Traditionaly, before every major handball competition, Handball-Planet.com trying to give the best possible prediction of the final result. The first event in the Olympic cycle is always a chance for some new teams to reach valuable results in comparation with those national teams who start with the process of rejuvenation with a clear vision to be among the best before and in Tokyo 2020.
FINAL STANDINGS:
1. The Netherlands
2. Sweden
3. Russia
4. Norway
5. France
6. Denmark
7. Spain
8. Hungary
9. Romania
10. Poland
11. Serbia
12. Montenegro
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13. Croatia
14. Germany
15. Slovenia
16. Czech Republic
PHOTO: Stephane Pillaud, IHF