The 2019 Gjensidige Cup held in Oslo at the Oslo Spektrum and the Nordstrand Arena between 3–6 January was a friendly handball tournament organised by the Norwegian Handball Federation as a preparation of the host nation to the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.[1][2][3]

2019 Gjensidige Cup
Tournament details
Host country Norway
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates3–6 January
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Norway
Runner-up Iceland
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored356 (59.33 per match)
Attendance11,049 (1,842 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Kay Smits
(20 goals)

Results

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Norway 3 3 0 0 97 80 +17 6
  Iceland 3 2 0 1 85 83 +2 4
  Brazil 3 1 0 2 90 95 –5 2
  Netherlands 3 0 0 3 84 98 –14 0

Round robin

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All times are local (UTC+01:00).

January 3
18:15
Norway   31–25   Iceland Oslo Spektrum, Oslo
Attendance: 5400
Sagosen 8 (16–14) Gudmundsson, Kristjansson 4
  3×  Report   5× 
January 3
20:30
Netherlands   32–35   Brazil Oslo Spektrum, Oslo
Attendance: 200
Schagen 7 (14–18) Borges 5
  Report   2× 

January 5
15:30
Brazil   29–33   Iceland Nordstrand Arena, Oslo
Attendance: 1000
Chiuffa 6 (13–17) Sigurðsson 7
  2×  Report   5× 
January 5
18:15
Norway   36–29   Netherlands Nordstrand Arena, Oslo
Attendance: 1900
Blonz 7 (16–15) Smits 7
  1×  Report   1× 

January 6
15:30
Iceland   27–23   Netherlands Nordstrand Arena, Oslo
Attendance: 649
Gunnarsson 7 (14–12) Smits 9
  3×  Report   1× 
January 6
18:15
Norway   30–26   Brazil Nordstrand Arena, Oslo
Attendance: 1900
Sagosen, Myrhol 7 (19–16) Teixeira 4
  2×  Report   2× 

Final standing

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Rank Team
    Norway
2   Iceland
3   Brazil
4   Netherlands

References

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  1. ^ "Handballers verliezen opnieuw in Oslo". www.ad.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Norge slet i generalprøven: – Mye som må ryddes opp i før VM". www.tv2.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Brasil cai diante da Noruega no último teste antes do Mundial de handebol masculino". globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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