2019 Men's Youth World Handball Championship

The 2019 IHF Men's Youth World Championship (under-19) was the eighth edition of the tournament, held from 6 to 18 August 2019 in Skopje, North Macedonia.

2019 Men's Youth World Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	North Macedonia
Dates	6–18 August
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt (1st title)
Runner-up	Germany
Third place	Denmark
Fourth place	Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches	92
Goals scored	5124 (55.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Hassan Walid (51 goals)
Best player	Ahmed Hesham
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Egypt won their first title by defeating Germany in the final.[1]

Qualified teams

Competition	Dates	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation		1	North Macedonia
2018 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship	9–19 August 2018	11+1	Sweden  Iceland  Denmark  Croatia  Spain  Germany  France  Serbia  Slovenia  Hungary  Norway  Portugal (substitute for Oceania)[2]
2018 African Men's Youth Handball Championship	15–22 September 2018	3	Egypt  Tunisia  Nigeria
2018 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship	16–26 September 2018	4	Bahrain  Japan  Chinese Taipei  Saudi Arabia
IHF Trophy – North American & the Caribbean[3]	17–21 November 2018	1	Canada
2019 South and Central American Men's Youth Handball Championship	8–12 May 2019	3	Brazil  Argentina  Chile

Draw

The draw was held on 29 May 2019 in Basel, Switzerland.[4]

Seedings

The seedings were announced on 17 May 2019.[5]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
Sweden  Iceland  Denmark  Croatia	Spain  Germany  France  Bahrain	North Macedonia  Serbia  Slovenia  Hungary	Egypt  Japan  Norway  Tunisia	Brazil  Argentina  Chile  Chinese Taipei	Nigeria  Saudi Arabia  Portugal  Canada

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).[6]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	5	5	0	0	168	103	+65	10	Round of 16
2	Norway	5	3	1	1	157	131	+26	7[lower-alpha 1]
3	Spain	5	3	1	1	141	117	+24	7[lower-alpha 1]
4	Slovenia	5	2	0	3	132	141	−9	4
5	Saudi Arabia	5	1	0	4	112	162	−50	2
6	Chile	5	0	0	5	120	176	−56	0

Source: IHF
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:

1. Norway 28–28 Spain

6 August 2019 10:30	Croatia	32–22	Norway	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
	Mileta 7	(16–7)	Norberg 4
	1× 3×	Report	2× 7×

6 August 2019 12:30	Spain	36–21	Saudi Arabia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
	Pascual 8	(15–10)	Mohammed 6
	1× 4× 1×	Report	2× 2×

6 August 2019 14:30	Slovenia	35–30	Chile	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
	Kljun 11	(18–18)	Aedo 8
	2× 6×	Report	1× 5×

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8 August 2019 16:30	Norway	28–28	Spain	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 150 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Gjermundnes 6	(13–13)	Díaz, Pascual 5
	1× 10×	Report	2×

8 August 2019 18:30	Chile	21–43	Croatia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 86 Referees: Al-Wattani, Wamber (BHR)
	Cayul 7	(11–23)	Sinčić 10
	3×	Report	1× 5×

8 August 2019 20:30	Saudi Arabia	22–30	Slovenia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Hassan, Mohammedalhassan 5	(9–16)	E. Jovičič, Kljun 7
	2× 6×	Report	1× 3×

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9 August 2019 16:30	Croatia	36–17	Saudi Arabia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
	Mileta 6	(19–13)	Hassan 4
	1× 5×	Report	6×

9 August 2019 18:30	Spain	24–21	Slovenia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
	five players 4	(10–7)	E. Jovičič 5
	1× 4×	Report	2×

9 August 2019 20:30	Norway	38–23	Chile	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 72 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	Rekstad 7	(20–9)	Paya 7
	2× 5×	Report	3×

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11 August 2019 16:30	Spain	31–21	Chile	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
	Izquierdo 6	(13–15)	Cancino, Paya 5
	3× 2×	Report	4×

11 August 2019 18:30	Slovenia	21–31	Croatia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	S. Jovičič 8	(11–16)	Mileta 6
	1× 2×	Report	2× 7×

11 August 2019 20:30	Saudi Arabia	23–35	Norway	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN)
	Hassan 5	(9–18)	Rekstad 7
	1× 5×	Report	3×

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12 August 2019 16:30	Chile	25–29	Saudi Arabia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Paya 7	(11–13)	Mohammed 8
	1× 7× 1×	Report	5×

12 August 2019 18:30	Slovenia	25–34	Norway	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
	Hočevar 10	(11–22)	Lillelien 6
	2× 5×	Report	2× 1×

12 August 2019 20:30	Croatia	26–22	Spain	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
	Rukavina 5	(13–11)	three players 4
	5×	Report	1× 2×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	5	4	0	1	170	126	+44	8	Round of 16
2	Sweden	5	3	1	1	176	126	+50	7[lower-alpha 1]
3	France	5	3	1	1	161	121	+40	7[lower-alpha 1]
4	Hungary	5	3	0	2	157	118	+39	6
5	Chinese Taipei	5	1	0	4	119	171	−52	2
6	Canada	5	0	0	5	82	203	−121	0

Source: IHF
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:

1. Sweden 32–32 France

6 August 2019 16:30	Sweden	29–32	Egypt	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Persson 8	(15–16)	Hesham, Walid 6
	2× 1×	Report	1× 4×

6 August 2019 18:30	France	44–16	Canada	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 75 Referees: Al-Zayyat, Eialawad (JOR)
	Paschal 8	(23–7)	Barri 7
	1× 4×	Report	2×

6 August 2019 20:30	Hungary	38–20	Chinese Taipei	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 75 Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
	Hornyák 9	(20–12)	Yang L. 5
	2× 1×	Report	1× 5×

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7 August 2019 16:30	Egypt	24–28	France	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
	Hany, Reda 5	(12–14)	Paschal 8
	1× 6× 1×	Report	4×

7 August 2019 18:30	Chinese Taipei	18–48	Sweden	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN)
	Hsieh 6	(9–22)	four players 7
	2×	Report	1× 3×

7 August 2019 20:30	Canada	13–41	Hungary	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Al-Wattani, Qamber (BHR)
	Barri 5	(6–18)	Hornyák, Kecskés 8
	4×	Report	1×

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9 August 2019 10:30	Sweden	38–16	Canada	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
	Hilding 10	(14–7)	Barri 6
	1× 4×	Report	2× 1×

9 August 2019 12:30	France	25–26	Hungary	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Ntanzi 8	(13–13)	Kecskés 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 1×

9 August 2019 14:30	Egypt	36–25	Chinese Taipei	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN)
	Al-Aaeldin 6	(18–15)	Hsu Y. 7
	2× 5×	Report	3×

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10 August 2019 16:30	France	32–23	Chinese Taipei	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Al-Zayyat, Eialawad (JOR)
	Paschal 6	(18–11)	Ting 6
	1× 2×	Report	1× 5×

10 August 2019 18:30	Hungary	28–29	Sweden	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Hornyák 8	(16–12)	three players 6
	1× 2×	Report	2× 2×

10 August 2019 20:30	Canada	20–47	Egypt	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
	Barri 9	(12–24)	Ahmed, El-Sayed 7
	10×	Report	1× 2×

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12 August 2019 10:30	Chinese Taipei	33–17	Canada	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Al-Wattani, Qamber (BHR)
	Hsu Y. 7	(17–6)	Fodor 3
	1× 5×	Report	6×

12 August 2019 12:30	Hungary	24–31	Egypt	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	four players 3	(14–19)	Hesham 7
	1× 3×	Report	1× 5×

12 August 2019 14:30	Sweden	32–32	France	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
	three players 5	(13–15)	Salou 7
	4×	Report	3×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	5	5	0	0	159	119	+40	10	Round of 16
2	Japan	5	4	0	1	145	132	+13	8
3	Argentina	5	3	0	2	123	124	−1	6
4	North Macedonia (H)	5	2	0	3	132	142	−10	4
5	Bahrain	5	1	0	4	138	143	−5	2
6	Nigeria	5	0	0	5	136	173	−37	0

Source: IHF
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) Host.

6 August 2019 16:30	Denmark	30–23	Japan	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
	Cieslak 10	(18–11)	Yasushira 7
	1× 2×	Report	2× 4×

6 August 2019 18:30	Bahrain	36–28	Nigeria	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 66 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Mohamed 13	(17–13)	Gbawuan, Yusuf 7
	1× 5×	Report	1× 5×

6 August 2019 20:30	North Macedonia	20–23	Argentina	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
	Kosteski 6	(13–9)	S. Barcelo 7
	1× 6×	Report	1× 4×

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8 August 2019 16:30	Japan	27–24	Bahrain	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN)
	Fujikawa, Tsutaya 5	(14–11)	Qambar 6
	2× 5×	Report	3× 2×

8 August 2019 18:30	Argentina	19–29	Denmark	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Elst, Uzner 4	(11–15)	Jessen 7
	2× 4×	Report	1× 4×

8 August 2019 20:30	Nigeria	34–37	North Macedonia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 500 Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
	Ekpodio 11	(16–18)	Kosteski 13
	8× 1×	Report	3× 3×

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9 August 2019 16:30	Denmark	35–22	Nigeria	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Al-Wattani, Qamber (BHR)
	Cieslak, Refsgaard 6	(21–8)	Yusuf 10
	2× 2×	Report	6× 1×

9 August 2019 18:30	Japan	29–26	Argentina	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Al-Zayyat, Eialawad (JOR)
	Tsutaya, Yasushira 7	(18–14)	J. Barcelo, Elst 5
	2× 2×	Report	2×

9 August 2019 20:30	Bahrain	25–27	North Macedonia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
	Ali 11	(9–12)	Serafimov 10
	1× 5×	Report	2× 4×

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11 August 2019 16:30	Bahrain	24–25	Argentina	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
	Mohamed 7	(10–10)	J. Barcelo 5
	3× 3×	Report	2× 3×

11 August 2019 18:30	Nigeria	30–35	Japan	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 111 Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
	Dikko 8	(9–18)	Kani 9
	6×	Report	1× 3× 1×

11 August 2019 20:30	North Macedonia	26–29	Denmark	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
	Serafimov 9	(11–13)	Cieslak, Hoxer 6
	1× 1×	Report	1× 6×

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12 August 2019 16:30	Argentina	30–22	Nigeria	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
	Forti 6	(10–10)	Ekpodio 7
	1× 1×	Report	1× 4× 1×

12 August 2019 18:30	Denmark	36–29	Bahrain	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 150 Referees: Al-Zayyat, Eialawad (JOR)
	Wosniak 8	(17–12)	Afrooz 6
	5×	Report	2× 6×

12 August 2019 20:30	North Macedonia	22–31	Japan	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Kosteski 8	(11–15)	Haruta 5
	2× 2×	Report	1×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	5	5	0	0	149	124	+25	10	Round of 16
2	Germany	5	4	0	1	146	114	+32	8
3	Iceland	5	3	0	2	127	122	+5	6
4	Tunisia	5	2	0	3	110	139	−29	4
5	Serbia	5	1	0	4	118	127	−9	2
6	Brazil	5	0	0	5	126	150	−24	0

Source: IHF
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.

6 August 2019 10:30	Iceland	25–20	Tunisia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Gautason 6	(12–6)	Bacha 5
	5×	Report	2× 3× 1×

6 August 2019 12:30	Germany	26–33	Portugal	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 65 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Tobeler 7	(15–18)	Costa 11
	1× 5×	Report	5×

6 August 2019 14:30	Serbia	30–24	Brazil	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Nikolić 9	(14–11)	Braga, Oliveira 6
	5× 1×	Report	1× 5×

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7 August 2019 16:30	Tunisia	15–36	Germany	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	Smaoui 4	(10–15)	Mavers, Tobeler 5
	1× 4× 1×	Report	1× 5×

7 August 2019 18:30	Brazil	26–30	Iceland	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
	Braga 10	(17–22)	Óskarsson 6
	4× 1×	Report	2×

7 August 2019 20:30	Portugal	22–21	Serbia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Salvador 7	(7–11)	Radović 6
	2× 4×	Report	2× 4×

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9 August 2019 10:30	Iceland	24–28	Portugal	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Þrastarson 9	(10–15)	Neves 6
	2×	Report	3×

9 August 2019 12:30	Germany	30–22	Serbia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
	Fuss 6	(16–11)	three players 4
	2× 6× 1×	Report	1× 3×

9 August 2019 14:30	Tunisia	26–25	Brazil	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Saïdi 12	(13–16)	Freitas 7
	5×	Report	1× 1×

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10 August 2019 16:30	Germany	28–22	Brazil	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	three players 4	(13–11)	Braga 5
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

10 August 2019 18:30	Serbia	22–26	Iceland	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Milićević 7	(9–13)	Valencia 6
	4× 1×	Report	1× 5× 2×

10 August 2019 20:30	Portugal	30–24	Tunisia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
	Sousa 8	(16–10)	Ben Slimen 6
	4×	Report	2× 1×

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12 August 2019 10:30	Brazil	29–36	Portugal	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
	Freitas 7	(14–19)	Ribeiro 9
	2×	Report	1× 6×

12 August 2019 12:30	Serbia	23–25	Tunisia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	Radović 7	(13–12)	Saïdi 8
	1× 3×	Report	1× 6× 1×

12 August 2019 14:30	Iceland	22–26	Germany	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Gatuason 4	(9–13)	Bergner 6
	1× 3×	Report	4×

President's Cup

17th place bracket

	17th–20th place semifinals				17th place
	14 August
	Saudi Arabia	23
					15 August
	Chinese Taipei	28
					Chinese Taipei	22
	14 August
					Bahrain	26
	Bahrain	34
	Serbia	33
					19th place
					15 August
					Saudi Arabia	23
					Serbia	28

21st place bracket

	21st–24th place semifinals				21st place
	14 August
	Chile	46
					15 August
	Canada	24
					Chile	22
	14 August
					Brazil	30
	Nigeria	23
	Brazil	30
					23rd place
					15 August
					Canada	31
					Nigeria	37

21st–24th place semifinals

14 August 2019 09:30	Chile	46–24	Canada	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Al-Zayyat, Eialawad (JOR)
	Aedo 9	(21–10)	Gaspard 5
	1× 6×	Report	2× 1×

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14 August 2019 09:30	Nigeria	23–30	Brazil	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Diop, Faye (SEN)
	Gbawuan, Sani 5	(14–14)	Costa Da Silva 7
	5×	Report	1× 4×

17th–20th place semifinals

14 August 2019 11:45	Saudi Arabia	23–28	Chinese Taipei	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
	Qaesar 6	(9–11)	Hsu Y. 8
	1× 7×	Report	1× 6×

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14 August 2019 11:45	Bahrain	34–33	Serbia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Mohamed 10	(20–14)	Mićić 9
	1× 1×	Report	2× 5×

23rd place game

15 August 2019 09:30	Canada	31–37	Nigeria	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Al-Wattani, Qamber (BHR)
	Gasparad 7	(17–19)	three players 6
	1× 6×	Report	2× 2× 1×

21st place game

15 August 2019 11:45	Chile	22–30	Brazil	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 50 Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
	Paya 6	(13–14)	Costa Da Silva 8
	1× 3×	Report	2× 8×

19th place game

15 August 2019 09:30	Saudi Arabia	23–28	Serbia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Al-Zayyat, Eialawad (JOR)
	Hassan 7	(14–12)	Kojadinović 8
	4×	Report	1× 6×

17th place game

15 August 2019 11:45	Chinese Taipei	22–26	Bahrain	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	Tsai 6	(12–11)	Mohamed 8
	1× 3×	Report	3× 6×

9–16th placement games

The eight losers of the round of 16 were seeded according to their results in the preliminary round against teams ranked 1–4 and play a elimination game to determine their final position.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Croatia	3	3	0	0	89	65	+24	6
2	Japan	3	2	0	1	83	78	+5	4
3	Norway	3	1	1	1	84	85	−1	3
4	Sweden	3	1	1	1	90	92	−2	3
5	Argentina	3	1	0	2	68	78	−10	2
6	North Macedonia	3	0	0	3	68	83	−15	0
7	Slovenia	3	0	0	3	67	89	−22	0
8	Tunisia	3	0	0	3	59	91	−32	0

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

15th place game

15 August 2019 14:00	Slovenia	34–23	Tunisia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Mustafić, Tajnik 7	(20–11)	Saïdi 5
	2×	Report	2× 8× 2×

13th place game

15 August 2019 16:15	Argentina	26–29	North Macedonia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 300 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Fillol 5	(8–15)	Simonoski 9
	3×	Report	1× 4×

Eleventh place game

15 August 2019 14:00	Norway	24–30	Sweden	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Norberg 6	(13–16)	Wallin 6
	1× 2×	Report	1× 3×

Ninth place game

15 August 2019 16:15	Croatia	35–36	Japan	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
	Mileta 6	(15–18)	Yasuhira 9
	3×	Report	1× 3×
	FT: 30–30 Pen: 5–6

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

14 August

Egypt

30

15 August

Slovenia

23

Egypt

35

14 August

Iceland

31

Iceland

39

17 August

Japan

34

Egypt

41

14 August

Portugal

36

France

33

15 August

Norway

28

France

26

14 August

Portugal

31

Portugal

29

18 August

North Macedonia

25

Egypt

32

14 August

Germany

28

Croatia

23

15 August

Hungary

27

Hungary

16

14 August

Germany

26

Argentina

25

17 August

Germany

33

Germany

31

14 August

Denmark

23

Third place

Spain

28

15 August

18 August

Sweden

27

Spain

19

Portugal

27

14 August

Denmark

23

Denmark

35

Denmark

30

Tunisia

25

5th place bracket

	5th–8th place Semifinals				Fifth place
	17 August
	Iceland	24
					18 August
	France	30
					France	20
	17 August
					Hungary	31
	Hungary	29
	Spain	24
					Seventh place
					18 August
					Iceland	26
					Spain	30

Round of 16

14 August 2019 14:00	Egypt	30–23	Slovenia	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
	Walid 6	(16–8)	Šiško 5
	1× 3×	Report	2× 5×

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14 August 2019 14:00	Argentina	25–33	Germany	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
	J. Barcelo, Vitaller 5	(15–16)	Fuß, Mävers 6
	1× 5×	Report	2× 6×

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14 August 2019 16:15	Croatia	23–27	Hungary	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 120 Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
	Pribetić 6	(12–13)	Vajda 6
	1× 5×	Report	1× 4×

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14 August 2019 16:15	Iceland	39–34	Japan	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 200 Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY)
	Rúnarsson 10	(16–13)	Tsutaya 9
	2× 7×	Report	1× 3×

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14 August 2019 18:30	France	33–28	Norway	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 150 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Ntanzi, Tissot 7	(16–14)	Helsinghof, Lyse 7
	3×	Report	1× 5×

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14 August 2019 18:30	Denmark	30–25	Tunisia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 200 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Hoxer 7	(19–12)	Saïdi 10
	4×	Report	2× 4×

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14 August 2019 20:45	Spain	28–27	Sweden	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Ala Sánchez, García Sánchez 5	(16–18)	Persson, Ubelacker 6
	1× 2×	Report	3× 4×

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14 August 2019 20:45	Portugal	29–25	North Macedonia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 3,000 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	Morais 6	(15–12)	Serafimov 9
	4×	Report	3× 3×

Quarterfinals

15 August 2019 18:30	Egypt	35–31	Iceland	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
	three players 7	(21–14)	Rúnarsson, Þrastarson 8
	2× 3× 1×	Report	2× 2×

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15 August 2019 18:30	Hungary	16–26	Germany	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Bognar 5	(7–14)	Koster 6
	1× 7× 1×	Report	2× 4×

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15 August 2019 20:45	France	26–31	Portugal	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
	three players 5	(10–14)	Costa 11
	3×	Report	2×

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15 August 2019 20:45	Spain	19–23	Denmark	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 150 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Martínez 4	(10–9)	Reinholdt 5
	1× 3×	Report	2×

5th–8th place semifinals

17 August 2019 10:30	Iceland	24–30	France	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 120 Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
	Gautason 8	(10–16)	Ntanzi 7
	2× 6×	Report	1× 3×

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17 August 2019 13:00	Hungary	29–24	Spain	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Holdosi, Hornyák 6	(13–8)	Fernández 7
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

Semifinals

17 August 2019 17:30	Egypt	41–36	Portugal	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Hesham 11	(20–19)	Salvador 9
	3×	Report	1× 3×

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17 August 2019 20:00	Germany	31–23	Denmark	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
	Reimann 5	(13–9)	Hoxer 6
	1× 4×	Report	2×

Seventh place game

18 August 2019 10:30	Iceland	26–30	Spain	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 100 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
	Gautason, Oskarsson 5	(8–12)	Sánchez 5
	2× 2×	Report	2× 5×

Fifth place game

18 August 2019 13:00	France	20–31	Hungary	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	three players 3	(9–18)	Kecskés 6
	4×	Report	1× 1×

Third place game

18 August 2019 15:30	Portugal	27–35	Denmark	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 200 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
	Salvador, Sousa 4	(11–15)	Hoxer 10
	3×	Report	3× 1×

Final

18 August 2019 18:00	Egypt	32–28	Germany	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
	Hesham, Walid 8	(19–13)	Meddeb 7
	3×	Report	2× 5×

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Egypt
	Germany
	Denmark
4	Portugal
5	Hungary
6	France
7	Spain
8	Iceland
9	Japan
10	Croatia
11	Sweden
12	Norway
13	North Macedonia
14	Argentina
15	Slovenia
16	Tunisia
17	Bahrain
18	Chinese Taipei
19	Serbia
20	Saudi Arabia
21	Brazil
22	Chile
23	Nigeria
24	Canada

Statistics

Top goalscorers Rank Name Team Goals Shots % 1 Hassan Walid  Egypt 51 81 63 2 Mohamed Mohamed  Bahrain 49 73 67 Martin Serafimov  North Macedonia 92 57 4 Ahmed Hesham  Egypt 48 76 63 5 Nenad Kosteski  North Macedonia 46 63 73 6 Jeppe Cieslak  Denmark 45 59 76 Salvador Salvador  Portugal 75 60 8 Dagur Gautason  Iceland 44 60 73 9 Drevy Paschal  France 43 62 61 Sadou Ntanzi  France 70 69 Source: IHF

Top goalkeepers Rank Name Team % Saves Shots 1 Benedek Nagy  Hungary 40 42 106 2 Lukas Diedrich  Germany 38 50 130 3 Stipe Purić  Croatia 36 60 165 4 Charles Bolzinger  France 36 46 129 5 Svend Rughave  Denmark 36 74 208 6 Roberto Rodríguez  Spain 34 81 236 7 Kristóf Győri  Hungary 34 71 207 8 Nikola Ćirović  Serbia 34 58 170 9 Darko Stošić  Serbia 34 22 65 10 Abdelrahman Mohamed  Egypt 33 87 260 Source: IHF

Awards

The MVP and all-star team were announced on 18 August 2019.[7]

MVP

• Ahmed Hesham

Best defender

• Julian Koster

All-star team

• Goalkeeper: Abdelrahman Mohamed
• Right wing: Dániel Kecskés
• Right back: Martim Costa
• Centre back: Lauritz Reinholdt
• Left back: Hassan Walid
• Left wing: Alexander Reimann
• Pivot: Tom Bergner

References

1. "Egypt first non-European team to win U19 world title". IHF. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
2. "Substitute nations for 2019 Men's Junior and Youth World Championships confirmed". IHF. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
3. "Canada and USA claim IHF Trophy – North America & the Caribbean titles". IHF. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
4. "Youth World Championship draw completed". IHF. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
5. "24 nations set for Youth World Championship draw". IHF. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
6. "Schedule" (PDF). wch2019championship.com.mk. 19 June 2019.
7. "2019 Youth World Championship All-star Team". ihf.info. 18 August 2019.

External links

• Official website
• IHF website