2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	10–20 June
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
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The 2016 Pan American Handball Championship will be the 17th official competition for senior men's national handball teams of North, Center, Caribbean and South America. It will be held from 10 to 20 June 2016 at the Tecnópolis in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It also acts as the qualifying competition for the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship in France, securing three vacancies for the World Championship.^[1]

Participating teams

•  Argentina
•  Brazil
•  Canada
•  Chile
•  Colombia
•  Greenland
•  Guatemala
•  Mexico
•  Paraguay
•  Puerto Rico
•  Uruguay
•  United States

Venezuela was originally qualified but withdrew due to economic trouble. The Pan-American Team Handball Federation chose Mexico to replace it.^[2]

Preliminary round

The draw was held on 23 April 2016 at the Planetario in Buenos Aires.^[3][4][5]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Chile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Greenland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Guatemala	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 10 June 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Uruguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Paraguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 10 June 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

References

1. "How to qualify for France Handball 2017?". francehandball2017.com. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
2. "Venezuela se baja del Panamericano y como suplente entra México". panamhandball.org (in Spanish). 20 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
3. "El sorteo del Panamericano Buenos Aires 2016 será mañana en el Planetario". panamhandball.org (in Spanish). 22 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
4. "Se sorteó el Panamericano Buenos Aires 2016, que se jugará en Tecnópolis". panamhandball.org (in Spanish). 23 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
5. "Brasil conhece rivais da primeira fase do pan americano de Buenos Aires". globoesporte.gobo.com (in Portuguese). 23 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.