1999 World Men's Handball Championship
The 1999 World Men's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the World Championship in team handball. It was held in Egypt, from 2 to 15 June, in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia and Port Said. Sweden won the championship.
Qualification
Preliminary round
In the following tables:- Pld = total games played
- W = total games won
- D = total games drawn
- L = total games lost
- GF = total goals scored
- GA = total goals conceded
- GD = goal difference
- Pts = total points accumulated
Group A ([Cairo])
All times areGroup B ([Cairo])
All times areGroup C ([Ismailia])
All times areGroup D ([Port Said])
All times areFinal round
Round of 16
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Quarter finals
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Placement Matches (5-8th Place)
----Semi Final
----7th/8th
5th/6th
Bronze medal match
Final
Ranking and Statistics
Final standings
Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics |
All Star Team
- Best Player : Stefan Lövgren
- Goalkeeper : Andreï Lavrov
- Left Wing : Rafael Guijosa
- Left Back : Vassili Koudinov
- Center Back : Nedeljko Jovanović
- Pivot : Rolando Uríos
- Right Back : Staffan Olsson
- Right Wing : Johan Petersson
Medalists