1997 World Men's Handball Championship
The 1997 World Men's Handball Championship was the 15th team handball World Championship. It was held in Kumamoto, Japan and was the first World Championship not played in a European country. Russia won the championship.Qualification
Venues
The organizing committee used four venues to host the 1997 World Men's Handball Championship:
The top 4 placed teams of each group continues to the knockout stage. The teams are ranked through the following rules.
- Team with the most points.
- If two teams get the same points, the winner in the game between the two teams get ranked first.
- If the game between the teams ended in a draw, the team with the best goal difference get ranked first.
Group A
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----Group B
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----Group C
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----Group D
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----Knockout stage
Eight-finals
----Quarter-finals
----Placement matches
----7th place match
5th place match
----Semi-finals
----Bronze final
Final
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Medalists
