Poster of the WC 1986 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Dates | 25 February – 8 March |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 54 |
| Goals scored | 2,388 (44.22 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
The1986World Men's Handball Championship was the 11thteam handball World Championship. It was held inSwitzerland from February 25 to March 8, 1986.Yugoslavia won the championship. The tournament was played inAarau,Basel,Bern,La Chaux-de-Fonds,Davos,Geneva,Luzern,Olten,St. Gallen,Solothurn,Winterthur andZürich.
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| 1984 Summer Olympics | 6 | |
| 1985 World Men's Handball Championship Group B | 6 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
| 1985 African Men's Handball Championship | 1 | |
| 1985 Pan American Men's Handball Championship | 1 |
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 70 | +10 | 6 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 64 | +7 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 72 | +1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 93 | −18 | 0 | Ranking round |
| 25 February 1986 19:00 | East Germany | 28–24 | Aarau | |
| (15–11) | ||||
| 25 February 1986 20:45 | Yugoslavia | 26–22 | Aarau | |
| (13–11) | ||||
| 27 February 1986 18:15 | Yugoslavia | 32–28 | Davos | |
| (15–13) | ||||
| 27 February 1986 20:00 | East Germany | 23–18 | Davos | |
| (10–13) | ||||
| 28 February 1986 19:00 | Yugoslavia | 22–20 | Lucerne | |
| (10–9) | ||||
| 28 February 1986 20:45 | Soviet Union | 33–23 | Lucerne | |
| (13–12) | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 6 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 1 | Ranking round |
| 25 February 1986 20:00 | Switzerland | 15–15 | St. Gallen | |
| (4–8) | ||||
| 25 February 1986 20:45 | West Germany | 21–20 | Zürich | |
| (8–8) | ||||
| 26 February 1986 20:00 | Switzerland | 18–17 | St. Gallen | |
| (10–11) | ||||
| 26 February 1986 20:45 | West Germany | 18–14 | Bern | |
| (11–8) | ||||
| 28 February 1986 20:45 | Poland | 20–20 | Winterthur | |
| (11–12) | ||||
| 28 February 1986 20:45 | West Germany | 18–17 | Basel | |
| (8–10) | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 65 | +11 | 4[a] | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 4[a] | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 71 | −6 | 4[a] | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 0 | Ranking round |
| 25 February 1986 19:00 | Iceland | 21–30 | Geneva | |
| (9–13) | ||||
| 25 February 1986 20:45 | Romania | 23–18 | Geneva | |
| (8–9) | ||||
| 26 February 1986 19:00 | Iceland | 19–18 | Bern | |
| (10–8) | ||||
| 26 February 1986 20:45 | Romania | 22–21 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| (15–9) | ||||
| 28 February 1986 19:00 | Romania | 23–25 | Bern | |
| (13–11) | ||||
| 28 February 1986 19:00 | South Korea | 25–22 | Winterthur | |
| (10–13) | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 6 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 0 | Ranking round |
| 25 February 1986 18:00 | Sweden | 24–16 | St Gallen | |
| (11–8) | ||||
| 25 February 1986 19:00 | Hungary | 25–21 | Zürich | |
| (11–8) | ||||
| 27 February 1986 19:00 | Denmark | 27–18 | Zürich | |
| (13–8) | ||||
| 27 February 1986 20:45 | Hungary | 23–22 | Zürich | |
| (9–12) | ||||
| 28 February 1986 19:00 | Hungary | 23–19 | Basel | |
| (12–13) | ||||
| 28 February 1986 20:45 | Sweden | 24–21 | Bern | |
| (12–11) | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 6 | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 69 | +8 | 4 | |
| 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 78 | −7 | 2 | |
| 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 77 | −11 | 0 |
| 2 March 1986 17:00 | Cuba | 23–27 | Solothurn | |
| (9–16) | ||||
| 2 March 1986 17:00 | Poland | 28–23 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| (13–6) | ||||
| 4 March 1986 19:00 | Cuba | 25–24 | Winterthur | |
| (10–16) | ||||
| 4 March 1986 19:00 | Poland | 22–23 | Geneva | |
| (13–10) | ||||
| 6 March 1986 19:00 | Czechoslovakia | 24–19 | Lucerne | |
| (9-8) | ||||
| 6 March 1986 19:00 | Poland | 27–23 | Aarau | |
| (16 - 10) | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 95 | +17 | 10 | Final | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 92 | +17 | 6 | Third place game | |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 87 | +5 | 5 | Fifth place game | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 97 | −9 | 4[a] | Seventh place game | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 109 | −5 | 4[a] | Ninth place game | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 82 | 107 | −25 | 1 | Eleventh place game |
| 2 March 1986 16:30 | East Germany | 23–16 | Basel | |
| (11–6) | ||||
| 2 March 1986 16:30 | Soviet Union | 23–20 | Zürich | |
| (8–10) | ||||
| 2 March 1986 16:30 | Yugoslavia | 18–17 | Bern | |
| (10–8) | ||||
| 4 March 1986 19:00 | East Germany | 24–15 | Olten | |
| (11–7) | ||||
| 4 March 1986 20:45 | Switzerland | 19–27 | Olten | |
| (7–15) | ||||
| 4 March 1986 20:45 | Soviet Union | 17–25 | Lucerne | |
| (8–11) | ||||
| 6 March 1986 20:45 | Yugoslavia | 19–17 | Lucerne | |
| (9–8) | ||||
| 6 March 1986 20:45 | East Germany | 19–21 | Bern | |
| (13–11) | ||||
| 6 March 1986 20:45 | Soviet Union | 24–15 | St. Gallen | |
| (8–8) | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 108 | +14 | 10 | Final | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 93 | +19 | 8 | Third place game | |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 117 | −3 | 4[a] | Fifth place game | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 117 | −10 | 4[a] | Seventh place game | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 93 | −15 | 2[b] | Ninth place game | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 137 | −5 | 2[b] | Eleventh place game |
| 2 March 1986 14:35 | Romania | 20–25 | Aarau | |
| (11–11) | ||||
| 2 March 1986 14:45 | Iceland | 20–21 | Zürich | |
| (12–11) | ||||
| 2 March 1986 16:30 | South Korea | 27–31 | Aarau | |
| (17–18) | ||||
| 4 March 1986 19:00 | Iceland | 25–16 | Lucerne | |
| (10–10) | ||||
| 4 March 1986 20:45 | Romania | 17–19 | Geneva | |
| (9–10) | ||||
| 4 March 1986 20:45 | South Korea | 26–29 | Winterthur | |
| (15–12) | ||||
| 6 March 1986 19:00 | South Korea | 28–34 | St. Gallen | |
| (16–16) | ||||
| 6 March 1986 19:00 | Iceland | 23–27 | Bern | |
| (9–15) | ||||
| 6 March 1986 20:45 | Romania | 16–18 | Aarau | |
| (7–10) | ||||
| 8 March 1986 14:30 | Switzerland | 27–22 | Zürich | |
| (14–11) | ||||
| 7 March 1986 19:00 | Romania | 25–21 | Olten | |
| (12–10) | ||||
| 7 March 1986 19:00 | West Germany | 25–18 | Basel | |
| (11–10) | ||||
| 7 March 1986 20:45 | Spain | 24–22 | Olten | |
| (10–10) | ||||
| 7 March 1986 20:45 | East Germany | 24–23 | Basel | |
| (13–11) | ||||
| 8 March 1986 16:30 | Yugoslavia | 24–22 | Zürich | |
| Rnić (1),Vuković (1),Saračević (2),Grubić (1),Mrkonja (3),Vujović (4),Cvetković (6),Isaković (6 dont 3 pen.). | (12–12) | P. Kovács (5),M. Kovács (3),Fodor (1),Iváncsik (5),Szabó (1),Horváth (3),Gyurka (2),Marosi (2). | ||
| Report |
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| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67 | |
| 2 | 50 | |
| 3 | 47 | |
| 4 | 45 | |
| 5 | 41 | |
| 6 | 40 | |
| 8 | 37 | |
| 9 | 35 | |