# 2011 World Men's Handball Championship

The 2011 World Men's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Sweden from 13 to 30 January 2011. All matches were played in Malmö, Lund, Kristianstad, Gothenburg, Skövde, Jönköping, Linköping and Norrköping.
In the preliminary round, 24 teams from all the world's continents were split into 4 groups, with the first-placed 3 teams advancing through the main round in two groups, carrying the previously won points against the remaining teams. France won the tournament after defeating Denmark in the final, while Spain won the bronze medal after defeating Sweden in the third-place match. Thus, France has qualified for the tournament at the London Olympics. The teams that finished in 2nd–7th place will play Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.
The host broadcaster was the Swedish commercial network TV4 Sport and the television rights were sold to other countries.
One of the objectives of the championship was to create a multicultural party that extends far outside the handball arenas.

## Venues

| Malmö | Gothenburg | Linköping | Norrköping |
| Malmö Arena | Scandinavium | Cloetta Center | Himmelstalundshallen |
| Capacity: 13,000 | Capacity: 12,044 | Capacity: 8,500 | Capacity: 4,300 |
| Jönköping | LundGothenburgLinköpingNorrköpingJönköpingSkövdeKristianstadMalmö | LundGothenburgLinköpingNorrköpingJönköpingSkövdeKristianstadMalmö | Skövde |
| Kinnarps Arena | LundGothenburgLinköpingNorrköpingJönköpingSkövdeKristianstadMalmö | LundGothenburgLinköpingNorrköpingJönköpingSkövdeKristianstadMalmö | Arena Skövde |
| Capacity: 7,000 | LundGothenburgLinköpingNorrköpingJönköpingSkövdeKristianstadMalmö | LundGothenburgLinköpingNorrköpingJönköpingSkövdeKristianstadMalmö | Capacity: 2,500 |
| Kristianstad | LundGothenburgLinköpingNorrköpingJönköpingSkövdeKristianstadMalmö | LundGothenburgLinköpingNorrköpingJönköpingSkövdeKristianstadMalmö | Lund |
| Kristianstad Arena | LundGothenburgLinköpingNorrköpingJönköpingSkövdeKristianstadMalmö | LundGothenburgLinköpingNorrköpingJönköpingSkövdeKristianstadMalmö | FFS Arena |
| Capacity: 4,700 | LundGothenburgLinköpingNorrköpingJönköpingSkövdeKristianstadMalmö | LundGothenburgLinköpingNorrköpingJönköpingSkövdeKristianstadMalmö | Capacity: 3,000 |

## List of qualified teams

Bahrain and Chile qualified for their first ever handball World Championship. Austria qualified for the first time since 1993, which, coincidentally, was also hosted by Sweden.
The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament:

## Draw

The draw was held on 9 July 2010 at the Scandinavium at Gothenburg, Sweden.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
| Chile (3rd from America)  Bahrain (2nd from Asia)  Japan (3rd from Asia)  Australia (Champions of Oceania) | Egypt (2nd from Africa)  Argentina (champions of America)  Algeria (3rd from Africa)  Brazil (2nd from America) | Hungary (Euro playoff)  Tunisia (Champions of Africa)  Romania (Euro playoff)  Slovakia (Euro playoff) | Serbia (Euro playoff)  Austria (Euro playoff)  Germany (Euro playoff)  South Korea (Champions of Asia) | France (The defending World Champions)  Croatia (2nd from Europe)  Iceland (3rd from Europe)  Poland (4th from Europe) | Denmark (Euro playoff)  Spain (Euro playoff)  Sweden host  Norway (Euro playoff) |

## Squads

Each nation had to submit a squad of 16 players.

## Match officials

On 25 October 2010, the match officials for the tournament were confirmed.
Referees :
| Algeria | Kacem Mezian Othmane Si Bachir |
| Argentina | Carlos Marina Darío Minore |
| Brazil | Jesus Menezes Rogério Pinto |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Yalatima Coulibaly Mamadou Diabaté |
| Czech Republic | Václav Horáček Jiří Novotný |
| Denmark | Per Olesen Lars Ejby Pedersen |
| France | Nordine Lazaar Laurent Reveret |
| Germany | Lars Geipel Marcus Helbig |
| Iran | Mohsen Karbaschi Majid Kolahdouzan |
Referees :
| Macedonia | Gjorgji Načevski Slavko Nikolov |
| Norway | Kenneth Abrahamsen Arne Kristiansen |
| Romania | Bogdan Stark Romeo Ştefan |
| Slovenia | Nenad Krstič Peter Ljubič |
| Serbia | Nenad Nikolić Dušan Stojković |
| Slovakia | Michal Baďura Jaroslav Ondogrecula |
| Spain | Óscar López Ángel Ramírez |
| Sweden | Rickard Canbro Mikael Claesson |
| United Arab Emirates | Omar Al-Marzouqi Mohammad Al-Nuaimi |

## Preliminary round

Twenty-four participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the Main Round. The last three teams in each group played placement matches.

### Tie-breaking criteria

For the three game group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order
* number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
* goal difference in the matches among the teams in question
* number of goals scored in the matches among the teams in question (if more than two teams finish equal on points)
* goal difference in all the group matches
* number of goals scored in all the group matches
* drawing of lots
* Team advanced to Main Round

### Group A (Kristianstad/Lund)

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 106 | +53 | 9 |
| Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 110 | +29 | 9 |
| Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 125 | +26 | 6 |
| Egypt | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 115 | 139 | −24 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 137 | −23 | 2 |
| Bahrain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 105 | 166 | −61 | 2 |
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| 14 January 2011 18:00 | France | 32–19 | Tunisia | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 14 January 2011 18:00 | Karabatić 6 | (15–9) | Megannem 6 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 14 January 2011 18:00 | 1× 4× 1× | Report | 2× 7× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 14 January 2011 18:15 | Germany | 30–25 | Egypt | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,410 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 14 January 2011 18:15 | Gensheimer 9 | (15–12) | El Ahmar 6 | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,410 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 14 January 2011 18:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,410 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 14 January 2011 20:15 | Spain | 33–22 | Bahrain | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 14 January 2011 20:15 | Garabaya, Parrondo, García 4 | (16–8) | Madan 5 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 14 January 2011 20:15 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 7× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 16 January 2011 16:15 | Bahrain | 18–38 | Germany | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 16 January 2011 16:15 | Al Sayyad, Madan 4 | (9–20) | Kaufmann 9 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 16 January 2011 16:15 | 2× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 16 January 2011 17:30 | Tunisia | 18–21 | Spain | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,820 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 16 January 2011 17:30 | Tej, Mgannem 4 | (7–9) | Entrerríos 5 | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,820 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 16 January 2011 17:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,820 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 16 January 2011 18:45 | Egypt | 19–28 | France | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 16 January 2011 18:45 | El Ahmar 4 | (8–12) | Guigou 5 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 16 January 2011 18:45 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 4× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 17 January 2011 18:30 | Spain | 26–24 | Germany | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 3,247 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 17 January 2011 18:30 | Aguinagalde, Garcia, Romero 5 | (13–13) | Gensheimer, Glandorf 4 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 3,247 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 17 January 2011 18:30 | 1× 7× | Report | 3× 9× 2× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 3,247 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 17 January 2011 20:30 | France | 41–17 | Bahrain | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 17 January 2011 20:30 | Joli 11 | (23–10) | Al Sayyad 3 | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 17 January 2011 20:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 2× 1× | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 17 January 2011 20:45 | Tunisia | 23–27 | Egypt | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 3,247 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 17 January 2011 20:45 | Ayed 7 | (10–11) | El Ahmar 10 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 3,247 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 17 January 2011 20:45 | 3× 10× 1× | Report | 3× 5× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 3,247 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 19 January 2011 18:00 | Bahrain | 21–28 | Tunisia | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 950 Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 19 January 2011 18:00 | Al Sayyad 6 | (12–15) | Tej 7 | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 950 Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 19 January 2011 18:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 4× 5× | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 950 Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 19 January 2011 18:15 | Germany | 23–30 | France | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 4,148 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 19 January 2011 18:15 | Kaufmann 7 | (10–13) | Accambray 5 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 4,148 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 19 January 2011 18:15 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 2× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 4,148 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 19 January 2011 20:30 | Spain | 31–18 | Egypt | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 4,148 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 19 January 2011 20:30 | Rocas 7 | (14–9) | Mamdouh 5 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 4,148 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 19 January 2011 20:30 | 2× 1× | Report | 3× 4× 1× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 4,148 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 20 January 2011 18:00 | Egypt | 26–27 | Bahrain | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 750 Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRN) |
| 20 January 2011 18:00 | Mabrouk 7 | (16–15) | Al Sayyad 9 | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 750 Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRN) |
| 20 January 2011 18:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 750 Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRN) |
| 20 January 2011 18:30 | Germany | 36–26 | Tunisia | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 3,885 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 20 January 2011 18:30 | Hens 6 | (15–12) | Mgannem 6 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 3,885 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 20 January 2011 18:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× 1× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 3,885 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 20 January 2011 20:45 | France | 28–28 | Spain | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 3,885 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 20 January 2011 20:45 | Guigou 6 | (18–13) | Entrerríos 7 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 3,885 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 20 January 2011 20:45 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 3,885 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |

### Group B (Norrköping/Linköping)

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iceland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 119 | +38 | 10 |
| Hungary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 133 | +15 | 8 |
| Norway | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 136 | +3 | 6 |
| Japan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 161 | −20 | 4 |
| Austria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 144 | 148 | −4 | 2 |
| Brazil | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 131 | 163 | −32 | 0 |
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| 14 January 2011 17:00 | Iceland | 32–26 | Hungary | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Attendance: 2,753 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 14 January 2011 17:00 | Pálmarsson 8 | (14–11) | Mocsai 5 | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Attendance: 2,753 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 14 January 2011 17:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Attendance: 2,753 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 14 January 2011 19:10 | Norway | 35–29 | Japan | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Attendance: 2,753 Referees: Mezian, Bachir (ALG) |
| 14 January 2011 19:10 | Myrhol 9 | (18–13) | Kadoyama 7 | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Attendance: 2,753 Referees: Mezian, Bachir (ALG) |
| 14 January 2011 19:10 | 2× 8× | Report | 3× 1× | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Attendance: 2,753 Referees: Mezian, Bachir (ALG) |
| 14 January 2011 21:30 | Austria | 34–24 | Brazil | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Attendance: 2,753 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 14 January 2011 21:30 | Wilczynski 9 | (17–13) | Bortolini, Santos 4 | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Attendance: 2,753 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 14 January 2011 21:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Attendance: 2,753 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 15 January 2011 16:30 | Hungary | 26–23 | Norway | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 15 January 2011 16:30 | Ilyés, G. Iváncsik, T. Iváncsik 5 | (14–16) | Kjelling 7 | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 15 January 2011 16:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 15 January 2011 18:45 | Japan | 33–30 | Austria | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 15 January 2011 18:45 | Miyazaki 8 | (18–11) | Szilagyi 8 | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 15 January 2011 18:45 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 15 January 2011 21:00 | Brazil | 26–34 | Iceland | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 15 January 2011 21:00 | Ribeiro 7 | (12–19) | Sigurðsson 11 | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 15 January 2011 21:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 17 January 2011 17:00 | Hungary | 36–24 | Brazil | Cloetta Center, Linköping Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 17 January 2011 17:00 | Harsányi 10 | (18–11) | Bortolini 8 | Cloetta Center, Linköping Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 17 January 2011 17:00 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 2× 4× | Cloetta Center, Linköping Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 17 January 2011 19:10 | Norway | 33–27 | Austria | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 17 January 2011 19:10 | Tvedten 10 | (16–11) | Božović 6 | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 17 January 2011 19:10 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 17 January 2011 21:30 | Iceland | 36–22 | Japan | Cloetta Center, Linköping Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 17 January 2011 21:30 | Sigurðsson 9 | (22–8) | Kadoyama 5 | Cloetta Center, Linköping Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 17 January 2011 21:30 | 3× 7× | Report | 2× | Cloetta Center, Linköping Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 18 January 2011 17:00 | Japan | 24–28 | Hungary | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 18 January 2011 17:00 | Miyazaki 5 | (8–13) | G. Iváncsik 9 | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 18 January 2011 17:00 | 3× | Report | 2× 3× 1× | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 18 January 2011 19:10 | Norway | 26–25 | Brazil | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 2,717 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 18 January 2011 19:10 | Myrhol 7 | (13–12) | Pacheco 6 | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 2,717 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 18 January 2011 19:10 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 2,717 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 18 January 2011 21:30 | Austria | 23–26 | Iceland | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 2,612 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 18 January 2011 21:30 | Weber 8 | (16–11) | Petersson 7 | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 2,612 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 18 January 2011 21:30 | 3× 9× 2× | Report | 3× 5× | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 2,612 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 20 January 2011 17:00 | Brazil | 32–33 | Japan | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 4,252 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 20 January 2011 17:00 | Teixeira 8 | (12–13) | Suematsu 12 | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 4,252 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 20 January 2011 17:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 3× | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 4,252 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 20 January 2011 19:10 | Iceland | 29–22 | Norway | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 5,817 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 20 January 2011 19:10 | Guðjónsson 7 | (12–12) | Tvedten 7 | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 5,817 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 20 January 2011 19:10 | 3× 5× | Report | 4× 5× | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 5,817 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 20 January 2011 21:30 | Austria | 30–32 | Hungary | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 2,340 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 20 January 2011 21:30 | Szilágyi 7 | (16–13) | Császár, Törő 5 | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 2,340 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 20 January 2011 21:30 | 2× 3× | Report | 4× 2× | Cloetta Center, Linköping Attendance: 2,340 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |

### Group C (Malmö/Lund)

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Denmark | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 117 | +64 | 10 |
| Croatia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 109 | +39 | 7 |
| Serbia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 139 | 139 | 0 | 5 |
| Algeria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 109 | −9 | 4 |
| Romania | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 123 | +9 | 4 |
| Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 180 | −103 | 0 |
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| 14 January 2011 18:00 | Croatia | 27–21 | Romania | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 6,643 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 14 January 2011 18:00 | Strlek 8 | (11–13) | Stamate 7 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 6,643 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 14 January 2011 18:00 | 3× 5× | Report 1 Report 2 | 3× 5× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 6,643 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 14 January 2011 20:15 | Denmark | 47–12 | Australia | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 6,643 Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 14 January 2011 20:15 | Christiansen 8 | (21–8) | Calvert 4 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 6,643 Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 14 January 2011 20:15 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 5× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 6,643 Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 14 January 2011 20:45 | Serbia | 25–24 | Algeria | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,275 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 14 January 2011 20:45 | Vujin 6 | (13–9) | Berkous 7 | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,275 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 14 January 2011 20:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,275 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 16 January 2011 18:00 | Australia | 18–35 | Serbia | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRN) |
| 16 January 2011 18:00 | Fletcher 5 | (8–16) | Vujin 7 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRN) |
| 16 January 2011 18:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 7× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRN) |
| 16 January 2011 20:00 | Algeria | 15–26 | Croatia | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,943 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 16 January 2011 20:00 | Berkous, Boultif 4 | (11–11) | Balić 6 | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,943 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 16 January 2011 20:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,943 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 16 January 2011 20:15 | Romania | 30–39 | Denmark | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 16 January 2011 20:15 | Florea 7 | (16–17) | Christiansen 6 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 16 January 2011 20:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 17 January 2011 18:00 | Croatia | 42–15 | Australia | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 17 January 2011 18:00 | Buntić 7 | (19–9) | Calvert, Fletcher, Subotic 3 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 17 January 2011 18:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 17 January 2011 18:00 | Romania | 14–15 | Algeria | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 920 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 17 January 2011 18:00 | Ghionea 7 | (10–8) | Berkous, Boultif 4 | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 920 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 17 January 2011 18:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 5× | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 920 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 17 January 2011 20:15 | Denmark | 35–27 | Serbia | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 8,164 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 17 January 2011 20:15 | Hansen 11 | (16–14) | Vujin 7 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 8,164 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 17 January 2011 20:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 6× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 8,164 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 19 January 2011 18:00 | Serbia | 24–24 | Croatia | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 7,269 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 19 January 2011 18:00 | Nikčević 7 | (13–12) | Vori 8 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 7,269 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 19 January 2011 18:00 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 7,269 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 19 January 2011 20:15 | Denmark | 26–19 | Algeria | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 8,830 Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRN) |
| 19 January 2011 20:15 | Hansen, Hansen 5 | (16–9) | Boultif 5 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 8,830 Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRN) |
| 19 January 2011 20:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 6× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 8,830 Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRN) |
| 19 January 2011 20:30 | Australia | 14–29 | Romania | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 800 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 19 January 2011 20:30 | Calvert 7 | (6–14) | Florea 5 | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 800 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 19 January 2011 20:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 4× | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 800 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 20 January 2011 18:00 | Algeria | 27–18 | Australia | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 4,960 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 20 January 2011 18:00 | Berkous, Ayat, Hamad 5 | (12–11) | Fletcher 6 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 4,960 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 20 January 2011 18:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 2× 2× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 4,960 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 20 January 2011 20:15 | Croatia | 29–34 | Denmark | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 11,307 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 20 January 2011 20:15 | Zrnić 8 | (16–15) | Søndergaard 10 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 11,307 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 20 January 2011 20:15 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 11,307 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 20 January 2011 20:30 | Serbia | 28–38 | Romania | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 860 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 20 January 2011 20:30 | Ilić 6 | (17–20) | Stamate 9 | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 860 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 20 January 2011 20:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 2× | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 860 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |

### Group D (Gothenburg)

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Sweden | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 112 | +30 | 8 |
| Poland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 123 | +20 | 8 |
| Argentina | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 114 | +19 | 7 |
| South Korea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 137 | 128 | +9 | 5 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 128 | 156 | −28 | 1 |
| Chile | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 117 | 167 | −50 | 1 |
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| 13 January 2011 20:15 | Sweden | 28–18 | Chile | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 10,368 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 13 January 2011 20:15 | Du Rietz 6 | (15–8) | Feuchtmann 4 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 10,368 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 13 January 2011 20:15 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 2× | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 10,368 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 14 January 2011 18:15 | South Korea | 25–25 | Argentina | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 1,733 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 14 January 2011 18:15 | Lee J. W. 9 | (14–11) | Fernandez 5 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 1,733 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 14 January 2011 18:15 | 3× 6× | Report | 2× 6× | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 1,733 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 14 January 2011 20:15 | Poland | 35–33 | Slovakia | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,486 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 14 January 2011 20:15 | Tłuczyński 7 | (15–17) | Stranovský 9 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,486 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 14 January 2011 20:15 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 3× | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,486 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 15 January 2011 16:15 | Chile | 22–37 | South Korea | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 7,727 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 15 January 2011 16:15 | Feuchtmann 8 | (12–15) | Yu Dong Geun 9 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 7,727 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 15 January 2011 16:15 | 2× 5× | Report | 2× 4× | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 7,727 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 15 January 2011 18:15 | Slovakia | 22–38 | Sweden | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 11,491 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 15 January 2011 18:15 | Kukucka 4 | (14–15) | Ekberg 8 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 11,491 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 15 January 2011 18:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 11,491 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 15 January 2011 20:15 | Argentina | 23–24 | Poland | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 7,996 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 15 January 2011 20:15 | Simonet, Vieyra 6 | (6–11) | Tłuczyński 5 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 7,996 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 15 January 2011 20:15 | 3× 6× 1× | Report | 3× 7× 1× | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 7,996 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 17 January 2011 16:15 | Slovakia | 18–23 | Argentina | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 3,057 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 17 January 2011 16:15 | Valo, Straňovský 4 | (9–7) | Fernández 9 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 3,057 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 17 January 2011 16:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 3× | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 3,057 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 17 January 2011 18:15 | Poland | 38–23 | Chile | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 5,535 Referees: Mezian, Si Bachir (ALG) |
| 17 January 2011 18:15 | Jurasik, Tłuczyński 6 | (15–13) | Feuchtmann, Muñoz 6 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 5,535 Referees: Mezian, Si Bachir (ALG) |
| 17 January 2011 18:15 | 3× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 5,535 Referees: Mezian, Si Bachir (ALG) |
| 17 January 2011 20:15 | Sweden | 30–24 | South Korea | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 8,109 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 17 January 2011 20:15 | Källman 8 | (14–12) | Yu Dong Geun 7 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 8,109 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 17 January 2011 20:15 | 4× 11× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 8,109 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 18 January 2011 16:15 | Chile | 29–29 | Slovakia | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 3,112 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 18 January 2011 16:15 | Feuchtmann 11 | (15–12) | Šulc 7 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 3,112 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 18 January 2011 16:15 | 3× 3× 1× | Report | 4× 5× | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 3,112 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 18 January 2011 18:15 | South Korea | 20–25 | Poland | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 6,001 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 18 January 2011 18:15 | Yu Dong Geun 5 | (11–10) | Tkaczyk, Jurecki 5 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 6,001 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 18 January 2011 18:15 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 3× 1× | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 6,001 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 18 January 2011 20:15 | Sweden | 22–27 | Argentina | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 9,044 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 18 January 2011 20:15 | Larholm 5 | (10–12) | Pizarro 6 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 9,044 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 18 January 2011 20:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 4× 4× | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 9,044 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 20 January 2011 16:15 | South Korea | 31–26 | Slovakia | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,922 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 20 January 2011 16:15 | Jeong Yi Kyeong, Lee Jae Woo 8 | (14–10) | Antl 9 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,922 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 20 January 2011 16:15 | 2× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 6× 1× | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,922 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 20 January 2011 18:15 | Argentina | 35–25 | Chile | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 7,760 Referees: Mezian, Si Bachir (ALG) |
| 20 January 2011 18:15 | Pizarro 9 | (15–13) | Feuchtmann 7 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 7,760 Referees: Mezian, Si Bachir (ALG) |
| 20 January 2011 18:15 | 3× 8× | Report | 4× 4× 1× | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 7,760 Referees: Mezian, Si Bachir (ALG) |
| 20 January 2011 20:15 | Poland | 21–24 | Sweden | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 11,606 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 20 January 2011 20:15 | Lijewski 6 | (12–14) | Larholm 5 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 11,606 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 20 January 2011 20:15 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 11,606 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |

## Main round

The top three teams of every preliminary group advanced to the Main round. Every team kept the points from preliminary round matches against teams who also advanced. In the main round every team had 3 games against the opponents they did not face in the preliminary round. The top two of every group advanced to the Semifinals, the other teams played placement matches.
* Team advances to the Semifinals

### Group I (Jönköping)

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 129 | +31 | 9 |
| Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 127 | +21 | 9 |
| Iceland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 141 | −4 | 4 |
| Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 147 | −20 | 4 |
| Norway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 143 | −10 | 2 |
| Germany | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 124 | 142 | −18 | 2 |
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| 22 January 16:15 | Spain | 32–27 | Norway | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 5,451 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 22 January 16:15 | Romero 7 | (15–12) | Myrhol 8 | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 5,451 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 22 January 16:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 5,451 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 22 January 18:30 | Germany | 27–24 | Iceland | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 5,670 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 22 January 18:30 | Preiß, Sprenger 5 | (15–13) | Petersson 7 | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 5,670 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 22 January 18:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 5,670 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 22 January 20:45 | France | 37–24 | Hungary | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 2,393 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 22 January 20:45 | Karabatić 7 | (18–13) | Mocsai 7 | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 2,393 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 22 January 20:45 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× 1× | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 2,393 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 24 January 16:00 | Iceland | 24–32 | Spain | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 3,922 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 24 January 16:00 | Petersson 5 | (10–20) | Gurbindo, Entrerrios 6 | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 3,922 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 24 January 16:00 | 3× 7× | Report | 3× 4× 1× | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 3,922 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 24 January 18:15 | Hungary | 27–25 | Germany | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 3,963 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 24 January 18:15 | G Iváncsik, T Iváncsik, Perez 5 | (10–12) | Glandorf 5 | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 3,963 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 24 January 18:15 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 4× | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 3,963 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 24 January 20:30 | Norway | 26–31 | France | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 3,847 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 24 January 20:30 | Hansen 8 | (14–17) | Gille, Accambray, Abalo 5 | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 3,847 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 24 January 20:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 1× | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 3,847 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 25 January 16:15 | Germany | 25–35 | Norway | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 4,205 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 25 January 16:15 | Kraus 6 | (13–17) | Tvedten 8 | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 4,205 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 25 January 16:15 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 6× | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 4,205 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 25 January 18:30 | Spain | 30–24 | Hungary | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 4,236 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 25 January 18:30 | Romero 9 | (13–13) | Zubai 5 | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 4,236 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 25 January 18:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 5× | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 4,236 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 25 January 20:45 | France | 34–28 | Iceland | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 4,258 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 25 January 20:45 | Karabatić 7 | (16–13) | Petersson 6 | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 4,258 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 25 January 20:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 4× 5× 1× | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 4,258 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |

### Group II (Malmö/Lund)

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Denmark | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 131 | +24 | 10 |
| Sweden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 124 | +3 | 6 |
| Croatia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 142 | 129 | +13 | 5 |
| Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 129 | −6 | 4 |
| Serbia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 127 | 139 | −12 | 3 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 117 | 139 | −22 | 2 |
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| 22 January 18:15 | Croatia | 36–18 | Argentina | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,050 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 22 January 18:15 | Zrnić, Buntić 7 | (19–6) | Simonet 5 | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,050 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 22 January 18:15 | 3× 6× | Report | 2× 1× | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,050 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 22 January 18:15 | Serbia | 24–28 | Sweden | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 9,213 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 22 January 18:15 | Vujin 8 | (13–12) | Ekberg, Ekdahl Du Rietz 6 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 9,213 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 22 January 18:15 | 3× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 9,213 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 22 January 20:15 | Denmark | 28–27 | Poland | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 11,140 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 22 January 20:15 | Lindberg 6 | (15–9) | Tluczynski, Jurkiewicz 6 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 11,140 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 22 January 20:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 1× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 11,140 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 23 January 18:15 | Sweden | 29–25 | Croatia | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 9,551 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 23 January 18:15 | Doder 8 | (14–12) | Zrnić 9 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 9,551 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 23 January 18:15 | 3× 7× | Report | 3× 4× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 9,551 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 23 January 20:15 | Argentina | 24–31 | Denmark | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 10,924 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 23 January 20:15 | Ferro, Vidal, Carou 3 | (12–17) | Hansen 7 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 10,924 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 23 January 20:15 | 2× 6× 1× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 10,924 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 23 January 20:15 | Poland | 27–26 | Serbia | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,730 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 23 January 20:15 | Tłuczyński 10 | (10–11) | Vujin 11 | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,730 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 23 January 20:15 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 8× | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,730 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 25 January 18:15 | Croatia | 28–24 | Poland | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 8,900 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 25 January 18:15 | Buntić 7 | (13–11) | Jaszka, Tłuczyński 4 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 8,900 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 25 January 18:15 | 2× 8× | Report | 3× 3× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 8,900 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 25 January 20:15 | Serbia | 26–25 | Argentina | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,030 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 25 January 20:15 | Vujin, Ilić 6 | (15–13) | Fernández, Kogovsek 5 | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,030 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 25 January 20:15 | 3× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 1× | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 1,030 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 25 January 20:15 | Denmark | 27–24 | Sweden | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 11,587 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 25 January 20:15 | Christiansen 6 | (17–11) | Du Rietz 5 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 11,587 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 25 January 20:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 11,587 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |

## Presidents Cup
### Preliminary round

| 22 January 14:00 | Egypt | 34–28 | Japan | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 1,634 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 22 January 14:00 | Mabrouk 8 | (17–14) | Suematsu 7 | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 1,634 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 22 January 14:00 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 1,634 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| 22 January 14:00 | Tunisia | 25–26 | Austria | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 22 January 14:00 | Alouini 6 | (14–12) | Weber 6 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 22 January 14:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 4× 6× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG) |
| 22 January 16:00 | Australia | 21–29 | Chile | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 1,766 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 22 January 16:00 | Parmenter 6 | (6–17) | Muñoz, Chavez 5 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 1,766 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 22 January 16:00 | 3× 7× | Report | 3× 8× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 1,766 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 22 January 16:30 | Algeria | 24–29 (ET) | South Korea | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 1,711 Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRN) |
| 22 January 16:30 | Labane, Hamad, Layadi, Daoud 4 | (12–17) | Yu Dong Geun 8 | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 1,711 Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRN) |
| 22 January 16:30 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 1,711 Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRN) |
| Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 1,711 Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRN) |||
| 22 January 16:30 | Romania | 33–38 | Slovakia | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 2,490 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 22 January 16:30 | Ghionea, Stamate 8 | (19–22) | Kukučka 7 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 2,490 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 22 January 16:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 2,490 Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 22 January 20:30 | Bahrain | 30–37 | Brazil | FFS Arena, Lund Attendance: 550 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 22 January 20:30 | Almaqabi 6 | (15–17) | Chiuffa 6 | FFS Arena, Lund Attendance: 550 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 22 January 20:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | FFS Arena, Lund Attendance: 550 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |

### 23rd-place match

| 23 January 16:00 | Australia | 23–33 | Bahrain | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 724 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 23 January 16:00 | Blondell 6 | (11–19) | Merza 7 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 724 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 23 January 16:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 2× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 724 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |

### 21st-place match

| 23 January 18:00 | Chile | 18–28 | Brazil | FFS Arena, Lund Attendance: 650 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 23 January 18:00 | Feuchtmann 7 | (11–13) | Ribeiro 6 | FFS Arena, Lund Attendance: 650 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 23 January 18:00 | 4× 2× | Report | 3× 3× 1× | FFS Arena, Lund Attendance: 650 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |

### 19th-place match

| 23 January 14:00 | Tunisia | 29–30 | Romania | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 900 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 23 January 14:00 | Hedoui 9 | (14–17) | Florea, Stamate 8 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 900 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 23 January 14:00 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 900 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |

### 17th-place match

| 23 January 16:30 | Austria | 35–39 | Slovakia | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 1,546 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 23 January 16:30 | Szilágyi 7 | (18–19) | Kopčo 8 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 1,546 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 23 January 16:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 1× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 1,546 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |

### 15th-place match

| 24 January 18:00 | Japan | 24–29 | Algeria | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 1,510 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 24 January 18:00 | Kaido 6 | (13–13) | Zouaoui 8 | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 1,510 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 24 January 18:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 2× 3× | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 1,510 Referees: Načevski, Nikolov (MKD) |

### 13th-place match

| 24 January 20:30 | Egypt | 23–26 | South Korea | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 1,525 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 24 January 20:30 | Abdelwares 6 | (11–12) | Park Jung Geu 7 | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 1,525 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 24 January 20:30 | 3× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 1,525 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |

## Placement matches
### 11th-place match

| 27 January 18:00 | Germany | 40–35 (ET) | Argentina | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 27 January 18:00 | Glandorf, Gensheimer 9 | (13–12) | Simonet 7 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 27 January 18:00 | 4× 13× 2× | Report | 4× 8× 1× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |||

### 9th-place match

| 27 January 20:30 | Norway | 32–31 (ET) | Serbia | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 2,141 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 27 January 20:30 | Tvedten 9 | (14–16) | Ilić 7 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 2,141 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 27 January 20:30 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 2,141 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 2,141 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |||

### 7th-place match

| 28 January 18:00 | Hungary | 31–28 | Poland | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 28 January 18:00 | Iváncsik 11 | (16–14) | Jurecki 6 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 28 January 18:00 | 3× 7× | Report | 3× 3× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |

### 5th-place match

| 28 January 20:30 | Iceland | 33–34 | Croatia | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 7,436 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 28 January 20:30 | Sigurðsson 10 | (16–14) | Buntić 9 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 7,436 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| 28 January 20:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 7,436 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |

## Final round (Kristianstad/Malmö)

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 28 January – 18:00 (Malmö) | 28 January – 18:00 (Malmö) |
| France | 29 |
| France | 29 | 30 January – 17:00 (Malmö) | 30 January – 17:00 (Malmö) |
| Sweden | 26 | 30 January – 17:00 (Malmö) | 30 January – 17:00 (Malmö) |
| Sweden | 26 | France | 37 |
| 28 January – 20:30 (Kristianstad) | 28 January – 20:30 (Kristianstad) | | France | 37 |
| 28 January – 20:30 (Kristianstad) | 28 January – 20:30 (Kristianstad) | Denmark | 35 |
| Denmark | 28 | Denmark | 35 |
| Spain | 24 | | |
| Spain | 24 | Bronze Match | Bronze Match |
| | | 30 January – 14:30 (Malmö) | 30 January – 14:30 (Malmö) |
| | | Sweden | 23 |
| | | Spain | 24 |

### Semifinals

| 28 January 18:00 | France | 29–26 | Sweden | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 11,477 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 28 January 18:00 | B. Gille, Guigou 8 | (15–12) | Källman 6 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 11,477 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 28 January 18:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 4× 4× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 11,477 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 28 January 20:30 | Denmark | 28–24 | Spain | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 4,234 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 28 January 20:30 | Hansen 9 | (12–12) | Cañellas 6 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 4,234 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 28 January 20:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 4,234 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |

### Bronze match

| 30 January 14:30 | Sweden | 23–24 | Spain | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 12,145 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 30 January 14:30 | Källman 6 | (11–11) | Aguinagalde, Gurbindo, Romero 4 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 12,145 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 30 January 14:30 | 4× 5× | Report | 2× 4× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 12,145 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |

### Final

| 30 January 17:00 | France | 37–35 (ET) | Denmark | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 12,462 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 30 January 17:00 | N. Karabatić 10 | (15–12) | Hansen 10 | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 12,462 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 30 January 17:00 | 4× 4× | Report | 4× 5× | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 12,462 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 12,462 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |||
The final was played at a sold-out Malmö Arena in Malmö between France and Denmark, and was followed by 12,462 spectators. In addition, the match was aired on both major Danish public television channels DR1 and TV 2 with 2,670,000 viewers, making it the most watched sport event in Denmark ever.

#### First half

The French team started the match with a 2–0 lead, and maintained a lead until the 17th minute, where Denmark started a 3–0 run and equalised at 9–9 with a penalty shot by Anders Eggert. On the next attack, Mikkel Hansen received the Danes' first two-minute suspension, allowing France to open another three-goal lead. The half time score was 15–12 in favor of France.

#### Second half

The second half started with France maintaining a lead of at least two goals in the first 15 minutes. But a couple of saves in a row by the well-tempered Niklas Landin Jacobsen, meant that Mikkel Hansen could equalise to 24–24 with 11 minutes to play. Still, France took the lead once again, but with five minutes remaining and the French lead at 29–27, Jérôme Fernandez was penalized with a 2-minute suspension. Denmark took advantage, scoring two goals and making it 29–29 with 3:30 remaining. In the last minute, the French found themselves one goal ahead, 31–30. The Danish coach Ulrik Wilbek used a team timeout with 25 seconds to go to prepare the team for the last attack. Three seconds were left, when the Dane Bo Spellerberg scored from left back a positional shot in the bottom of the goal for 31–31, deferring the match to overtime.

#### Overtime

In the 64th minute, the Danes recorded their first lead in the match when scoring 33–32, but within the next minute the French scored two goals overturning the result. The first half of the overtime ended with a French lead of 34–33.
The second half of overtime began with veteran Lars Christiansen scoring a penalty and evening the score at 34–34. The French took the lead from there, though, and secured the win at 36–34 when Thierry Omeyer saved a Mikkel Hansen 9m shot with just over one minute to go. Michael Guigou scored the last goal of the game with one second to go to the final score 37–35. The match ended 37–35 in favor of France. Nikola Karabatić and Mikkel Hansen, both scored 10 goals in the final, with Karabatić chosen the MVP of the championship, and Hansen the best goalscorer.

## Ranking and statistics
### Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | France |
| | Denmark |
| | Spain |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Croatia |
| 6 | Iceland |
| 7 | Hungary |
| 8 | Poland |
| 9 | Norway |
| 10 | Serbia |
| 11 | Germany |
| 12 | Argentina |
| 13 | South Korea |
| 14 | Egypt |
| 15 | Algeria |
| 16 | Japan |
| 17 | Slovakia |
| 18 | Austria |
| 19 | Romania |
| 20 | Tunisia |
| 21 | Brazil |
| 22 | Chile |
| 23 | Bahrain |
| 24 | Australia |
* Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics
* Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament
Top goalkeepers
Rank
Name
Team
Saves
Shots
1
Daouda Karaboué
 France
47.5%
56118
2
Johan Sjöstrand
 Sweden
41.5%
108260
3
Johannes Bitter
 Germany
41.0%
96234
4
Ole Erevik
 Norway
40.4%
69171
5
Niklas Landin Jacobsen
 Denmark
39.5%
121306
6
Lee Chang-Woo
 South Korea
39.1%
45115
7
Park Chan-Young
 South Korea
38.4%
58151
8
Nándor Fazekas
 Hungary
38.2%
92241
9
Abdelmalek Slahdji
 Algeria
37.7%
81215
10
Thierry Omeyer
 France
37.5%
110293
Minimum 20% of total shots received by team. Source: Hego official statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank
Name
Team
Goals
Shots
1
Mikkel Hansen
 Denmark
68
12156%
2
Håvard Tvedten
 Norway
56
8664%
Marko Vujin
 Serbia
11449%
4
Vedran Zrnić
 Croatia
54
7176%
Bjarte Myrhol
 Norway
6
Alexander Petersson
 Iceland
53
8860%
7
Nikola Karabatić
 France
51
8064%
8
Tomasz Tłuczyński
 Poland
47
6078%
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson
 Iceland
6968%
10
Niclas Ekberg
 Sweden
43
6764%
Source: Hego official statistics :
* 2011 Men's World Champions
* France Fourth title
* Team roster
* Jérôme Fernandez, Didier Dinart, Xavier Barachet, Bertrand Gille, Guillaume Joli, Samuel Honrubia, Daouda Karaboué, Nikola Karabatić, Franck Junillon, Thierry Omeyer, William Accambray, Luc Abalo, Cédric Sorhaindo, Michaël Guigou, Bertrand Roine, Sébastien Bosquet, and Arnaud Bingo. Head coach: Claude Onesta.

## IHF broadcasting rights

* Argentina: TyC Sports
* Austria: ORF Sport Plus
* Brazil: TV Esporte Interativo, BandSports
* Croatia: HRT, ArenaSport
* Czech Republic: Sport 1
* Denmark: TV 2, DR
* El Salvador: Sport 1
* France: Canal +
* Germany: ARD, ZDF, SPORT1
* Hungary: Sport 1
* South Korea: KBS N
* Iceland: Stöð 2 Sport
* Norway: TV 2
* Poland: TVP
* Portugal: SportTV
* Qatar, Middle East and North Africa: Al Jazeera Sports
* Romania: DolceSport
* Russia: NTV Plus Sport
* Serbia: Radio Television of Serbia, Arena Sport
* Slovenia: Šport TV
* Spain: TVE, Canal+
* Sweden: TV4