2015 Men's Junior World Handball Championship Explained

Tourney Name:Men's Junior World Handball Championship
Year:2015
Country:Brazil
Dates:19 July – 1 August 2015
Num Teams:24
Confederations:4
Venues:2
Cities:2
Champion:FRA
Count:1
Second:DEN
Third:GER
Fourth:EGY
Matches:92
Goals:5250
Top Scorer: Nicusor Negru
(70 goals)[1]
Player: Florian Delecroix[2]
Previous:2013 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
Next:2017 Men's Junior World Handball Championship

The 2015 IHF Men's Junior World Championship was the 20th edition of the tournament and held at Brazil from 19 July to 1 August 2015. The decision to select Brazil as the host was announced 1 August 2014.[3] [4] France won their first title by defeating Denmark 26–24 in the final.[5]

Host cities

The tournament took place entirely in Minas Gerais. Matches will be held in the cities of Uberlândia and Uberaba.

Qualified teams

The Oceania Federation withdrew, Portugal was named the replacement.[6]

Europe[7] [8]
Africa[9]
Asia[10]
Americas[11]

Preliminary round

The draw was held on 21 May 2015.[12] [13]

All times are local (UTC−3).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

5th place bracket

Round of 16

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Quarterfinals

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5th–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Final

9–16th placement games

The eight losers of the round of 16 were seeded according to their results in the preliminary round against teams ranked 1–4.[14]

Ninth place game

President's Cup

17th place bracket
21st place bracket

21st–24th place semifinals

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17th–20th place semifinals

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17th place game

Final standings

Rank Team
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5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

Awards

MVP

All-star team

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150722184926/http://www.ihf.info/files/competitiondata/157/pdf/TOPSCORER.pdf Top scorers
  2. Web site: Brazil 2015: All Star Team and MVP Announced. 1 August 2015. ihf.info.
  3. Web site: Brazil will host 2015 Junior Men's World Championship. 2 August 2014. handball-world.com.
  4. Web site: Brasil organizará el Mundial Junior Masculino 2015. 2 August 2014. panamhandball.org.
  5. Web site: Brazil 2015: Champions - France. 1 August 2015. ihf.info.
  6. Web site: Portugal, Serbia take over Oceania spot at Youth and Junior World Championships. Eurohandball.com. EHF. 18 July 2015.
  7. Web site: Romania oust Croatia, while Austria narrowly miss qualification. 12 January 2015. eurohandball.com. 26 January 2022.
  8. Web site: 30 teams vie for eight places at Men's Junior World Championship 2015. 20 September 2014. eurohandball.com. 26 January 2022.
  9. Web site: 20e Coupe d'Afrique des nations juniors 2014 a Nairobi (Kenya). 29 March 2014. cahbonline.info. 25 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140402110511/http://www.cahbonline.info/junior.php. 2 April 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Another continental crown for Qatar Handball Association as men win Asian junior title in Tabriz. 14 August 2014. qatarhandball2015.com.
  11. Web site: Panamericano Junior Masculino – Foz do Iguaçú (BRA) 2015 – Men's Junior Panamerican Ch.. 28 March 2015. panamhandball.org.
  12. Web site: Draw for the Men's Junior (U21) World Championship. 20 May 2015. ihf.info.
  13. Web site: Results of the draw for the Men' Junior (U21) World Championship. 21 May 2015. ihf.info.
  14. Web site: Eighth-Finals and President's Cup Match Schedule. 27 July 2015. ihf.info.

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