230:140 +90 13:3 1st Group 1 2014 1994 EHF EURO 7 3 1 3 150:152 -2 7:7 4th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 145:137 +8 9:3 1st Group 5 2002, 2004, 2006 1996 EHF EURO 6 0 0 6 132:158 –26 0:12 12th Place OLYMPIC GAMES 1998 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 133:134 -1 7:5 3rd Group 5 2016 2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 63:48 +15 4:0 Won vs. GEO

World Championships 2000 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 143:153 –10 4:8 10th Place 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 46:33 +13 2:2 Won vs. BIH 1967, 2011, 2013 2002 EHF EURO 8 6 1 1 212:189 +23 13:3 3rd Place 2007 2004 EHF EURO 8 6 0 2 240:206 +34 12:4 3rd Place 2006 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 253:233 +20 11:5 3rd Place 2008 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 233:193 +40 14:2 Winners 2010 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 198:184 +14 10:4 5th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 207:176 +31 10:2 1st Group 7 2012 EHF EURO 8 6 0 2 216:201 +15 12:4 Winners 2014 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 247:222 +25 14:2 Runners-up 2016 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 181:144 +37 12:0 1st Group 2 2016 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 195:180 +15 9:5 6th Place 2018 Qualif. 2 6 5 1 0 194:135 +59 11:1 1st Group 1 2018 EHF EURO 8 5 0 3 235:215 +20 10:6 4th Place

Total Qualif. 42 32 4 6 1199:947 +252 68:16 Total EHF EURO 89 56 4 29 2454:2286 +168 116:62 MEDIA CONTACT

Alexander Elverlund [email protected] +45 2741 4131 www.dhf.dk

[ 75 ] DENMARK NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 41:11 (17:4) v Moldova @ København/Sjælland DEN, 05.10.1993 41:11 (21:6) v Moldova @ Kalundborg/Sjælland DEN, 07.10.1993 Biggest defeat: 28:21 (11:11) v Sweden @ Malmö SWE, 24.09.1997 Longest winning run: 11 matches (12.03.2011 – 06.11.2016) Longest unbeaten run: 15 matches (12.03.2011 – 18.06.2017) Longest losing run: 1 match (13.10.1993) 1 match (01.12.1995) 1 match (24.09.1997) 1 match (01.11.1997) 1 match (03.06.2001) 1 match (09.03.2011) Longest run without win: 2 matches (29.10.1997 - 01.11.1997) Current run: W3 (07.05.2017 – 18.06.2017)

Most goals: 41 v Moldova 41:11W @ København/Sjælland DEN, 05.10.1993 41 v Moldova 41:11W @ Kalundborg/Sjælland DEN, 07.10.1993 41 v Belarus 41:33W @ Aalborg DEN, 27.10.2010 Most goals opponent: 33 v Belarus 41:33W @ Aalborg DEN, 27.10.2010 Most goals both teams: 74 v Belarus 41:33W @ Aalborg DEN, 27.10.2010 Fewest goals: 17 v Hungary 22:17L @ Cegléd HUN, 01.11.1997 Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Moldova 41:11W @ København/Sjælland DEN, 05.10.1993 11 v Moldova 41:11W @ Kalundborg/Sjælland DEN, 07.10.1993 Fewest goals both teams: 37 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 19:18L @ Sarajevo BIH, 03.06.2001

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

DEN vs MNE 18.01.2008 Drammen NOR MNE-DEN ECh – Group B 24:32 (9:18) 18.01.2016 Gdańsk POL MNE-DEN ECh – Group D 28:30 (16:14)

DEN vs UKR 26.05.1993 Kyiv UKR UKR-DEN ECh-Qual. – Group 1 21:21 (13:13) 18.11.1993 Odense/Fyn DEN DEN-UKR ECh-Qual. – Group 1 30:14 (14:7) 30.01.2002 Göteborg SWE UKR-DEN ECh – MR-Group I 17:21 (7:11)

DEN vs FAR No previous encounters

[ 76 ] MONTENEGRO

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Milos Pavicevic Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 2008 Qualif. 6 5 1 0 200:171 +29 11:1 1st Group 4 +382 68 222 666 2008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 63:55 +8 4:0 Won vs. POR www.rscg.co.me 2008 EHF EURO 6 0 1 5 152:192 –40 1:11 12th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 4 0 4 229:240 –11 8:8 3rd Group 1 2012 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 161:196 –35 2:10 3rd Group 4 2014 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 160:160 0 8:4 2nd Group 2 2014 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 66:84 -18 0:6 16th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 3 1 2 146:152 -6 7:5 3rd Group 4 2016 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 76:90 -14 0:6 16th Place 2018 Qualif. 2 6 2 3 1 158:168 -10 7:5 2nd Group 6 2018 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 66:89 –23 0:6 16th Place

Total Qualif. 40 21 5 14 1117:1142 -25 47:33 Total EHF EURO 15 0 1 14 360:455 -95 1:29

[ 77 ] MONTENEGRO NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 41:27 (24:9) v Finland @ Budva MNE, 06.01.2007 Biggest defeat: 36:21 (18:10) v Slovakia @ Košice SVK, 12.06.2011 36:21 (14:9) v Sweden @ Lunde SWE, 03.11.2016 Longest winning run: 5 matches (03.01.2007 – 17.01.2007) Longest unbeaten run: 8 matches (03.01.2007 – 17.06.2007) Longest losing run: 4 matches (17.06.2009 – 09.03.2011) Longest run without win: 5 matches (10.06.2015 – 03.05.2017) Current run: D1 (17.06.2017)

Most goals: 41 v Finland 41:27W @ Budva MNE, 06.01.2007 Most goals opponent: 39 v Sweden 28:39L @ Pljevlja MNE, 08.06.2011 Most goals both teams: 69 v Austria 34:35W @ Stockerau AUT, 13.01.2007 Fewest goals: 20 v Poland 30:20L @ Bydgoszcz POL, 29.10.2008 Fewest goals opponent: 19 v Israel 19:22W @ Tel Aviv ISR, 30.04.2015 Fewest goals both teams: 41 v Israel 19:22W @ Tel Aviv ISR, 30.04.2015

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

DEN vs MNE 18.01.2008 Drammen NOR MNE-DEN ECh – Group B 24:32 (9:18) 18.01.2016 Gdańsk POL MNE-DEN ECh – Group D 28:30 (16:14)

MNE vs UKR No previous encounters

MNE vs FAR No previous encounters

[ 78 ] UKRAINE

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Sergiy Tsukilo Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 1994 Qualif. 8 4 1 3 165:156 +9 9:7 3rd Group 1 +380 96 555 9952 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 2 0 4 120:130 –10 4:8 3rd Group F www.handball.net.ua 2000 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 170:101 +69 10:2 1st Group 3 2000 Play-off 2 1 1 0 52:44 +8 3:1 Won vs. BLR 2000 EHF EURO 6 0 1 5 129:146 –17 1:11 12th Place 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 46:36 +10 2:2 Won vs. LTU 2002 EHF EURO 7 2 0 5 176:189 –13 4:10 11th Place 2004 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 139:104 +35 10:2 1st Group 6 2004 Play-off 2 1 1 0 48:39 +9 3:1 Won vs. ISR 2004 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 74:85 –11 0:6 15th Place 2006 Qualif. 6 5 1 0 184:158 +26 11:1 1st Group 3 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 47:47 0 2:2 Won vs. GRE 2006 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 163:193 -30 2:10 12th Place 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 48:63 –15 2:2 Lost vs. SVK 2010 Qualif. 8 5 0 3 205:192 +13 10:6 2nd Group 7 2010 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 87:96 -9 0:6 16th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 143:182 –39 2:10 4th Group 3 2014 Qualif. 1 3 3 0 0 94:70 +24 6:0 1st Group A 2014 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 137:168 –31 2:10 4th Group 5 2016 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 148:188 –40 0:12 4th Group 5 2018 Qualif. 2 6 2 1 3 152:168 –16 5:7 4th Group 4

Total Qualif. 77 38 5 34 1898:1846 +52 81:73 Total EHF EURO 25 3 1 21 629:709 -80 7:43

[ 79 ] UKRAINE NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: 33:13 (17:6) v The Netherlands @ Zaporozhye UKR, 23.05.1999 Biggest defeat: 30:14 (14:7) v Denmark @ Odense/Fyn DEN, 18.11.1993 35:19 (17:10) v Slovakia @ Levice SVK, 16.06.2007 Longest winning run: 7 matches (08.04.1995 – 26.05.1999) Longest unbeaten run: 9 matches (19.01.2003 – 20.01.2005) Longest losing run: 10 matches (07.04.2013 – 02.11.2016) Longest run without win: 10 matches (07.04.2013 – 02.11.2016) Current run: L1 (18.06.2017)

Most goals: 38 v Cyprus 23:38W @ Nicosia CYP, 26.11.2008 Most goals opponent: 43 v Slovenia 43:32L @ Ljubljana SLO, 12.06.2011 Most goals both teams: 75 v Slovenia 43:32L @ Ljubljana SLO, 12.06.2011 Fewest goals: 13 v Portugal 18:13L @ Leiria POR, 05.02.1995 Fewest goals opponent: 10 v Moldova 29:10W @ Kyiv UKR, 05.05.1993 Fewest goals both teams: 31 v Portugal 18:13L @ Leiria POR, 05.02.1995

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

MNE vs UKR No previous encounters

UKR vs FAR 11.01.2018 Bolzano-Bozen ITA UKR-FAR WCh-Qual. 1 – Group 3 30:22 (17:13)

[ 80 ] FAROE ISLANDS

MEDIA CONTACT EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD

Sára Jógvansdóttir Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank [email protected] 2002 Qualif. 6 0 0 6 119:179 –60 0:12 4th Group 4 +298 231981 2004 Qualif. 6 0 1 5 110:160 –50 1:11 4th Group 3 www.hsf.fo 2010 Qualif. 10 0 0 10 212:346 -134 0:20 6th Group 2 2020 Qualif. 1 2 0 0 2 43:46 -3 0:4 3rd Group A

Total Qualif. 24 0 1 23 484:731 -247 1:47

* Qualified for phase 2 of Men’s EHF EURO 2020 Qualifiers as winners of Emerging Nations Championship 2017

[ 81 ] FAROE ISLANDS NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM RECORDS – EHF EURO QUALIFICATION

Biggest win: N/A Biggest defeat: 20:41 (9:21) v Serbia @ Tórshavn/Streymoy FAR, 29.10.2008 37:16 (19:7) v Russia @ Chekhov RUS, 26.11.2008 Longest winning run: N/A Longest unbeaten run: 1 match (15.01.2003) Longest losing run: 13 matches (18.01.2003 – 15.01.2017) Longest run without win: 24 matches (05.01.2001 – 15.01.2017) Current run: L13 (18.01.2003 – 15.01.2017)

Most goals: 28 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 45:28L @ Sarajevo BIH, 01.11.2008 Most goals opponent: 45 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 45:28L @ Sarajevo BIH, 01.11.2008 Most goals both teams: 73 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 45:28L @ Sarajevo BIH, 01.11.2008 Fewest goals: 15 v Finland 15:31L @ Tórshavn/Streymoy FAR, 05.01.2003 15 v Israel 15:24L @ Vestmanna/Streymoy FAR, 10.01.2003 Fewest goals opponent: 20 v Cyprus 19:20L @ Tórshavn/Streymoy FAR, 13.01.2017 Fewest goals both teams: 39 v Israel 15:24L @ Vestmanna/Streymoy FAR, 10.01.2003 39 v Cyprus 19:20L @ Tórshavn/Streymoy FAR, 13.01.2017

HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

DEN vs FAR No previous encounters

MNE vs FAR No previous encounters

UKR vs FAR 11.01.2018 Bolzano-Bozen ITA UKR-FAR WCh-Qual. 1 – Group 3 30:22 (17:13)

[ 82 ] EHF EURO 2020 VENUES

The Men’s EHF EURO 2020 will be played from 9 to 26 January 2020. It will be the first to be played with 24 teams and the first to be hosted by three nations. Sweden will organise two preliminary and one main round group, plus the final weekend. The venues chosen are Gothenburg’s Scandinavium, Malmö Arena and Tele 2 Arena in Stockholm (final weekend only), a 20,000+ capacity stadium. Austria will host two preliminary round groups and one main round group in Wiener Stadthalle and Stadthalle Graz. The ‘New Nidarohallen’ in Trondheim, which is currently under construction and will seat 8,000 people, will be the venue for the two preliminary round groups played in Norway.

SWEDEN AUSTRIA NORWAY

Stockholm, Tele2Arena Vienna, Wiener Stadthalle Trondheim, New Nidarohallen To host the final weekend To host one preliminary and one main To host two preliminary round groups Capacity: 22,000 round group Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 10,000

Gothenburg, Scandinavium Graz, Stadthalle Graz To host one preliminary round group To host one preliminary round group Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 6,000

Malmo, Malmo Arena To host one preliminary and one main round group Capacity: 13,000

[ 83 ] PREVIOUS MEN’S EHF EURO HOST NATIONS AND WINNERS

Tournament Host nation Winners

EHF EURO 1994 Portugal Sweden

EHF EURO 1996 Spain Russia

EHF EURO 1998 Italy Sweden

EHF EURO 2000 Croatia Sweden

EHF EURO 2002 Sweden Sweden

EHF EURO 2004 Slovenia Germany

EHF EURO 2006 Switzerland France

EHF EURO 2008 Norway Denmark

EHF EURO 2010 Austria France

EHF EURO 2012 Serbia Denmark

EHF EURO 2014 Denmark France

EHF EURO 2016 Poland Germany

EHF EURO 2018 Croatia Spain

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