2018 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship
|  | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Slovenia | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 19–29 July | 
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Slovenia (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  France | 
| Third place |  Germany | 
| Fourth place | .svg.png) Portugal | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 | 
| Goals scored | 3,101 (55.38 per match) | 
| Attendance | 23,950 (428 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Gregor Ocvirk (57 goals) | 
| Awards | |
| Best player | .svg.png) Diogo Silva | 
The 2018 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship was the twelfth edition of the European Men's U-20 Handball Championship, held in Celje, Slovenia from 19 to 29 July 2018.[1]
Qualified teams
Draw
The draw was held on 19 February 2018 in Celje.[2][3]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  France  Croatia  Germany  Slovenia |  Denmark  Spain  Iceland  Serbia |  Sweden .svg.png) Portugal  Russia  Norway |  Poland  Hungary  Israel  Romania | 
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 72 | +5 | 4 | Main round | 
| 2 |  Iceland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 87 | −8 | 3[a] | |
| 3 |  Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 88 | +7 | 3[a] | Intermediate round | 
| 4 |  Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 89 | −4 | 2 | 
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
| 19 July 2018 13:00 | Germany   | 22–22 |  Sweden | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) | 
| Schreiber 8 | (13–12) | Windahl 6 | ||
| 3×  4×   | Report | 3×  4×   | 
| 19 July 2018 15:00 | Iceland   | 19–29 |  Romania | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) | 
| three players 3 | (5–15) | Hanțaru 7 | ||
| 2×  5×   | Report | 1×  5×  1×   | 
| 20 July 2018 13:00 | Romania   | 25–30 |  Germany | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) | 
| Căbuț 7 | (15–17) | Stutzke 9 | ||
| 1×  1×   | Report | 1×  5×   | 
| 20 July 2018 15:00 | Sweden   | 33–35 |  Iceland | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 250 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD) | 
| Salihi 10 | (12–19) | Þorkelsson 8 | ||
| 2×  8×   | Report | 1×  7×  1×   | 
| 22 July 2018 13:00 | Germany   | 25–25 |  Iceland | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 300 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR) | 
| Michel, Simak 5 | (16–12) | Jóhannsson 6 | ||
| 2×  6×   | Report | 1×  5×   | 
| 22 July 2018 15:00 | Sweden   | 40–31 |  Romania | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS) | 
| Wallinius 9 | (17–16) | three players 5 | ||
| 4×  7×   | Report | 3×  2×   | 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Slovenia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 66 | +16 | 6 | Main round | 
| 2 |  Serbia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 82 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Israel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 88 | −6 | 2 | Intermediate round | 
| 4 |  Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 87 | −16 | 0 | 
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
| 19 July 2018 17:00 | Serbia   | 35–28 |  Israel | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) | 
| Maksić 9 | (21–13) | Sarfati, Sless 4 | ||
| 3×  2×   | Report | 2×  3×   | 
| 19 July 2018 19:30 | Slovenia   | 27–19 |  Norway | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR) | 
| Ocvirk 5 | (11–9) | three players 4 | ||
| 1×  6×   | Report | 1×  6×   | 
| 20 July 2018 17:00 | Norway   | 27–30 |  Serbia | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP) | 
| Heldal 9 | (12–18) | Pisarić 8 | ||
| 3×  4×   | Report | 1×  3×   | 
| 20 July 2018 19:00 | Israel   | 24–28 |  Slovenia | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 600 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) | 
| Cohen 8 | (13–15) | Ocvirk 11 | ||
| 2×  5×   | Report | 3×  3×   | 
| 22 July 2018 17:00 | Norway   | 25–30 |  Israel | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 300 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE) | 
| Boilesen 6 | (10–15) | Cohen 9 | ||
| 3×  5×   | Report | 3×  4×   | 
| 22 July 2018 19:00 | Slovenia   | 27–23 |  Serbia | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) | 
| Ocvirk 12 | (14–13) | Maksić 8 | ||
| 2×  3×   | Report | 2×  4×   | 
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 74 | +22 | 6 | Main round | 
| 2 |  Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 85 | +7 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 95 | −9 | 2 | Intermediate round | 
| 4 |  Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 90 | −20 | 0 | 
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
| 19 July 2018 13:00 | Croatia   | 26–22 |  Russia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU) | 
| Martinović, Vistorop 6 | (14–10) | Nikolaenkov 6 | ||
| 1×  5×   | Report | 2×  6×   | 
| 19 July 2018 15:00 | Spain   | 32–23 |  Poland | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD) | 
| Sarió 7 | (15–12) | Adamczyk, Mauer 6 | ||
| 3×  4×   | Report | 3×  4×   | 
| 20 July 2018 13:00 | Poland   | 27–35 |  Croatia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS) | 
| Mauer 6 | (14–17) | Šarac 10 | ||
| 3×  7×   | Report | 3×  4×   | 
| 20 July 2018 15:00 | Russia   | 20–28 |  Spain | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) | 
| Beliaev 7 | (9–11) | Valera 5 | ||
| 2×  5×   | Report | 3×  5×   | 
| 22 July 2018 13:00 | Croatia   | 31–36 |  Spain | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) | 
| Šarac 6 | (12–20) | Valera 8 | ||
| 3×  6×   | Report | 2×  2×  1×   | 
| 22 July 2018 15:00 | Russia   | 28–36 |  Poland | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) | 
| Dolinin 8 | (9–19) | Zarzycki 7 | ||
| 1×  8×   | Report | 3×  6×   | 
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 87 | +7 | 6 | Main round | 
| 2 |  France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 85 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 84 | −2 | 2 | Intermediate round | 
| 4 |  Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 88 | −13 | 0 | 
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
| 19 July 2018 17:00 | France   | 28–32 | .svg.png) Portugal | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP) | 
| Nahi 7 | (14–12) | D. Silva 12 | ||
| 3×  5×   | Report | 3×  5×   | 
| 19 July 2018 19:00 | Denmark   | 23–22 |  Hungary | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 250 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE) | 
| Gidsel 7 | (10–14) | Máthé 10 | ||
| 3×  4×   | Report | 3×  6×  1×   | 
| 20 July 2018 17:00 | Hungary   | 23–34 |  France | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) | 
| Borzas 6 | (10–17) | Prandi 7 | ||
| 2×  5×   | Report | 3×   | 
| 20 July 2018 19:00 | Portugal .svg.png)  | 31–29 |  Denmark | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU) | 
| D. Silva 9 | (14–11) | Møller 8 | ||
| 2×  5×   | Report | 1×  3×   | 
| 22 July 2018 17:00 | France   | 31–30 |  Denmark | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD) | 
| Nahi, Villeminot 7 | (16–14) | Jörgensen 6 | ||
| 3×  3×   | Report | 4×  2×   | 
| 22 July 2018 19:00 | Portugal .svg.png)  | 31–30 |  Hungary | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) | 
| D. Silva 7 | (12–13) | Máthé 9 | ||
| 3×  2×   | Report | 2×  3×   | 
Intermediate round
Group I1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 71 | +6 | 4[a] | 9–12th place semifinals | 
| 2 |  Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 76 | +9 | 4[a] | |
| 3 |  Israel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 76 | +6 | 4[a] | 13–16th place semifinals | 
| 4 |  Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 99 | −21 | 0 | 
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
| 24 July 2018 17:00 | Romania   | 25–29 |  Norway | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) | 
| Căbuț, Pop 5 | (8–16) | Boilesen, Heldal 5 | ||
| 2×  3×   | Report | 3×  3×   | 
| 24 July 2018 19:00 | Sweden   | 29–22 |  Israel | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 300 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) | 
| Salihi, Sunnefeldt 5 | (14–9) | Cohen 6 | ||
| 1×  2×   | Report | 2×  4×   | 
| 25 July 2018 17:00 | Norway   | 23–16 |  Sweden | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP) | 
| Rønningen 7 | (12–10) | Sunnefeldt 4 | ||
| 1×  8×  1×   | Report | 4×  2×   | 
| 25 July 2018 19:00 | Israel   | 30–22 |  Romania | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD) | 
| Cohen 11 | (17–13) | Hanțaru 9 | ||
| 2×  8×   | Report | 2×  4×   | 
Group I2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 70 | +14 | 6 | 9–12th place semifinals | 
| 2 |  Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 86 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 90 | −2 | 2 | 13–16th place semifinals | 
| 4 |  Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 103 | −16 | 0 | 
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
| 24 July 2018 13:00 | Russia   | 34–37 |  Hungary | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR) | 
| Nikolaenkov 8 | (17–17) | Borzas 9 | ||
| 7×   | Report | 1×  5×   | 
| 24 July 2018 15:00 | Poland   | 23–31 |  Denmark | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS) | 
| Mauer 6 | (11–15) | Würtz 6 | ||
| 3×  7×   | Report | 2×  3×   | 
| 25 July 2018 13:00 | Hungary   | 31–29 |  Poland | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) | 
| Szita 7 | (15–11) | Gregułowski, Mauer 7 | ||
| 3×  5×   | Report | 1×  2×   | 
| 25 July 2018 15:00 | Denmark   | 30–25 |  Russia | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR) | 
| Tilsted 6 | (15–12) | three players 4 | ||
| 1×  4×   | Report | 1×  6×   | 
Main round
Group M1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 67 | +16 | 5 | Semifinals | 
| 2 |  Slovenia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 70 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Iceland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 75 | −4 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals | 
| 4 |  Serbia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 84 | −16 | 1 | 
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
| 24 July 2018 17:00 | Iceland   | 25–25 |  Serbia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU) | 
| Hauksson 6 | (9–12) | Pisarić 8 | ||
| 3×  5×   | Report | 1×  6×   | 
| 24 July 2018 19:00 | Germany   | 26–22 |  Slovenia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE) | 
| Thiele 6 | (9–11) | Ocvirk 7 | ||
| 2×  2×  1×   | Report | 2×  5×   | 
| 25 July 2018 17:00 | Serbia   | 20–32 |  Germany | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) | 
| Mijatović 6 | (12–14) | Backs, Witzke 6 | ||
| 1×  6×   | Report | 4×   | 
| 25 July 2018 19:00 | Slovenia   | 25–21 |  Iceland | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) | 
| Horžen, Ocvirk 5 | (14–10) | Birgisson 6 | ||
| 1×  4×   | Report | 2×  5×   | 
Group M2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 85 | −1 | 4[a] | Semifinals | 
| 2 |  France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 93 | +7 | 4[a] | |
| 3 |  Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 95 | +1 | 2[b] | 5–8th place semifinals | 
| 4 |  Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 96 | −7 | 2[b] | 
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
| 24 July 2018 13:00 | Croatia   | 28–37 |  France | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) | 
| Martinović 8 | (14–18) | Villeminot 7 | ||
| 6×   | Report | 2×  1×   | 
| 24 July 2018 15:00 | Spain   | 27–29 | .svg.png) Portugal | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 250 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD) | 
| four players 4 | (9–13) | D. Silva 8 | ||
| 3×  4×   | Report | 3×  2×   | 
| 25 July 2018 13:00 | France   | 35–33 |  Spain | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE) | 
| Prandi 7 | (19–15) | Tarrafeta 9 | ||
| 3×  4×   | Report | 2×  2×   | 
| 25 July 2018 15:00 | Portugal .svg.png)  | 23–30 |  Croatia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU) | 
| D. Silva 8 | (11–17) | Miličević 6 | ||
| 2×  1×   | Report | 2×  2×   | 
Final round
Bracket
- Championship bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 27 July | ||||||
|  Germany | 26 | |||||
| 29 July | ||||||
|  France | 28 | |||||
|  France | 30 | |||||
| 27 July | ||||||
|  Slovenia | 31 | |||||
| .svg.png) Portugal | 25 | |||||
|  Slovenia | 27 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 29 July | ||||||
|  Germany | 29 | |||||
| .svg.png) Portugal | 26 | |||||
- 9th place bracket
| 9–12th place semifinals | 9th place | |||||
| 27 July | ||||||
|  Norway | 29 | |||||
| 28 July | ||||||
|  Hungary | 23 | |||||
|  Norway | 24 | |||||
| 27 July | ||||||
|  Sweden | 20 | |||||
|  Denmark | 30 | |||||
|  Sweden | 33 | |||||
| 11th place | ||||||
| 28 July | ||||||
|  Hungary | 31 | |||||
|  Denmark | 29 | |||||
- 5th place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | 5th place | |||||
| 27 July | ||||||
|  Iceland | 27 | |||||
| 29 July | ||||||
|  Croatia | 31 | |||||
|  Croatia | 26 | |||||
| 27 July | ||||||
|  Spain | 27 | |||||
|  Spain | 27 | |||||
|  Serbia | 24 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 29 July | ||||||
|  Iceland | 30 | |||||
|  Serbia | 27 | |||||
- 13th place bracket
| 13–16th place semifinals | 13th place | |||||
| 27 July | ||||||
|  Israel | 26 | |||||
| 28 July | ||||||
|  Russia | 19 | |||||
|  Israel | 30 | |||||
| 27 July | ||||||
|  Romania | 28 | |||||
|  Poland | 31 | |||||
|  Romania (OT) | 32 | |||||
| 15th place | ||||||
| 28 July | ||||||
|  Russia | 28 | |||||
|  Poland | 26 | |||||
13–16th place semifinals
| 27 July 2018 12:00 | Israel   | 26–19 |  Russia | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS) | 
| Cohen 8 | (12–10) | Beliaev 5 | ||
| 3×  5×   | Report | 3×  2×   | 
| 27 July 2018 14:30 | Poland   | 31–32 (ET) |  Romania | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP) | 
| Jarosiewicz 7 | (14–11) | Căbuț 12 | ||
| 3×  5×   | Report | 4×  4×   | ||
| FT: 28–28 ET: 3–4 | ||||
9–12th place semifinals
| 27 July 2018 17:00 | Norway   | 29–23 |  Hungary | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) | 
| Boilesen 5 | (12–8) | Máthé 6 | ||
| 2×  6×   | Report | 1×  2×   | 
| 27 July 2018 19:30 | Denmark   | 30–33 |  Sweden | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU) | 
| Møller 11 | (17–18) | Windahl 7 | ||
| 1×  2×   | Report | 3×  7×   | 
5–8th place semifinals
| 27 July 2018 12:00 | Iceland   | 27–31 |  Croatia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR) | 
| Jóhannsson 6 | (16–17) | Martinović 8 | ||
| 2×  4×   | Report | 2×  4×  1×   | 
| 27 July 2018 14:30 | Spain   | 27–24 |  Serbia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) | 
| Martínez 5 | (14–10) | Ivanović 9 | ||
| 3×  3×   | Report | 3×  2×   | 
Semifinals
| 27 July 2018 17:00 | Germany   | 26–28 |  France | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) | 
| Schreiber 6 | (11–15) | Kempf, Villeminot 5 | ||
| 2×  4×   | Report | 4×   | 
| 27 July 2018 19:30 | Portugal .svg.png)  | 25–27 |  Slovenia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE) | 
| Frade, D. Silva 6 | (15–14) | Novak 7 | ||
| 5×  3×   | Report | 4×  4×   | 
15th place game
| 28 July 2018 12:00 | Russia   | 28–26 |  Poland | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) | 
| Shalabanov 10 | (12–11) | Krysiak 6 | ||
| 2×  4×   | Report | 2×  5×   | 
13th place game
| 28 July 2018 14:30 | Israel   | 30–28 |  Romania | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP) | 
| Surkis 6 | (15–13) | Hanțaru 6 | ||
| 3×  4×   | Report | 2×  2×   | 
Eleventh place game
| 28 July 2018 17:00 | Hungary   | 31–29 |  Denmark | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD) | 
| Máthé 11 | (15–16) | Møller 8 | ||
| 2×  4×   | Report | 3×  3×   | 
Ninth place game
| 28 July 2018 19:30 | Norway   | 24–20 |  Sweden | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS) | 
| Heldal 5 | (16–6) | Jurmala, Salihi 5 | ||
| 4×  7×   | Report | 3×  5×   | 
Seventh place game
| 29 July 2018 10:00 | Iceland   | 30–27 |  Serbia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR) | 
| Hauksson 9 | (13–12) | Maksić 8 | ||
| 3×  4×   | Report | 1×  1×   | 
Fifth place game
| 29 July 2018 12:30 | Croatia   | 26–27 |  Spain | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU) | 
| Šarac 8 | (12–13) | Pérez, Tarrafeta 5 | ||
| 3×  3×   | Report | 2×  3×   | 
Third place game
| 29 July 2018 15:00 | Germany   | 29–26 | .svg.png) Portugal | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 600 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD) | 
| Klein 6 | (14–11) | D. Silva 6 | ||
| 2×  3×   | Report | 3×  2×   | 
Final
| 29 July 2018 17:30 | France   | 30–31 |  Slovenia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) | 
| Villeminot 6 | (16–15) | Ocvirk 11 | ||
| 2×  2×   | Report | 3×  4×   | 
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | 
|---|---|
|  |  Slovenia | 
|  |  France | 
|  |  Germany | 
| 4 | .svg.png) Portugal | 
| 5 |  Spain | 
| 6 |  Croatia | 
| 7 |  Iceland | 
| 8 |  Serbia | 
| 9 |  Norway | 
| 10 |  Sweden | 
| 11 |  Hungary | 
| 12 |  Denmark[4] | 
| 13 |  Israel | 
| 14 |  Romania | 
| 15 |  Russia | 
| 16 |  Poland | 
| Team qualified to the 2019 Men's Junior World Handball Championship | 
Awards
| Award | Player | 
|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | .svg.png) Diogo Silva (POR) | 
| Best Defence Player |  Joshua Thiele (GER) | 
| Topscorer |  Gregor Ocvirk (SLO) (57 goals) | 
- All-Star Team[5]
| Position | Player | 
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper |  Robin Paulsen Haug (NOR) | 
| Right wing |  Domen Novak (SLO) | 
| Right back | .svg.png) Diogo Silva (POR) | 
| Centre back |  Kyllian Villeminot (FRA) | 
| Left back |  Gregor Ocvirk (SLO) | 
| Left wing |  Dylan Nahi (FRA) | 
| Pivot | .svg.png) Luis Frade (POR) | 
References
- ^ "France the team to beat in Slovenia". EHF. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Preliminary round for Men's 20 EHF EURO 2018 to be drawn on 19 February". EHF. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Starting grid confirmed for Men's 20 EHF EURO 2018". EHF. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Substitute nations for 2019 Men's Junior and Youth World Championships confirmed". IHF. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Slovenia upset France to win Men's 20 EHF EURO at home". EHF. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
External links
- Official website Archived 2018-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
- EHF Archived 2018-07-30 at the Wayback Machine