Men's EHF EURO 2014
The 11th Men's EHF EURO was hosted for the first time by the nation which is regarded as one of the sport's cradles: Denmark.
The hosts entered the tournament as the red-hot gold medal favourites and convincingly made their way to the final without losing a match. However, it was France who dominated the tournament's last match from beginning to end to eventually beat Denmark 41:32 to take their third EHF EURO trophy following victories in 2006 and 2010.
In the match for third place, Spain beat Croatia 29:28.
The EHF EURO 2014 set a new attendance record, with 316,000 spectators flocking to the arenas in Herning, Aarhus, Aalborg and Brondby to follow the matches.
Final Ranking
1. France | 5. Iceland | 9. Hungary | 13. Serbia |
2. Denmark | 6. Poland | 10. FYR Macedonia | 14. Norway |
3. Spain | 7. Sweden | 11. Austria | 15. Czech Republic |
4. Croatia | 8. Hungary | 12. Belarus | 16. Montenegro |
All-Star Team
Goalkeeper | Niklas Landin (DEN) |
Left wing | Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson (ISL) |
Left back | Mikkel Hansen (DEN) |
Centre back | Domagoj Duvnjak (CRO) |
Line player | Julen Aguinagalde (ESP) |
Right back | Krzysztof Lijewski (POL) |
Right wing | Luc Abalo (FRA) |
Best Defender | Tobias Karlsson (SWE) |
Most Valuable Player | Nikola Karabatic (FRA) |
Top Scorer | Joan Canellas (ESP/50 goals) |
Visit eurohandball.com for a full tournament summary including all results and the EHF's Activities website for the tournament's quantitative analysis.