Handball at the 2022 Mediterranean Games – Men's tournament

The men's handball tournament at the 2022 Mediterranean Games was held from 26 June to 6 July in Arzew and Bir El Djir.[1]

Men's handball
at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
Tournament details
Host country Algeria
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates26 June – 6 July
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Spain (2nd title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Serbia
Fourth place North Macedonia
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Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Egypt 4 4 0 0 113 89 +24 8 Semifinals
2   Serbia 4 3 0 1 107 97 +10 6
3   Tunisia 4 2 0 2 99 94 +5 4 Fifth place game
4   Italy 4 1 0 3 107 106 +1 2 Seventh place game
5   Slovenia[a] 4 0 0 4 0 40 −40 0 Ninth place game
Source: Oran 2022
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Slovenia withdrew from the tournament due to several positive COVID-19 cases.[2] The matches were counted as a 10–0 win for the opposing team.
27 June 2022
14:00
Slovenia   0–10
(27–31)
  Serbia 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Deche, Guarda (ALG)
Pipp 5 (15–15) Grozdanić 8
  2×  Report   9×  1× 
27 June 2022
16:00
Egypt   38–35   Italy 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD)
Kaddah 9 (20–14) Parisini 8
 3×  Report  1× 

28 June 2022
14:00
Serbia   28–35   Egypt 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
Grozdanić 7 (12–16) El-Ahmar 6
  6×  Report  3×  1× 
28 June 2022
16:00
Tunisia   10–0
(36–34)
  Slovenia 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Díaz-Flores, Pérez (ESP)
Maaref 8 (22–12) Slatinek-Jovičič 7
 5×  Report  6× 

30 June 2022
12:00
Egypt   30–26   Tunisia 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
Mesilhy 6 (15–13) Boughanmi 6
 4×  Report   6×  1× 
30 June 2022
14:00
Italy   33–34   Serbia 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Ghoul, Chergui (ALG)
Arcieri 7 (16–15) Milić 8
 1×  Report   6×  1× 

1 July 2022
12:00
Tunisia   34–29   Italy 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD)
Bhar, Boughanmi 8 (18–15) Prantner 7
  2×  Report   5× 
Cancelled Slovenia   0–10   Egypt 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew

Cancelled Italy   10–0   Slovenia 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
2 July 2022
14:15
Serbia   35–29   Tunisia 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Díaz-Flores, Pérez (ESP)
Vorkapić 7 (19–13) Rzig 8
  3×  Report   4× 

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 4 4 0 0 154 81 +73 8 Semifinals
2   North Macedonia 4 2 1 1 116 98 +18 5
3   Algeria (H) 4 2 1 1 110 107 +3 5 Fifth place game
4   Turkey 4 1 0 3 96 135 −39 2 Seventh place game
5   Greece 4 0 0 4 93 148 −55 0 Ninth place game
Source: Oran 2022
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.
(H) Hosts


27 June 2022
18:00
Turkey   27–32   Algeria 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
Pehlivan 5 (14–15) Berkous 6
 5×  2×  Report   5×  1× 
27 June 2022
20:00
North Macedonia   39–21   Greece 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Jakovljević, Sando Kovačević (SRB)
Serafimov 7 (20–13) Pagiatis 5
 1×  Report   3×  1× 

28 June 2022
18:00
Algeria   24–24   North Macedonia 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Rodrigues, Pinherio (POR)
Saker 7 (15–15) Serafimov 5
 5×  1×  Report   5× 
28 June 2022
20:00
Spain   46–19   Turkey 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Hamidi, Belkhiri (ALG)
Serrano 7 (26–7) Durmaz, Pehlivan 4
 2×  Report   4× 

30 June 2022
17:00
North Macedonia   22–31   Spain 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Sando Kovačević, Jakovljević (SRB)
Serafimov 8 (8–14) three players 4
  3×  Report  3× 
30 June 2022
19:00
Greece   25–35   Algeria 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Díaz-Flores, Pérez (ESP)
Dikaioulias 4 (13–17) Naïm 7
 4×  Report   2× 

1 July 2022
17:00
Spain   46–21   Greece 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Rodrigues, Pinherio (POR)
Folqués, Odriozola 6 (24–10) three players 4
 2×  Report  2× 
1 July 2022
19:15
Turkey   22–31   North Macedonia 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Díaz-Flores, Pérez (ESP)
Durmaz 5 (12–13) Petkovski 11
  8×  2×  Report  3× 

2 July 2022
17:00
Greece   26–28   Turkey 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Farsi, Kahouadji (ALG)
Stefanitsis 4 (14–11) Şirin 7
 6×  Report   3×  1× 
2 July 2022
19:15
Algeria   19–31   Spain 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
Saker 4 (7–22) Márquez 5
  2×  Report  2× 

Playoffs

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Bracket

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SemifinalsGold medal
 
      
 
4 July
 
 
  Egypt34
 
6 July
 
  North Macedonia20
 
  Egypt27
 
4 July
 
  Spain28
 
  Spain42
 
 
  Serbia38
 
Bronze medal
 
 
6 July
 
 
  North Macedonia29
 
 
  Serbia34

Semifinals

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4 July 2022
13:00
Egypt   34–20   North Macedonia Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena, Bir El Djir
Referees: Ghouarda, Deche (ALG)
Sanad 8 (16–10) four players 4
  4×  Report   4× 
4 July 2022
18:00
Spain   42–38   Serbia Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena, Bir El Djir
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
three players 6 (22–21) three players 7
  1×  Report   5× 

Ninth place game

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Cancelled Slovenia   0–10   Greece 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew

Seventh place game

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4 July 2022
12:30
Italy   34–25   Turkey 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Jakovljević, Sando Kovačević (SRB)
Mengon, Moretti 6 (22–11) İlanç 8
Report   5× 

Fifth place game

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4 July 2022
15:00
Tunisia   39–35 (ET)   Algeria 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew
Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD)
Boughanmi 8 (13–12) Naim 10
 6×  Report  6× 

FT: 26–26 ET: 5–5, 8–4

Bronze medal game

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6 July 2022
11:30
North Macedonia   29–34   Serbia Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena, Bir El Djir
Referees: Deche, Ghouarda (ALG)
Pe. Atanasijevikj, Petrov 5 (13–15) Vorkapić 6
 7×  Report   13×  1× 

Gold medal game

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6 July 2022
16:30
Egypt   27–28   Spain Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena, Bir El Djir
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Sanad 7 (16–13) Tarrafeta 10
 3×  Report   5× 

Final standings

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Rank Team[3]
    Spain
    Egypt
    Serbia
4   North Macedonia
5   Tunisia
6   Algeria
7   Italy
8   Turkey
9   Greece
10   Slovenia

References

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  1. ^ "Handball – Competition Schedule" (PDF). Oran 2022. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Slovenski rokometaši predčasno zaključujejo nastope na sredozemskih igrah" (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Handball – Men – Brackets" (PDF). Oran 2022. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.