The 1990

World Men's Handball Championship The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938. In the twenty-seven tournaments held, eleven nations have won the title. France is the most successful team with six titl ...

was the 12th

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World Championship. It was held in

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from February 28 to March 10, 1990.

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won the championship.

Qualification

Teams

Preliminary round

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Ranking round

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Main round

Group I

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Group II

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Placement round

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Medal summary

Top goalscorers

External links

IHF Report

Dataesport

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