TOP 16 phase at the World Junior Champioship in Greece gave us some interesting matches. The most interesting was battle between Slovenia and Qatar 38:35, which finished after 4 extra-times and 80 minutes. In 6 of 7 finished matches, European teams won.
RESULTS:
| Slovenia | 38:35 | Qatar | |||
| France | 32:26 | Algeria | |||
| Germany | 36:29 | Iran | |||
| Sweden | 40:39 | Russian Federation | |||
| Egypt | 30:29 | Portugal | |||
| Spain | 39:24 | Brasil | |||
| Denmark | 35:30 | Norway | |||
| Greece | 21:24 | Tunisia |
