The 2001 World Men's Handball Championship took place in France from January 23 to February 4, 2001.

Qualified teams

24 teams were qualified for the first round and dispatched into 4 groups.

Group A : , , , , , .

Group B : , , , , ,

Group C : , , , , , .

Group D : , , , , , .

First round

The first four teams of each group qualify for the round of 16.

Group A in Montpellier

• Tuesday, January 23rd:
  • Egypt 28 - 18 Morocco
  • Portugal 29 - 19 Czech Republic
  • Sweden 24 - 21 Iceland

• Wednesday, January 24th:
  • Czech Republic 26 - 26 Egypt
  • Iceland 22 - 19 Portugal
  • Morocco 21 - 33 Sweden

• Thursday, January 25th:
  • Egypt 23 - 19 Portugal
  • Morocco 23 - 31 Iceland
  • Sweden 29 - 22 Czech Republic

• Saturday, January 27th:
  • Czech Republic 40 - 23 Morocco
  • Portugal 25 - 32 Sweden
  • Egypt 24 - 22 Iceland

• Sunday, January 28th:
  • Portugal 30 - 26 Morocco
  • Iceland 29 - 29 Czech Republic
  • Sweden 29 - 23 Egypt

Standings

Rank	Country	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1	Sweden	10	5	0	0	147	122	+35
2	Egypt	7	3	1	1	124	115	+9
3	Iceland	5	2	1	2	125	119	+6
4	Portugal	4	2	0	3	122	122	0
5	Czech Republic	4	1	2	2	136	136	0
6	Morocco	0	0	0	5	112	162	-50

Group B in Nantes

• Tuesday, January 23rd:
  • Argentina 22 - 16 Kuwait
  • France 23 - 13 Algeria
  • FRY 31 - 23 Brazil

• Wednesday, January 24th:
  • Brazil 19 - 20 Argentina
  • Kuwait 14 - 30 France
  • Algeria 20 -23 FRY

• Thursday, January 25th:
  • Kuwait 13 - 26 Algeria
  • Fance 29 - 19 Brazil
  • Argentina 10 - 32 FRY

• Saturday, January 27th:
  • Argentina 23 - 23 Algeria
  • Brazil 27 - 19 Kuwait
  • FRY 20 - 22 France

• Sunday, January 28th:
  • Algeria 25 - 20 Brazil
  • FRY 40 - 14 Kuwait
  • France 28 - 19 Argentina

Standings

Rank	Country	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1	France	10	5	0	0	132	85	+47
2	Yugoslavia	8	4	0	1	146	89	+57
3	Algeria	5	2	1	2	107	102	+5
4	Argentina	5	2	1	2	94	118	-24
5	Brazil	2	1	0	4	108	124	-16
6	Kuwait	0	0	0	5	76	145	-69

Group C in Besançon

• Tuesday, January 23rd:
  • Croatia 25 - 15 Greenland
  • Germany 40 - 12 USA
  • Spain 26 - 17 South Korea

• Tuesday, January 24th:
  • Greenland 16 - 31 Spain
  • USA 12 - 41 Croatia
  • South Korea 26 - 33 Germany

• Thursday, January 25th:
  • Spain 45 - 18 USA
  • Greenland 20 - 27 South Korea
  • Croatia 23 - 23 Germany

• Saturday, January 27th:
  • USA 18 - 26 Greenland
  • Germany 22 - 31 Spain
  • Croatia 33 - 38 South Korea

• Sunday, January 28th:
  • Germany 39 - 08 Greenland
  • South Korea 37 - 20 USA
  • Spain 27 - 32 Croatia

Standings

Rank	Country	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1	Spain	8	4	0	1	160	105	+55
2	Germany	7	3	1	1	157	100	+57
3	Croatia	7	3	1	1	154	115	+39
4	South Korea	6	3	0	2	145	132	+13
5	Greenland	2	1	0	4	85	140	-55
6	USA	0	0	0	5	80	189	-109

Group D in Dunkerque

• Tuesday, January 23rd:
  • Slovenia 28 - 24 Ukraine
  • Russia 23 - 20 Tunisia
  • Norway 20 - 14 Saudi Arabia

• Wednesday, January 24th:
  • Saudi Arabia 22 - 35 Slovenia
  • Ukraine 27 - 30 Russia
  • Tunisia 28 - 19 Norway

• Thursday, January 25th:
  • Ukraine 24 - 18 Tunisia
  • Russia 29 - 18 Saudi Arabia
  • Slovenia 29 - 30 Norway

• Saturday, January 27th:
  • Saudi Arabia 17 - 28 Ukraine
  • Norway 25 - 25 Russia
  • Slovenia 23 - 28 Tunisia

• Sunday, January 28th:
  • Tunisia 22 - 21 Saudi Arabia
  • Norway 22 - 31 Ukraine
  • Russia 33 - 30 Slovenia

Standings

Rank	Country	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1	Russia	9	4	1	0	140	120	+20
2	Ukraine	6	3	0	2	134	115	+19
3	Tunisia	6	3	0	2	116	110	+6
4	Norway	5	2	1	2	116	127	-11
5	Slovenia	4	2	0	3	145	137	+8
6	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	5	92	134	-42

Places 17 to 24

Rank	Country	Pts	Diff
17	Slovenia	4	8
18	Czech Republic	4	0
19	Brazil	2	-16
20	Greenland	2	-55
21	Saudi Arabia	0	-42
22	Morocco	0	-50
23	Kuwait	0	-69
24	USA	0	-109

Round of 16

• Wednesday, January 31 in Albertville
  • France 23 - 18 Portugal
  • Tunisia 24 - 26 Germany
• Wednesday, January 31 in Amnéville les Thermes
  • Algeria 21 - 24 Egypt
  • Russia 28 - 26 South Korea
• Wednesday, January 31 in Marseille
  • Croatia 34 - 37 Ukraine (double overtime)
  • Sweden 32 - 23 Argentina
• Wednesday, January 31 in Toulouse
  • Iceland 27 - 31 FRY
  • Spain 28 - 23 Norway

Places 9 to 16

Rank	Country	Pts	Diff
9	Croatia	3	0
10	Tunisia	2	0
11	Iceland	2	-2
12	South Korea	1	-11
13	Algeria	0	-13
14	Norway	'	-18
15	Argentina	1	-31
16	Portugal	0	-14

Quarter-finals

• Thursday, February 1st in Albertville
  • Germany 23 - 26 France (overtime)
• Thursday, February 1st in Amnéville les Thermes
  • Egypt 21 - 19 Russia
• Thursday, February 1st in Toulouse
  • Spain 24 - 26 FRY
• Thursday, February 1st in Marseille
  • Sweden 34 - 20 Ukraine

Ranking games in Paris

• Saturday, February 3rd
  • places 5 to 8:
    • Ukraine 23 - 24 Spain
    • Germany 29 - 33 Russia

• Sunday, February 4th
  • places 7 and 8 :
    • Ukraine 30 - 24 Germany
  • places 5 and 6 :
    • Spain 40 - 38 Russia (overtime)

Semi-finals in Paris

• Saturday, February 3rd
  • Sweden 25 - 24 FRY
  • France 24 - 21 Egypt

Bronze medal game in Paris

• Sunday, February 4th
  • FRY 27 - 17 Egypt

Final in Paris

• Sunday, February 4th
  • France 34 - 31 Sweden (overtime)

Final standings

Stefan Lövgren (Sweden) was named MVP of the tournament.