# 2008 European Men's Handball Championship

The 2008 EHF European Men's Handball Championship (8th tournament) was held in Norway from 17 to 27 January, in the cities of Bergen, Drammen, Lillehammer, Stavanger and Trondheim. Denmark won the tournament with Croatia second and France third.

## Venues

| Drammen | Stavanger | DrammenStavangerBergenTrondheimLillehammer |
| Drammenshallen Capacity: 4,000 | Stavanger Idrettshall Capacity: 7,000 | DrammenStavangerBergenTrondheimLillehammer |
| Bergen | Trondheim | DrammenStavangerBergenTrondheimLillehammer |
| Haukelandshallen Capacity: 4,000 | Trondheim Spektrum Capacity: 4,000 | DrammenStavangerBergenTrondheimLillehammer |
| Lillehammer | | DrammenStavangerBergenTrondheimLillehammer |
| Håkons Hall Capacity: 10,500 | | DrammenStavangerBergenTrondheimLillehammer |

## Qualification

Qualification matches took place in 2007. According to the EHF rules, the host (Norway) and the top six nations from the 2006 European Championship (France, Croatia, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Russia) were automatically qualified. The other nine places were determined after the play-off matches, held in June; nine teams were seeded, after qualifying for the 2006 Championship, while their opponents qualified through the preliminary group stages.

### Qualified teams

| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Norway | Host | 2 (2000, 2006) |
| Croatia | Semifinalist of 2006 European Championship | 7 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) |
| Denmark | Semifinalist of 2006 European Championship | 6 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) |
| France | Semifinalist of 2006 European Championship | 7 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) |
| Spain | Semifinalist of 2006 European Championship | 7 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) |
| Germany | Fifth place of 2006 European Championship | 7 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) |
| Russia | Sixth place of 2006 European Championship | 7 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) |
| Belarus | Playoff winner | 1 (1994) |
| Czech Republic | Playoff winner | 4 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004) |
| Hungary | Playoff winner | 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006) |
| Iceland | Playoff winner | 4 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) |
| Montenegro | Playoff winner | 0 (Debut) |
| Poland | Playoff winner | 3 (2002, 2004, 2006) |
| Slovakia | Playoff winner | 1 (2006) |
| Slovenia | Playoff winner | 6 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) |
| Sweden | Playoff winner | 6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004) |
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

## Draw

The draw was held on 22 June 2007 in the TV2 Studio in Oslo.

### Seeding

The seedings were announced on 19 June 2007.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| France  Spain  Denmark  Croatia | Germany  Russia  Iceland  Slovenia | Poland  Norway  Slovakia  Hungary | Belarus  Montenegro  Sweden  Czech Republic |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 77 | +14 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 89 | +4 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 94 | −9 | 2 | Main round |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 97 | −9 | 0 | |
| 17 January 2008 18:15 | Slovenia | 34–32 | Czech Republic | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 17 January 2008 18:15 | Kavtičnik 12 | (16–14) | Filip 10 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 17 January 2008 18:15 | 3× 8× 1× | Report | 3× 8× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 17 January 2008 20:15 | Croatia | 32–27 | Poland | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 17 January 2008 20:15 | Balić, Horvat 7 | (14–14) | Jurasik 11 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 17 January 2008 20:15 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 7× 1× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 18 January 2008 18:15 | Czech Republic | 26–30 | Croatia | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR) |
| 18 January 2008 18:15 | Vítek 7 | (13–13) | Balić 6 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR) |
| 18 January 2008 18:15 | 3× 10× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR) |
| 18 January 2008 20:15 | Poland | 33–27 | Slovenia | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,655 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 18 January 2008 20:15 | Bielecki 9 | (23–14) | Pajovič 7 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,655 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 18 January 2008 20:15 | 3× 7× 1× | Report | 2× 6× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,655 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 20 January 2008 15:15 | Poland | 33–30 | Czech Republic | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Bejenariu, Cirligeanu (ROU) |
| 20 January 2008 15:15 | Bielecki 9 | (13–14) | Nocar 7 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Bejenariu, Cirligeanu (ROU) |
| 20 January 2008 15:15 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 10× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Bejenariu, Cirligeanu (ROU) |
| 20 January 2008 17:15 | Croatia | 29–24 | Slovenia | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 20 January 2008 17:15 | Balić 7 | (16–15) | Pajovič 7 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 20 January 2008 17:15 | 2× 4× | Report | 4× 3× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Norway (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 69 | +17 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 79 | +10 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 84 | −13 | 1 | Main round |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 74 | 88 | −14 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Russia 25–25 Montenegro
| 17 January 2008 17:00 | Russia | 25–25 | Montenegro | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 17 January 2008 17:00 | Koksharov 8 | (15–16) | Mrvaljević, Muratović 7 | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 17 January 2008 17:00 | 2× 6× | Report | 3× 6× | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 17 January 2008 19:15 | Denmark | 26–27 | Norway | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 4,700 Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR) |
| 17 January 2008 19:15 | Boesen 9 | (10–14) | Tvedten 8 | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 4,700 Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR) |
| 17 January 2008 19:15 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 6× | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 4,700 Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR) |
| 18 January 2008 18:15 | Norway | 32–21 | Russia | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 4,650 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 18 January 2008 18:15 | Hagen 9 | (15–10) | Starykh 5 | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 4,650 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 18 January 2008 18:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 5× | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 4,650 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 18 January 2008 20:15 | Montenegro | 24–32 | Denmark | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Bejenariu, Cirligeanu (ROU) |
| 18 January 2008 20:15 | Muratović 9 | (9–18) | three players 5 | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Bejenariu, Cirligeanu (ROU) |
| 18 January 2008 20:15 | 2× 5× | Report | 3× 5× | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Bejenariu, Cirligeanu (ROU) |
| 20 January 2008 17:15 | Denmark | 31–28 | Russia | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 20 January 2008 17:15 | Christiansen 13 | (18–11) | Koksharov 6 | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 20 January 2008 17:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× 1× | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 20 January 2008 19:15 | Norway | 27–22 | Montenegro | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 4,700 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 20 January 2008 19:15 | Tvedten 5 | (16–11) | Muratović 8 | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 4,700 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 20 January 2008 19:15 | 3× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 7× 1× | Drammenshallen, Drammen Attendance: 4,700 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 82 | +8 | 4 | Main round |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 88 | +6 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 80 | +4 | 4 | Main round |
| 4 | Belarus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 101 | −18 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 Hungary 2 Pts, +3 GD; Spain 2 Pts, +1 GD; Germany 2 Pts, –4 GD
| 17 January 2008 17:15 | Germany | 34–26 | Belarus | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 2,110 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 17 January 2008 17:15 | Baur 7 | (16–13) | Pukhouski 10 | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 2,110 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 17 January 2008 17:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 2,110 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 17 January 2008 19:15 | Spain | 28–35 | Hungary | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 2,130 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |
| 17 January 2008 19:15 | Garabaya 8 | (12–14) | Ilyés, Nagy 7 | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 2,130 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |
| 17 January 2008 19:15 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 2,130 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |
| 19 January 2008 18:10 | Hungary | 24–28 | Germany | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 2,340 Referees: Višekruna, Stanojević (SRB) |
| 19 January 2008 18:10 | three players 4 | (12–13) | Baur, Jansen 5 | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 2,340 Referees: Višekruna, Stanojević (SRB) |
| 19 January 2008 18:10 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 2,340 Referees: Višekruna, Stanojević (SRB) |
| 19 January 2008 20:15 | Belarus | 31–36 | Spain | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 2,340 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 19 January 2008 20:15 | Pukhouski 8 | (15–18) | Rocas 11 | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 2,340 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 19 January 2008 20:15 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 5× | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 2,340 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 20 January 2008 16:30 | Spain | 30–22 | Germany | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 3,238 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS) |
| 20 January 2008 16:30 | García 8 | (12–12) | three players 4 | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 3,238 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS) |
| 20 January 2008 16:30 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 3,238 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS) |
| 20 January 2008 18:30 | Hungary | 31–26 | Belarus | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 3,238 Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT) |
| 20 January 2008 18:30 | G. Iváncsik, Nagy 9 | (18–16) | Kurchev 7 | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 3,238 Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT) |
| 20 January 2008 18:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 4× | Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 3,238 Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT) |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 76 | +14 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 72 | +17 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Iceland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 76 | −8 | 2 | Main round |
| 4 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 101 | −23 | 0 | |
| 17 January 2008 18:15 | France | 32–31 | Slovakia | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,585 Referees: Višekruna, Stanojević (SRB) |
| 17 January 2008 18:15 | Girault 6 | (20–18) | Šulc 10 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,585 Referees: Višekruna, Stanojević (SRB) |
| 17 January 2008 18:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,585 Referees: Višekruna, Stanojević (SRB) |
| 17 January 2008 20:15 | Iceland | 19–24 | Sweden | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,930 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 17 January 2008 20:15 | G. Sigurðsson, Stefánsson 4 | (9–11) | Jurasik 11 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,930 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 17 January 2008 20:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 7× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,930 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 19 January 2008 18:15 | Slovakia | 22–28 | Iceland | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 3,410 Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT) |
| 19 January 2008 18:15 | Kozlov 7 | (5–16) | G. Sigurðsson 7 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 3,410 Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT) |
| 19 January 2008 18:15 | 3× 7× | Report | 2× 6× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 3,410 Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT) |
| 19 January 2008 20:15 | Sweden | 24–28 | France | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 3,640 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS) |
| 19 January 2008 20:15 | three players 4 | (13–18) | three players 5 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 3,640 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS) |
| 19 January 2008 20:15 | 4× 2× | Report | 2× 3× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 3,640 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS) |
| 20 January 2008 16:15 | Slovakia | 25–41 | Sweden | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,870 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 20 January 2008 16:15 | Dudáš, Mikéci 4 | (12–20) | Andersson 8 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,870 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 20 January 2008 16:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,870 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 20 January 2008 18:15 | France | 30–21 | Iceland | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,335 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |
| 20 January 2008 18:15 | Karabatić 10 | (17–8) | Petersson 5 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,335 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |
| 20 January 2008 18:15 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,335 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |

## Main round
### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 120 | +32 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 130 | +8 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Norway (H) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 130 | 128 | +2 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 149 | 142 | +7 | 5 | |
| 5 | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 138 | 148 | −10 | 4 | |
| 6 | Montenegro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 124 | 163 | −39 | 0 | |
| 22 January 2008 16:15 | Slovenia | 31–29 | Montenegro | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,815 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 22 January 2008 16:15 | Pajovič 9 | (16–13) | Mrvaljević 5 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,815 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 22 January 2008 16:15 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,815 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 22 January 2008 18:15 | Croatia | 20–30 | Denmark | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 4,601 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 22 January 2008 18:15 | Horvat 5 | (9–15) | Lindberg 7 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 4,601 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 22 January 2008 18:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 4,601 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 22 January 2008 20:15 | Poland | 24–24 | Norway | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 22 January 2008 20:15 | Lijewski 8 | (12–13) | Strand 9 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 22 January 2008 20:15 | 4× 7× 2× | Report | 3× 9× 2× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 23 January 2008 16:15 | Croatia | 34–26 | Montenegro | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,745 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 23 January 2008 16:15 | Vori 9 | (12–13) | Kapisoda 7 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,745 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 23 January 2008 16:15 | 2× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,745 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 23 January 2008 18:15 | Poland | 26–36 | Denmark | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 4,757 Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR) |
| 23 January 2008 18:15 | Jurasik 7 | (13–17) | Boesen 8 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 4,757 Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR) |
| 23 January 2008 18:15 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 5× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 4,757 Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR) |
| 23 January 2008 20:15 | Slovenia | 33–29 | Norway | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 6,869 Referees: Bejenariu, Cirligeanu (ROU) |
| 23 January 2008 20:15 | Natek 9 | (14–13) | Kjelling, Loke 7 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 6,869 Referees: Bejenariu, Cirligeanu (ROU) |
| 23 January 2008 20:15 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 3× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 6,869 Referees: Bejenariu, Cirligeanu (ROU) |
| 24 January 2008 16:15 | Poland | 39–23 | Montenegro | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,309 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 24 January 2008 16:15 | Jachlewski 6 | (19–13) | Kapisoda 6 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,309 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 24 January 2008 16:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 2,309 Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 24 January 2008 18:15 | Slovenia | 23–28 | Denmark | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 6,412 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 24 January 2008 18:15 | Natek 5 | (11–15) | Christiansen 8 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 6,412 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 24 January 2008 18:15 | 4× 4× | Report | 2× 3× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 6,412 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 24 January 2008 20:15 | Croatia | 23–23 | Norway | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 24 January 2008 20:15 | Balić 9 | (10–11) | three players 5 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 24 January 2008 20:15 | 4× 5× | Report | 4× 2× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 126 | +14 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 136 | +3 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 5 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 145 | 147 | −2 | 5 | |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 138 | +6 | 4 | |
| 6 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 150 | −21 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Sweden 27–27 Hungary
| 22 January 2008 16:20 | Germany | 35–27 | Iceland | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,380 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 22 January 2008 16:20 | Glandorf 9 | (17–12) | Stefánsson 8 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,380 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 22 January 2008 16:20 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,380 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 22 January 2008 18:30 | Spain | 27–28 | France | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,890 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 22 January 2008 18:30 | three players 5 | (15–15) | Narcisse 7 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,890 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 22 January 2008 18:30 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,890 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 22 January 2008 20:30 | Hungary | 27–27 | Sweden | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,103 Referees: Višekruna, Stanojević (SRB) |
| 22 January 2008 20:30 | G. Iváncsik 8 | (16–14) | Ahlm 8 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,103 Referees: Višekruna, Stanojević (SRB) |
| 22 January 2008 20:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,103 Referees: Višekruna, Stanojević (SRB) |
| 23 January 2008 16:15 | Spain | 26–27 | Sweden | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,730 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |
| 23 January 2008 16:15 | García 8 | (14–13) | Källman 8 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,730 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |
| 23 January 2008 16:15 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 5× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,730 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |
| 23 January 2008 18:15 | Germany | 23–26 | France | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,945 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS) |
| 23 January 2008 18:15 | Kraus 6 | (10–11) | Karabatić 8 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,945 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS) |
| 23 January 2008 18:15 | 3× 5× 1× | Report | 4× 2× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,945 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS) |
| 23 January 2008 20:15 | Hungary | 28–36 | Iceland | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,012 Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT) |
| 23 January 2008 20:15 | Mocsai 6 | (16–16) | Guðjónsson 11 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,012 Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT) |
| 23 January 2008 20:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× 1× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,012 Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT) |
| 24 January 2008 15:20 | Spain | 33–26 | Iceland | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,280 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 24 January 2008 15:20 | García 9 | (18–15) | Guðjónsson, G. Sigurðsson 7 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,280 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 24 January 2008 15:20 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 4× 1× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,280 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 24 January 2008 17:20 | Hungary | 31–28 | France | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,360 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 24 January 2008 17:20 | Ilyés 9 | (15–11) | Guilbert 6 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,360 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 24 January 2008 17:20 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,360 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 24 January 2008 19:20 | Germany | 31–29 | Sweden | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,915 Referees: Višekruna, Stanojević (SRB) |
| 24 January 2008 19:20 | Glandorf, Hens 7 | (16–18) | Andersson 9 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,915 Referees: Višekruna, Stanojević (SRB) |
| 24 January 2008 19:20 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 2,915 Referees: Višekruna, Stanojević (SRB) |

## Final round
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 26 January | 26 January |
| Denmark | 26 |
| Denmark | 26 | 27 January | 27 January |
| Germany | 25 | 27 January | 27 January |
| Germany | 25 | Denmark | 24 |
| 26 January | 26 January | | Denmark | 24 |
| 26 January | 26 January | Croatia | 20 |
| Croatia | 24 | Croatia | 20 |
| France | 23 | | |
| France | 23 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 27 January | 27 January |
| | | Germany | 26 |
| | | France | 36 |

### Semifinals

| 26 January 2008 15:30 | Croatia | 24–23 | France | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 6,012 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |
| 26 January 2008 15:30 | Metličić 6 | (11–9) | Abalo, Narcisse 7 | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 6,012 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |
| 26 January 2008 15:30 | 4× 1× | Report | 4× 2× | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 6,012 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |
| 26 January 2008 18:00 | Denmark | 26–25 | Germany | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 6,012 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS) |
| 26 January 2008 18:00 | Christiansen 6 | (10–13) | Kehrmann 6 | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 6,012 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS) |
| 26 January 2008 18:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 6,012 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS) |

### Fifth place game

| 26 January 2008 13:00 | Norway | 34–36 (ET) | Sweden | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 5,840 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 26 January 2008 13:00 | Strand 10 | (13–15) | Boquist, Källman 7 | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 5,840 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 26 January 2008 13:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 5,840 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 5,840 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |||

### Third place game

| 27 January 2008 13:30 | Germany | 26–36 | France | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 7,940 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR) |
| 27 January 2008 13:30 | Jansen 7 | (9–18) | Girault 8 | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 7,940 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR) |
| 27 January 2008 13:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 7,940 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR) |

### Final

| 27 January 2008 16:00 | Denmark | 24–20 | Croatia | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 9,052 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 27 January 2008 16:00 | Boesen, Christiansen 7 | (13–10) | Metličić 5 | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 9,052 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 27 January 2008 16:00 | 2× 5× | Report | 4× 6× 1× | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 9,052 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |