27 JAN 99: 50th ANNIVERSARY: World
Selection Team in Yugoslavia and Slovenia 27 JAN 99: 50th ANNIVERSARY: World
Selection Team in Yugoslavia and Slovenia
The men's world selection team,
which will be nominated by the International Handball Federation, will play against
Yugoslavia and Slovenia in December. The applications for the jubilee matches have been
submitted by the two federations on the occasion of their 50th anniversaries. During the
meeting held in Vienna the IHF Council decided to approve the applications.
The selection of the players and nomination of
the trainers will be made by the Commission of Coaching and Methods, chaired by President
Dr. Hassan Mustafa (Egypt). The definite match dates remain to be coordinated with the
two member federations hosting the events.
To date the world selection team (men) has played
on the following occasions:
| 11.08.1968 | Karvina | TCH | 24:21 (13:6) | 7000 spect. |
| 13.10.1974 | Ljubljana | YUG | 20:20 (10:14) | 3500 |
| 01.11.1975 | Dortmund | FRG | 25:21 (12:12) | 4000 |
| 13.06.1978 | Kiew | URS | 18:23 (5:12) | 6000 |
| 23.11.1980 | Dortmund | VfL Gummersbach | 20:21 (12:13) | 12000 |
| 26.11.1980 | Göteborg | SWE | 28:24 (15:12) | 3500 |
| 20.04.1985 | Kopenhagen | DEN | 26:23 (11:13) | 3500 |
| 08.07.1989 | Lissabon | POR | 29:26 (13:11) | 1400 |
| 08.01.1991 | Stockholm | Scandinavia | 31:26 (19:12) | 4800 |
| 09.01.1991 | Oslo | Scandinavia | 30:27 (15:13) | 7500 |
| 14.12.1992 | Paris | FRA | 32:31 (16:15) | 4800 |
| 16.12.1992 | Saarbrücken | GER | 23:23 (12:12) | 2300 |
| 21.12.1994 | Cairo | EGY | 26:24 (16:12) | 15600 |
| 23.07.1995 | St Denis/La Réunion | FRA | 36:31 (19:16) | 6500 |
| 25.07.1995 | St Denis/La Réunion | FRA | 31:31 (13:15) | 6500 |
| 03.08.1997 | Odense | DEN | 29:26 (17:13) | 1800 |