# 2022 World and European Wheelchair Handball Championship

The 2022 World and European Wheelchair Handball Championship was a wheelchair handball tournament held in Leiria, Portugal from 18 to 20 November 2022.
The competition featured nine teams, i.e., the host, two from Asia and six from Europe. The competition was played with mixed teams, i.e., each team must have at least three female players, while at least one female player per team must be on the court at any time.

## Qualification

| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
| IHF Executive Committee Meeting | 1 | Portugal |
| Asia | 2 | India Pakistan |
| Europe | 6 | Croatia Hungary Netherlands Norway Romania Spain |

## Disqualification of Pakistan

Because Pakistan entered the competition only with nine players (two women) instead of twelve players (three women) they were disqualified by the tournament management. They are allowed to play their games, but all games were be counted as 0–10 lose and 0–2 points for the opponent.

## Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Norway | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Spain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Croatia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Hungary | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 3 | Consolation round |
| 5 | Pakistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | −40 | 0 | Consolation round |
* 1 2 Norway 12–10 Spain
| 18 November 2022 9:00 | Croatia | 11–7 | Norway | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 50 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| 18 November 2022 9:00 | Stimac 8 | (7–5) | Strand 4 | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 50 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| 18 November 2022 9:00 | 1× | Report | 2× | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 50 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| 18 November 2022 11:00 | Hungary | 9–15 | Spain | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| 18 November 2022 11:00 | Domonkos 3 | (4–9) | Garcia 8 | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| 18 November 2022 11:00 | 3× | Report | 2× | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| 18 November 2022 13:00 | Norway | 10–0 | Pakistan | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 50 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |
| 18 November 2022 13:00 | Hoel & Lunde 4 | (12–2) | Naveed 6 | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 50 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |
| 18 November 2022 13:00 | | Report | | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 50 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |
| Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 50 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |||
| 18 November 2022 15:00 | Spain | 15–11 | Croatia | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| 18 November 2022 15:00 | Gonzalez 7 | Report | Stimac | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| 18 November 2022 15:00 | | | 5× | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| 18 November 2022 17:00 | Pakistan | 0–10 | Hungary | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| 18 November 2022 17:00 | Naveed 4 | (2–10) | Tapai 4 | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| 18 November 2022 17:00 | 1× | Report | 1× | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |||
| 19 November 2022 9:00 | Norway | 12–10 | Spain | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 300 Referees: Asztalos, Matic (HUN) |
| 19 November 2022 9:00 | Gran 4 | (8–6) | Perales 5 | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 300 Referees: Asztalos, Matic (HUN) |
| 19 November 2022 9:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 300 Referees: Asztalos, Matic (HUN) |
| 19 November 2022 11:00 | Hungary | 8–8 | Croatia | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| 19 November 2022 11:00 | Jancso 3 | (4–5) | Stimac 4 | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| 19 November 2022 11:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| 19 November 2022 13:00 | Pakistan | 0–10 | Spain | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| 19 November 2022 13:00 | Naveed 7 | (6–8) | Garcia 11 | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| 19 November 2022 13:00 | 1× | Report | | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |||
| 19 November 2022 14:15 | Hungary | 2–7 | Norway | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| 19 November 2022 14:15 | Bihari & Csala 1 | (1–4) | Strand 4 | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| 19 November 2022 14:15 | | Report | 1× | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| 19 November 2022 16:00 | Croatia | 10–0 | Pakistan | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Referees: Asztalos, Matic (HUN) |
| 19 November 2022 16:00 | Pesic 11 | (9–3) | Pervaiz & Ullah 2 | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Referees: Asztalos, Matic (HUN) |
| 19 November 2022 16:00 | 1× | Report | 2× | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Referees: Asztalos, Matic (HUN) |
| Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Referees: Asztalos, Matic (HUN) |||

## Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portugal (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 0 | Consolation round |
| 18 November 2022 10:00 | Portugal | 20–10 | Netherlands | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 200 Referees: Duspara, Rogic (CRO) |
| 18 November 2022 10:00 | Gomes 7 | (9–3) | Van den Ende 7 | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 200 Referees: Duspara, Rogic (CRO) |
| 18 November 2022 10:00 | | Report | 4× | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 200 Referees: Duspara, Rogic (CRO) |
| 18 November 2022 12:00 | India | 9–5 | Romania | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Asztalos, Matic (HUN) |
| 18 November 2022 12:00 | Choudhari 6 | (5–2) | Punga & Albu 2 | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Asztalos, Matic (HUN) |
| 18 November 2022 12:00 | 1× | Report | 1× | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Asztalos, Matic (HUN) |
| 18 November 2022 14:00 | Romania | 10–21 | Portugal | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 250 Referees: Duspara, Rogic (CRO) |
| 18 November 2022 14:00 | Punga & Albu 4 | (7–11) | Jeronmino 7 | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 250 Referees: Duspara, Rogic (CRO) |
| 18 November 2022 14:00 | 2× | Report | 1× | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 250 Referees: Duspara, Rogic (CRO) |
| 18 November 2022 16:00 | Netherlands | 6–8 | India | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 200 Referees: Asztalos, Matic (HUN) |
| 18 November 2022 16:00 | Van den Ende 3 | (5–4) | Choudhari 4 | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 200 Referees: Asztalos, Matic (HUN) |
| 18 November 2022 16:00 | 2× 1× | Report | | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 200 Referees: Asztalos, Matic (HUN) |
| 19 November 2022 10:00 | Netherlands | 14–10 | Romania | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 50 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |
| 19 November 2022 10:00 | Schot 6 | (6–7) | Punga 5 | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 50 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |
| 19 November 2022 10:00 | 1× | Report | 1× 2× | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 50 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |
| 19 November 2022 12:00 | Portugal | 18–13 | India | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 300 Referees: Duspara, Rogic (CRO) |
| 19 November 2022 12:00 | Queiros 7 | (11–4) | Choudhari 9 | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 300 Referees: Duspara, Rogic (CRO) |
| 19 November 2022 12:00 | 1× | Report | 1× | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 300 Referees: Duspara, Rogic (CRO) |

## Consolation round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 4 | 7th place |
| 2 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 2 | 8th place |
| 3 | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 | 9th place |
| 20 November 2022 9:00 | Hungary | 11–10 | Romania | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| 20 November 2022 9:00 | Csala 4 | (2–7) | Punga & Albu 5 | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| 20 November 2022 9:00 | | Report | 2× | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| 20 November 2022 12:00 | Hungary | 10–0 | Pakistan | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 50 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |
| 20 November 2022 12:00 | Tapai & Lelik 3 | (10–0) | Naveed 3 | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 50 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |
| 20 November 2022 12:00 | | Report | | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 50 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |
| Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 50 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |||
| 20 November 2022 15:00 | Romania | 10–0 | Pakistan | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Referees: Dospara, Rogic (CRO) |
| 20 November 2022 15:00 | Punga 6 | (12–3) | Pervaiz 3 | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Referees: Dospara, Rogic (CRO) |
| 20 November 2022 15:00 | 1× | Report | 1× | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Referees: Dospara, Rogic (CRO) |
| Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Referees: Dospara, Rogic (CRO) |||

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Norway | 5 | | | |
| A2 | Spain | 18 | B3 | Netherlands | 11 | | | |
| B3 | Netherlands | 20 | | | | B3 | Netherlands | 10 |
| | | | | | | B1 | Portugal | 18 |
| | | | B1 | Portugal | 23 | | | |
| B2 | India | 13 | B2 | India | 11 | | | |
| A3 | Croatia | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | A2 | Spain | 14 | A1 | Norway | 15 |
| | | | A3 | Croatia | 13 | B2 | India | 14 |

### Quarter-finals

| 19 November 2022 19:00 | Spain | 18–20 | Netherlands | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 400 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| 19 November 2022 19:00 | Perales 6 | (3–7) | Appelman 9 | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 400 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| 19 November 2022 19:00 | | Report | 1× | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 400 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 400 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |||
| 19 November 2022 20:15 | India | 13–11 | Croatia | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 150 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |
| 19 November 2022 20:15 | Shanmugam 6 | (4–4) | Stimac 11 | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 150 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |
| 19 November 2022 20:15 | 5× | Report | 1× 1× | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 150 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |
| Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 150 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |||

### Semi-finals

| 20 November 2022 10:00 | Norway | 5–11 | Netherlands | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| 20 November 2022 10:00 | Veda 3 | (1–3) | Appelman 6 | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| 20 November 2022 10:00 | 1× | Report | 1× | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| 20 November 2022 12:00 | Portugal | 23–11 | India | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 500 Referees: Asztalos, Matic (HUN) |
| 20 November 2022 12:00 | Queiros 10 | (10–3) | Shanmugam 4 | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 500 Referees: Asztalos, Matic (HUN) |
| 20 November 2022 12:00 | | Report | | Pavilhão do Lis, Leiria Attendance: 500 Referees: Asztalos, Matic (HUN) |

### Fifth place game

| 20 November 2022 13:00 | Spain | 14–13 | Croatia | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| 20 November 2022 13:00 | Gomar 7 | (4–6) | Stimac 6 | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
| 20 November 2022 13:00 | 1× | Report | 2× | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |

### Third place game

| 20 November 2022 16:15 | Norway | 15–14 | India | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 500 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| 20 November 2022 16:15 | Veda 5 | (2–8) | Choudhari 8 | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 500 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| 20 November 2022 16:15 | 2× | Report | 1× | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 500 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |
| Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 500 Referees: Cacador, Santos (PRT) |||

### Final

| 20 November 2022 18:00 | Netherlands | 10–18 | Portugal | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 500 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |
| 20 November 2022 18:00 | Van den Ende 6 | (7–9) | Queiros 9 | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 500 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |
| 20 November 2022 18:00 | 3× | Report | 1× | Pavilhão Desportivo dos Pousos, Leiria Attendance: 500 Referees: Lahache, Soubrie (FRA) |