Men's handball
at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates23 June – 1 July
Teams13 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Croatia (4th title)
Runner-up Tunisia
Third place Spain
Fourth place Turkey
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored1,570 (58.15 per match)

The men's handball tournament at the 2018 Mediterranean Games was held from 23 June to 1 July at the Campclar Sports Palace in Tarragona.[1]

Participating teams

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 2 2 0 0 73 57 +16 4 Quarterfinals
2  Slovenia 2 1 0 1 70 61 +9 2
3  Montenegro 2 0 0 2 56 81 −25 0
Source: Tarragona 2018
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.
23 June 2018
12:00		 Slovenia  41–28  Montenegro Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: El-Moamly, Abdelaziz (EGY)
Bratkovič 8 (21–11) Kaluđerović, Radojević 8
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24 June 2018
10:00		 Slovenia  29–33  Tunisia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
(13–13) Chouiref 8
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25 June 2018
12:00		 Montenegro  28–40  Tunisia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Radović 5 (10–16) Majdoub 6
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 2 2 0 0 67 52 +15 4 Quarterfinals
2  Algeria 2 1 0 1 64 69 −5 2
3  Italy 2 0 0 2 58 68 −10 0
Source: Tarragona 2018
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.
23 June 2018
10:00		 Croatia  30–26  Italy Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Hoz, Riloba (ESP)
Jaganjac 8 (17–12) Turkovic 6
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24 June 2018
12:00		 Croatia  37–26  Algeria Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Macías, Ruiz (ESP)
Mandić 7 (19–13) Abdi 7
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25 June 2018
10:00		 Italy  32–38  Algeria Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
Marrochi 7 (15–16) Berkous 11
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Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain (H) 2 2 0 0 80 39 +41 4 Quarterfinals
2  Portugal 2 0 1 1 50 62 −12 1[lower-alpha 1]
3  Greece 2 0 1 1 45 74 −29 1[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Tarragona 2018
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
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Greece 28–28 Portugal
23 June 2018
20:30		 Spain  46–17  Greece Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Fernández, Goñi 6 (21–6) Iliopoulos, Karampourniotis 3
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24 June 2018
20:30		 Spain  34–22  Portugal Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
Fernández 6 (14–12) Gomes 6
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25 June 2018
20:30		 Greece  28–28  Portugal Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Soria, Monjo (ESP)
Kritikos 6 (14–11) D. Silva 8
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Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 3 2 1 0 84 74 +10 5 Quarterfinals
2  Serbia 3 1 1 1 95 88 +7 3
3  Egypt 3 1 0 2 91 102 −11 2[lower-alpha 1]
4  North Macedonia 3 1 0 2 86 92 −6 2[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Tarragona 2018
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. 1 2 Egypt 34–29 Macedonia
23 June 2018
16:30		 North Macedonia  26–29  Turkey Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Kuzmanovski, Popovski 7 (13–15) Pehlivan 10
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23 June 2018
18:30		 Egypt  33–42  Serbia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Deche, Ghouarda (ALG)
Mahmoud 13 (11–18) Sretenović, Vorkapić 7
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24 June 2018
16:30		 Egypt  34–29  North Macedonia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Soria, Monjo (ESP)
Hassanein 8 (19–18) Popovski, Velkovski 6
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24 June 2018
18:30		 Serbia  24–24  Turkey Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Alperan, Scevola (ITA)
Sretenović 8 (13–14) Sarak 8
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25 June 2018
16:30		 Egypt  24–31  Turkey Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Hoz, Riloba (ESP)
Dahroug 6 (13–15) Sarak 7
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25 June 2018
18:30		 Serbia  29–31  North Macedonia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Macías, Ruiz (ESP)
Milić 6 (15–16) Popovski 6
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Playoffs

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
27 June
 
 
 Tunisia30
 
29 June
 
 Algeria25
 
 Tunisia28
 
27 June
 
 Turkey21
 
 Turkey31
 
1 July
 
 Portugal29
 
 Tunisia23
 
27 June
 
 Croatia24
 
 Croatia17
 
29 June
 
 Slovenia16
 
 Croatia (OT)31
 
27 June
 
 Spain29 Third place
 
 Spain35
 
1 July
 
 Serbia25
 
 Spain30
 
 
 Turkey19
 
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
28 June
 
 
 Algeria32
 
30 June
 
 Portugal33
 
 Portugal25
 
28 June
 
 Slovenia31
 
 Slovenia33
 
 
 Serbia26
 
Seventh place
 
 
30 June
 
 
 Algeria30
 
 
 Serbia28

Quarterfinals

27 June 2018
10:00		 Tunisia  30–25  Algeria Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Soria, Monjo (ESP)
Chouiref 7 (14–12) Hamoud 7
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27 June 2018
12:30		 Croatia  17–16  Slovenia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Božić Pavletić, Šipić 3 (9–7) Marguč 5
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27 June 2018
17:30		 Spain  35–25  Serbia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Deche, Ghouarda (ALG)
Odriozola 6 (20–11) Milić 5
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27 June 2018
20:00		 Turkey  31–29  Portugal Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Macías, Ruiz (ESP)
Pehlivan 11 (17–12) Fernandes 7
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5–8th place semifinals

28 June 2018
17:30		 Algeria  32–33  Portugal Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Chaskis, Tsakonas (GRE)
Berriah, Hamoud 5 (15–18) Gomes 12
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28 June 2018
20:00		 Slovenia  33–26  Serbia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Pinto, Santos (POR)
Grzentič 6 (15–14) Živković 7
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Semifinals

29 June 2018
10:00		 Tunisia  28–21  Turkey Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Bacha 8 (15–8) Pehlivan 9
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29 June 2018
12:30		 Spain  29–31 (ET)  Croatia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
Ariño 7 (12–15) Jaganjac 9
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FT: 27–27 ET: 2–2, 0–2

Seventh place game

30 June 2018
10:00		 Algeria  30–28  Serbia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Hoz, Riloba (ESP)
Abdi 10 (16–14) Matičić 7
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Fifth place game

30 June 2018
12:30		 Portugal  25–31  Slovenia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: El-Moamly, Abdelaziz (EGY)
Gomes 8 (12–13) Žabič 5
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Bronze medal game

1 July 2018
10:30		 Spain  30–19  Turkey Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Fernández 5 (15–8) Pehlivan 10
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Final

1 July 2018
13:00		 Tunisia  23–24  Croatia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Soria, Monjo (ESP)
Sanaï 5 (12–9) Mandić 6
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Final standings

RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s) Croatia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tunisia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Spain
4 Turkey
5 Slovenia
6 Portugal
7 Algeria
8 Serbia
 Egypt
 North Macedonia
 Greece
 Italy
 Montenegro

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Mediterranean Games – Handball schedule" (PDF). tarragona2018.cat. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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