# 2011 World Men's Handball Championship – European qualification

This page describes the European zone qualifying procedure for the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship.

## Qualification system
### Seeding

The draw for the qualification round was held on 6 August 2009 at the EHF headquarters, in Vienna. Sweden (host nation), and France (defending champion), are directly qualified. The top 3 participants at the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship, excluding Sweden and France will also qualify for the final tournament, while the other 11 participants are guaranteed a place in the play-off Round. The remaining 23 teams were divided into several pots according to their positions in the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, and were successfully drawn so that each qualification group contained one team from pots 1 to 3. Groups 1 and 2 will also comprise one team from pot 4.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Macedonia Montenegro Netherlands Portugal Slovakia | Estonia Greece Israel Latvia Lithuania Romania Switzerland | Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Finland Italy Luxembourg Turkey | Faroe Islands Great Britain |

### Playing dates

* Qualification Round: 15, 16 and 17 January 2010
* Play-off Round: 12/13 and 19/20 June 2010

### Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.
* Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question.
* Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question.
* Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question.
* If, after applying criteria 1) to 3) to several teams, two or more teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 3) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5), 6) and 7) will apply.
* Superior goal difference from all group matches played.
* Higher number of goals scored in all group matches played.
* Drawing of lots.

## Qualification round

Each group will take place on the court of the third seeded team. In case the third seeded team can't organize the qualification tournament, the first seed will take its place. The winner of each group qualifies for the play-off matches, which will be played on 12/13 June and 19/20 June 2010.

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 56 | +50 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Cyprus (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 93 | −12 | 4 | |
| 3 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 89 | +3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Faroe Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 117 | −41 | 0 | |
| January 15, 2010 17:00 | Switzerland | 44–17 | Faroe Islands | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 100 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |
| January 15, 2010 17:00 | Schmid 8 | (21–7) | Dal-Christiansen 6 | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 100 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |
| January 15, 2010 17:00 | 3× 1× | (Report) | 2× 6× 1× | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 100 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |
| January 15, 2010 19:30 | Belarus | 30–31 | Cyprus | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 600 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN) |
| January 15, 2010 19:30 | Gromyko 9 | (14–16) | Papakyprianou 8 | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 600 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN) |
| January 15, 2010 19:30 | 3× 4× | (Report) | 3× 6× | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 600 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN) |
| January 16, 2010 15:00 | Faroe Islands | 32–39 | Belarus | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 100 |
| January 16, 2010 15:00 | Hanusarson 10 | (15–22) | Kamyshyk, Pukhouski 9 | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 100 |
| January 16, 2010 15:00 | 3× 3× | (Report) | 3× 2× | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 100 |
| January 16, 2010 17:30 | Switzerland | 36–16 | Cyprus | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 800 |
| January 16, 2010 17:30 | Schmid 9 | (17–8) | Markides 7 | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 800 |
| January 16, 2010 17:30 | 3× 4× | (Report) | 3× 4× | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 800 |
| January 17, 2010 11:30 | Belarus | 23–26 | Switzerland | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 200 |
| January 17, 2010 11:30 | Gromyko, Usik 5 | (13–9) | Kurth 10 | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 200 |
| January 17, 2010 11:30 | 3× 7× 1× | (Report) | 3× 5× | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 200 |
| January 17, 2010 14:00 | Cyprus | 34–27 | Faroe Islands | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 500 |
| January 17, 2010 14:00 | Efstathiadis 9 | (14–15) | Hanusarson 9 | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 500 |
| January 17, 2010 14:00 | 3× 5× | (Report) | 3× 5× | Cyprus College Athletic Centre, Nicosia Attendance: 500 |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 76 | +21 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 76 | +24 | 4 | |
| 3 | Finland (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 83 | +3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 115 | −48 | 0 | |
| January 15, 2010 17:30 | Romania | 36–27 | Great Britain | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 200 Referees: Martin Franco, Monroy Rodriguez (ESP) |
| January 15, 2010 17:30 | Stamate A. 6 | (23–11) | Prieto 6 | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 200 Referees: Martin Franco, Monroy Rodriguez (ESP) |
| January 15, 2010 17:30 | 3× 3× | (Report) | 3× 4× | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 200 Referees: Martin Franco, Monroy Rodriguez (ESP) |
| January 15, 2010 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30–28 | Finland | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 700 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| January 15, 2010 20:00 | Terzić 7 | (17–13) | Karlsson 8 | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 700 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| January 15, 2010 20:00 | 3× 4× | (Report) | 3× 2× | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 700 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| January 16, 2010 17:30 | Great Britain | 19–44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 400 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| January 16, 2010 17:30 | Larsson 6 | (12–17) | Toromanović 9 | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 400 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| January 16, 2010 17:30 | 3× 2× | (Report) | 3× 1× | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 400 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| January 16, 2010 20:00 | Romania | 32–23 | Finland | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1000 Referees: Martin Franco, Monroy Rodriguez (ESP) |
| January 16, 2010 20:00 | Csepreghi 6 | (15–11) | Grönberg, Kangas, Rönnberg, Skogberg 4 | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1000 Referees: Martin Franco, Monroy Rodriguez (ESP) |
| January 16, 2010 20:00 | 3× 6× | (Report) | 2× 4× | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1000 Referees: Martin Franco, Monroy Rodriguez (ESP) |
| January 17, 2010 14:30 | Finland | 35–21 | Great Britain | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 700 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| January 17, 2010 14:30 | Skogberg 11 | (17–13) | Larsson 12 | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 700 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| January 17, 2010 14:30 | 3× 2× | (Report) | 3× 6× | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 700 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| January 17, 2010 17:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26–29 | Romania | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 450 Referees: Martin Franco, Monroy Rodriguez (ESP) |
| January 17, 2010 17:00 | Prce 6 | (13–15) | Sabou 5 | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 450 Referees: Martin Franco, Monroy Rodriguez (ESP) |
| January 17, 2010 17:00 | 2× 7× | (Report) | 3× 3× | Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 450 Referees: Martin Franco, Monroy Rodriguez (ESP) |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovakia (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Israel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 2 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 89 | −45 | 0 | |
| January 15, 2010 17:00 | Slovakia | 49–22 | Bulgaria | Športová Hala, Hlohovec Attendance: 1000 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| January 15, 2010 17:00 | Antl 8 | (24–8) | Ruskov 5 | Športová Hala, Hlohovec Attendance: 1000 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| January 15, 2010 17:00 | 3× 3× | (Report) | 3× 3× | Športová Hala, Hlohovec Attendance: 1000 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| January 16, 2010 17:00 | Israel | 40–22 | Bulgaria | Športová Hala, Hlohovec Attendance: 200 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| January 16, 2010 17:00 | Pomeranz 8 | (22–6) | Borisov 5 | Športová Hala, Hlohovec Attendance: 200 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| January 16, 2010 17:00 | 3× 3× | (Report) | 3× 4× 1× | Športová Hala, Hlohovec Attendance: 200 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| January 17, 2010 11:00 | Slovakia | 28–22 | Israel | Športová Hala, Hlohovec Attendance: 1500 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| January 17, 2010 11:00 | Antl, Valo 7 | (17–10) | Smoler 6 | Športová Hala, Hlohovec Attendance: 1500 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| January 17, 2010 11:00 | 3× 7× 1× | (Report) | 3× 5× | Športová Hala, Hlohovec Attendance: 1500 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Estonia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 2 | |
| 3 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 0 | |
| January 15, 2010 20:00 | Estonia | 30–20 | Belgium | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1200 Referees: Mäkinen, Jonsson (SWE) |
| January 15, 2010 20:00 | Patrail, Jaanimaa 7 | (16–7) | Dewitt 5 | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1200 Referees: Mäkinen, Jonsson (SWE) |
| January 15, 2010 20:00 | 2× 3× | (Report) | 2× 5× | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1200 Referees: Mäkinen, Jonsson (SWE) |
| January 16, 2010 17:00 | Netherlands | 22–21 | Estonia | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 800 Referees: Mäkinen, Jonsson (SWE) |
| January 16, 2010 17:00 | Konitz 5 | (11–9) | Patrail 5 | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 800 Referees: Mäkinen, Jonsson (SWE) |
| January 16, 2010 17:00 | 3× 6× | (Report) | 3× 3× | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 800 Referees: Mäkinen, Jonsson (SWE) |
| January 17, 2010 15:00 | Netherlands | 29–17 | Belgium | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1800 Referees: Mäkinen, Jonsson (SWE) |
| January 17, 2010 15:00 | Konitz 8 | (12–10) | Kopljar I. 5 | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1800 Referees: Mäkinen, Jonsson (SWE) |
| January 17, 2010 15:00 | 2× 2× | (Report) | 3× 5× 1× | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1800 Referees: Mäkinen, Jonsson (SWE) |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Greece | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Italy (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 0 | |
| January 15, 2010 20:00 | Greece | 34–22 | Italy | Pala D'Angelo, Alcamo Attendance: 1200 Referees: Nielsen, Lorentzen (DEN) |
| January 15, 2010 20:00 | Sanikis, Tzimourtos 8 | (17–12) | Costanzo 4 | Pala D'Angelo, Alcamo Attendance: 1200 Referees: Nielsen, Lorentzen (DEN) |
| January 15, 2010 20:00 | 3× 6× | (Report) | 3× 3× | Pala D'Angelo, Alcamo Attendance: 1200 Referees: Nielsen, Lorentzen (DEN) |
| January 16, 2010 18:45 | Montenegro | 26–29 | Greece | Pala D'Angelo, Alcamo Attendance: 500 Referees: Nielsen, Lorentzen (DEN) |
| January 16, 2010 18:45 | Osmajic 6 | (10–12) | Vasilakis 9 | Pala D'Angelo, Alcamo Attendance: 500 Referees: Nielsen, Lorentzen (DEN) |
| January 16, 2010 18:45 | 3× 8× | (Report) | 3× 3× | Pala D'Angelo, Alcamo Attendance: 500 Referees: Nielsen, Lorentzen (DEN) |
| January 17, 2010 20:00 | Montenegro | 28–26 | Italy | Pala D'Angelo, Alcamo Attendance: 1300 Referees: Nielsen, Lorentzen (DEN) |
| January 17, 2010 20:00 | Markovic 6 | (15–11) | Maione 7 | Pala D'Angelo, Alcamo Attendance: 1300 Referees: Nielsen, Lorentzen (DEN) |
| January 17, 2010 20:00 | 3× 5× | (Report) | 3× 3× | Pala D'Angelo, Alcamo Attendance: 1300 Referees: Nielsen, Lorentzen (DEN) |

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portugal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 2 | |
| 3 | Latvia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 0 | |
| January 15, 2010 19:00 | Latvia | 31–34 | Luxembourg | Centre National Sportif d'Coque, Luxembourg Attendance: 600 Referees: Kostov I., Kostov M. (BUL) |
| January 15, 2010 19:00 | Straume 8 | (17–15) | Müller 12 | Centre National Sportif d'Coque, Luxembourg Attendance: 600 Referees: Kostov I., Kostov M. (BUL) |
| January 15, 2010 19:00 | 3× 5× 1× | (Report) | 3× 5× 1× | Centre National Sportif d'Coque, Luxembourg Attendance: 600 Referees: Kostov I., Kostov M. (BUL) |
| January 16, 2010 15:30 | Portugal | 31–30 | Latvia | Centre National Sportif d'Coque, Luxembourg Attendance: 300 Referees: Kostov I., Kostov M. (BUL) |
| January 16, 2010 15:30 | Carneiro, Solha 8 | (14–14) | Veršakovs 7 | Centre National Sportif d'Coque, Luxembourg Attendance: 300 Referees: Kostov I., Kostov M. (BUL) |
| January 16, 2010 15:30 | 3× 3× | (Report) | 3× 4× | Centre National Sportif d'Coque, Luxembourg Attendance: 300 Referees: Kostov I., Kostov M. (BUL) |
| January 17, 2010 19:00 | Portugal | 33–21 | Luxembourg | Centre National Sportif d'Coque, Luxembourg Attendance: 1300 Referees: Kostov I., Kostov M. (BUL) |
| January 17, 2010 19:00 | Carneiro 7 | (18–13) | Poeckes 6 | Centre National Sportif d'Coque, Luxembourg Attendance: 1300 Referees: Kostov I., Kostov M. (BUL) |
| January 17, 2010 19:00 | 3× 10× | (Report) | 3× 3× | Centre National Sportif d'Coque, Luxembourg Attendance: 1300 Referees: Kostov I., Kostov M. (BUL) |

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lithuania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Macedonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 3 | |
| 3 | Turkey (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 0 | |
| January 15, 2010 16:00 | Macedonia | 24–24 | Lithuania | Yüreğir Serinevler Spor Salonu, Adana Attendance: 600 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
| January 15, 2010 16:00 | Lazarov K. 11 | (15–10) | Novickis 7 | Yüreğir Serinevler Spor Salonu, Adana Attendance: 600 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
| January 15, 2010 16:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 4× | Yüreğir Serinevler Spor Salonu, Adana Attendance: 600 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
| January 16, 2010 16:00 | Macedonia | 35–26 | Turkey | Yüreğir Serinevler Spor Salonu, Adana Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
| January 16, 2010 16:00 | Mojsovski 11 | (15–13) | Döne 9 | Yüreğir Serinevler Spor Salonu, Adana Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
| January 16, 2010 16:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 10× 1× | Yüreğir Serinevler Spor Salonu, Adana Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
| January 17, 2010 16:00 | Lithuania | 37–24 | Turkey | Yüreğir Serinevler Spor Salonu, Adana Attendance: 500 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
| January 17, 2010 16:00 | Novickis 8 | (19–13) | Özbahar 6 | Yüreğir Serinevler Spor Salonu, Adana Attendance: 500 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
| January 17, 2010 16:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Yüreğir Serinevler Spor Salonu, Adana Attendance: 500 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |

## Play-off round

Will take place on the 12/13 June and 19/20 June 2010. It will comprise 18 teams overall:
* 11 teams from the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship. These won't be the top 3 from the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship, nor Sweden and France.
* 7 group winners from the Qualification Round: Switzerland, Romania, Netherlands, Slovakia, Greece, Portugal, Lithuania.
The draw for the play-off Round will take place on 31 January 2010, in Vienna. Seeding will be based on teams appearance and record on 2010 European Men's Handball Championship.

### Draw Procedure

* Step 1: 1 ball of pot 2 is drawn to pot 1 and two balls of pot 2 are drawn to pot 3 (the balls will not be opened).
* Step 2: One team of pot 1 is drawn against one team of pot 3 (9 times). For each pairing the home and away right will be drawn.

### Play-offs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Austria | 59–49 | Netherlands | 31–15 | 28–34 |
| Norway | 51–40 | Lithuania | 27–19 | 24–21 |
| Slovenia | 52–53 | Hungary | 27–25 | 25–28 |
| Germany | 52–40 | Greece | 25–20 | 27–20 |
| Slovakia | 55–51 | Ukraine | 25–30 | 30–21 |
| Serbia | 49–48 | Czech Republic | 27–23 | 22–25 |
| Romania | 65–64 | Russia | 28–32 | 37–32 |
| Denmark | 66–56 | Switzerland | 32–27 | 34–29 |
| Portugal | 51–60 | Spain | 26–27 | 25–33 |

#### First leg

| June 12, 2010 20:20 | Austria | 31–15 | Netherlands | Dornbirn Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| June 12, 2010 20:20 | Szilágyi 7 | (15–10) | Konitz 7 | Dornbirn Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| June 12, 2010 20:20 | 3× 5× | (Report) | 2× 7× 1× | Dornbirn Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| June 12, 2010 19:10 | Norway | 27–19 | Lithuania | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 5 200 Referees: Cirligeanu, Bejinariu (ROU) |
| June 12, 2010 19:10 | Mamelund 10 | (13–9) | Novickis 8 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 5 200 Referees: Cirligeanu, Bejinariu (ROU) |
| June 12, 2010 19:10 | 3× 2× | (Report) | 3× 6× 1× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 5 200 Referees: Cirligeanu, Bejinariu (ROU) |
| June 13, 2010 18:00 | Slovenia | 27–25 | Hungary | Ljubljana Attendance: 1 500 Referees: Stolarovs, Licis (LAT) |
| June 13, 2010 18:00 | Vran 6 | (12–12) | Iváncsik 10 | Ljubljana Attendance: 1 500 Referees: Stolarovs, Licis (LAT) |
| June 13, 2010 18:00 | 3× 5× 1× | (Report) | 3× 4× | Ljubljana Attendance: 1 500 Referees: Stolarovs, Licis (LAT) |
| June 12, 2010 18:00 | Germany | 25–20 | Greece | Dortmund Attendance: 6 500 Referees: Raluy Lopez, Sabroso Ramirez (ESP) |
| June 12, 2010 18:00 | Gensheimer 8 | (14–9) | Karipidis 6 | Dortmund Attendance: 6 500 Referees: Raluy Lopez, Sabroso Ramirez (ESP) |
| June 12, 2010 18:00 | 3× 2× | (Report) | 3× 3× | Dortmund Attendance: 6 500 Referees: Raluy Lopez, Sabroso Ramirez (ESP) |
| June 12, 2010 18:00 | Slovakia | 25–30 | Ukraine | Športová Hala, Hlohovec Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| June 12, 2010 18:00 | Straňovský, Valo 4 | (16–16) | Burka, Ostroushko 8 | Športová Hala, Hlohovec Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| June 12, 2010 18:00 | 2× 4× | (Report) | 1× 6× 2× | Športová Hala, Hlohovec Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| June 12, 2010 20:00 | Serbia | 27–23 | Czech Republic | Hala Čair, Niš Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| June 12, 2010 20:00 | Šešum 8 | (16–9) | Filip, Jícha 4 | Hala Čair, Niš Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| June 12, 2010 20:00 | 3× 5× | (Report) | 3× 3× | Hala Čair, Niš Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| June 13, 2010 19:00 | Romania | 28–32 | Russia | Sala Polivalentă I.K. Ghermănescu, București Attendance: 3 000 Referees: Horacek, Novotny (CZE) |
| June 13, 2010 19:00 | Csepreghi, Ghionea 5 | (10–12) | Aslanyan 7 | Sala Polivalentă I.K. Ghermănescu, București Attendance: 3 000 Referees: Horacek, Novotny (CZE) |
| June 13, 2010 19:00 | 3× 4× | (Report) | 3× 3× | Sala Polivalentă I.K. Ghermănescu, București Attendance: 3 000 Referees: Horacek, Novotny (CZE) |
| June 13, 2010 20:15 | Denmark | 32–27 | Switzerland | Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby Attendance: 4 600 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| June 13, 2010 20:15 | Hansen 8 | (17–11) | Graubner, Liniger, Ursic 5 | Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby Attendance: 4 600 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| June 13, 2010 20:15 | 3× | (Report) | 3× 3× | Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby Attendance: 4 600 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| June 13, 2010 18:00 | Portugal | 26–27 | Spain | Pavilhão EDP – S. L. Benfica, Lisbon Attendance: 1 300 Referees: Andersen, Sodal (NOR) |
| June 13, 2010 18:00 | Pedroso 6 | (14–14) | Garcia Lorenzana 7 | Pavilhão EDP – S. L. Benfica, Lisbon Attendance: 1 300 Referees: Andersen, Sodal (NOR) |
| June 13, 2010 18:00 | 2× 5× | (Report) | 3× 4× | Pavilhão EDP – S. L. Benfica, Lisbon Attendance: 1 300 Referees: Andersen, Sodal (NOR) |

#### Second leg

| June 20, 2010 14:00 | Netherlands | 34–28 | Austria | Ben Kwijt Arena, Emmen Attendance: 800 Referees: Nikolic, Stojkovic (SRB) |
| June 20, 2010 14:00 | Schmetz 6 | (17–14) | Szilagyi 6 | Ben Kwijt Arena, Emmen Attendance: 800 Referees: Nikolic, Stojkovic (SRB) |
| June 20, 2010 14:00 | 3× 3× | (Report) | 3× 6× | Ben Kwijt Arena, Emmen Attendance: 800 Referees: Nikolic, Stojkovic (SRB) |
| June 20, 2010 19:00 | Lithuania | 21–24 | Norway | Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 2300 Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT) |
| June 20, 2010 19:00 | Rackauskas 6 | (9 – 10) | Tvedten 8 | Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 2300 Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT) |
| June 20, 2010 19:00 | 2× 5× 1× | (Report) | 2× 3× | Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 2300 Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT) |
| June 20, 2010 18:00 | Hungary | 28–25 | Slovenia | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5000 Referees: Methe, Methe (GER) |
| June 20, 2010 18:00 | | (13–14) | | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5000 Referees: Methe, Methe (GER) |
| June 20, 2010 18:00 | | (Report) | | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5000 Referees: Methe, Methe (GER) |
| June 20, 2010 19:00 | Greece | 20–27 | Germany | PAOK Sports Arena, Pylaia Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| June 20, 2010 19:00 | | (10–10) | | PAOK Sports Arena, Pylaia Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| June 20, 2010 19:00 | | (Report) | | PAOK Sports Arena, Pylaia Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| June 20, 2010 17:00 | Ukraine | 21–30 | Slovakia | Yunost Palace of Sports, Zaporizhia Attendance: 1500 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| June 20, 2010 17:00 | | (12–14) | | Yunost Palace of Sports, Zaporizhia Attendance: 1500 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| June 20, 2010 17:00 | | (Report) | | Yunost Palace of Sports, Zaporizhia Attendance: 1500 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| June 19, 2010 | Czech Republic | 25–22 | Serbia | Sportovní Hala TJ Lokomotiva, Plzeň Attendance: 1600 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| June 19, 2010 | | (10–11) | | Sportovní Hala TJ Lokomotiva, Plzeň Attendance: 1600 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| June 19, 2010 | | (Report) | | Sportovní Hala TJ Lokomotiva, Plzeň Attendance: 1600 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| June 19, 2010 17:00 | Russia | 32–37 | Romania | Olimpiyskiy-Chekhov, Chekhov Attendance: 2500 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| June 19, 2010 17:00 | | (13–16) | | Olimpiyskiy-Chekhov, Chekhov Attendance: 2500 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| June 19, 2010 17:00 | | (Report) | | Olimpiyskiy-Chekhov, Chekhov Attendance: 2500 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| June 20, 2010 16:45 | Switzerland | 29–34 | Denmark | Athletik Zentrum St. Gallen, St. Gallen Attendance: 3200 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| June 20, 2010 16:45 | | (10–15) | | Athletik Zentrum St. Gallen, St. Gallen Attendance: 3200 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| June 20, 2010 16:45 | | (Report) | | Athletik Zentrum St. Gallen, St. Gallen Attendance: 3200 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| June 18, 2010 20:30 | Spain | 33–25 | Portugal | Guadalajara Attendance: 4700 Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN) |
| June 18, 2010 20:30 | | (15–11) | | Guadalajara Attendance: 4700 Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN) |
| June 18, 2010 20:30 | | (Report) | | Guadalajara Attendance: 4700 Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN) |