The European qualification for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship, in Spain, was played over two rounds.
In the first round of qualification, 17 teams who were not participating at the 2020 European Championship were split into two groups of four and three groups of three teams. The top two teams of each group advanced to the second phase, where the teams joined the remaining 10 teams from the European Championship and played play-off games to determine the qualified teams.
Qualification phase 1
editSeeding
editThe draw was held on 8 July 2020 in Vienna, Austria.[1][2] The top two teams of each group advance to the play-off round. Each group will play their matches in a mini-tournament at a pre-selected location.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
---|---|---|---|
Austria Belarus Slovakia Turkey North Macedonia |
Ukraine Italy Switzerland Iceland Portugal |
Lithuania Faroe Islands Kosovo Israel Finland |
Greece Luxembourg |
On 13 November 2020, the EHF decided to postpone the matches, scheduled for December 2020, to March 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
All times are UTC+1.
Group 1
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 64 | +41 | 6 | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 76 | +11 | 4 | |
3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 86 | −21 | 2 | |
4 | Luxembourg (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 87 | −31 | 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.
(H) Hosts
19 March 2021 17:00 |
Slovakia | 31–28 | Ukraine | d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
R. Bíziková, Szarková 7 | (14–13) | Smolinh 9 | ||
1× 4× | Report | 2× 5× |
19 March 2021 19:30 |
Israel | 22–18 | Luxembourg | d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL) |
Vakrat 6 | (11–6) | J. Wirtz 5 | ||
5× | Report | 1× 5× |
20 March 2021 15:30 |
Slovakia | 37–19 | Israel | d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL) |
Lancz 10 | (18–11) | Vakrat 5 | ||
1× 4× | Report | 5× |
20 March 2021 18:00 |
Ukraine | 28–21 | Luxembourg | d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
Smolinh 8 | (14–12) | Welter 5 | ||
6× | Report | 2× 5× |
21 March 2021 15:30 |
Ukraine | 31–24 | Israel | d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL) |
Volovnyk 7 | (16–10) | Vakrat 8 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 3× 3× |
21 March 2021 18:00 |
Luxembourg | 17–37 | Slovakia | d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
Welter 4 | (10–16) | Patrnčiaková 7 | ||
1× 5× | Report | 2× 4× |
Group 2
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | North Macedonia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 57 | +18 | 6 | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | Iceland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 66 | +15 | 4 | |
3 | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 90 | −19 | 2 | |
4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 78 | −14 | 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.
(H) Hosts
19 March 2021 17:45 |
North Macedonia | 24–17 | Iceland | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Ciulei, Stoia (ROU) |
Ristovska 11 | (11–8) | three players 3 | ||
Report | 1× 2× |
19 March 2021 19:45 |
Lithuania | 27–26 | Greece | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE) |
Šponė 6 | (12–12) | Zygoura 7 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 1× 6× |
20 March 2021 17:45 |
North Macedonia | 31–21 | Lithuania | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE) |
Ristovska 8 | (15–12) | Sparnauskaitė 5 | ||
2× 6× 1× | Report | 2× 4× |
20 March 2021 19:45 |
Iceland | 31–19 | Greece | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Ciulei, Stoia (ROU) |
R. Jónsdóttir 7 | (15–7) | Chatziparasidou 4 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 1× |
21 March 2021 17:45 |
Greece | 19–20 | North Macedonia | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Ciulei, Stoia (ROU) |
Chatziparasidou 6 | (13–10) | Ristovska 10 | ||
1× 1× | Report | 1× 3× |
21 March 2021 19:45 |
Iceland | 33–23 | Lithuania | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE) |
Thompson 7 | (19–9) | Repečkaitė 8 | ||
2× 7× | Report | 1× 4× |
Group 3
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Finland[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
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.
Notes:
Group 4
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Austria (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 4 | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 2 | |
3 | Kosovo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 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.
(H) Hosts
19 March 2021 18:10 |
Kosovo | 20–26 | Austria | BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK) |
Gjikokaj 6 | (12–11) | Reichert 9 | ||
2× 6× | Report | 1× 4× |
20 March 2021 18:00 |
Italy | 24–22 | Kosovo | BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK) |
three players 5 | (11–10) | Kameri 6 | ||
2× 7× | Report | 1× 3× |
21 March 2021 16:30 |
Austria | 37–22 | Italy | BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK) |
Reichert 10 | (20–8) | Del Balzo, Djiogap 6 | ||
1× 3× | Report | 51× |
Group 5
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 3[a] | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | Belarus (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 3[a] | |
3 | Faroe Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 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.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
19 March 2021 18:00 |
Faroe Islands | 13–21 | Belarus | Čyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 350 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
Henneberg Joensen 3 | (7–15) | Ilyina, Kulak 4 | ||
2× 6× 1× | Report | 2× 2× |
20 March 2021 16:00 |
Switzerland | 26–18 | Faroe Islands | Čyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 130 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
Kündig 11 | (14–11) | Armgarðsdóttir Brimnes, Weyhe 4 | ||
2× 6× | Report | 2× 5× |
21 March 2021 16:00 |
Belarus | 25–25 | Switzerland | Čyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 550 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
Kulak 8 | (15–14) | Hodel 9 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 2× |
Qualification phase 2
editThe teams played a home-and away series to determine the participants for the final tournament. The draw took place on 22 March 2021.[5][6]
Seedings
editPot 1 (10 best ranked teams from the 2020 European Championship not already qualified for World Championship) |
Pot 2 (10 teams from the qualification round) |
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Czech Republic Germany Hungary Montenegro Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovenia Sweden |
Austria Belarus Iceland Italy North Macedonia Portugal Slovakia Switzerland Turkey Ukraine |
All times are UTC+2.
Overview
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Turkey | 47–80 | Russia | 23–35 | 24–45 |
Czech Republic | 55–49 | Switzerland | 27–27 | 28–22 |
Slovenia | 45–35 | Iceland | 24–14 | 21–21 |
Slovakia | 44–58 | Serbia | 19–26 | 25–32 |
Ukraine | 40–50 | Sweden | 14–28 | 26–22 |
Austria | 58–55 | Poland | 29–29 | 29–26 |
Hungary | 87–31 | Italy | 46–19 | 41–12 |
Romania | 68–42 | North Macedonia | 33–22 | 35–20 |
Portugal | 50–66 | Germany | 27–32 | 23–34 |
Montenegro | 55–47 | Belarus | 29–23 | 26–24 |
Matches
edit16 April 2021 16:30 |
Turkey | 23–35 | Russia | Hasan Dağı Spor Salonu, Aksaray Attendance: 220 Referees: Butskevich, Butskevich (BLR) |
Aydın 5 | (12–19) | Dmitrieva 7 | ||
2× 4× | Report | 2× 4× |
20 April 2021 18:30 |
Russia | 45–24 | Turkey | Dynamo Volleyball Arena, Moscow Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE) |
Samokhina 7 | (24–13) | Akgün 6 | ||
1× 5× | Report | 2× 4× |
Russia won 80–47 on aggregate.
17 April 2021 20:10 |
Czech Republic | 27–27 | Switzerland | ROBE Aréna, Zubří Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
Hrbková 9 | (12–14) | Kündig 8 | ||
1× 5× | Report | 1× 4× |
20 April 2021 20:15 |
Switzerland | 22–28 | Czech Republic | Mobiliar Arena, Gümligen Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
Kähr 5 | (11–14) | Jeřábková 15 | ||
1× 4× | Report | 1× 3× |
Czech Republic won 55–49 on aggregate.
17 April 2021 17:30 |
Slovenia | 24–14 | Iceland | Sportni Park Kodeljevo, Ljubljana Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
Omoregie 9 | (13–7) | Thompson 5 | ||
1× 2× | Report | 1× 3× |
21 April 2021 21:45 |
Iceland | 21–21 | Slovenia | Íþróttamiðstöð Hauka, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Smailagic, Smailagic (SWE) |
Júlíusdóttir 5 | (8–9) | Stanko 8 | ||
1× 2× | Report | 1× 3× |
Slovenia won 45–35 on aggregate.
17 April 2021 18:00 |
Slovakia | 19–26 | Serbia | Mestská Športová Hala Šaľa, Šaľa Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
Lancz 6 | (10–11) | Kovačević 8 | ||
1× 4× | Report | 1× 3× |
21 April 2021 18:00 |
Serbia | 32–25 | Slovakia | Sportski centar Voždovac, Belgrade Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
Cvijić, Krpež Šlezak 7 | (13–12) | Lancz 6 | ||
1× 5× | Report | 1× 1× |
Serbia won 58–44 on aggregate.
17 April 2021 16:00 |
Ukraine | 14–28 | Sweden | Palace of Sports, Kyiv Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR) |
Smolinh 4 | (7–15) | Roberts 4 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 1× 3× |
21 April 2021 18:10 |
Sweden | 22–26 | Ukraine | Sparbanken Skåne Arena, Lund Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Ciulei, Stoia (ROU) |
Andersson 6 | (9–14) | Smolinh 6 | ||
3× | Report | 2× 2× |
Sweden won 50–40 on aggregate.
16 April 2021 18:10 |
Austria | 29–29 | Poland | BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA) |
Neidhart 8 | (13–13) | Nosek 6 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 5× |
20 April 2021 18:00 |
Poland | 26–29 | Austria | Mareckie Centrum Edukacyjno-Rekreacyjne, Marki Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
Kudłacz-Gloc 6 | (11–15) | Frey 10 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 2× 2× |
Austria won 58–55 on aggregate.
16 April 2021 16:05 |
Hungary | 46–19 | Italy | Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE) |
Klujber 10 | (23–10) | Babbo, Rotondo 5 | ||
2× | Report | 5× |
18 April 2021 13:00 |
Italy | 12–41 | Hungary | Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE) |
three players 3 | (5–17) | Klujber, Lukács 6 | ||
1× 4× | Report | 2× 1× |
Hungary won 87–31 on aggregate.
17 April 2021 17:00 |
Romania | 33–22 | North Macedonia | Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
Neagu 12 | (15–11) | Ristovska 8 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 1× 4× |
21 April 2021 17:00 |
North Macedonia | 20–35 | Romania | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
Gjeorgjievska 6 | (10–18) | Moisă 8 | ||
1× | Report | 3× 3× |
Romania won 68–42 on aggregate.
17 April 2021 21:30 |
Portugal | 27–32 | Germany | Pavilhão Municipal do Luso, Luso Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA) |
Lopes 6 | (10–17) | Stockschläder, Zapf 7 | ||
1× 3× | Report | 1× 4× |
20 April 2021 17:30 |
Germany | 34–23 | Portugal | Westpress Arena, Hamm Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR) |
Zapf 7 | (15–11) | Sousa 6 | ||
1× 4× | Report | 2× 4× |
Germany won 66–50 on aggregate.
16 April 2021 18:00 |
Montenegro | 29–23 | Belarus | Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
Jauković 9 | (14–13) | Kulak 8 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 2× 3× |
20 April 2021 17:00 |
Belarus | 24–26 | Montenegro | Čyžoŭka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 600 Referees: Novikov, Rozhkov (UKR) |
Kulak 8 | (11–15) | Radičević 7 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 1× 2× |
Montenegro won 55–47 on aggregate.
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Road to Spain 2021 begins with qualification phase 1 draw". eurohandball.com. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "17 teams learn first opponents on road to Spain 2021". eurohandball.com. 8 July 2020.
- ^ "EHF postpones Women's World Championship 2021 Qualification". eurohandball.com. 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Turkey and Portugal reach the second qualification phase". EHF. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "20 teams, 10 tickets: Play-offs to complete road to Spain". eurohandball.com. 12 March 2021.
- ^ "10 play-off ties drawn for final step towards Spain". eurohandball.com. 22 March 2021.