2018 European Men's Handball Championship qualification
This article describes the qualification for the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship.
Qualification system
38 teams have registered for participation. 37 teams competed for 15 places at the final tournament in 2 distinct Qualification Phases. In each phase, the teams were divided into several pots according to their positions in the EHF National Team Ranking.
Qualification Phase 1
Seeding
The draw for the qualification round was held on 22 July 2014 in Vienna, Austria.[1] The group winners advanced to the playoffs.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Greece Estonia Romania |
Italy Belgium Luxembourg |
Cyprus Georgia Kosovo |
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 91 | +20 | 6 | Advanced to playoffs |
2 | Greece | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 97 | +7 | 6 | |
3 | Cyprus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 106 | −27 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
30 October 2014 19:30 |
Greece | 27–25 | Cyprus | Dimitris Tofalos Arena, Proastio Attendance: 500 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH) |
Papadopoulos 10 | (16–11) | Argyrou 8 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× |
2 November 2014 19:00 |
Cyprus | 17–23 | Greece | Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Attendance: 300 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR) |
Argyrou 7 | (9–12) | Papadopoulos 4 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 3× 3× |
29 April 2015 19:30 |
Cyprus | 17–26 | Belgium | Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Attendance: 300 Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO) |
Argyrou 10 | (8–15) | Valkenborgh 7 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× |
2 May 2015 20:00 |
Belgium | 30–20 | Cyprus | Hall Omnisports "La Préalle", Herstal Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Wills, Colin (GBR) |
D. Kedziora 7 | (12–7) | Nikiforou 4 | ||
4× 3× | Report | 2× 3× |
10 June 2015 20:00 |
Belgium | 30–25 | Greece | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE) |
Kedziora, De Beule 6 | (16–17) | Papadopoulos 8 | ||
5× 3× | Report | 4× 3× |
14 June 2015 19:30 |
Greece | 29–25 | Belgium | Mikra 3, Thessaloniki Attendance: 700 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) |
Tzoufras 8 | (15–11) | Kedziora 5 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 4× 2× |
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Luxembourg | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 94 | +6 | 4 | Advanced to playoffs |
2 | Estonia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 110 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | Georgia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 100 | −8 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
29 October 2014 20:00 |
Estonia | 28–26 | Georgia | Kalevi Spordihall, Tallinn Attendance: 550 Referees: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE) |
Järve, Pinnonen 5 | (16–15) | Rusia 10 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 6× 3× |
2 November 2014 18:00 |
Georgia | 29–27 | Estonia | Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP) |
Rusia 8 | (15–14) | Pinnonen 7 | ||
5× 3× | Report | 2× 3× |
30 April 2015 18:00 |
Georgia | 17–16 | Luxembourg | Kutaisi Sport Palace, Kutaisi Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR) |
Chanturia 7 | (11–7) | Meis 4 | ||
5× 3× | Report | 2× 3× |
3 May 2015 18:00 |
Luxembourg | 29–20 | Georgia | D'Coque, Luxembourg Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Azemi, Beqiri (KOS) |
Hoffmann 7 | (12–11) | Tsitelishvili 8 | ||
7× 3× | Report | 2× 3× |
10 June 2015 19:30 |
Luxembourg | 26–31 | Estonia | D'Coque, Luxembourg Attendance: 800 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH) |
Bardina 6 | (13–14) | three players 5 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 4× 2× |
13 June 2015 20:00 |
Estonia | 26–29 | Luxembourg | Viljandi Sporthall, Viljandi Attendance: 600 Referees: Samuelsen, Guðjónsson (FAR) |
Jaanimaa 8 | (17–14) | Bardina 8 | ||
5× 2× | Report | 7× 3× |
Group 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Romania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 87 | +51 | 8 | Advanced to playoffs |
2 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 120 | −9 | 4 | |
3 | Kosovo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 130 | −42 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
29 October 2014 18:00 |
Romania | 36–24 | Kosovo | Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Mertinian, Syrepisios (GRE) |
Stavrositu 6 | (17–10) | Hoxha 8 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 4× 3× |
1 November 2014 18:00 |
Kosovo | 16–30 | Romania | Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Dvorský, Karlubík (SVK) |
Dedaj 4 | (10–15) | Ghionea 8 | ||
5× 3× | Report | 4× 3× |
29 April 2015 19:30 |
Kosovo | 22–29 | Italy | Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA) |
Kabashi 8 | (12–17) | Turkovic 8 | ||
4× 3× | Report | 6× 3× 1× |
3 May 2015 18:00 |
Italy | 35–26 | Kosovo | PalaGolfo, Follonica Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL) |
Turkovic 11 | (18–12) | three players 5 | ||
5× 3× | Report | 5× 3× |
10 June 2015 20:30 |
Italy | 22–28 | Romania | Pala San Giacomo, Conversano Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
Maione 6 | (10–13) | Novanc 7 | ||
4× 3× | Report | 4× 3× |
14 June 2015 17:00 |
Romania | 44–25 | Italy | Sala Polivalenta Resita, Reșița Attendance: 1,512 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA) |
Csepreghi 8 | (23–13) | Turkovic 4 | ||
6× 3× | Report | 4× 3× |
Playoffs
The draw for the playoffs was held on 23 June 2015 in Vienna, Austria.[2] The winners advanced to the second phase.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Luxembourg | 52–55 | Finland | 23–28 | 29–27 |
Israel | 48–62 | Romania | 27–30 | 21–32 |
Turkey | 50–66 | Belgium | 28–37 | 22–29 |
Matches
7 April 2016 19:00 |
Luxembourg | 23–28 | Finland | d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Guðjónsson (ISL), Samuelsen (FAR) |
three players 4 | (14–17) | Tamminen 11 | ||
7× 3× | Report | 5× 3× 1× |
9 April 2016 16:00 |
Finland | 27–29 | Luxembourg | Sisu Arena, Karis Attendance: 650 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU) |
Tamminen 11 | (12–11) | Müller 9 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 7× 4× |
Finland won 55–52 on aggregate.
6 April 2016 19:45 |
Israel | 27–30 | Romania | Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Rutkovskis, Dzērve (LAT) |
Tutkenitz 6 | (15–13) | Ghionea 6 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 4× 3× |
10 April 2016 18:00 |
Romania | 32–21 | Israel | Polyvalent Hall, Călărași Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO) |
four players 4 | (17–10) | Tutkenitz 5 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 4× 3× |
Romania won 62–48 on aggregate.
6 April 2016 19:00 |
Turkey | 28–37 | Belgium | Spor Salonu, Rize Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Brodbeck, Reich (GER) |
Döne 7 | (13–16) | D. Kedziora 13 | ||
6× 3× 1× | Report | 7× 3× |
9 April 2016 20:00 |
Belgium | 29–22 | Turkey | Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Hájek, Macho (CZE) |
B. Kedziora, D. Kedziora 5 | (15–10) | Özbahar 9 | ||
5× 2× | Report | 6× 3× |
Belgium won 66–50 on aggregate.
Qualification Phase 2
The draw was held on 14 April 2016 in Dubrovnik. The teams were split into seven groups of four teams. The top two ranked teams from each group and the best third ranked team will qualify for the final tournament.[3][4]
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for final tournament |
2 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament |
4 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2–3 November 2016 | Denmark | v | Netherlands | |
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2–3 November 2016 | Hungary | v | Latvia | |
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5–6 November 2016 | Latvia | v | Denmark | |
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5–6 November 2016 | Netherlands | v | Hungary | |
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3–4 May 2017 | Hungary | v | Denmark | |
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3–4 May 2017 | Latvia | v | Netherlands | |
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6–7 May 2017 | Denmark | v | Hungary | |
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6–7 May 2017 | Netherlands | v | Latvia | |
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13–14 June 2017 | Netherlands | v | Denmark | |
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13–14 June 2017 | Latvia | v | Hungary | |
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17–18 June 2017 | Denmark | v | Latvia | |
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17–18 June 2017 | Hungary | v | Netherlands | |
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Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for final tournament |
2 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament |
4 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2–3 November 2016 | Poland | v | Serbia | |
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2–3 November 2016 | Belarus | v | Romania | |
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5–6 November 2016 | Romania | v | Poland | |
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5–6 November 2016 | Serbia | v | Belarus | |
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3–4 May 2017 | Belarus | v | Poland | |
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3–4 May 2017 | Romania | v | Serbia | |
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6–7 May 2017 | Poland | v | Belarus | |
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6–7 May 2017 | Serbia | v | Romania | |
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13–14 June 2017 | Serbia | v | Poland | |
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13–14 June 2017 | Romania | v | Belarus | |
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17–18 June 2017 | Poland | v | Romania | |
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17–18 June 2017 | Belarus | v | Serbia | |
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Group 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for final tournament |
2 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament |
4 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2–3 November 2016 | Spain | v | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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2–3 November 2016 | Austria | v | Finland | |
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5–6 November 2016 | Finland | v | Spain | |
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5–6 November 2016 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | v | Austria | |
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3–4 May 2017 | Austria | v | Spain | |
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3–4 May 2017 | Finland | v | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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6–7 May 2017 | Spain | v | Austria | |
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6–7 May 2017 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | v | Finland | |
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13–14 June 2017 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | v | Spain | |
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13–14 June 2017 | Finland | v | Austria | |
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17–18 June 2017 | Spain | v | Finland | |
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17–18 June 2017 | Austria | v | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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Group 4
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for final tournament |
2 | Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament |
4 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2–3 November 2016 | Iceland | v | Czech Republic | |
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2–3 November 2016 | Macedonia | v | Ukraine | |
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5–6 November 2016 | Ukraine | v | Iceland | |
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5–6 November 2016 | Czech Republic | v | Macedonia | |
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3–4 May 2017 | Macedonia | v | Iceland | |
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3–4 May 2017 | Ukraine | v | Czech Republic | |
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6–7 May 2017 | Iceland | v | Macedonia | |
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6–7 May 2017 | Czech Republic | v | Ukraine | |
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13–14 June 2017 | Czech Republic | v | Iceland | |
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13–14 June 2017 | Ukraine | v | Macedonia | |
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17–18 June 2017 | Iceland | v | Ukraine | |
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17–18 June 2017 | Macedonia | v | Czech Republic | |
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Group 5
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for final tournament |
2 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament |
4 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2–3 November 2016 | Germany | v | Portugal | |
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2–3 November 2016 | Slovenia | v | Switzerland | |
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5–6 November 2016 | Switzerland | v | Germany | |
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5–6 November 2016 | Portugal | v | Slovenia | |
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3–4 May 2017 | Slovenia | v | Germany | |
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3–4 May 2017 | Switzerland | v | Portugal | |
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6–7 May 2017 | Germany | v | Slovenia | |
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6–7 May 2017 | Portugal | v | Switzerland | |
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13–14 June 2017 | Portugal | v | Germany | |
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13–14 June 2017 | Switzerland | v | Slovenia | |
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17–18 June 2017 | Germany | v | Switzerland | |
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17–18 June 2017 | Slovenia | v | Portugal | |
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Group 6
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for final tournament |
2 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament |
4 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2–3 November 2016 | Sweden | v | Montenegro | |
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2–3 November 2016 | Russia | v | Slovakia | |
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5–6 November 2016 | Slovakia | v | Sweden | |
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5–6 November 2016 | Montenegro | v | Russia | |
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3–4 May 2017 | Russia | v | Sweden | |
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3–4 May 2017 | Slovakia | v | Montenegro | |
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6–7 May 2017 | Sweden | v | Russia | |
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6–7 May 2017 | Montenegro | v | Slovakia | |
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13–14 June 2017 | Montenegro | v | Sweden | |
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13–14 June 2017 | Slovakia | v | Russia | |
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17–18 June 2017 | Sweden | v | Slovakia | |
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17–18 June 2017 | Russia | v | Montenegro | |
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Group 7
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for final tournament |
2 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament |
4 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
2–3 November 2016 | France | v | Lithuania | |
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2–3 November 2016 | Norway | v | Belgium | |
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5–6 November 2016 | Belgium | v | France | |
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5–6 November 2016 | Lithuania | v | Norway | |
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3–4 May 2017 | Norway | v | France | |
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3–4 May 2017 | Belgium | v | Lithuania | |
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6–7 May 2017 | France | v | Norway | |
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6–7 May 2017 | Lithuania | v | Belgium | |
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13–14 June 2017 | Lithuania | v | France | |
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13–14 June 2017 | Belgium | v | Norway | |
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17–18 June 2017 | France | v | Belgium | |
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17–18 June 2017 | Norway | v | Lithuania | |
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References
- ↑ "Greece meet Cyprus, Romania to face Italy and Kosovo". EHF. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ↑ "Draw for EHF EURO 2018 play-offs takes place on 23 June". EHF. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Dubrovnik hosts EHF EURO 2018 Qualification draw on 14 April". EHF. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Champions Germany face Slovenia, Portugal and Switzerland en route to EHF EURO 2018". EHF. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
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