# 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.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

### Group A

| 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 | Semifinals |
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | −40 | 0 | Ninth place game |
* ↑ Slovenia withdrew from the tournament due to several positive COVID-19 cases. 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) |
| 27 June 2022 14:00 | Pipp 5 | (15–15) | Grozdanić 8 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Deche, Guarda (ALG) |
| 27 June 2022 14:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 2× 9× 1× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Deche, Guarda (ALG) |
| 27 June 2022 16:00 | Egypt | 38–35 | Italy | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD) |
| 27 June 2022 16:00 | Kaddah 9 | (20–14) | Parisini 8 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD) |
| 27 June 2022 16:00 | 3× | Report | 1× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD) |
| 28 June 2022 14:00 | Serbia | 28–35 | Egypt | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 28 June 2022 14:00 | Grozdanić 7 | (12–16) | El-Ahmar 6 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 28 June 2022 14:00 | 2× 6× | Report | 3× 1× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 28 June 2022 16:00 | Tunisia | 10–0 (36–34) | Slovenia | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Díaz-Flores, Pérez (ESP) |
| 28 June 2022 16:00 | Maaref 8 | (22–12) | Slatinek-Jovičič 7 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Díaz-Flores, Pérez (ESP) |
| 28 June 2022 16:00 | 5× | Report | 6× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Díaz-Flores, Pérez (ESP) |
| 30 June 2022 12:00 | Egypt | 30–26 | Tunisia | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 30 June 2022 12:00 | Mesilhy 6 | (15–13) | Boughanmi 6 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 30 June 2022 12:00 | 4× | Report | 2× 6× 1× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 30 June 2022 14:00 | Italy | 33–34 | Serbia | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Ghoul, Chergui (ALG) |
| 30 June 2022 14:00 | Arcieri 7 | (16–15) | Milić 8 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Ghoul, Chergui (ALG) |
| 30 June 2022 14:00 | 1× | Report | 2× 6× 1× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Ghoul, Chergui (ALG) |
| 1 July 2022 12:00 | Tunisia | 34–29 | Italy | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD) |
| 1 July 2022 12:00 | Bhar, Boughanmi 8 | (18–15) | Prantner 7 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD) |
| 1 July 2022 12:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 5× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD) |
| 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) |
| 2 July 2022 14:15 | Vorkapić 7 | (19–13) | Rzig 8 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Díaz-Flores, Pérez (ESP) |
| 2 July 2022 14:15 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 4× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Díaz-Flores, Pérez (ESP) |

### Group B

| 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 | Semifinals |
| 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 |
| 27 June 2022 18:00 | Turkey | 27–32 | Algeria | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 27 June 2022 18:00 | Pehlivan 5 | (14–15) | Berkous 6 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 27 June 2022 18:00 | 5× 2× | Report | 1× 5× 1× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 27 June 2022 20:00 | North Macedonia | 39–21 | Greece | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Jakovljević, Sando Kovačević (SRB) |
| 27 June 2022 20:00 | Serafimov 7 | (20–13) | Pagiatis 5 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Jakovljević, Sando Kovačević (SRB) |
| 27 June 2022 20:00 | 1× | Report | 1× 3× 1× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Jakovljević, Sando Kovačević (SRB) |
| 28 June 2022 18:00 | Algeria | 24–24 | North Macedonia | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Rodrigues, Pinherio (POR) |
| 28 June 2022 18:00 | Saker 7 | (15–15) | Serafimov 5 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Rodrigues, Pinherio (POR) |
| 28 June 2022 18:00 | 5× 1× | Report | 2× 5× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Rodrigues, Pinherio (POR) |
| 28 June 2022 20:00 | Spain | 46–19 | Turkey | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Hamidi, Belkhiri (ALG) |
| 28 June 2022 20:00 | Serrano 7 | (26–7) | Durmaz, Pehlivan 4 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Hamidi, Belkhiri (ALG) |
| 28 June 2022 20:00 | 2× | Report | 1× 4× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Hamidi, Belkhiri (ALG) |
| 30 June 2022 17:00 | North Macedonia | 22–31 | Spain | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Sando Kovačević, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 30 June 2022 17:00 | Serafimov 8 | (8–14) | three players 4 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Sando Kovačević, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 30 June 2022 17:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Sando Kovačević, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 30 June 2022 19:00 | Greece | 25–35 | Algeria | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Díaz-Flores, Pérez (ESP) |
| 30 June 2022 19:00 | Dikaioulias 4 | (13–17) | Naïm 7 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Díaz-Flores, Pérez (ESP) |
| 30 June 2022 19:00 | 4× | Report | 1× 2× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Díaz-Flores, Pérez (ESP) |
| 1 July 2022 17:00 | Spain | 46–21 | Greece | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Rodrigues, Pinherio (POR) |
| 1 July 2022 17:00 | Folqués, Odriozola 6 | (24–10) | three players 4 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Rodrigues, Pinherio (POR) |
| 1 July 2022 17:00 | 2× | Report | 2× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Rodrigues, Pinherio (POR) |
| 1 July 2022 19:15 | Turkey | 22–31 | North Macedonia | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Díaz-Flores, Pérez (ESP) |
| 1 July 2022 19:15 | Durmaz 5 | (12–13) | Petkovski 11 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Díaz-Flores, Pérez (ESP) |
| 1 July 2022 19:15 | 1× 8× 2× | Report | 3× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Díaz-Flores, Pérez (ESP) |
| 2 July 2022 17:00 | Greece | 26–28 | Turkey | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Farsi, Kahouadji (ALG) |
| 2 July 2022 17:00 | Stefanitsis 4 | (14–11) | Şirin 7 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Farsi, Kahouadji (ALG) |
| 2 July 2022 17:00 | 6× | Report | 2× 3× 1× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Farsi, Kahouadji (ALG) |
| 2 July 2022 19:15 | Algeria | 19–31 | Spain | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 2 July 2022 19:15 | Saker 4 | (7–22) | Márquez 5 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 2 July 2022 19:15 | 1× 2× | Report | 2× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| 4 July | 4 July |
| Egypt | 34 |
| Egypt | 34 | 6 July | 6 July |
| North Macedonia | 20 | 6 July | 6 July |
| North Macedonia | 20 | Egypt | 27 |
| 4 July | 4 July | | Egypt | 27 |
| 4 July | 4 July | Spain | 28 |
| Spain | 42 | Spain | 28 |
| Serbia | 38 | | |
| Serbia | 38 | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| | | 6 July | 6 July |
| | | North Macedonia | 29 |
| | | Serbia | 34 |

### Semifinals

| 4 July 2022 13:00 | Egypt | 34–20 | North Macedonia | Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena, Bir El Djir Referees: Ghouarda, Deche (ALG) |
| 4 July 2022 13:00 | Sanad 8 | (16–10) | four players 4 | Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena, Bir El Djir Referees: Ghouarda, Deche (ALG) |
| 4 July 2022 13:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena, Bir El Djir Referees: Ghouarda, Deche (ALG) |
| 4 July 2022 18:00 | Spain | 42–38 | Serbia | Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena, Bir El Djir Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 4 July 2022 18:00 | three players 6 | (22–21) | three players 7 | Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena, Bir El Djir Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 4 July 2022 18:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 2× 5× | Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena, Bir El Djir Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |

### Ninth place game

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

### Seventh place game

| 4 July 2022 12:30 | Italy | 34–25 | Turkey | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Jakovljević, Sando Kovačević (SRB) |
| 4 July 2022 12:30 | Mengon, Moretti 6 | (22–11) | İlanç 8 | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Jakovljević, Sando Kovačević (SRB) |
| 4 July 2022 12:30 | | Report | 1× 5× | 24 February Indoor Hall, Arzew Referees: Jakovljević, Sando Kovačević (SRB) |

### Fifth place game

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

### Bronze medal game

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

### Gold medal game

| 6 July 2022 16:30 | Egypt | 27–28 | Spain | Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena, Bir El Djir Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 6 July 2022 16:30 | Sanad 7 | (16–13) | Tarrafeta 10 | Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena, Bir El Djir Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 6 July 2022 16:30 | 3× | Report | 1× 5× | Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena, Bir El Djir Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |

## Final standings

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