The 12th men's world handball championship was held in Czechoslovakia from February 28 to March 10, 1990 . The championship was attended by 16 countries. The victory for the third time in its history was celebrated by the Swedish national team.
| Men's Handball World Championship 1990 | |
|---|---|
| Championship Details | |
| Location |  Czechoslovakia |
| Final Tournament Dates | February 28 - March 10 |
| Number of participants | 16 |
| Top places | |
 Champion |  Sweden (3rd time) |
 Second place |  the USSR |
 Third place |  Romania |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches played | 54 |
| Goals scored | 2443 (45.24 per game) |
| Bombardier (s) |  Julian Duranona Alexander Tuchkin(55 goals each) |
| The best player |  Jackson richardson |
Content
- 1 preliminary round
- 1.1 Group A
- 1.2 Group B
- 1.3 Group C
- 1.4 Group D
- 2 main round
- 2.1 Group 1
- 2.2 Group 2
- 3 Final Round
- 3.1 for 11th place
- 3.2 For 9th place
- 3.3 for 7th place
- 3.4 for 5th place
- 3.5 for 3rd place
- 3.6 Final
- 4 Final position of teams
- 5 Winner
- 6 References
Preliminary Round
Group A
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | +/- | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 6 |
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 61 | 59 | +2 | four |
| France | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 59 | 65 | -6 | 2 |
| Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | one | 55 | 65 | -10 | 0 |
| date of | Match | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th of February | Hungary | 19-18 | ||
| 28th of February | Sweden | 20-19 | ||
| March 1 | Algeria | 16-22 | ||
| March 1 | France | 18-26 | ||
| March, 3rd | Hungary | 20-25 | ||
| March, 3rd | France | 23-20 | ||
Group B
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | +/- | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 57 | +18 | 6 |
| The Republic of Korea | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 69 | 72 | -3 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 58 | 62 | -four | 2 |
| Switzerland | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 46 | 57 | -eleven | 2 |
| date of | Match | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th of February | The Republic of Korea | 24-26 | ||
| 28th of February | Czechoslovakia | 12-13 | ||
| March 1 | Switzerland | 17-21 | ||
| March 1 | Romania | 25-17 | ||
| March, 3rd | The Republic of Korea | 24-29 | ||
| March, 3rd | Romania | 24-16 | ||
Group C
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | +/- | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 6 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 72 | 65 | +7 | four |
| Iceland | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 65 | 69 | -four | 2 |
| Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 84 | -8 | 0 |
| date of | Match | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th of February | Yugoslavia | 17-18 | ||
| 28th of February | Iceland | 27-23 | ||
| March 1 | Cuba | 27-28 | ||
| March 1 | Spain | 19-18 | ||
| March, 3rd | Yugoslavia | 27-20 | ||
| March, 3rd | Spain | 29-26 | ||
Group D
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | +/- | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| the USSR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 56 | +39 | 6 |
| GDR | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 70 | 73 | -3 | four |
| Poland | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 63 | 68 | -5 | 2 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 86 | -31 | 0 |
| date of | Match | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th of February | the USSR | 26-21 | ||
| 28th of February | GDR | 26-22 | ||
| March 1 | Japan | 16-35 | ||
| March 1 | Poland | 17-25 | ||
| March, 3rd | the USSR | 34-19 | ||
| March, 3rd | Poland | 25-17 | ||
Main Round
Group 1
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | +/- | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 5 | four | 0 | one | 130 | 101 | +29 | 8 |
| Romania | 5 | four | 0 | one | 117 | 105 | +12 | 8 |
| Hungary | 5 | 3 | one | one | 110 | 108 | +2 | 7 |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | one | 2 | 2 | 107 | 116 | -9 | four |
| France | 5 | one | one | 3 | 109 | 115 | -6 | 3 |
| The Republic of Korea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 119 | 147 | -28 | 0 |
| date of | Match | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th of March | Sweden | 26-20 | ||
| 5th of March | Hungary | 27-24 | ||
| 5th of March | France | 21-25 | ||
| March, 6 | Czechoslovakia | 21-21 | ||
| March, 6 | Romania | 21-24 | ||
| March, 6 | The Republic of Korea | 23-34 | ||
| March 8 | France | 31-24 | ||
| March 8 | Hungary | 20-20 | ||
| March 8 | Sweden | 19-20 | ||
Group 2
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | +/- | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| the USSR | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 109 | 39 | 10 |
| Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 102 | +18 | 6 |
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 114 | -5 | 6 |
| GDR | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 111 | -5 | four |
| Iceland | 5 | one | 0 | four | 101 | 117 | -16 | 2 |
| Poland | 5 | one | 0 | four | 102 | 133 | -31 | 2 |
| date of | Match | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th of March | Spain | 24-17 | ||
| 5th of March | Yugoslavia | 21-20 | ||
| 5th of March | Iceland | 19-27 | ||
| March, 6 | the USSR | 24-22 | ||
| March, 6 | Poland | 27-25 | ||
| March, 6 | GDR | 25-20 | ||
| March 8 | Spain | 28-37 | ||
| March 8 | Yugoslavia | 33-20 | ||
| March 8 | Iceland | 19-17 | ||
Final Round
For 11th place
| date of | Match | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th of March | Poland | 33-27 | ||
9th place
| date of | Match | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th of March | France | 29-23 | ||
7th place
| date of | Match | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th of March | Czechoslovakia | 17-16 | ||
5th place
| date of | Match | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th of March | Spain | 23-19 | ||
3rd place
| date of | Match | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th of March | Romania | 27-21 | ||
Final
| date of | Match | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th of March | Sweden | 27-23 | ||
Team Summary
| Sweden | |
| the USSR | |
| Romania | |
| four | Yugoslavia |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Hungary |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia |
| 8 | GDR |
| 9 | France |
| 10 | Iceland |
| eleven | Poland |
| 12 | The Republic of Korea |
| 13 | Switzerland |
| fourteen | Cuba |
| fifteen | Japan |
| 16 | Algeria |
Winner
| Men's Handball World Championship 1990 |
|---|
| Champion |
| Sweden 3 title |