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{{Infobox international handball competition
| tourney_name = World Men's Handball Championship 
| year = 1999
| yearr = 
| other_titles =
| image = 
| size = 200px
| caption = 
| country = Egypt
| dates = 1–15 June
| num_teams = 24
| confederations = 
| venues = 4
| cities = 3
| champion = SWE
| count = 4
| second = RUS
| third = FRY
| fourth = ESP
| matches = 80
| goals = 4044
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = {{flagathlete|[[Rolando Uríos]]|CUB}}<br>(57 goals)
| player = {{flagathlete|[[Stefan Lövgren]]|SWE}} 
| updated =
| previous = 1997 World Men's Handball Championship
| next = 2001 World Men's Handball Championship
}}

The '''1999 World Men's Handball Championship''' was the 16th edition of the World Championship in [[team handball]]. It was held in [[Egypt]], from 1 to 15 June, in the cities of [[Cairo]], [[Ismailia]] and [[Port Said]]. [[Sweden men's national handball team|Sweden]] won the championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/handball/world-mens-handball-championship-1999-egypt/final/30198/|publisher=Global Sports Archive|title=World Championship - Final|access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref>

==Qualification==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Competition !! Dates !! Vacancies !! width="130px"|Qualified
|-
| Host nation ||  || style="text-align:center;"|1 || {{hb|EGY}}
|-
| [[1997 World Men's Handball Championship|1997 World Championship]] || 16 May–1 June 1997 || style="text-align:center;" |1 || {{hb|RUS}}
|-
| [[1998 European Men's Handball Championship|1998 European Championship]] || 29 May – 7 June 1998 || style="text-align:center;" |4 || {{hb|SWE}}<br>{{hb|ESP}}<br>{{hb|GER}}<br>{{hb|FRY}}
|-
| [[1998 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|1998 Pan American Championship]] || 22–29 September 1998 || style="text-align:center;" |3 || {{hb|CUB}}<br>{{hb|ARG}}<br>{{hb|BRA}}
|-
| [[1998 African Men's Handball Championship|1998 African Championship]] || 19–28 October 1998 || style="text-align:center;" |4 || {{hb|TUN}}<br>{{hb|ALG}}<br>{{hb|NGR}}<br>{{hb|MAR}}
|-
| European qualification<ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.eurohandball.com/wch/men/1999/round/2/Qualification|title=1999 Men's World Championship – Qualification|publisher=[[European Handball Federation|EHF]]|access-date=9 September 2020}}</ref> || 24 June – 29 November 1998 || style="text-align:center;" |6 || {{hb|CRO}}<br>{{hb|DEN}}<br>{{hb|FRA}}<br>{{hb|HUN}}<br>{{hb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}<br>{{hb|NOR}}
|-
| Asian qualification ||  || style="text-align:center;" |4 || {{hb|CHN}}<br>{{hb|KUW}}<br>{{hb|KSA}}<br>{{hb|KOR|1997}}
|-
| Oceanian qualification ||  || style="text-align:center;" |1 || {{hb|AUS}}
|}

==Preliminary round==
''All times are local ([[Egypt Standard Time|UTC+3]]).''

===Group A===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete|source=
|winpoints=2

|team1=ESP|name_ESP={{hb|ESP}}
|team2=DEN|name_DEN={{hb|DEN}}
|team3=TUN|name_TUN={{hb|TUN}}
|team4=ALG|name_ALG={{hb|ALG}}
|team5=MAR|name_MAR={{hb|MAR}}
|team6=ARG|name_ARG={{hb|ARG}}

|win_ESP=5|draw_ESP=0|loss_ESP=0|gf_ESP=163|ga_ESP=101
|win_DEN=4|draw_DEN=0|loss_DEN=1|gf_DEN=117|ga_DEN=108
|win_TUN=2|draw_TUN=1|loss_TUN=2|gf_TUN=111|ga_TUN=118
|win_ALG=1|draw_ALG=1|loss_ALG=3|gf_ALG=106|ga_ALG=120
|win_MAR=0|draw_MAR=3|loss_MAR=2|gf_MAR=100|ga_MAR=117
|win_ARG=0|draw_ARG=1|loss_ARG=4|gf_ARG=96 |ga_ARG=129

|hth_ALG=Algeria 19–19 Morocco
|hth_MAR=ALG

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A |result4=A
|col_A=green1 |text_A=[[#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
}}

{{handballbox 
|date= 2 June 1999
|time= 17:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|TUN}}
|score= 23–19
|team2= {{hb|ARG}}
|report=
|HT= 9–8
|stadium= [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 1,000
|referee= Pendić, Majstorović
|refnat= FRY
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 2 June 1999
|time= 19:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|DEN}}
|score= 20–19
|team2= {{hb|MAR}}
|report=
|HT= 11–7
|stadium= [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Al-Holi, Al-Enezi
|refnat= KUW
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 2 June 1999
|time= 21:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|ESP}}
|score= 34–24
|team2= {{hb|ALG}}
|report=
|HT= 20–11
|stadium= [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Øie, Høgsnes
|refnat= NOR
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 3 June 1999
|time= 17:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|MAR}}
|score= 23–23
|team2= {{hb|TUN}}
|report=
|HT= 8–12
|stadium= [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 200
|referee= Anusic, Bojsen
|refnat= USA
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 3 June 1999
|time= 19:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|ARG}}
|score= 19–31
|team2= {{hb|ESP}}
|report=
|HT= 6–15
|stadium= [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Klucsó, Lekrinszki
|refnat= HUN
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 3 June 1999
|time= 21:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|ALG}}
|score= 18–28
|team2= {{hb|DEN}}
|report=
|HT= 9–12
|stadium= [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Pendić, Majstorović
|refnat= FRY
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 June 1999
|time= 17:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|ESP}}
|score= 34–18
|team2= {{hb|MAR}}
|report=
|HT= 16–9
|stadium= [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Al-Holi, Al-Enezi
|refnat= KUW
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 June 1999
|time= 19:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|ARG}}
|score= 16–25
|team2= {{hb|ALG}}
|report=
|HT= 9–11
|stadium= [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Hansson, Olsson
|refnat= SWE
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 June 1999
|time= 21:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|TUN}}
|score= 19–23
|team2= {{hb|DEN}}
|report=
|HT= 8–11
|stadium= [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Klucsó, Lekrinszki
|refnat= HUN
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 6 June 1999
|time= 17:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|TUN}}
|score= 23–20
|team2= {{hb|ALG}}
|report=
|HT= 12–10
|stadium= [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 3,000
|referee= Garcia, Moreno
|refnat= FRA
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 6 June 1999
|time= 19:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|MAR}}
|score= 21–21
|team2= {{hb|ARG}}
|report=
|HT= 10–12
|stadium= [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 3,000
|referee= Litvinov, Khudoerko
|refnat= RUS
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 6 June 1999
|time= 21:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|DEN}}
|score= 17–31
|team2= {{hb|ESP}}
|report=
|HT= 8–16
|stadium= [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 3,500
|referee= Klucsó, Lekrinszki
|refnat= HUN
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 7 June 1999
|time= 17:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|ALG}}
|score= 19–19
|team2= {{hb|MAR}}
|report=
|HT= 11–10
|stadium= [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Øie, Høgsnes
|refnat= NOR
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 7 June 1999
|time= 19:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|DEN}}
|score= 29–21
|team2= {{hb|ARG}}
|report=
|HT= 12–9
|stadium= [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Litvinov, Khudoerko
|refnat= RUS
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 7 June 1999
|time= 21:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|ESP}}
|score= 33–23
|team2= {{hb|TUN}}
|report=
|HT= 16–13
|stadium= [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Hansson, Olsson
|refnat= SWE
}}

===Group B===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20001119043100/http://archive.www.worldsport.com/worldsport/sports/handball/world_champs_99/results/results_group_b.html IHF]
|winpoints=2

|win_GER=5|draw_GER=0|loss_GER=0|gf_GER=146|ga_GER=100
|win_EGY=4|draw_EGY=0|loss_EGY=1|gf_EGY=126|ga_EGY=111|status_EGY=H
|win_CUB=3|draw_CUB=0|loss_CUB=2|gf_CUB=153|ga_CUB=131
|win_BRA=2|draw_BRA=0|loss_BRA=3|gf_BRA=108|ga_BRA=133
|win_MKD=1|draw_MKD=0|loss_MKD=4|gf_MKD=122|ga_MKD=149
|win_KSA=0|draw_KSA=0|loss_KSA=5|gf_KSA=101|ga_KSA=132

|team1=GER|name_GER={{hb|GER}}
|team2=EGY|name_EGY={{hb|EGY}}
|team3=CUB|name_CUB={{hb|CUB}}
|team4=BRA|name_BRA={{hb|BRA}}
|team5=MKD|name_MKD={{hb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|team6=KSA|name_KSA={{hb|KSA}}

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A |result4=A
|col_A=green1 |text_A=[[#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
}}

{{handballbox 
|date= 1 June 1999
|time= 21:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|EGY}}
|score= 28–19
|team2= {{hb|BRA}}
|report=
|HT= 16–8
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 22,000
|referee= Garcia, Moreno
|refnat= FRA
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 2 June 1999
|time= 19:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|KSA}}
|score= 21–28
|team2= {{hb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|report=
|HT= 11–16
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 3,500
|referee= Anusic, Bojsen
|refnat= USA
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 2 June 1999
|time= 21:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|GER}}
|score= 34–25
|team2= {{hb|CUB}}
|report=
|HT= 15–13
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 3,500
|referee= Garcia, Moreno
|refnat= FRA
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 3 June 1999
|time= 17:15
|team1= {{hb-rt|BRA}}
|score= 22–21
|team2= {{hb|KSA}}
|report=
|HT= 14–12
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 7,000
|referee= Al-Holi, Al-Enezi
|refnat= KUW
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 3 June 1999
|time= 19:15
|team1= {{hb-rt|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|score= 25–36
|team2= {{hb|GER}}
|report=
|HT= 9–16
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 10,000
|referee= Litvinov, Khudoerko
|refnat= RUS
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 3 June 1999
|time= 21:15
|team1= {{hb-rt|CUB}}
|score= 29–31
|team2= {{hb|EGY}}
|report=
|HT= 14–17
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 20,000
|referee= Hansson, Olsson
|refnat= SWE
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 June 1999
|time= 17:15
|team1= {{hb-rt|GER}}
|score= 26–13
|team2= {{hb|BRA}}
|report=
|HT= 15–7
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 4,000
|referee= Pendić, Majstorović
|refnat= FRY
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 June 1999
|time= 19:15
|team1= {{hb-rt|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|score= 18–32
|team2= {{hb|CUB}}
|report=
|HT= 10–16
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 10,000
|referee= Øie, Høgsnes
|refnat= NOR
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 June 1999
|time= 21:15
|team1= {{hb-rt|KSA}}
|score= 16–19
|team2= {{hb|EGY}}
|report=
|HT= 4–10
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 18,000
|referee= Litvinov, Khudoerko
|refnat= RUS
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 6 June 1999
|time= 17:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|KSA}}
|score= 24–36
|team2= {{hb|CUB}}
|report=
|HT= 10–17
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 10,000
|referee= Pendić, Majstorović
|refnat= FRY
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 6 June 1999
|time= 19:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|BRA}}
|score= 30–27
|team2= {{hb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|report=
|HT= 15–15
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 23,000
|referee= Hansson, Olsson
|refnat= SWE
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 6 June 1999
|time= 21:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|EGY}}
|score= 18–23
|team2= {{hb|GER}}
|report=
|HT= 7–9
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 25,000
|referee= Øie, Høgsnes
|refnat= NOR
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 7 June 1999
|time= 17:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|CUB}}
|score= 31–24
|team2= {{hb|BRA}}
|report=
|HT= 15–10
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 5,000
|referee= Anusic, Bojsen
|refnat= USA
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 7 June 1999
|time= 19:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|GER}}
|score= 27–19
|team2= {{hb|KSA}}
|report=
|HT= 13–10
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 15,000
|referee= Klucsó, Lekrinszki
|refnat= HUN
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 7 June 1999
|time= 21:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|EGY}}
|score= 30–24
|team2= {{hb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|report=
|HT= 18–8
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 21,000
|referee= Garcia, Moreno
|refnat= FRA
}}

===Group C===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete|source=
|winpoints=2

|win_RUS=5|draw_RUS=0|loss_RUS=0|gf_RUS=162|ga_RUS=106
|win_CRO=3|draw_CRO=1|loss_CRO=1|gf_CRO=118|ga_CRO=115
|win_HUN=3|draw_HUN=0|loss_HUN=2|gf_HUN=134|ga_HUN=112
|win_NOR=2|draw_NOR=1|loss_NOR=2|gf_NOR=130|ga_NOR=129
|win_KUW=1|draw_KUW=0|loss_KUW=4|gf_KUW=107|ga_KUW=147
|win_NGR=0|draw_NGR=0|loss_NGR=5|gf_NGR=112|ga_NGR=154

|team1=RUS|name_RUS={{hb|RUS}}
|team2=CRO|name_CRO={{hb|CRO}}
|team3=HUN|name_HUN={{hb|HUN}}
|team4=NOR|name_NOR={{hb|NOR}}
|team5=KUW|name_KUW={{hb|KUW}}
|team6=NGR|name_NGR={{hb|NGR}}

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A |result4=A
|col_A=green1 |text_A=[[#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
}}

{{handballbox 
|date= 2 June 1999
|time= 16:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|CRO}}
|score= 25–19
|team2= {{hb|KUW}}
|report=
|HT= 15–7
|stadium= [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Selem, Ali
|refnat= EGY
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 2 June 1999
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|HUN}}
|score= 34–25
|team2= {{hb|NGR}}
|report=
|HT= 16–9
|stadium= [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Migas, Bavas
|refnat= GRE
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 2 June 1999
|time= 20:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|RUS}}
|score= 35–27
|team2= {{hb|NOR}}
|report=
|HT= 19–11
|stadium= [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Bülow, Lübker
|refnat= GER
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 3 June 1999
|time= 16:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|KUW}}
|score= 16–32
|team2= {{hb|HUN}}
|report=
|HT= 8–15
|stadium= [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Gallego, Lamas
|refnat= ESP
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 3 June 1999
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|NGR}}
|score= 23–36
|team2= {{hb|RUS}}
|report=
|HT= 11–17
|stadium= [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 2,100
|referee= Selem, Ali
|refnat= EGY
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 3 June 1999
|time= 20:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|NOR}}
|score= 23–23
|team2= {{hb|CRO}}
|report=
|HT= 13–11
|stadium= [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Migas, Bavas
|refnat= GRE
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 June 1999
|time= 16:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|RUS}}
|score= 35–15
|team2= {{hb|KUW}}
|report=
|HT= 20–6
|stadium= [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 1,800
|referee= Migas, Bavas
|refnat= GRE
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 June 1999
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|HUN}}
|score= 19–20
|team2= {{hb|CRO}}
|report=
|HT= 8–10
|stadium= [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 2,400
|referee= Bülow, Lübker
|refnat= GER
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 June 1999
|time= 20:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|NGR}}
|score= 13–27
|team2= {{hb|NOR}}
|report=
|HT= 9–8
|stadium= [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Gallego, Lamas
|refnat= ESP
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 6 June 1999
|time= 15:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|CRO}}
|score= 23–29
|team2= {{hb|RUS}}
|report=
|HT= 7–13
|stadium= [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 2,400
|referee= Gallego, Lamas
|refnat= ESP
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 6 June 1999
|time= 17:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|KUW}}
|score= 30–26
|team2= {{hb|NGR}}
|report=
|HT= 14–17
|stadium= [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Boye, Jensen
|refnat= DEN
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 6 June 1999
|time= 19:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|HUN}}
|score= 31–24
|team2= {{hb|NOR}}
|report=
|HT= 13–13
|stadium= [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 2,600
|referee= Fegir, Stegura
|refnat= UKR
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 7 June 1999
|time= 16:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|CRO}}
|score= 27–25
|team2= {{hb|NGR}}
|report=
|HT= 14–10
|stadium= [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 2,200
|referee= Fegir, Stegura
|refnat= UKR
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 7 June 1999
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|RUS}}
|score= 27–18
|team2= {{hb|HUN}}
|report=
|HT= 12–10
|stadium= [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 2,100
|referee= Boye, Jensen
|refnat= DEN
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 7 June 1999
|time= 20:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|NOR}}
|score= 29–27
|team2= {{hb|KUW}}
|report=
|HT= 18–14
|stadium= [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 2,400
|referee= Gallego, Lamas
|refnat= ESP
}}

===Group D===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete|source=
|winpoints=2

|win_SWE=4|draw_SWE=1|loss_SWE=0|gf_SWE=168|ga_SWE=104
|win_FRA=4|draw_FRA=0|loss_FRA=1|gf_FRA=151|ga_FRA=113
|win_FRY=3|draw_FRY=1|loss_FRY=1|gf_FRY=156|ga_FRY=120
|win_KOR=2|draw_KOR=0|loss_KOR=3|gf_KOR=146|ga_KOR=122
|win_CHN=1|draw_CHN=0|loss_CHN=4|gf_CHN=122|ga_CHN=193
|win_AUS=0|draw_AUS=0|loss_AUS=5|gf_AUS=101|ga_AUS=192

|team1=SWE|name_SWE={{hb|SWE}}
|team2=FRA|name_FRA={{hb|FRA}}
|team3=FRY|name_FRY={{hb|FRY}}
|team4=KOR|name_KOR={{hb|KOR|1997}}
|team5=CHN|name_CHN={{hb|CHN}}
|team6=AUS|name_AUS={{hb|AUS}}

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A |result4=A
|col_A=green1 |text_A=[[#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
}}

{{handballbox 
|date= 2 June 1999
|time= 15:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|FRY}}
|score= 43–25
|team2= {{hb|CHN}}
|report=
|HT= 23–12
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 2,800
|referee= Kohout, Dolejš
|refnat= CZE
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 2 June 1999
|time= 17:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|SWE}}
|score= 25–20
|team2= {{hb|KOR|1997}}
|report=
|HT= 14–13
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Merghany, Towfik
|refnat= EGY
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 2 June 1999
|time= 20:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|FRA}}
|score= 32–15
|team2= {{hb|AUS}}
|report=
|HT= 16–9
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Boye, Jensen
|refnat= DEN
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 3 June 1999
|time= 15:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|CHN}}
|score= 21–42
|team2= {{hb|SWE}}
|report=
|HT= 11–23
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 1,500
|referee= Fegir, Stegura
|refnat= UKR
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 3 June 1999
|time= 17:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|AUS}}
|score= 22–40
|team2= {{hb|FRY}}
|report=
|HT= 11–24
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 1,500
|referee= Merghany, Towfik
|refnat= EGY
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 3 June 1999
|time= 20:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|KOR|1997}}
|score= 25–28
|team2= {{hb|FRA}}
|report=
|HT= 12–13
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Kohout, Dolejš
|refnat= CZE
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 June 1999
|time= 15:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|SWE}}
|score= 49–17
|team2= {{hb|AUS}}
|report=
|HT= 22–10
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 1,500
|referee= Kohout, Dolejš
|refnat= CZE
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 June 1999
|time= 17:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|CHN}}
|score= 23–38
|team2= {{hb|KOR|1997}}
|report=
|HT= 12–18
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Merghany, Towfik
|refnat= EGY
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 June 1999
|time= 20:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|FRY}}
|score= 23–26
|team2= {{hb|FRA}}
|report=
|HT= 11–13
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Boye, Jensen
|refnat= DEN
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 6 June 1999
|time= 15:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|FRY}}
|score= 28–25
|team2= {{hb|KOR|1997}}
|report=
|HT= 10–13
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Migas, Bavas
|refnat= GRE
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 6 June 1999
|time= 17:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|FRA}}
|score= 24–30
|team2= {{hb|SWE}}
|report=
|HT= 13–13
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Bülow, Lübker
|refnat= GER
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 6 June 1999
|time= 19:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|AUS}}
|score= 29–33
|team2= {{hb|CHN}}
|report=
|HT= 16–15
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Merghany, Towfik
|refnat= EGY
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 7 June 1999
|time= 16:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|SWE}}
|score= 22–22
|team2= {{hb|FRY}}
|report=
|HT= 11–15
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Kohout, Dolejš
|refnat= CZE
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 7 June 1999
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|KOR|1997}}
|score= 38–18
|team2= {{hb|AUS}}
|report=
|HT= 19–9
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Bülow, Lübker
|refnat= GER
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 7 June 1999
|time= 20:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|FRA}}
|score= 41–20
|team2= {{hb|CHN}}
|report=
|HT= 18–7
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 1,000
|referee= Merghany, Towfik
|refnat= EGY
}}

==Final round==
===Bracket===
{{#invoke:RoundN|N16
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|3rdplace=yes
|RD1=Round of 16
|RD2=Quarterfinals
|RD3=Semifinals
|RD4=Final
|Consol=Third place
<!-- Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 -->
<!-- round of 16 -->
|9 June|{{hb|ESP}}|27|{{hb|BRA}}|17
|9 June|{{hb|HUN}}|23|{{hb|FRA}}|24
|9 June|{{hb|RUS}}|31|{{hb|KOR|1997}}|23
|9 June|{{hb|TUN}}|22|{{hb|EGY}}|24
|9 June|{{hb|FRY}}|30|{{hb|CRO}}|23
|9 June|{{hb|GER}}|28|{{hb|ALG}}|17
|9 June|{{hb|CUB}}|32|{{hb|DEN}}|24
|9 June|{{hb|SWE}}|33|{{hb|NOR}}|26
<!-- quarterfinals -->
|11 June|{{hb|ESP}}|23|{{hb|FRA}}|18
|11 June|{{hb|RUS}}|26|{{hb|EGY}}|20
|11 June|{{hb|FRY}}|22|{{hb|GER}}|21
|11 June|{{hb|CUB}}|26|{{hb|SWE}}|33
<!-- semifinals -->
|13 June|{{hb|ESP}}|21|{{hb|RUS}}|22
|13 June|{{hb|FRY}}|22|{{hb|SWE}}|23
<!-- final -->
|15 June|{{hb|RUS}}|24|{{hb|SWE}}|25
<!-- third place -->
|15 June|{{hb|ESP}}|24|{{hb|FRY}}|27
}}

;Fifth place bracket
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|3rdplace=yes
|RD1=5–8th place semifinals
|RD2=Fifth place
|Consol=Seventh place
<!-- Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 -->
<!-- semifinals -->
|13 June|{{hb|EGY}}|25|{{hb|FRA}} ([[Overtime (sports)#Handball|ET]])|27
|13 June|{{hb|CUB}}|22|{{hb|GER}}|23
<!-- fifth place-->
|14 June|{{hb|FRA}}|21|{{hb|GER}}|26
<!-- seventh place -->
|14 June|{{hb|EGY}}|35|{{hb|CUB}}|28
}}

===Round of 16===
{{handballbox 
|date= 9 June 1999
|time= 15:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|CUB}}
|score= 32–24
|team2= {{hb|DEN}}
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT= 13–14
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Klucso, Lekrinszki
|refnat= HUN
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 9 June 1999
|time= 16:15
|team1= {{hb-rt|GER}}
|score= 28–17
|team2= {{hb|ALG}}
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT= 14–9
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 10,000
|referee= Hansson, Olsson
|refnat= SWE
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 9 June 1999
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|RUS}}
|score= 31–23
|team2= {{hb|KOR|1997}}
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT= 16–8
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Mubarak Hall]], [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Pendić, Majstorović
|refnat= SCG
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 9 June 1999
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|HUN}}
|score= 23–24
|team2= {{hb|FRA}}
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT= 11–14
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Kohout, Dolejš
|refnat= CZE
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 9 June 1999
|time= 19:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|ESP}}
|score= 27–17
|team2= {{hb|BRA}}
|report= [http://archivo.marca.com/balonmano/mundial99/990609espana_brasil.html Marca]
|goals1=[[Jesús Olalla|Olalla]], [[Iñaki Urdangarin|Urdangarin]] 5
|goals2=[[Bruno Souza (handballer)|Bruno Souza]] 6
|HT= 15–5
|twomin1=3
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=1
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 18,000
|referee= Litvinov, Khudoerko
|refnat= RUS
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 9 June 1999
|time= 20:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|SWE}}
|score= 33–26
|team2= {{hb|NOR}}
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT= 13–10
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Port Said Hall]], [[Port Said]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Migas, Bavas
|refnat= GRE
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 9 June 1999
|time= 20:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|FRY}}
|score= 30–23
|team2= {{hb|CRO}}
|report=[http://www.arhiva.serbia.gov.rs/news/1999-06/10/12463.html Serbia]
|goals1=[[Nenad Peruničić]] 10
|goals2=?
|HT= 15–9
|twomin1=5
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Mubarak Hall]], [[Ismailia]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Gallego, Lamas
|refnat= ESP
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 9 June 1999
|time= 21:45
|team1= {{hb-rt|TUN}}
|score= 22–24
|team2= {{hb|EGY}}
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT= 13–14
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 25,000
|referee= Øie, Høgsnes
|refnat= NOR
}}

===Quarterfinals===
{{handballbox 
|date= 11 June 1999
|time= 14:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|ESP}}
|score= 23–18
|team2= {{hb|FRA}}
|report= [http://archivo.marca.com/balonmano/mundial99/990611espana_francia.html Marca]
|goals1=[[Rafael Guijosa]] 6
|goals2= [[Jérôme Fernandez|Fernandez]], [[Stéphane Stoecklin|Stoecklin]] 5
|HT= 12–9
|twomin1=3
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 6,000
|referee= Pendić, Majstorović
|refnat= SCG
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 11 June 1999
|time= 16:15
|team1= {{hb-rt|CUB}}
|score= 26–33
|team2= {{hb|SWE}}
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT= 13–19
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 23,000
|referee= Litvinov, Khudoerko
|refnat= RUS
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 11 June 1999
|time= 18:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|FRY}}
|score= 22–21
|team2= {{hb|GER}}
|report=[http://www.arhiva.serbia.gov.rs/news/1999-06/12/12511.html Serbia]
|goals1=[[Vladan Matić]] 6
|goals2=?
|HT= 10–12
|twomin1=7
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=?
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 25,000
|referee= Boye, Jensen
|refnat= DEN
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 11 June 1999
|time= 20:45
|team1= {{hb-rt|RUS}}
|score= 26–20
|team2= {{hb|EGY}}
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT= 11–8
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 25,000
|referee= Bülow, Lübker
|refnat= GER
}}

===5–8th place semifinals===
{{handballbox 
|date= 13 June 1999
|time= 14:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|CUB}}
|score= 22–23
|team2= {{hb|GER}}
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT= 11–12
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 4,000
|referee= Kohout, Dolejš
|refnat= CZE
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 13 June 1999
|time= 16:15
|team1= {{hb-rt|EGY}}
|score= 25–27
|team2= {{hb|FRA}}
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT= 12–13
|FT= 22–22
|OT1= 3–5
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 8,000
|referee= Gallego, Lamas
|refnat= ESP
}}

===Semifinals===
{{handballbox 
|date= 13 June 1999
|time= 14:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|FRY}}
|score= 22–23
|team2= {{hb|SWE}}
|report= [http://www.arhiva.serbia.gov.rs/news/1999-06/14/12545.html Report]
|goals1= [[Nedeljko Jovanović]] 6
|goals2= ?
|HT= 11–9
|twomin1=3
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=?
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 4,500
|referee= Garcia, Moreno
|refnat= FRA
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 13 June 1999
|time= 20:45
|team1= {{hb-rt|ESP}}
|score= 21–22
|team2= {{hb|RUS}}
|report= [http://archivo.marca.com/balonmano/mundial99/990613espana_rusia.html Marca]
|goals1=[[Demetrio Lozano]] 5
|goals2=[[Eduard Koksharov]] 7
|HT= 9–11
|twomin1=7
|yellow1=
|red1=1
|twomin2=5
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Boye, Jensen
|refnat= DEN
}}

===Seventh place game===
{{handballbox 
|date= 14 June 1999
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|EGY}}
|score= 35–28
|team2= {{hb|CUB}}
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT= 15–14
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 5,000
|referee= Kohout, Dolejš
|refnat= CZE
}}

===Fifth place game===
{{handballbox 
|date= 14 June 1999
|time= 20:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|FRA}}
|score= 21–26
|team2= {{hb|GER}}
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT= 10–14
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Litvinov, Khudoerko
|refnat= RUS
}}

===Bronze medal game===
{{handballbox 
|date= 15 June 1999
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|ESP}}
|score= 24–27
|team2= {{hb|FRY}}
|report= [http://archivo.marca.com/balonmano/mundial99/990615espana_yugoslavia.html Marca]<br />[http://www.arhiva.serbia.gov.rs/news/1999-06/16/12636.html Serbia]
|goals1= [[Rafael Guijosa]] 8
|goals2= [[Blažo Lisičić]] 7
|HT= 14–12
|twomin1=3
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 20,000
|referee= Øie, Høgsnes
|refnat= NOR
}}

===Final===
{{handballbox 
|date= 15 June 1999
|time= 21:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|RUS}}
|score= 24–25
|team2= {{hb|SWE}}
|report=[http://archivo.marca.com/balonmano/mundial99/990616final.html Marca]
|goals1=[[Aleksandr Tuchkin]] 6
|goals2=[[Stefan Lövgren]] 7
|HT= 14–12
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=
|red2=1
|stadium= [[Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex|Cairo Stadium – Hall 1]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance= 23,000
|referee= Bülow, Lübker
|refnat= GER
}}

==Ranking and statistics==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Final standings===
{| class="wikitable" width="200px"
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=center|[[Image:gold medal icon.svg]]|| {{hb|SWE}}
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=center|[[Image:silver medal icon.svg]]|| {{hb|RUS}}
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=center|[[Image:bronze medal icon.svg]]|| {{hb|FR Yugoslavia}}
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=center|4|| {{hb|ESP}}
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=center|5|| {{hb|GER}}
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=center|6|| {{hb|FRA}}
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=center|7|| {{hb|EGY}}
|-
|align=center|8|| {{hb|CUB}}
|-
|align=center|9|| {{hb|DEN}}
|-
|align=center|10|| {{hb|CRO}}
|-
|align=center|11|| {{hb|HUN}} 
|-
|align=center|12|| {{hb|TUN}}
|-
|align=center|13|| {{hb|NOR}}
|-
|align=center|14|| {{hb|KOR|1997}}
|-
|align=center|15|| {{hb|ALG}}
|-
|align=center|16|| {{hb|BRA}}
|-
|align=center|17|| {{hb|MAR}}
|-
|align=center|18|| {{hb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|-
|align=center|19|| {{hb|KUW}}
|-
|align=center|20|| {{hb|CHN}}
|-
|align=center|21|| {{hb|ARG}}
|-
|align=center|22|| {{hb|KSA}}
|-
|align=center|23|| {{hb|NGR}}
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=center|24|| {{hb|AUS}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
|width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc| ||Qualified for the [[Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000 Summer Olympics]] 
|}
{{col-2}}
{| width=95%
|- align=center
|'''1999 Men's World Champions''' 
[[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg|150px|border|Sweden]]<br>'''[[Sweden men's national handball team|Sweden]]'''<br>'''Fourth Title'''

;Team roster
[[Peter Gentzel]], [[Magnus Wislander]], [[Ola Lindgren]], [[Henrik Andersson (handballer)|Henrik Andersson]], [[Stefan Lövgren]], [[Pierre Thorsson]], [[Magnus Andersson (handballer)|Magnus Andersson]], [[Ljubomir Vranjes]], [[Tomas Svensson]], [[Thomas Sivertsson]], [[Martin Frändesjö]], [[Johan Petersson (handballer)|Johan Petersson]], [[Christian Eriksson]], [[Staffan Olsson]] and [[Mathias Franzén]].<br>'''Head coach''': [[Bengt Johansson (handball)|Bengt Johansson]].
|}
{{col-end}}

===All-star Team===
[[File:All star team at 99 World Handball Championship.jpg|thumb|All-star Team: Guijosa, Jovanović, [[Hassan Mustafa (handball)|Mustafa]] (IHF president), Kudinov ; Uríos, Petersson ; Lavrov and Olsson.]]
* '''Best player''': {{citation needed span|date=February 2021|{{flagathlete|''[[Stefan Lovgren]]''|SWE}}}}
* '''Goalkeeper''': {{flagathlete|[[Andrey Lavrov]]|RUS}}
* '''Left wing''': {{flagathlete|[[Rafael Guijosa]]|ESP}}
* '''Left back''': {{flagathlete|[[Vasily Kudinov]]|RUS}}
* '''Center back''': {{flagathlete|[[Nedeljko Jovanović]]|FRY}}
* '''Pivot''' : {{flagathlete|[[Rolando Uríos]]|CUB}}
* '''Right back''': {{flagathlete|[[Staffan Olsson]]|SWE}}
* '''Right wing''': {{flagathlete|[[Johan Petersson (handballer)|Johan Petersson]]|SWE}}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Top goalscorers===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank !! Name !! Team !! Goals !! Shots !!%
|-
| 1 || align=left|[[Rolando Uríos]] || align=left|{{hb|CUB}} || 57 || 85 ||67.06
|-
| 2 || align=left|[[Rafael Guijosa]] || align=left|{{hb|ESP}} || 50 || 62 || 80.65
|-
| 3 || align=left|[[Stefan Lövgren]] || align=left|{{hb|SWE}} || 46 || 83 || 55.42
|-
| rowspan=2|4 || align=left|[[Julio Fis]] || align=left|{{hb|CUB}} || rowspan=2|43 || 106 || 40.57
|-
| align=left|[[József Éles]] || align=left|{{hb|HUN}} || 71 || 60.56
|-
| rowspan=4|6 || align=left|[[Stefan Kretzschmar]] || align=left|{{hb|GER}} || rowspan=4|41 || 67 || 61.19
|-
| align=left|[[Mohamed Madi]] || align=left|{{hb|TUN}} || 69 || 59.42
|-
| align=left|[[Nenad Peruničić]] || align=left|{{hb|FRY}} || 73 || 56.16
|-
| align=left|[[Yoon Kyung-shin]] || align=left|{{hb|KOR|1997}} || 79 || 51.90
|-
| 10 || align=left|[[Andrej Golic]] || align=left|{{hb|FRA}} || 38 || 62 || 61.29
|}
Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/19990830224644/http://www.egypt99.com.eg:80/statistics/IndividualStatistics_Goalscorers.asp?Curr_Date=15/06/99 Egypt99]
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===Top goalkeepers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank !! Name !! Team !! %
|-
| 1 || align=left|[[Christian Ramota]] || align=left|{{hb|GER}} || 46.2
|-
| 2 || align=left|[[David Barrufet]] || align=left|{{hb|ESP}} || 44.3
|-
| 3 || align=left|[[Tomas Svensson]] || align=left|{{hb|SWE}} || 42.9
|-
| 4 || align=left|[[Andrey Lavrov]] || align=left|{{hb|RUS}} || 41.1
|-
| 5 || align=left|[[Peter Gentzel]] || align=left|{{hb|SWE}} || 40.8
|-
| 6 || align=left|[[Toufik Hakem]] || align=left|{{hb|ALG}} || 40.5
|-
| 7 || align=left|[[Zoran Đorđić]] || align=left|{{hb|FRY}} || 40.4
|-
| 8 || align=left|[[Søren Haagen]] || align=left|{{hb|NOR}} || 39.3
|-
| 9 || align=left|[[Vladimir Rivero]] || align=left|{{hb|CUB}} || 38.9
|-
| 10 || align=left|[[Christian Gaudin (handballer)|Christian Gaudin]] || align=left|{{hb|FRA}} || 37.3
|}
{{col-end}}

==Medalists==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%;"
|-
|style="width: 15em; background: gold"|'''Gold'''
|style="width: 15em; background: silver"|'''Silver''' 
|style="width: 15em; background: #CC9966"|'''Bronze''' 
|-
|style="vertical-align:top;"|{{hb|SWE}}<hr>
{{unbulleted list|list_style=text-align:center;|[[Peter Gentzel]]|[[Tomas Svensson]]|[[Martin Boquist]]|[[Magnus Wislander]]|[[Tomas Sivertsson]]|[[Ola Lindgren]]|[[Martin Frändesjö]]|[[Jonas Ernelind]]|[[Johan Petersson (handballer)|Johan Petersson]]|[[Stefan Lövgren]]|[[Christian Eriksson]]|[[Pierre Thorsson]]|[[Staffan Olsson]]|[[Magnus Andersson (handballer)|Magnus Andersson]]|[[Mathias Franzén]]|[[Ljubomir Vranjes]]|[[Henrik Andersson (handballer)|Henrik Andersson]]
----
:'''Head coach''' : Mr. [[Bengt Johansson (handball)|Bengt Johansson]] }}
|style="vertical-align:top;"|{{hb|RUS}}<hr>
{{unbulleted list|list_style=text-align:center;|[[Dmitry Filippov]]|[[Valery Gopin]]|[[Vyacheslav Gorpishin]]|[[Oleg Grebnev]]|[[Oleg Khodkov]]|[[Eduard Koksharov]]|[[Denis Krivoshlykov]]|[[Vasily Kudinov]]|[[Stanislav Kulinchenko]]|[[Andrey Lavrov]]|[[Igor Lavrov]]|[[Sergey Pogorelov]]|[[Pavel Sukosyan]]|[[Dmitri Torgovanov]]|[[Aleksandr Tuchkin]]|[[Lev Voronin (handballer)|Lev Voronin]]
----
:'''Head coach''' : Mr. [[Vladimir Maksimov (handballer)|Vladimir Maksimov]] }}
|style="vertical-align:top;"|{{hb|FR Yugoslavia}}<hr>{{unbulleted list|list_style=text-align:center;|[[Zoran Đorđić]]|[[Nebojša Golić]]|[[Nedeljko Jovanović]]|[[Petar Kapisoda]]|[[Branko Kokir]]|[[Ivan Lapčević]]|[[Blažo Lisičić]]|[[Nenad Maksić]]|[[Vladan Matić]]|[[Žikica Milosavljević]]|[[Dejan Perić]]|[[Nenad Peruničić]]|[[Vladimir Petrić]]|[[Ratko Nikolić]]|[[Dragan Škrbić]] (Captain)|[[Arpad Šterbik]]
----
:'''Head coach''' : Mr. [[Zoran Živković (handballer)|Zoran Živković]] }}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20000620082727/http://archive.www.worldsport.com:80/worldsport/sports/handball/world_champs_99/index.html Tournament page] from the IHF
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132019/http://ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/MenWorldCh/1999_Men_EGY.pdf XVI Men's World Championship] at [[International Handball Federation|IHF]].info

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